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A Foodie's Guide to 24 Hours in Toowoomba

Welcome to Toowoomba, where culinary delights and fresh local produce await at every corner. From a charming café for breakfast, to a winery and gourmet restaurants, here's how to spend 24 foodie hours in Toowoomba.

1.

Sage & Butler

Sage & Butler
Sage & Butler

Situated in leafy East Toowoomba and incredibly popular with the locals, is Sage & Butler Cafe.

Run by Morgan & Mathew Lejeune, a dedicated team with a wealth of industry experience as well as a passion for all things food – Sage & Butler is a must visit.

Here you will find amazing Single Origin coffee and a cabinet stocked with delicious fresh baked goods and mouth-watering sweet treats, as well as healthy wraps and sandwiches, easy to grab and go if you are in a rush.

The breakfast menu includes everything from their famous house made porridge to a hearty serve of bacon and eggs with all the sides.

For lunch – burgers, toasted wraps and burrito bowls are on the menu and daily specials are always a highlight!

2.

Piccolo Papà

Piccolo Papà
Piccolo Papà

Traditional pizza and fresh, handmade pasta - like you’ve never had before. Our true Neapolitan pizza is handmade daily. Our pasta and sauces are prepared in house using the highest quality local and imported Italian ingredients. Dine-in with us on Duggan Lane for the complete Piccolo Papà experience or take it home and enjoy with family and friends.

3.

Rosalie House Cellar Door Restaurant

Rosalie House Cellar Door Restaurant
Rosalie House Cellar Door Restaurant

If it’s good times, great food and excellent service you want, let us tell you about the great get-togethers happening at Rosalie House Cellar Door Restaurant. Whether you want the intimate dining experience, the rowdy and good-natured group booking, or the relaxed family outing, come for a drive!

The sunset views across the Lilyvale Valley from the verandah are the icing on the cake.

Rosalie House Vineyard might be a small winery nestled in the beautiful Lilyvale Valley at Meringandan, but we have big dreams and want you to be part of those dreams.

4.

The Plate Restaurant

The Plate Restaurant
The Plate Restaurant

The story of The Plate Restaurant begins with a small handful of food lovers and hospitality veterans swapping restaurant and bar horror stories over a glass or two of wine, lamenting the ‘perfect’ night that got away. The common thread of expectation and satisfaction seldom meeting was the catalyst for the group making a list of pet peeves in one column and solutions in the other.

By incorporating the quality and expertise of The Paddock Butchery next door, those passionate hospitality dreamers, with list in hand, set about building ‘their favourite kind of restaurant and bar.’

The Food: We’ve recruited an amazing Chef to draw on their world class experience to innovate.

The Atmosphere: Interior designers and builders were challenged with meticulous design notes so we ended up with a place we would want to frequent.

The Booze: Easy drinking beer is a must ... so we’ve built a brewery inside the venue to do it ourselves. The wine list isn’t your usual stroll down the bottle shop aisle either. A list of management’s favourite drops to be shared and perhaps become your own. Exciting cocktails and an eclectic list of spirits are served at the bar over ‘good ice’ that doesn’t melt too quickly (bad ice ... pet peeve #7).

The Service: We’ve empowered a hospitality management team with over 60 years of knowledge to ‘go crazy’ with ways to enhance the guest and staff experience. With Care Factor being at the top of everyone’s list, we sure hope we don’t let anyone down ... including ourselves.