Mackay

Mackay Food and Wine

Mackay’s food scene makes room for easy pub meals, international dining, coffee stops, fresh seafood and relaxed market browsing. Central streets bring together bistros, restaurants and bars, while West Mackay offers a garden setting for breakfast, lunch or high tea. There are also practical places to buy baked goods, deli produce and seafood, plus a brew-on-premises experience for curious home brewers.

For a broader taste of the district, Sarina Sugar Shed lies south of Mackay, with sugar and rum tours, tastings, a café and an onsite shop. The choices below are a useful starting point for everyday eating, catch-ups, celebrations and exploring local food experiences.

🍺 Pub & Bistro Dining

The Met

The Met’s Mackay pub bistro serves familiar meals including parmas, steaks and fish and chips, alongside lighter dishes and share plates. Its family-friendly bistro suits a casual lunch, a date night or a group celebration, offering a straightforward setting for settling in over a substantial pub meal.

17 Gordon Street, Mackay QLD 4740 · ☎ (07) 3558 3303

Boomerang Hotel

Boomerang Hotel’s bistro focuses on classic pub fare, with parmis and steaks joined by a dedicated kids menu. It is a relaxed Mackay option for an uncomplicated meal, whether the occasion calls for a familiar plate or an easy family dinner.

307 Nebo Road, Mackay QLD 4740 · ☎ (07) 3558 3301

🍽️ Restaurants & Dining

Roshni By Raj

Roshni By Raj brings modern Indian dining to a central Mackay room, with breakfast, lunch and dinner available alongside an events venue and bar. Its Indian-focused offering gives daytime diners and evening groups a different pace from the city’s pub bistros.

164 Victoria Street, Mackay QLD 4740 · ☎ 0417 351 560 — bookings

Hot Wok Mackay

Hot Wok combines Chinese and Thai food with dine-in and takeaway choices, while its Express Noodle Bar provides a separate quick-service format. The published menu includes salt and pepper calamari, honey chicken, crispy beef, dim sims and spring rolls, making it useful for a casual meal or food to take away.

Mackay, Queensland · ☎ (07) 4951 1663 — Hot Wok Restaurant reservations; ☎ (07) 4953 1688 — Hot Wok Express Noodle Bar

Bing’s Nomiya

Bing’s Nomiya centres on charcoal-grilled Australian and Japanese wagyu, with seafood and Japanese-style dishes including tapas, tempura, sashimi and sushi tacos. It is a focused evening choice for diners who enjoy a barbecue-led meal with a broader Japanese menu.

145–147 Victoria Street, Mackay QLD 4740 · ☎ 0429 166 666 — reservations

The Dispensary

The Dispensary brings coffee, kitchen and bar service together across breakfast, lunch and dinner. Its published dishes include spiced scrambled eggs with crab, pork belly adobo, beer-battered coral trout, caramelised gnocchi with braised lamb and coral trout roulade. Wine, whisky, boutique beers and cocktails extend the choice beyond the plate.

82–84 Wood Street, Mackay QLD 4740 · ☎ (07) 4951 3546

☕ Cafes, Coffee & Bakeries

Botanical Gardens Café

Inside the Mackay Regional Botanic Gardens, Botanical Gardens Café serves breakfast and lunch, with high tea as a speciality. The licensed offering includes wine by the glass, cocktails, beers and spirits. Its gallery and deck can also host functions and catering for groups, adding a scenic setting for organised occasions.

9 Lagoon Street, West Mackay QLD 4740 · ☎ 0423 375 280

Crusty’s Bakery

Crusty’s Bakery is a bakehouse and cake shop making bread, cakes, pastries, pies and sausage rolls. Barista-made coffee suits a quick stop, while custom cakes and sweets support celebrations. Its published range includes vegan and vegetarian options alongside the everyday bakery selection.

65 Milton Street, Mackay QLD 4740 · ☎ (07) 4951 1353

YAW Bakehouse

YAW Bakehouse makes American-style baked goods, with a changing range that includes house pies, loaded cookies, gourmet cupcakes and topped doughnuts. The takeaway-friendly format works for a sweet treat or a special order, with the selection changing as different bakes come through.

2/43 Gregory Street, Mackay QLD 4740 · ☎ (07) 4953 1918

Byrnes Good Food

Byrnes Good Food serves coffee, fresh breakfast and lunch items, snacks, grab-and-go food, pies and pastries through several Mackay cafes. Its catering service offers café collection or local delivery, giving workplaces and gatherings access to prepared food alongside the everyday café range.

7 Brisbane Street, Mackay QLD 4740 · ☎ (07) 4957 4526

🧀 Specialty Food, Producers & Markets

The Deli Nook + Plattered Up

The Deli Nook pairs deli goods and coffee with Plattered Up’s grazing platters and event catering. The shop stocks flavoured cheddars, brie wheels and grazing chocolate, while the catering range includes fruit, dessert and grazing platters for celebrations and events.

15 Macalister Street, Mackay QLD 4740 · ☎ 0412 897 266

Mackay Fish Market

Mackay Fish Market operates an open-air seafood market at its River Street premises. Its published range includes whole fish and fillets, with barramundi, sweetlip, tusk fish, bonito, oysters, mussels, octopus and fish roe among the listed seafood choices.

2 River Street, Mackay QLD 4740 · ☎ (07) 4953 2498

Mackay Riverside Market

Mackay Riverside Market is a recurring Thursday market at Bluewater Quay, bringing together local growers, bakers and makers. Food stalls and riverside dining sit beside lawns along the Pioneer River, creating an easy way to browse food, meet makers and spend an afternoon or early evening outdoors.

Bluewater Quay, 10 River Street, Mackay QLD 4740

🍺 Breweries & Distilling Experiences

Goanna Brewing

Goanna Brewing is a brew-on-premises microbrewery where customers can make their own beer. It also sells locally brewed beer and stocks brewing supplies, including kegs and bottles, for people setting up or continuing home brewing. The combination makes it both a beer stop and a hands-on brewing destination.

2C Victoria Street, Mackay QLD 4740 · ☎ (07) 4914 2661

🍯 Food & Drink Experiences

Sarina Sugar Shed

South of Mackay in Sarina, Sarina Sugar Shed combines a miniature mill, onsite rum distillery, café and shop. Visitors can join sugar and rum tours or tastings and explore onsite products including rum, liqueurs, ice-cream, sauces, chutneys and ginger beer. The Cane to Cocktail session is an 18+ experience.

Sarina Field of Dreams Parklands, Railway Square, Sarina QLD 4740 · ☎ 4943 2801 — café reservations

Take time to enjoy Mackay at the pace that suits you: a pub meal, a bakery stop, a seafood shop, a riverside market or a longer food experience beyond the city. Restaurants, cafés, producers, caterers and other local food businesses are warmly invited to add or update their listing, helping people connect with your menu, reservations or enquiries.

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