Indulge Mungalli Creek Dairy Café has some of the best views on the Atherton Tablelands and some of the best tucker! This roadside gem features country hospitality served from the original farmhouse and overlooking the Johnstone River Gorge. Try the biodynamically farmed dairy products and local organic produce the cafe serves. Devonshire teas, cheese platters, pies and ice cream are …
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Snack Your Way Across The Atherton Tablelands
Image Credits: Iced Coffee and Scones at Lake Barrine Tea House – Image by @may_food_diary Locally Grown Foods Sampling Tour at Rainforest Bounty – Image by @brettskurandaoutbacktours Scones at the Kuranda Tea Rooms – Image by @thesavannahlander Atherton Tablelands Culinary Tour – Image by @brettskurandaoutbacktours Coffee Works Mareeba – Image by @akrtttt Mungalli Creek Ice Cream – Image by …
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Eat Your Way Around the Atherton Tablelands
The Atherton Tablelands area is a literal smorgasbord of fabulous food options from roadside stalls to first class cafes. *Pick up some goodies at a country town market – they are dotted all over the region on a Saturday or Sunday. You know they will be good – you will probably have had a yarn with the grower or …
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Street Eats at the Original Kuranda Markets
Bring your hunger to the Original Kuranda markets – you’re gonna need it! The markets have a tasty range of Aussie favs and international cuisine, and it’s ideal for those who like a big blow out as well as the clean and green eating advocates. Meander down the hill and back up again to window shop the huge choice of …
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Atherton Tablelands Food Trail
The Atherton Tablelands is just one big picnic basket. Here’s how to fill it up: Ever wondered about all that sugar cane growing in the Tropical Far North? What does it taste like – well now’s your chance. Sweet Farm Tours is on a working sugarcane farm and takes guests way beyond the farmgate on a personalised farmer guided tour. …
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The Top 5 Picnic Spots on the Atherton Tablelands
Lake Eacham This beautiful crater lake is a picnicker’s paradise. The large grass area on the lake front gives stunning views of the water and is the perfect spot to settle down on a rug, unpack the hamper and relax. There’s lots of picnic tables if you would prefer and day use barbecues. If you are feeling more active there’s …
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5 Atherton Tablelands Wines to Bring to Christmas Dinner
1. Sparkling Mango Wine. Golden Drop Winery, Mareeba Nothing says Christmas like a glass of fizz. Celebrate Christmas this year with a bottle of sparkling wine from award winning Golden Drop Winery. Very fruity, this medium style sparkling wine from this Mareeba winery makes for a sweet glass of bubbles to say cheers. Extremely refreshing and sensational when chilled. Golden …
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Your Shout: Your Guide to Atherton Tablelands’ Wineries
Meet your new favourite Uncle Mount Uncle Distillery at Walkamin has an excellent reputation for world class spirits and liqueurs and is run by the same people who founded it 18 years ago. Gins, rums, whiskies and liqueurs – many made with locally grown fruit – are produced on site at this craft distillery. Drop by for a drop of …
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Experience the Atherton Tablelands Craft Distilleries and Wineries
Mt Uncle Surrounded by cane fields, it’s not surprising Mt Uncle Distillery produces award winning rum but it also makes gin, whiskey and vodka. There’s also a cheeky little marshmallow liqueur called SexyCat in its repertoire. Formed in 2001 at Walkamin by head distiller and director Mark Watkins, Mt Uncle champions local and nationally sourced ingredients. It has its own …
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5 Cute and Quirky Eats on the Atherton Tablelands
Petals and Pinecones The life mission of Petals and Pinecones is to have you leave just that little bit happier. And this one-of-a-kind café can’t miss. It’s a glorious blend of the healthy – think smoothie bowls – to the most pumped up, blinged out milkshakes you’ll ever see. The Atherton café has generously sized dishes that look like a …
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