Foodies, prepare your tastebuds for a sensory assault! The Atherton Tablelands is Queensland’s food bowl and the source of a dizzying variety of delectable local produce. The rich volcanic soil, moderate climate and regular rainfall combine to serve up the finest and freshest of food and drink. The Tablelands’ food trail is world-class. There’s nothing quite like enjoying an assortment of tropical fruits, a coffee, or a cheese platter grown, made, and prepared only metres from where you’re dining. 

A patchwork of farms across the region are world-renowned for their quality fruits, prize-winning vegetables, gourmet cheeses and dairy products, hand-crafted chocolate, and supreme quality pork and beef. And now a cluster of local distillers, wine makers and brewers are serving up award-winning spirits, fruit wines and craft beers, sourcing the Tablelands’ amazing produce.

A great way to sample and enjoy the food and drink of the area is on a tasting tour, either on an organised tour or self-driving. Try a “farm gate” tour and enjoy a coffee at one of Australia’s oldest coffee plantations, watch cheese makers and chocolatiers handcraft their wares at a dairy farm, then enjoy some in an on-site cafe. Or stop by a fruit farm and try their quality produce as fresh as it gets, in a sweet sorbet, preserved in jam, or prepared right there in a tasty restaurant dish.