Eating out

Seed oil free restaurants in Australia

Short answer

60 places in Australia are reported to cook without seed oils: 57 cook with animal fats or fruit oils — beef tallow, lard, duck fat, ghee, butter, olive, avocado or coconut oil, 3 report being seed-oil free without naming a fat. Each entry reflects what the venue has been reported to use rather than an inspection, so call ahead before you rely on it.

Cities in Australia

Elsewhere in Australia

Towns with fewer than 3 venues do not get their own page, so their entries are listed here.

  • 190 Mile Roadhouse

    12 Princes Hwy, Kingston SE, South Australia

    lardgheebutter

  • All Good Things Cafe

    91 Burelli Street, Wollongong, New South Wales

    coconut oil

  • Austin Road Fish and Chips

    138 Austin Rd, Seaford, Victoria

    beef tallow

  • Banana Coast Seafood

    32 Edgar St, Coffs Harbour, New South Wales

    beef tallowlard

  • Belmondos Organic Market

    59 Rene St, Noosaville, Queensland

    beef tallow

  • Cafe De Vili's

    88 Elizabeth Way, Elizabeth, South Australia

    beef tallow

  • Cafe De Vili's

    483 North East Rd, Hillcrest, South Australia

    beef tallow

  • Café De Vili's

    14 Manchester Street, Mile End South, South Australia

    beef tallow

  • Cafe Musette

    480 Young Street, Albury, New South Wales

    beef tallowbuttercoconut oil

  • Canter & Colt

    42 Main St, Samford Village, Queensland

    butteravocado oil

  • Chicken Bandits

    233 Sir Donald Bradman Dr, Cowandilla, South Australia

    beef tallowolive oil

  • Chicken Chef

    438 Main North Road, Blair Athol, South Australia

    beef tallow

  • Chicken Chef

    511 North East Road, Gilles Plains, South Australia

    beef tallow

  • Clean Cravings Eatery

    29 The Boulevarde, Gellibrand Lower, Victoria

    olive oilavocado oil

  • Commune

    1844 Gold Coast Hwy, Burleigh Heads, Queensland

    olive oil

  • Darkside Cafe

    100-104 Parramatta Rd, Stanmore, New South Wales

    butterolive oilcoconut oil

  • Down The Rabbit Hole Wines - Cellar Door & Restaurant

    233 Binney Road, McLaren Vale, South Australia

    duck fatgheebutterolive oilcoconut oil

  • Evercream

    45 Clairville Rd, Campbelltown, South Australia

    beef tallowolive oil

  • Fraggles fish and chips

    297 Invermay Rd, Invermay, Tasmania

    beef tallow

  • Glory Fryed

    101 Upper Heidelberg Rd, Ivanhoe, Victoria

    beef tallow

  • Green Eats Cafe @ BP Service Station

    18 Nockolds St, Walpole, Western Australia

    butter

  • Greenbrook Fish and Chips

    53 McDonalds Rd, Epping, Victoria

    beef tallow

  • Grub Organics

    918 David Low Way, Marcoola, Queensland

    beef tallowgheebutterolive oilcoconut oil

  • Hambuger

    763 Point Nepean Rd, Rosebud, Victoria

    beef tallow

  • Icaro Wholefoods

    1G Moore St, Apollo Bay, Victoria

    gheebutterolive oilcoconut oil

  • Innes Boatshed

    1 Clyde Street, Batemans Bay, New South Wales

    lard

  • Kenny's at Churchill

    400 Churchill Rd, Kilburn, South Australia

    beef tallow

  • Keto Loco

    554 Lutwyche Road, Brisbane, Queensland

    butter

  • Little Hawk Freo

    1/14 Strang Street, Beaconsfield, Western Australia

    butterolive oil

  • Meat and Mains

    148 Scarborough Beach Road, Mount Hawthorn, Western Australia

    beef tallowlardbutterolive oil

  • Miss Amelie Gourmet

    6 Michael Dr, Wodonga, Victoria

    duck fatgheebutter

  • Pure Poultry

    90-106 Sydney Rd, Brunswick, Victoria

    duck fat

  • Red Gum BBQ

    87 Arthurs Seat Rd, Red Hill, Victoria

    beef tallow

  • Rivervale Fish & Chips

    96 Kooyong Rd, Rivervale, Western Australia

    beef tallow

  • Rusty’s Hotdogs and Burgers

    10 Wharf St, Forster, New South Wales

    beef tallow

  • Shelter Cafe

    1 Hardy St, Apollo Bay, Victoria

    gheecoconut oil

  • StellaRossi

    791 Stafford Rd, Everton Park, Queensland

    olive oil

  • Surfcoast Wholefoods

    104/41 Bristol Rd, Torquay, Victoria

    gheebutterolive oilcoconut oil

  • Surfing Lizard

    11 Palermo Cove, Secret Harbour, Western Australia

    duck fat

  • T8STE DEEZ

    159 Parramatta Rd, Homebush, New South Wales

    beef tallowghee

  • The Crazy Ox Carvery

    1 Reservoir Rd, Manoora, Queensland

    beef tallow

  • The Real Grocer

    42 Landsborough Parade, Golden Beach, Queensland

    gheebutterolive oilcoconut oil

  • The Shack Fish & Chippery

    Unit 2/8 Seaview Terrace, Moffat Beach, Queensland

    beef tallow

  • The Yeeros Shop Marrickville

    431 Illawarra Rd, Marrickville, New South Wales

    lard

  • Urban Lamb

    1/5 Bermagui Cres, Buddina, Queensland

    olive oil

  • VINN'S Takeaway

    464 Urana Road, Lavington, New South Wales

    beef tallow

  • Wilde Kitchen

    Macquarie St &, Florence St, Brisbane, Queensland

    avocado oilcoconut oil

  • Wotta Bout Fish N Chips

    3/5-7 Rob Veivers Dr, Kuranda, Queensland

    beef tallow

  • Yowie and the Goat

    707 Beechmont Rd, Lower Beechmont, Queensland

    beef tallowbutter

Reported seed-oil free, fat not named

These venues are listed as avoiding seed oils without the source naming what they cook with instead. Worth a call rather than an assumption.

  • Glass Coffee Bar

    80-82 Sixth Avenue, Sunshine Coast, Queensland

    reported seed-oil free

  • Noble Park Fish & Chips

    5 Elonera Rd, Noble Park North, Victoria

    reported seed-oil free

  • The Slow Food Kitchen

    173 Port Rd, Aldinga, South Australia

    reported seed-oil free

What to ask before you order

A kitchen can change supplier without changing its menu, and a venue that roasts in tallow may still fry in something else. Four questions settle it in about ten seconds:

  • What do you fry in? — the fryer is where the volume is, and it is often a different fat from the grill.
  • Is the dressing or sauce made in house? — bought-in dressings and mayo are almost always canola or soybean.
  • Are the buns or tortillas baked here? — bakery goods are a common hidden source.
  • Do you cook the vegetables in butter or oil? — the answer is frequently a blend.

How to read this list. Each entry reflects what the venue has been reported to cook with. It is not a certification, nobody has inspected these kitchens on your behalf, and menus and suppliers change — treat it as a shortlist to call, not a guarantee. The four questions above are worth asking even when a place is listed here.

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