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Great new place to eat in Dubbo. Rustic yet modern. A bit different. The food is fantastic. The desserts are even better! Great selection of flavours. South end of Macquarie St opposite the RTA. Click here to read more.
For the best food in Dubbo you can’t go past Essence restaurant at the South end of Macquarie Street. Creative, full of flavour, well presented. If you like reading delicious magazine, you’ll love essence.
They do some great entrees including Tasmanian scallops on a bed of sweet potato and various styles of fresh oyster.
They have the most tender lamb I’ve tasted, on a warm beetroot salad. Their dessert menu includes treats such as coffee brulee, lime tart with pistachio ice cream, bannana date pudding with caramel sauce, rhubarb spring rolls. The menu changes quite regularly.
They have a good range of wines, and reasonably priced kids meals.
Sorry I don’t have a photo. I get so absorbed with my meal I keep forgetting to take a photo.
It’s near Centro Mall at the South end of Macquarie Street - 248 Macquarie Street.
Come on down to the local Farmer’s Markets and you’ll meet all kinds of locals out for a browse. The markets are on the first and third Saturdays of the month in Dubbo, usually in the park alongside the Tourist Information Centre at the North end of Macquarie Street, but in rainy whether they often move into the RSL undercover carpark.
You’ll find all sorts of Fresh Produce including fruit and vegetables, organic produce, poultry, saltbush lamb, olive oil, wine, sourdough bread, as well as fresh coffee and food. There are also usually plant stalls - including native plants, flowers and vegetable seedlings. On special occasions you may be lucky enough to see a cooking demonstration from a local cheff or some live jazz music.
Click here to see some of the regular local stalls
If you want to set up a stall, you need to contact Macquarie Valley Food and Wine, their contact phone is 6885 4300 or you can try mvfoodwine@yahoo.com.au.
Newtown Providores is one of Dubbo’s greatest small business success stories, a gourmet deli that has absolutely everything that Coles and Woolworths doesn’t.
Buffalo cheese, goats cheese, every cheese under the sun, vanilla pods, herbs and spices, more herbs and spices, exotic pasta, chunky red pesto dip, sourdough bread, french truffles, salad dressings, organic chicken, the best ham in Dubbo (by a long mile), fresh kaffir lime leaves, and the list goes on, and on, and on!
If you visit, make sure you leave plenty of time for a browse of the wares and a chat to the friendly staff. It’s the brainchild of Peter Davis, a man as passionate about his food as he is about science, and let me tell you, Peter is passionate about his science!
They also serve great coffee and generally have a copy of the local paper to read.
It’s at 62 Wingewarra Street, ph 6882 0055.
Peter also runs a coffee float at every Farmer’s markets.
The Old Dubbo Gaol is definitely worth seeing, a great historic landmark in Dubbo, and well presented. They have great little animated displays. It gives a good feel for life in Dubbo in the early 1900’s for a criminal.It’s been recently renovated to make it even better.
There’s an animated character out the front that will give you a good idea of what it’s like inside.
It’s not cheap, maybe $30 for a family, but worth it if you plan on spending a good few hours looking around. Make sure you buy a t-shirt on the way out!
On the main street - Macquarie St. Ph: 02 6884 8122.
Western Plains Zoo with over half a million visitors a year is a ’must see’ if you are in Dubbo.
Make sure you allow a couple of days - a one day admission gets you in free for a second day as well. It’s best to go as early as you can in the day when most of the animals are awake.
Hiring Bikes is a good option - take plenty of water!
The Otters are a hit for the kids, make sure you see them at a feeding time when they go chasing prawns. The Siamung Apes are crazy and fun, feeding time is just after lunch and well worth it, they put on a spectacular show.
