Give Dad The Star treatment this Father’s Day.
Give Dad The Star treatment this Father’s Day.
Given that we’re just over a week out from Father’s day, it’s time to turn our attention to retaining our rightful place on the favourite child throne.
Give the socks a miss this year, because we’re about to treat Dad to a shindig that will knock them off anyway. This Sunday September 3, The Star Gold Coast has put together a bloody bonza lineup of Dad’s day shindigs (and yes, we’re channelling our inner Dads here because first we must become the Dad before we can truly understand how best to spoil him).
From those of us with an ‘ole man of the low fuss variety, through to our unapologetically fancy fellows who love any excuse to indulge in some world class wining and dining, the Star’s assortment of establishments has something for every kind of Dad.
Garden Kitchen & Bar
The ever popular Garden Kitchen and Bar is always a vibe, though the relaxed alfresco surrounds make this gem especially extended fam bam friendly. Let the ankle biters free range on The Lawn while the adults kick back and soak up some top notch eats and sips #ahhbliss #whosespecialdayisitagain?
The complete à la carte menu is available for your dining pleasure for both lunch and dinner. For the fans of flame-cooked fare, it will be hard to go past the char-vellous lineup of Australian Grill Experience specials on offer for Dad’s day.
Choose from mouthwatering options such as the rosemary marinated Milly Hill lamb cutlets, or the show stopping Stockyard 200-day grain-fed Tomahawk MP, all served with trussed tomatoes and jus, paired with green oak salad and signature chips. Plus, all Dads receive a complimentary schooner of beer of their choice with any of the Australian grill experience specials. You rippa.
Cucina Vivo
There aren’t many cuisines more synonymous with gathering the la familia around a table to share a hearty feast and some #goodtimes. Treating your beloved Papa Bear to a Dad’s day to remember with the full Italian experience at Cucina Vivo is a sure (wood)fire winner winner Italian dinner. Eat till your hearts content with the full à la carte spread available, plus with every pizza purchased, all Dads will receive a complimentary schooner of Birra Moretti whilst dining (*one pp).
All complemented by whichever of the extensive selection of Italian and Australian vinos takes your fancy – cin cin to you, Dad (and us, for this most excellent get together).
Kiyomi
For the foodie Dad, suggesting an indulgent culinary journey across the globe, sans the long-haul flight will be just the ticket to a truly memorable day – and about a billion brownie points. A fine dining experience offering an authentic taste of Tokyo, Kiyomi’s rep for dishing up incredible Japanese eats is second to none.
Take your pick of the full à la carte menu, though wagyu aficionados will be thoroughly tempted to go all out with the $300 Limited Edition 2GR rib eye full blood Wagyu MBS 7 with wasabi butter plus a schooner of Kirin Ichiban for all Dads who purchase. Or, opt leave it in the in those expert hands and treat the tastebuds to the $165 set menu experience.
Nineteen at The Star
Yet another extremely worthy contender as suitable for VIP’s as it is for #VID’s (very important Dads), The Darling’s rooftop stunner Nineteen at The Star is cooking up their signature gourmet experience for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
The full a la carte offering is available along with some extra spesh Father’s Day only offers on the day. Not to mention those breathtaking ocean views… How’s the serenity?
Gift cards
If all this choice makes it impossible to decide, let Dad be the judge and give him gift of treating himself at his leisure with a The Star Gift Card.
And since they’re redeemable across The Star Gold Coast, The Star Sydney, and Treasury Brisbane’s collection of award-winning hotels, restaurants, bars, cafes, and select premium retail partners, everything from the delicious aforementioned restaurant experiences, through to a sneaky The Star staycay or getaway is on the table here. You beauty!
Where: The Star Gold Coast, Casino Drive, Broadbeach
When: Father’s Day, Sunday 3rd September 2023
Words by Kellie Leader.
STORY SPONSORED BY THE STAR GOLD COAST
The Star practises the responsible service of alcohol. Guests must be aged 18 years or over to enter the casino. BET WITH YOUR HEAD, NOT OVER IT.
With Father’s Day only a few short weeks away, it’s time to turn our attention to just how exactly we’re going to come up with the perfect gesture to sufficiently communicate just how spesh Dad really is #nopressure.
To the collective relief of Dad’s everywhere, we can all officially give the scratchies, socks and jocks combo a rest this year, because the Langham Gold Coast has cooked up the ultimate way to celebrate – a (just the right amount of) fancy-pants lunch to knock Dad’s socks off complete with everything we – we mean, Dad could ever want. Okay, so #spoileralert – there’s a dessert buffet so the everything we could ever want still stands either way.
This year, we’re proposing you treat Dad three of his favourite things, a good brew (or three), top notch nosh and the pleasure of his (unofficial) favourite child’s company. Though with a little help from a shin-dig like this, we can probably just go right ahead and drop that little ‘unofficial’ there.
This Sunday 3rd September, The Langham Gold Coast is going all out for their first ever Father’s Day soiree, putting on a full 3-course lunch at their beachfront restaurant Akoya to mark the occasion. And they’re pulling out all the stops, with the Balter brewing crew invited along to provide the very enticing, ice-cold, thirst-quenching cherry on top of the whole shebang.
Whether Dad considers himself a bit of a foodie or full blown appreciator of the finer things, Akoya offers the best of both worlds. It’s world class wining and dining, but in the chic, inviting kind of surrounds where you’re welcome in your smart-cas threads (the preferred uniform of Dad’s everywhere), and where you still feel comfortable gathering the extended fam (let’s be honest, we’re defo referring to the chaos that is taking the kidlets out to eat, here).
Settle in and soak up those trademark ocean views as far as the eye can see (the Langham really did call #dibs on one of the best beach outlooks on the Coast) and luxuriate over some share-style entrées to start (and the most salacious family goss, obvs). Followed by your choice of main selected from no less than six tantalising options on offer from the Executive Chef’s favourite dishes. Expect mouth-watering deliciousness from start to finish, with the likes of the shellfish trio – oysters, spanner crab and wood fired Moreton Bay bugs and the line caught coral trout served with Quattro Stelle prosciutto and hazelnut romesco to win over even the most discerning seafood enthusiasts hook, line and sinker.
Though clearly there will be some big decisions at steak because we haven’t even got to the Imperial Blossom wagyu ‘butcher’s cut’ or the White Pyrenees lamb pressed ribs with mint gremolata yet.
To complement this epic gastronomic experience, guests are also treated to impeccable vibes all around in the form of live music. And the good brews just keep coming, with the exclusive first opportunity to sample Balter Brewing’s brand new Mexican-inspired creation, the Balter Cerveza #we’llcheerstothat #orshouldwesaysalud
Tickets are $165pp, including an incredible 3-course meal, 3 Balter Cerveza beers – and as many trips around the all-you-can-eat dessert buffet as your waistband can handle, and children aged 5 to 12 dine half price. And of course, the fabulous company comes free, #you’rewelcomeDad.
Where: 38 Old Burleigh Road, Surfers Paradise
When: 12:00pm – 3:30pm (last sitting 2:30pm)
Words by Kellie Leader.
STORY SPONSORED BY THE LANGHAM GOLD COAST
