Since writing about Flames of the Forest Port Douglas two years ago for our one hundred Great Things To Do In Australia Youve Never Heard Of, this sublime dining experience has undergone some alterations.
With the sounds of the forest and nearby rainforest creek offering accompaniment, the overall experience is food for your soul.
For starters, having picked up the marquee and moved two minutes along the bush trail to a fresh new site, the restaurant may now cater for up to 900 people. Luckily the idea hasnt changed guests dine under a protecting covering underneath the canopy of a Port Douglas rainforest.
Now you can select between 2 experiences: a evening of Aboriginal storytelling or a intimate night for two. The Aboriginal cultural performance by Gary and Robert Creek follows a six-course banquet with storytelling and didgeridoo performances.
The staff just finished hand-beading crystal chandeliers and installing fresh new candelabras that cast a twinkling glow over the larger patch of rainforest. Add hundreds of twinkling candles, champagne on arrival and beautiful food prepared onsite and Flames of the Forest returns bigger and better.
The Aboriginal cultural performance by Gary and Robert Creek follows a 6-course banquet with storytelling and didgeridoo performances. With the sounds of the forest and nearby mountain creek providing accompaniment, the total experience is food for your soul.
A three-course meal is served at tables set for 2 on Saturday nights, so indulge in a evening away from remainder of the world with your specific someone.
Flames of the Forest is positioned just outside Port Douglas, however is also readily accessible from Cairns.