Australia · DINING EXPERIENCES
Good dining experiences fill up weeks ahead and the great ones go first. Below: the 15 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Review of Melbourne’s 3-hour Yarra River dinner cruise, with a 4-course meal, free-flowing drinks, city views, value tips, and honest drawbacks.
“excellent experience! very very atentive staff! me and my wife enjoyed evey moment! good food and appropiate drinks. 5 stars… clear!”
Review of Sydney’s 1-hour-45-minute sunset dinner cruise, with harbour views, three-course dining, window-seat tips, costs, timing, and honest drawbacks.
“Dinner was average at best. Fish was dry. The waitress did not come back to check how it was. I had to get her attention to ask for butter and told her the fish was terribly dry. She brought cold butter, but no other resolution was offered.”
Watch the Pinnacles glow at sunset, sandboard Lancelin dunes, enjoy a barbecue, and view Saturn under Western Australia’s dark sky.
“Definitely worth the money for all the stops, sights and activities presented to us. Staff were extremely knowledgeable and informative.”
Sail Darwin Harbour at sunset with free-flowing sparkling wine, a generous tapas dinner, open decks, and calm water views.
“Great relaxed time on the boat, everyone was very friendly, plenty of champagne and food.really recommend this experience.”
Review the Gold Coast Australian Outback Spectacular, with a three-course dinner, drinks, horses, acrobats, comedy, and bush stories.
“Excellent and a different experience of its kind. A must see”
Dine aboard MV Sydney 2000 on a Sydney Harbour dinner cruise with Opera House views, premium menus, live music, and optional Penfolds wines.
“well organised. food first rate. had an excellent time.”
Review the Charles Darwin Dinner Cruise, with sunset harbour views, Territory-style buffet dining, practical tips, value, and honest drawbacks.
“Great service, great food, great views. When booking, it would be good to have the option of sitting inside or outside. We were allocated an inside table but were relieved that an outside table was available.”
Review of Sydney’s 2-hour Starlight Dinner Cruise, with harbour views, a four-course meal, upper-deck seating, tips, and honest value advice.
“Food was really bad. We had different dishes each one was really bad. Entertainment was ok and of course so were the views.”
Review of Emu Run’s Alice Springs to Uluru day trip, with cultural walks, sunset BBQ, sparkling wine, practical tips, and honest advice.
“Great day trip! Long day but worth it. Gary and Yad were great - provided a lot of cultural and area knowledge. Also very well organized and well timed. We never felt rushed and stayed right on schedule. Food at the bbq was great - champagne, salad, steak and sides. Sunset was well worth it.”
Sail Darwin Harbour aboard Cape Adieu for a four-course Top End dinner, tropical breezes, local views, and a memorable sunset.
“3 hour cruise on Darwin harbour. We really enjoyed it. The staff were so friendly and their service exceptional. We were treated to a delicious 3 course meal which was served up in a timely manner. The scenery around the harbour looked great. Warm air breeze was so inviting. The whole experience was so much better than we could ever imagine it would be. We highly recommend this cruise. Unforgettable experience.”
Cruise the Thompson River at sunset, then enjoy a camp-oven dinner, damper, and live outback entertainment at Smithy’s.
“great service, friendly staff boat trip was great the food was yum. entrainment was fun. good to be pick up and dropped off. all round great night cheers”
See Uluru from Alice Springs on a long but rewarding day trip with Aboriginal cultural walks, sunset sparkling wine, and a barbecue dinner.
“Yes, it's a long day but absolutely worth it. We left Alice Springs at 7am and arrived at Ayers Rock by 12.30pm with a couple of decent toilet breaks and a chance for a coffee etc. along the way. Look out for Mt Connor along the way. Gary our bus driver was excellent throughout. We had a 40 minute break at the resort for lunch. The walks around the base of Uluru are easy and informative about Aboriginal culture and their stories. Cultural centre was disappointing - the videos are dated and one just kept pausing. A great bbq - lots of salad, pasta, sausage and steak with drinks of…”
See the Pinnacles at sunset, dine with local wine, and use a telescope beneath the stars on a nine-hour tour from Perth.
“It was a amazing day, the food, and our guide too. I just wanna suggest that maybe in the next tours, the kangaroo point should be included because we made 2 stops with more than 10 minutes and have nothing too much to do or see. In general, I loved the tour, the bus is a little bit small for 17 persons but it is ok, I recommended the Autopia ☺️🏜.”
Review the Cairns Catamaran Harbour and Dinner Cruise, with sunset views, local seafood, live music, practical tips, and honest value advice.
“Thoroughly enjoyed our night, great food, wine and entertainment. 5 stars to the crew, would go again”
Review of Skyfeast at Sydney Tower, with 360-degree harbour views, buffet lunch or dinner, pricing, food, timing, and booking tips.
“The view is exceptional but I would go for a drink. The buffet was worn and lots of the dishes needed to be refreshed”
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