The Orchard Table Cafe at Macadamias Australia

4625 Goodwood Road, Alloway, Queensland 4670

Macadamias Australia’s Visitor Experience and The Orchard Table Café are the Bundaberg regions’ newest offering. Providing an up-close and down to earth experience on the Steinhardt’s three generation family farm.

The guest experience begins as they walk the path through the macadamia orchard and continues inside where they can learn firsthand about our history and beginnings. The rich fertile soil surrounded by the abundant red earth known in the Bundaberg Region has nurtured a variety of ventures for the Steinhardt family including small crops, peanuts, sugarcane and a successful plantation of tomatoes before the family turned their hand to Macadamias. In 2004 they began a journey to vertically integrate their properties which include over two hundred thousand trees, processing and value-add the Macadamias.

The Visitor Experience includes a self-guided journey through the recycled macadamia wood totems and interactive screens. The facility welcomes tour groups and provides an informative tasting and introduction to Australia’s native nut. The Orchard Table café provides fresh seasonal and local produce, freshly prepared in the kitchen with a macadamia twist, great coffee and gourmet gelato in a picturesque orchard setting. Macadamias Australia also has a farm gate shop with their single-origin nuts, and locally sourced produce and giftware items for guests to purchase.

Facilities

  • Alfresco/Outdoor Dining
  • Bar
  • Carpark
  • Coach Parking
  • Lawn / Gardens
  • Non Smoking
  • Online Orders
  • Private Dining Area
  • Shop / Gift Shop
  • Suitable for Functions

Actively welcomes people with access needs.

  • Advise tour guides of the access needs of guests at the time of booking (includes pick up and drop off requirements)
  • Ask all visitors if there are any specific needs to be met
  • Have accessibility information and photos, including of a bathroom, room and/or floor plan on your website (can be emailed on request)
  • Offer a range of contact methods for receiving complaints
  • Offer multiple options for booking - web, email, phone
  • Provide assistance with booking arrangements (includes providing clear itineraries with written instructions on what to do at various destinations)
  • Train your staff in disability awareness

Caters for people who use a wheelchair.

  • Have a step free main entrance to the building and/or reception area (includes ramps or slopes with a maximum gradient of 1:14, otherwise are too steep for wheelchairs)
  • Have a wheelchair accessible toilet / shower and change room
  • Have accessible seating areas in theatrette
  • Have an accessible public toilet which is unlocked
  • Have at least one wheelchair accessible parking space with wheelchair accessible signage clearly displayed (International standards are 3200mm wide x 2500 mm high)
  • Have doorways which are easy to open and have lever handles (doorways 850mm or wider when open and not heavy)
  • Have lifts with enough space for people using a mobility aid to enter and turn around to use the lift buttons. Buttons are at accessible height.
  • Have step free access to restaurant, lounge and bar
  • Have step free access to the conference or function room

Caters for people with allergies and intolerances.

  • Adhere to The Food Authority requirements for allergy management in food preparation
  • Have equipment to respond to anaphylactic shock such as epi–pens and defibrillator
  • Modify your cooking and cleaning practices to cater for people with food allergies or chemical intolerances (could include menus with meals free from: nuts, dairy, seafood, eggs, gluten etc)
  • Train your staff to respond to allergic reactions

Caters for people with sufficient mobility to climb a few steps but who would benefit from fixtures to aid balance. (This includes people using walking frames and mobility aids)

  • Have grab rails in the bathroom
  • Provide seating in common areas including reception area
  • Use floors/coverings which are slip resistant, firm and smooth
  • Use non-slip tiles in the bathroom or slip resistant matting

Welcomes and assists people who have challenges with learning, communication, understanding and behaviour. (includes people with autism, intellectual disability, Down syndrome, acquired brain injury (ABI), dyslexia and dementia)

  • A quiet space is available at the venue/ facility
  • Train your staff in communicating with people with learning or behavioural challenges
  • Use Plain English / easy read signage and information (includes menus and emergency information)