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Local businesses, no chains · Updated October 2026

The restaurants of Mackay

As of October 2026, the three most fairly rated local restaurants in Mackay, QLD on Not a Chain, with chains left out, are aahaar - Indian Kitchen & Bar (4.8 from 211 Google reviews), Greek Gyros Mackay (4.8 from 89 Google reviews) and Rio's Rolls and Bowls (4.8 from 53 Google reviews).

Restaurants compared
26
Google reviews
11,025
Median rating
4.5

The restaurants of Mackay: the top 20

  1. 3

    Rio's Rolls and Bowls

    4.8 from 53 Google reviews.

  2. 5

    Milton Street Mini Mart & Takeaway

    4.7 from 39 Google reviews.

    95 Milton St, Mackay QLD 4740

    07 4957 8763

  3. 9

    Vella's on Sydney

    4.5 from 635 Google reviews.

    119 Sydney St, Mackay QLD 4740

    07 4957 3880

  4. 10

    Let's Do Greek

    4.5 from 606 Google reviews.

    38 Macalister St, Mackay QLD 4740

    07 4818 0312

  5. 13

    Filipino Kuisine

    4.5 from 35 Google reviews.

    172 Shakespeare St, Mackay QLD 4740

    07 4953 1478

  6. 16

    Ban-Na Thai Restaurant (Mackay CBD)

    4.3 from 603 Google reviews.

    176 Victoria St, Mackay QLD 4740

    0492 308 888 bannamenu.com

  7. 18

    Jacksons Takeaway

    4.1 from 133 Google reviews.

    25-29 Evans Ave, Mackay QLD 4740

    07 4898 1505

Not a Chain compared 26 restaurants in Mackay, QLD, with 11,025 Google reviews between them. Of these, 20 meet this list's method. The median rating is 4.5 from a median of 217 reviews.

Of the restaurants compared, the most reviewed is Burger Urge (Mackay), with 1,592 Google reviews at 4.5.

How this list is ranked

Businesses are ranked as in the fairly rated method, but only those whose name and website each appear in no more than two places in Australia are listed, so chains and franchises are left out. Each needs at least five Google reviews.

A business that shares its name with unrelated businesses elsewhere can be left out by mistake, and being part of a chain says nothing about quality.

The whole method and its rules

Questions

Which local restaurants in Mackay, QLD, not chains, are the most fairly rated?
As of October 2026, the three most fairly rated local restaurants in Mackay, QLD on Not a Chain, with chains left out, are aahaar - Indian Kitchen & Bar (4.8 from 211 Google reviews), Greek Gyros Mackay (4.8 from 89 Google reviews) and Rio's Rolls and Bowls (4.8 from 53 Google reviews).
How does Not a Chain rank restaurants in Mackay, QLD?
Businesses are ranked as in the fairly rated method, but only those whose name and website each appear in no more than two places in Australia are listed, so chains and franchises are left out. Each needs at least five Google reviews. A business that shares its name with unrelated businesses elsewhere can be left out by mistake, and being part of a chain says nothing about quality.
How many restaurants in Mackay, QLD did Not a Chain compare?
Not a Chain compared 26 restaurants in Mackay, QLD, with 11,025 Google reviews between them. Of these, 20 meet this list's method. The median rating is 4.5 from a median of 217 reviews.
Can a business pay to be listed or to rank higher?
No. Every business is ranked by the same published method, and no business can pay to be listed or to move up.