6 RCA-winning Restaurants Where Steak is the Name of the Game

As we focus on Cooking with Fire this week, let’s take a road trip to six Readers’ Choice award-winning destinations that stake their reputation on delivering a carnivorous dining experience.

For steak on the plate that is always cooked the way you like it, try one of these restaurants:

Follow the aroma of delicious smokiness to The Woodhouse Bar and Grill on Williamson Street in Bendigo. This steakhouse and red gum grill is a local favourite presenting a rustic dining experience, where guests can enjoy a pre-dinner drink in front of the fire, or dine in the temperature-controlled alfresco area.

 

Wagyu lovers will salivate over a menu championing dry-aged beef, along with housemade charcuterie and indulgent desserts, all sourced from fresh local produce. Kickstart a culinary journey with wood-roasted half-shell scallops, beurre blanc, jamon and chives; before Sher Wagyu eye fillet, potato rosti, shallots, confit cherry tomato and bone marrow jus, or share dry-aged Porterhouse with sides of golden chips, butter beans and roasted pumpkin.

Find Margaret River’s best steakhouse at Elliott’s on Bussell Highway showcasing local produce with a British-European twist. Step into a stylish vibe of polished wooden floors, glowing Edison bulb lighting, forest green walls adorned with artwork and bi-fold windows opening to let the outside in, ideal for lingering over a meal with family and friends, or a romantic rendezvous.

 

Start small with plates of pig's head croquettes, haricot bean cassoulet, spinach and slow-cooked egg, or grilled octopus, toasted corn, potato chowder, sofrito, venison chorizo and crispy spinach; it’s all about the steak for the main, devour dry-aged rump cap with sides of Paris mash, charred broccolini, honey roasted carrots and wild mushroom sauce.

Enter the pink door nestled within an historic 1800s brick façade to find a fresh, vibrant and contemporary reimagination of a traditional steakhouse at Bakehouse Steakhouse on the corner of Darling Street East and West Street in Ipswich. Serving up great food, your favourite beverages and endless fun times, visiting this restaurant promises a truly memorable dining experience in rustic surrounds of exposed brick, recycled timber, ceiling beams and hanging greenery. 

 

On balmy days take to the alfresco area with an icy beer and starters like oven-baked brie, pink peppercorn honey, cranberry, almonds and crostini; then order Wagyu flank steak, served sliced on creamy pecorino polenta, topped with chimichurri, fire-roasted peppers and onion.

Drawing inspiration from the rugged Australian outback, CC’s Bar and Grill on Abbott Street in Cairns is redefining a traditional steakhouse. Located on the ground floor of Crystalbrook Bailey, this dining destination is famous for steak sourced from its own backyard of the Atherton Tablelands, delivered in earthy-toned surrounds of recycled timber, red banquette seating and softly glowing pendent lighting.

 

Embark on a memorable culinary journey with seared herb tuna carpaccio, candied sesame, soy caviar, horseradish aioli, lime zest, radish and pickled pawpaw, before signature steaks like dry-aged rump, topped with red claw and served with grilled bone marrow, micro green salad, pepperberry jus and a side of steakhouse chips.

Set in a charmingly rustic bluestone building circa 1853 at the end of Shorts Place is Parkers Steakhouse, a reputable restaurant on the Geelong dining scene. With an inviting atmosphere and rapport for prime Australian pasture-fed beef, Parkers is a hit with locals; take a seat in the warm, traditionally set steakhouse and browse a menu that delights the carnivore within.

 

All char-grilled meats are lightly flavoured with signature Parkers' baste and served with chips, or baked potato; think Wagyu eye fillet with Danish blue cheese sauce, char-grilled vegetables and crispy fried onions, or maple and chilli-glazed beef ribs with a baked potato, asparagus and garlic butter, broccoli and cauliflower cheese bake.

Savour a delicious meal with family and friends while taking in stunning waterfront views at Seafire on the Marina on Holdfast Promenade in Glenelg. This Adelaide dining destination is located on the Marina Pier making it the ideal place to soak up the sun in the garden bar with a drink in hand, or head indoors where white-clothed tables, a stacked stone bar and mezzanine level await as you peruse a menu dishing up the highest quality beef, poultry and seafood.

 

The specialty is dry-aged steak, prepared in-house and cooked to perfection with marinades and rubs that are constantly changing – delve into a Cape Grim tomahawk steak, served with wild mushroom sauce, triple-cooked potato with lemon and cayenne pepper and seasonal greens with citrus and soy vinaigrette.