Father’s Day in Adelaide 2022: Where to Take Dad for a Lunch to Remember

With Father’s Day quickly approaching, that means one thing, it’s time to treat dad to a delicious feast! Whether you want a cool, casual setting or something a little fancier, there are plenty of places putting on a spread on Sunday 4th September. Here are our top picks for lunch and dinner this Father’s Day in Adelaide.

Hortas

Sitting pretty along the beach front at Port Noarlunga, the award-winning Hortas is offering up a smashing three-course set menu featuring all your dad’s seafood favourites. Promising chilled-out vibes with the waterfront views to match, enjoy a carefully curated selection of contemporary Australian and Portuguese-inspired dishes using only the finest local produce. Think gin cured salmon with dill crème fraiche, pickled cucumber and crisp potato or pan-seared Northern Territory barramundi on pappardelle with prawn bisque. Be sure to leave room for dessert – dad’s going to love the Torta Laranje.

$80 per person

2 Saltfleet Street, Port Noarlunga

Garcon Bleu

Take dad to France for lunch this Father’s Day at Garcon Blue. Set inside Sofitel Adelaide, spoil him with a sumptuous three-course set menu where every detail is taken care of. Beginning with house garlic bread and a trio of butter, choose from beef tartare, scallops with Jerusalem artichokes and olive tapenade or an endive salad of Roquefort cheese, raisins, croutons, and candied walnuts. For the mains, there’s squid with mussels and squid ink sauce; cheese soufflé with mushroom velouté; and beef fillet with potatoes and truffle jus. To finish, chocolate fondant and cheese. Partnering with Sidewood Estate winery, all dads dining will enjoy a complimentary glass of wine, choosing from Sidewood Estate Shiraz 2020 or a 2019 Mappinga Chardonnay.

$110 per person

108 Currie Street, Adelaide

Pike & Joyce

Fancy a Father’s Day celebration in the Adelaide Hills? Escape to wine country and enjoy a decadent five-course degustation menu alongside some of the truest expressions of the region's grape varieties at Pike & Joyce. Spanning 25 hectares, the vineyards are some of the highest in the Adelaide Hills providing the perfect terroir to produce its renowned cool-climate drops. The lovechild of two prominent South Australian winemaking families, the menu includes smoked Port Lincoln kingfish and barbequed pork belly with black South Australian squid and ginger rice.

$95 per person with optional $35 per person wine pairing

730 Mawson Road, Lenswood 

BBQ Lunch at Stamford Grand

Treat the old man to a flamin’ good feast this Father’s Day at the Stamford Grand’s sizzling BBQ lunch. Guaranteed to satisfy even the most carnivorous dads, tuck into a full plate of low and slow BBQ South Australian meats, house-smoked chicken wings, barbequed beef brisket sliders, and satays served with tasty sides like house-made BBQ sauce. If a sit-down spread is more his vibe, there’s also a gin high tea on offer featuring sweet and savoury bites and two gin cocktails for $65.

$89 per platter (suitable for 2 adults and 2 kids) 

2 Jetty Road, Glenelg 

La Boca Bar & Grill

Talking about feasts… Stamford Plaza’s, La Boca is treating dads to a mouth-watering Argentinean lunch on the house! Yes, you read that correctly, fathers eat FREE on the 4th of September. The asador lunch features a flamed grilled butcher’s selection of free-range pork, lamb asador, wagyu rump steak, traditional pork sausage, saltbush lamb sausage and chicken asador. Plus, there’s empanadas and garlic bread to start and churros with caramel fondue for dessert. You'll want to come hungry to this one. 

$55 per person. Limited to one free ticket for every three tickets purchased.

150 North Terrace, Adelaide

Prohibition Liquor Co.

Skip the trip to the bottle-o this year and treat dad to a bevvy straight from the source at Prohibition Liquor Co. This Father’s Day, the award-winning distillery is hosting a cocktail masterclass. Be guided through the process of making two signature Prohibition gin cocktails, learning tips and tricks from the juniper-obsessed team along the way. Raise a glass to the old man and catch up over your handmade creations whilst tucking into tasty antipasto plates complete with their new Woodside Cheese Wrights and PLC Gin and Cheese. You’ll even get take-home cocktail recipe cards to recreate in your own home and impress your nearest and dearest.

$59 per person

22 Gilbert Street, Adelaide 

Pirate Life Brewing

For those looking to keep it low-key this Father’s Day, Pirate Life Brewing has you covered. Kicking off with brekkie beers and bacon burgers from 9 am, the lengthy line-up of events and specials will keep dad well-fed, watered, and entertained from morning to night. Welcoming families of all ages, you’ll find everything from DJs and arcade games for kids to a Sunday spit over coals on offer. Needless to say, the beers will be flowing all day with gift packs available for purchase.

18 Baker Street, Port Adelaide

iTL Italian Kitchen

Because every dad loves a discount, SkyCity’s resident pizza joint iTL Italian Kitchen is rolling out a saucy little special this Father’s Day. Keeping it short and sweet, enjoy half price pizzas and a free beer for Dad with all lunch and dinner bookings.

SkyCity Adelaide, 125 North Terrace, Adelaide

Found the perfect spot to take dad this Father’s Day in Adelaide? Continue your journey of culinary discovery with the brunches, bakeries and fine dining across the city. After a spot for post-feed drinks? Visit these gorgeous wine bars for an A+ tipple.