The Boatshed Fiji at Vuda Marina: Waterfront Dining, Hours and What to Expect
The Boatshed is a casual waterfront restaurant and sunset bar inside Vuda Marina at Vuda Point, between Nadi International Airport and Lautoka. It makes the most sense for travellers who want lunch or dinner beside a working marina, with boats on the water and a broad menu rather than a formal resort dining room. Current hours are 10:00 am to 10:00 pm every day. The menu includes salads, sandwiches, pasta, burgers, pizzas and main courses, with fish and seafood appearing in the weekly specials.
Written and researched by Yevhen Derkach
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At a glance
- Location: Vuda Marina, Vuda Point, Western Division
- Hours: 10:00 am to 10:00 pm, Monday to Sunday
- Phone: +679 666 8214
- Setting: Casual marina waterfront restaurant and sunset bar
- Food: Salads, sandwiches, pasta, burgers, pizzas and main courses, plus changing specials
- Live music: Salted Vudi is currently listed for Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- From Nadi Airport: Vuda Marina lists the drive at about 17 minutes
- From Lautoka: About 15 minutes by taxi to the marina
- Parking: Marina car park at the end of Vuda Point Road
Where exactly is The Boatshed?
The Boatshed is at Vuda Marina in Vuda Point, on the western side of Viti Levu between Nadi Airport and Lautoka. It is not in central Nadi. If you are using a taxi or arranging a pickup, saying "The Boatshed at Vuda Marina, Vuda Point" is clearer than simply asking for The Boatshed in Nadi.
One distinction matters if you are choosing a restaurant for the view: this is marina waterfront dining, not beachfront dining. The outlook is across the marina and its boats rather than a table directly on the sand. If your priority is a beach under your feet, choose a beach venue. If you prefer the movement and atmosphere of a working marina, The Boatshed is a better match.
What is dining here actually like?
The setting is casual and open to the marina, so there is no need to treat The Boatshed like a formal special-occasion restaurant. It works just as well for an unhurried lunch as it does for drinks and dinner later in the day. Late afternoon is the most natural time to come if the waterfront setting is the main reason for your visit, especially when the weather is clear enough for sunset light over the water.
The marina location also gives the place a different feel from restaurants in Nadi town or at Denarau resorts. Boats arriving and leaving are part of the backdrop. On live-music days the atmosphere is likely to be livelier, so a Monday to Thursday visit makes more sense if you would rather have a quieter meal.
What can you eat at The Boatshed?
The Boatshed is not a seafood-only restaurant. The regular selection covers salads, sandwiches, pasta, burgers, pizzas and main courses, which makes it easier for a group whose members want different things. Fish and seafood still have a visible place in the weekly schedule, including Fish Lolo, fish and chips and the Sunday seafood platter.
Fish Lolo is the most locally distinctive of those recurring specials: fish is cooked with coconut and served as a Fijian-style lunch dish. Pizza is also a regular part of the restaurant's offering, with a dine-in pizza promotion currently running on Tuesday evenings. If you are travelling specifically for one dish, check that day's availability before making a special trip because specials and menus can change.
Going for seafood?
The Boatshed can suit someone looking for seafood with marina views, but it is better described as a broad casual restaurant with seafood options than as a dedicated seafood restaurant. Sunday is currently the clearest choice if the seafood platter is what interests you.
When should you go?
The best day depends on whether you want a quieter meal, a food special or live music. This is the current weekly schedule:
| Day | Current special or event |
|---|---|
| Monday | Fish Lolo lunch special; Margarita Monday, 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm |
| Tuesday | Chicken curry lunch special; half-price pizza from 5:30 pm, dine-in only |
| Wednesday | Chicken and chips lunch special; Asian menu 5:30 pm to 9:30 pm; Winey Wednesday 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm |
| Thursday | Fish and chips lunch special; happy hour 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm |
| Friday | Chicken fried rice lunch special; Salted Vudi live band |
| Saturday | Salted Vudi live band |
| Sunday | Seafood platter Sunday; Salted Vudi live band |
Treat the weekly programme as something to recheck if it is the main reason for your visit. A band night, promotion or special can change even when the restaurant's normal daily opening hours stay the same.
Getting to Vuda Marina from Nadi or Lautoka
Vuda Marina is a few minutes off Queens Road. Follow Vuda Point Road to the end, where the marina entrance and car park are located. The marina places itself about 17 minutes from Nadi International Airport and about 15 minutes by taxi from Lautoka. Traffic, pickup point and weather can change the real journey time, so do not plan around those figures to the minute.
From central Nadi or Denarau, a taxi, pre-arranged transfer or rental car is more practical than treating The Boatshed as a walkable Nadi restaurant. If you are fitting dinner around a flight, leave enough margin for the return drive, airport check-in and any traffic on Queens Road.
How to fit The Boatshed into a day near Nadi
A sensible route is to keep the inland sightseeing for earlier in the day and use Vuda Marina as the final stop. The Garden of the Sleeping Giant closes well before The Boatshed, so it works better before lunch or in the afternoon rather than after dinner. The nearby Sabeto Mud Pools can also be part of the same general north-of-Nadi outing if you have arranged transport between stops.
If a Mamanuca trip is part of your holiday, plan that as a separate day and check the departure marina named by your operator. Our Mamanuca Islands catamaran guide covers island-day planning. Do not assume a Mamanuca cruise leaves from Vuda Marina simply because The Boatshed is beside the water.
A good fit if you want
- a casual lunch or dinner beside a marina
- a restaurant convenient to the Nadi Airport to Lautoka corridor
- a broad menu for a group with different preferences
- live music on a Friday, Saturday or Sunday under the current programme
- late-afternoon waterfront atmosphere without needing a resort booking
Keep in mind
- it is at Vuda Point, not in central Nadi
- the setting is marina waterfront, not a sandy beachfront
- Friday to Sunday can be a livelier choice because of the current live-music schedule
- weekly promotions and dishes can change
- sunset conditions depend on weather, so the view is never guaranteed
Arriving before 10:00 am?
The Boatshed does not currently open until 10:00 am. The Boatyard Cafe in the same marina complex is currently open from 6:30 am to 5:00 pm and serves breakfast, coffee, smoothies, pastries and lunch options.
Frequently asked questions
Where is The Boatshed Fiji?
The Boatshed is inside Vuda Marina at Vuda Point, between Nadi International Airport and Lautoka. For a taxi or map search, use "The Boatshed Vuda Marina" rather than looking in central Nadi.
What are The Boatshed Vuda Marina opening hours?
The Boatshed is currently open from 10:00 am to 10:00 pm every day.
Is The Boatshed a seafood restaurant?
Seafood is part of the offering, but The Boatshed is not seafood-only. The menu also includes salads, sandwiches, pasta, burgers, pizzas and other main courses. A seafood platter is currently listed on Sundays.
When is there live music at The Boatshed?
Salted Vudi is currently listed for Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Recheck the programme before travelling if the band is the main reason for your visit.
Is The Boatshed in Nadi?
Not in central Nadi. The restaurant is at Vuda Point in Vuda Marina, with Lautoka used for the marina's postal address. It is still convenient from Nadi Airport, which Vuda Marina places about 17 minutes away by road.
Sources and verification
Restaurant hours, current weekly promotions, menu categories, contact details and Vuda Marina location information were checked on 5 August 2026. Opening hours, promotions, live music and menu items can change after publication.
- Vuda Marina: Sunset Bar & The Boatshed Restaurant
- Vuda Marina: Find Us
- The Boatshed Vuda Marina: Facebook photos and updates
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