Things to Do

Enjoy local produce at On The Perch cafe, just a  few kilometres south of Tathra.

Entry to the cafe is free, but you can also enter the park and walk among birds from around Australia and the world. Meet the keeper at 11am or discover for yourself how local efforts to conserve and rehabilitate threatened and endangered species are making a real difference.

Take your time to explore walk-in aviaries, bring a small gift of blue for the bowerbird and visit the website or Facebook page to check the calendar of events.

Open 10am to 3pm (4pm in summer). Last entry is 30 minutes prior to close.

Gary and Jo Rodley, Tathra Oysters.

The Rodley’s family home on the edge of Tathra is the farm gate for the award-winning Sydney Rock Oysters. Stroll past over two decades of awards and memorabilia on your way to the custom built oyster shop out the back where you can have a yarn to Gary, Jo or one of the kids and even get a lesson in oyster shucking. Available December to June.

The oysters are grown in Nelson Lake, a thriving, shallow lake around 12 kilometres north of Tathra in Mimosa Rocks National Park. It opens to the sea via a beautiful sheltered Nelson Lagoon, a popular place for swimming, fishing and short bush walks.

Tathra Beach Cafe has great food and welcoming service, right on the beach at Tathra with spectacular views of the coast –  there is no other place quite like it!

Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, it is a great place to dine or just relax with a drink & enjoy the view. The kitchen is open all day with a limited menu in the afternoon.  Lunch & dinner pivots around a tapas menu that changes regularly featuring fresh, seasonal, local produce.  The specials board is also regularly changing so when there’s “Fish of the Day”, you know it’s fresh.

Whether you want coffee & homemade cake, refuel the body after an energetic swim with a wholesome breakfast or have a casual lunch/dinner, this is the ultimate location.  Now licensed, we offer, along with our fresh juices & popular coffee an array of local & international wines & beers to cover all discerning palates.

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Opening Hours:

Breakfast and Lunch

Seven days a week until Australia Day 8am – 3pm

Dinner

Six nights – Monday to Saturday from 6pm until Australia Day

One of Tathra’s most popular evening destinations. Fat Tony’s Bar & Grill delivers a sophisticated menu in the former harbour master’s residence and it has great ambience.

Drop in for a drink, snack or dinner.

Regular hours Tuesday to Saturday night from 5:30pm. Extended trading during holidays and long weekends.

Bookings are encouraged.

Tathra Beach Bowling Club and Sandbar Bistro is open for lunch, snacks and dinner 7 days a week.

Try the $10 lunch specials Monday to Friday, Parma Tuesday’s & the Sunday Roast.

The Tathra Beach Country Club Restaurant provides Chinese style cooking and takeaway and also cater for parties and special occasions.

Open for lunch and dinner with a smorgasboard each night during the summer holidays.

Lunch Wednesday to Sunday 12pm-2pm, dinner Wednesday to Sunday 6pm-8.30pm.

Tathra Hotel was first opened in 1888 as the Ocean View Hotel and is heritage listed. Perched on the headland, it is arguably the best located hotel in Australia. With its panoramic ocean views it is a great spot for whale watching as well as a welcoming place for a drink or meal.

Bistro

Open 7 days a week

Monday–Thursday 11:30am – 2pm, 5:30pm – 8pm

Friday–Sunday 11:30am – 2:30pm, 5:30pm – 8:30pm

Tathra Steamer Wharf and Locavore Cafe

A stunning venue high on Tathra’s historic steamer wharf, the Wharf Locavore specialises in local food and local producers, as well as showcasing local artists.

Eat in or takeaway, see local bird and marine life, including whales in the spring & winter, try your luck at fishing, or use it as a rest stop on a short walk along Tathra Beach and headland.

Open 7 days a week in the summer, 8am to 4pm with special events for exhibition launches.