Eat & Drink
Fresh-off-the-boat seafood, country pubs and Cornish baking.
The best eat & drink in Moonta
The Yorke Peninsula plates up some of South Australia's freshest seafood, from King George whiting hauled off the jetties to garlic prawns at a coastal pub. Add Cornish pasties baked from copper-era recipes, paddock-to-plate produce and friendly country bakeries.
Eating and drinking on Yorke Peninsula is a celebration of fresh local produce and warm country hospitality. The region's Cornish mining heritage lives on in its bakeries, where the famous Cornish pasty and yo-yo biscuits are still made to old family recipes around the Copper Coast towns of Moonta, Kadina and Wallaroo.
Seafood is a highlight everywhere you go. Blue swimmer crabs, King George whiting, garfish and squid come straight from the gulf to local tables, and many coastal towns have a pub or cafe right on the foreshore. Historic country hotels in Minlaton, Maitland and beyond pour cold beer beneath pressed-tin ceilings and serve generous counter meals.
Across the peninsula you'll find friendly cafes, bakeries and eat and drink options to suit every budget. Pair a meal with a coastal view, grab a pasty for the road, or settle into a classic Aussie pub. However you like to dine, the peninsula delivers honest, hearty food with a side of sea breeze.