Dining

Make the drive to Dunkeld for the main meal of deceptively simple dishes at the Royal Mail Hotel, but save room for entrée and dessert at the regional eateries making the most of local produce.

Gastronomic Grampians
Ensure an unforgettable gourmet experience over 10-plus courses curated by highly decorated chef, Dan Hunter at the Royal Mail Hotel. Peek into the kitchen gardens before tasting the ingredients transformed in the final product accompanied by excellent local wines. A meal in the bistro with Mount Sturgeon looming is also worth drooling over.

Bushfoods and eating al fresco
Get a taste of the ancient association between Aboriginal people and the Grampians, sampling traditional foods like kangaroo, birds, eggs, tortoises, fish, yam daisies, and wattle seeds at Barmbuk's Bushfoods Café.

Savour the exaggerated flavours of foods consumed al fresco in the scenic beauty of the Grampians region. Enjoy a barbeque with a view at the popular park in the heart of Halls Gap, or pack a hamper and enjoy the many picnic areas in the national park.

Regional food and wine
Call in at the home-style cafés, coffee shops and bakeries throughout the region. Drop into The Vines in Ararat to try the extensive range of regional food and wine products, Café Baghdad in Horsham, a quirky café that also showcases artworks, or Darriwill Farm Café, Hamilton, with its accompanying provedore store.

Book a table Kookaburra Bar and Bistro in Halls Gap where the menus offer local wines and fresh local produce such as Western District lamb, freshwater fish and venison.

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