Food Outlets

Australia’s Wonderland opened in December 1985 with more than 30 places to eat, each themed to its land, and the outlets changed names and menus as the lands changed. The table lists every food outlet, what it sold and the years each is known to have run.

Every food outlet named by the park

Name	Land	What it sold	Years
Barney’s Bistro	Hanna-Barbera Land	Peters and Pauls ice creams; Peters Drumsticks in 1991.	1985 to 1991
Dino’s Delights	Hanna-Barbera Land	Mini hot dogs in 1985; hot dogs, nachos and Coca-Cola drinks by 2000.	1985 to 2000
Flintstone’s Fun Food also Flintstones (1997)	Hanna-Barbera Land	Popcorn, fairy floss and Smith’s Crisps in 1985; popcorn and sno cones in 1997 and 2000.	1985 to 2000
Quickdraw’s Cafe	Hanna-Barbera Land	Pizza. In January 1986 it sold Coca-Cola drinks and tea or coffee, with no milk drinks or juices.	1985 to 1987
Scooby’s Ice Cream Scoop also Scooby’s Icecream (1987)	Hanna-Barbera Land	Soft serve ice cream and thickshakes.	1985 to 1987
Scrappy’s Snacks also Scrappy’s Ice Cream Parlour (1991), Scrappy’s (1997 to 2000)	Hanna-Barbera Land	Caramel and candied apples in 1985. As Scrappy’s Ice Cream Parlour it sold Peters Drumsticks in 1991, and as Scrappy’s it sold soft serve cones, milkshakes, iced coffee and orange juice in 1997 and Cadbury ice cream and milkshakes in 2000.	1985 to 2000
Yogi’s Picnic Basket also Yogi’s (1997 to 2000)	Hanna-Barbera Land	Chicken and chips in 1985. By 1997 it was simply Yogi’s, with chicken nuggets, fries and pluto pups, and in 2000 fried snacks, nuggets, fries, fish cocktails and pluto pups.	1985 to 2000
Bedrock Bakery	Hanna-Barbera Land	Freshly baked muffins and slices, cappuccino and tea.	1997 to 2000
Rockula’s Cafe	Hanna-Barbera Land	Beef, cheese and chicken burgers and fries.	1997 to 2000
Cadbury House	Hanna-Barbera Land	A food and beverage outlet; what it sold is not recorded.	2000 to 2004
Grandma’s Pantry Delights	Little Wonders Land	Muffins.	2002 to 2004
Sweet Tooth Treats	Little Wonders Land	A food outlet; what it sold is not recorded.	2002 to 2004
Arthur’s Sweets	Medieval Faire	Popcorn, fairy floss and other sweets.	1985 to 1987
Buccaneer’s Landing	Medieval Faire	The area’s restaurant, serving seafood, sponsored by Melitta Filter Coffee. A Buccaneer’s Patio stood beside it.	1985 to 1987
Lancelot’s Feast	Medieval Faire	Donuts and Danish pastries.	1985 to 1987
Marion’s Kitchen	Medieval Faire	Sausages, snags in the Sherwood Forest style. Also spelt Marian’s Kitchen.	1985 to 1987
Roundtable Treats also Round Table Treats (1987)	Medieval Faire	Chicken meals.	1985 to 1987
Royal Morsels	Medieval Faire	Hamburgers and chips.	1985 to 1987
Savory Fare also Savory Faire (1987)	Medieval Faire	Tacos and nachos.	1985 to 1987
Merlin’s Potions	Medieval Faire, later Transylvania	Toffee apples and popcorn in 1985, when it shared a building with the hat shop Merlin’s Notions. By 1997 it was in Transylvania selling hot dogs, popcorn and sno cones.	1985 to 2000
Witch’s Cauldron also Witches Cauldron (1997 to 2004)	Medieval Faire, later Transylvania	Ice creams and shakes in 1985. By 1997 the Witches Cauldron was in Transylvania selling muffins, iced donuts and brewed coffee, and it was still there in 2004.	1985 to 2004
Bosun’s Lounge	Old Botany Bay	Made to order chicken, meat or salad Lebanese bread rolls, hot dogs and sno cones.	1997
Captain’s Galley	Old Botany Bay	Breakfast menu and burgers.	1997
Donut Haus also Donut House (2000)	Old Botany Bay	Hot cinnamon and iced donuts; by 2000, as Donut House, tea and coffee as well.	1997 to 2000
Old El Paso Cantina	Old Botany Bay	Mexican food, under the sponsor’s name.	1997
The Bay Ice Creamery	Old Botany Bay	Eleven flavours of ice cream; it opened each January for the summer.	1997
Bounty’s Burgers	Old Botany Bay	Burgers, and pancakes by 2000.	2000 to 2004
Mexican Mayhem	Old Botany Bay	Mexican food.	2000 to 2004
Wharfside Treats	Old Botany Bay	Hot dogs, sno cones, fairy floss, potato chips and Coca-Cola drinks.	2000 to 2004
Pirate Pizza	Old Botany Bay	Pizza.	2001 to 2002
Colonial Pie Shoppe	Old Botany Bay	Pies.	2002 to 2004
The Chinese Kitchen	Old Botany Bay	Chinese food.	2002 to 2004
Governor Phillip Restaurant	Old Botany Bay and The Outback Woolshed	One of the two licensed restaurants that opened with The Outback Woolshed in 1995, 400 seats between them: a la carte seafood, steak, chicken and damper, with Tooheys beer. By 2004 it was one of the two rooms of The Outback Restaurant.	1995 to 2004
Lakeside Bistro also Lakeside Diner (1997)	Transylvania	An undercover, licensed casual dining room, new for 1992/93. By 1997, as the Lakeside Diner, it was a licensed family restaurant with barbecue steak, chargrilled chicken burgers, nachos, a children’s menu and Tooheys.	1992 to 1997
Gargoyle’s Grill also Gargoyle Grill (1997/98)	Transylvania	Fried or barbecue chicken, fries and salads.	1997 to 2000
Merlin’s Floss also Merlin’s Fairy Floss (2002 to 2004)	Transylvania	Frozen Coca-Cola, fairy floss and ice creams.	1997 to 2004
Batty Chicken	Transylvania	Barbecue chicken. A proposed new colour scheme for it, dated 2003, is in the Almost Wonderland section.	2001 to 2004
Cryptside Coffee Shop	Transylvania	Coffee and cakes.	2001 to 2004
Billabong Grove Servery	Goldrush	The servery of Billabong Grove, the group picnic area, sponsored by Baron Foods at the opening. Group bookings only, with room for 1,600.	1985 to 2004
Billy Canteen also Billy’s Canteen (1987)	Goldrush	A bush feast outlet of the opening year, beside Tucker Treats.	1985 to 1987
Cobb’s Grill also Cobbs Pizza Cafe (1994), Cobbs Kitchen (1997 to 1998)	Goldrush	One of Goldrush‘s original eating places. By 1994 it was Cobbs Pizza Cafe, a licensed casual dining room, and by 1997 Cobbs Kitchen, licensed, undercover, with Asian food and Tooheys.	1985 to 1998
Drover’s Delights also Drover’s Delight (1997)	Goldrush	Hot donuts, brewed coffee and orange juice, with home made lemonade by 2000.	1985 to 2000
Stockman’s BBQ also Stockman’s Burgers (2000 to 2004)	Goldrush	Burgers, fried chicken and fries, with salads added by 2000. Known as Stockman’s Burgers from 2000.	1985 to 2004
Tucker Treats also Tuckers Treats (1991)	Goldrush	One of the bush feasts of the opening year; Peters Drumsticks in 1991.	1985 to 1991
Sausage and Coke Cart	Goldrush	A sausage and Coca-Cola cart.	1987
Grandma’s Ice Cream and Sweets Parlour	Goldrush	An undercover ice cream and sweets parlour, new for 1992/93; the Kidzfest ’93 parade ended at it.	1992 to 1995
Banjo’s Bakery and Ice Creamery	Goldrush	Pies, sausage rolls, cakes, sandwiches, Devonshire tea and eleven flavours of ice cream, undercover. Also called Banjo’s Emporium in 2003.	1997 to 2004
Snowy River Refreshments	Goldrush	Peters ice creams, Kettle chips, popcorn, hot dogs and frozen Coke.	1997 to 2004
Swaggie’s Rest also Swaggies Sausage Sizzle (2000 to 2004)	Goldrush	Barbecue sausage and onion rolls, and from 2000, as Swaggies Sausage Sizzle, ice cream as well.	1997 to 2004
Beach Pergola	The Beach	Hot dogs, fairy floss, popcorn, drinks and ice cream, and in 1997 sunscreen, hats and swimsuits as well.	1997 to 2004
Coffee Corner	The Beach	Coffee.	2002 to 2004
Poolside SnoCones	The Beach	Sno cones by the pool.	2002 to 2004
Red Gum Perch also Redgum Refreshments (2002 to 2004)	The Australian Wildlife Park	Sandwiches, pastries and hot dogs. Later called Redgum Refreshments.	1997 to 2004
Shearer’s Rest	The Outback Woolshed	The second of the Woolshed’s two licensed restaurants, serving Aussie style barbecue meals in 1996 and later a room of The Outback Restaurant.	1995 to 2004
The Outback Restaurant also Outback Woolshed Restaurant (2001)	The Outback Woolshed	Restaurant and bar at the Wildlife Park entrance: a la carte seafood, steak, chicken, salads, pasta and damper, with local beers, wines and spirits. Open seven days, 11am to 3pm, in 2004, with the Governor Phillip and Shearer’s Rest rooms. Wonderpass holders had 10 per cent off from 1999.	2000 to 2004
Coney Island	Land not recorded	Sold Peters Drumsticks in 1991.	1991

The years are those that can be confirmed so far; most outlets ran for longer than the years shown. Pages about individual outlets will appear here as they are added.

Suppliers and the opening year

Baron’s Table Meats supplied the park’s hamburgers, chosen for the quality of its food. Peters and Pauls, described as Australia’s largest ice cream manufacturer at the time, was the exclusive ice cream supplier. Red Tulip supplied confectionery and chocolates, and Melitta Filter Coffee was served at Buccaneer’s Landing. The shops of the opening year are on the Shops and Outlets page and the sponsors on the Sponsorship Signage page.

The park opened with more than 30 food outlets. Its food director, Bert Wells, promised fresh fruit salads, fruit whips, seasonal salads, vegetarian meals and rice as an alternative to chips, as well as fish and chips, seafood baskets, continental sausages, roast meats on crisp rolls, filled croissants and Danish pastries, pizzas, hamburgers and fried or barbecued chicken. A Sydney Morning Herald reviewer in January 1986 found the stalls offering chicken and chips, hamburgers, hot dogs and pizzas, with no salads or sandwiches, and Quickdraw’s Cafe in Hanna-Barbera Land selling Coca-Cola drinks at 80 cents and $1.10 and tea or coffee at $1, with no milk drinks or fruit juices. No food or drink could be brought into the park, but visitors could have a hand stamped at the gate and come back in after eating at the car.

The shops of each land are on the Shops and Outlets page and the games on the Games and Sideshows page.