Must-see restaurants in Murray River

  • Bluebird Cafe

    Murray River

    This bayou shack on the shores of Lake Bonney is that actual building in which Donald Campbell stored his Bluebird boat during his unsuccessful attempted…

  • Overland Corner Hotel

    Murray River

    About 19km northwest of Barmera, this moody 1859 boozer is named after a Murray River bend where drovers used to camp. The pub walls ooze character and…

  • Arrosto Coffee

    Murray River

    Inside Renmark's old fire station (a handsome 1959 modernist number), Arrosto's enthusiastic owners brew the best coffee in the Riverland. They travel to…

  • Sprouts Café

    Murray River

    A cheery cafe on the hill a few blocks back from the river, with a natty lime-green colour scheme. Serves soups, quiches, burgers, pasta, curries, wraps,…

  • Pretoria Hotel

    Murray River

    The stone-built family-friendly Pretoria (1900) has a vast bistro and deck fronting the river, and plates up big steaks and salads, king prawn linguine…

  • McCue's Bakery

    Murray River

    A good old-fashioned country bakery, selling a dizzying array of pies, lamingtons, custard tarts, pasties, sausage rolls, chocolate donuts and luminous…

  • Randell Street Bakery

    Murray River

    Noisy in the best way (lots of conversation), Mannum's bakery does a brisk trade in quiches, bread rolls, donuts, salad rolls, bags of biscuits and plump…

  • Renmark Club

    Murray River

    Right on the river, this 110-year-old pub/club has been reborn as a shiny mod bistro, serving upmarket pub food (rustic shank pie, seared Lyrup kangaroo…

  • Authentic Indian Restaurant

    Murray River

    'Yes please!' is the heartfelt welcome at Authentic Indian Restaurant, an authentic Indian restaurant a block or two back from the river. It's an early…

  • Waikerie Bakery

    Murray River

    Hey, that rhymes! This simple little bakehouse on the lower side of town does fabulous pumpkin-and-feta pasties, apricot chicken pies, jam tarts, pecan…

  • Bella Lavender Estate

    Murray River

    Yes, it's a lavender farm, and you can buy all kinds of purple-tinged lavender-y products here (soaps, oils, candles). But most folks are here for the…

  • ABS Smokehouse Pizza Cafe

    Murray River

    This casual, rather perplexingly named eatery across from the pub raises plenty of questions: is it an Italian joint? Does it smoke its own meats? Who or…

  • Barmera Hotel

    Murray River

    This gargantuan, peach-coloured pub at the base of Barmera's main street has cold beer, hefty pub meals, vaguely art-deco stylings and an unlikely glade…

  • Backyard Bread

    Murray River

    A rusty, iron-clad shopfront on the Waikerie side of Barmera, Backyard Bread is a deli/cafe baking 'bread bites': mouth-sized bits of flavour-packed bread…

  • Viewpoint Cafe

    Murray River

    OK, so it's technically part of a petrol station, but what a viewpoint! Sit on the deck with your steak sandwich, BLT or glistening chocolate donut and…

  • Murray Bridge Hotel

    Murray River

    There are plenty of rambling old pubs around town, but the stately Murray Bridge Hotel is your best bet for a feed, with roasts, sticky BBQ ribs, beef-and…