Eat & Drink
Crayfish, cellar-door lunches & local produce
The best eat & drink in Mount Gambier
From Robe rock lobster straight off the boat to long lunches among the vines and Mount Gambier's growing cafe scene, the Limestone Coast plates up some of South Australia's freshest seafood and finest regional produce.
Eating and drinking across the Limestone Coast is built around two things: world-class wine and some of the freshest seafood in South Australia. The fishing ports of Robe, Port MacDonnell and Kingston SE land famous southern rock lobster — order it straight off the boat in season — alongside King George whiting, crab and tuna.
Inland, the Coonawarra and Penola wine country pairs long cellar-door lunches with regional produce, while wineries such as Patrick of Coonawarra and Hollick run kitchens among the vines. Mount Gambier, the region's largest city, adds a growing café and craft-beer scene to the mix.
Farm gates, bakeries and country pubs fill in the gaps, from the famous Tantanoola Tiger Hotel to roadside cherry and berry stands in summer. Whether you're after a white-tablecloth winery restaurant or fish and chips on a jetty, the Limestone Coast plates up produce that rarely travels far from where it's grown or caught.