The 5 Best Restaurants in Cradle Mountain for a Foodie Feast

Exploring the jaw-dropping surrounds of Cradle Mountain will most certainly help build up an appetite, and, despite being in the midst of the mountains, you’ll find some stellar options for a good feed at the end of the day.  

While the food and dining options are by no means plentiful in the area, the best restaurants in Cradle Mountain run the gamut from fine dining to casual – and you’ll still get a fine taste of that much-lauded Tassie food and wine scene.

So, without further ado, here are the 5 best restaurants in Cradle Mountain to check out during your next adventurous stay. 

Highland Restaurant 

Cosy up by the stone-edged open fire at this well-regarded restaurant in the Cradle Mountain Lodge. Highland Restaurant’s ever-evolving menu shines a light on local produce, with dishes like wallaby scaloppini with mushroom sauce, blue swimmer crab cake with saffron aioli and broccolini with hazelnut puree – and they’ve got the best Tassie wines to match. Easily one of the best restaurants in Cradle Mountain, you best book in advance for this one. 

4038 Cradle Mountain Road, Cradle Mountain 

Hellyers Restaurant 

Take a hike then head to Hellyers – for post-walk alpine delights such as crumbed camembert and ocean trout gravlax. Situated in the Cradle Mountain Wilderness Village, Hellyers is another great showcase of Tassie’s finest produce, from paddock to vineyard. Opt for their small or large dishes, like steak or porchetta, or order a few pizzas for the table instead. Meanwhile, kids are catered for with their own menu and vegan and gluten-free folk have some great options too. 

3816 Cradle Mountain Road, Cradle Mountain 

The Tavern Bar & Bistro 

Also situated at the Cradle Mountain Lodge is the more laidback, timber-clad Tavern Bar & Bistro. An ideal respite at the end of your day exploring in the mountains, it’s serving up some great pub-style fare. Think pasta, pizzas, burgers and salads alongside a good ol’ parmi or steak. Replace those calories burned on a walk around Dove Lake with a wood-fired chocolate chip cookie, then hang by the fire or settle in for a round of pool and a cold one. Relaxed and fun, this is one of the best restaurants in Cradle Mountain for the whole family. 

4038 Cradle Mountain Road, Cradle Mountain 

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Altitude Bistro 

Forget everything you know about buffets and settle into Altitude Bistro at Cradle Mountain Hotel for their Graze at Cradle buffet – a deluxe offering that alternates between two menus each night. Fancy a Tasmanian Ling Fish pie, or potato gnocchi in local blue cheese sauce? Duck terrine with fig jam or toasted nut and seed salad? Chase them for second servings from the cake buffet, then collapse by the roaring log fire with wide, sugared-up smiles, before rolling yourself home. 

3718 Cradle Mountain Road, Cradle Mountain 

Derwent Bridge Wilderness Hotel 

If comfort food in a cosy enclave is your thing, then the warm and inviting Derwent Bridge Wilderness Hotel is the place to be. From a porterhouse steak to fresh trout and authentic Sri Lankan curries, this hotel’s in-house restaurant has you chasing the alpine chill away the moment you step foot through the front door. Grab a glass of hearty red to round out the cosy factor and nestle by the fire.  

15573 Lyell Highway, Derwent Bridge 

Dinner sorted at one of the best restaurants in Cradle Mountain and wondering where to explore next? Round out your Tassie trip with a visit to Hobart and Launceston.