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We've compiled the best of the best in Sunshine Coast Hinterland - browse our top choices for the top things to see or do during your stay.
With stunning 180-degree views from across the range to the coast, Altitude is best known for its low-key Australian favorites like Wagyu beef burgers and calamari. The interior is modern, with a bush-inspired palette. Outside, casual bench-style seating is framed by a wall of succulents. The local-produce inspired menu is served for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. You can also stay in the attached hotel.
This iconic Yandina restaurant does a remarkable job re-creating contemporary Thai cuisine on Queensland soil. The menu includes three four-course and degustation options, changes seasonally, with most ingredients sourced locally. Save room for delectable desserts. The tranquil garden setting includes a lagoon and Buddhist shrines, and lights up magically at night with fairy lights. Spirit House also runs a popular cooking school with lively, learn-and-dine classes held daily. The Hong Sa Bar serves Asian-inspired cocktails alongside a delectable bar menu.
Maleny Food Co. started life as a café and fromagerie, making artisanal gelato and sorbet on the side. While the cheese and café offerings are worth sampling, it’s the gelato that most people come for. Made from fresh Guernsey milk and cream, and available in over a hundred flavors, the gelato and sorbet regularly features on award lists and is critically acclaimed.
This local favorite changes its menu daily, but there are always fresh salads, focaccias, pastas, and plenty of dessert options. Come in for breakfast or brunch, grab a sandwich and a huge slice of homemade cake, and head down to Lake Baroon for a picnic. Or just sit out front on the deck and watch affable Maleny townsfolk go about their day. Open every day from 7 am.
Twinkling with fairy lights by night and window-box blooms by day, this friendly, "ye olde English"–style family pub on Montville's main street provides a free courtesy bus to and from local accommodations every evening. Start with the salt-and-pepper calamari, and work your way up to a generous Darling Downs eye fillet, with a quality range of Australian wines to accompany. The venue’s alfresco café serves a lighter lunch menu, as well as coffee and cakes.
