A Native Grazing Table Inside a Distillery? Yes, It’s as Good as It Sounds
Introduction
There are food platters… and then there are native food platters served inside a working distillery surrounded by rum barrels, with cocktails in hand and strangers turning into mates over finger lime, bush spices, and wildly good stories.
This setup is the heart of our Taste the Wild – Native Food & Distillery Experience. It is intimate, flavour-packed, and the kind of Sydney experience that makes guests say, “How have I never tasted this before?”
If you’ve ever wanted to try real Australian ingredients (not just chicken parmigiana with a view), this one’s for you.
Table of Contents
What Makes This Native Grazing Setup So Special?
What Guests Actually Experience on the Day
The Flavours: What’s On the Table
The Distillery Setting: Barrels, Botanicals, and Bold Sips
Who This Tour Is Perfect For
How to Book Taste the Wild
Final Thoughts
What Makes This Native Grazing Setup So Special?
Most travellers come to Australia and somehow miss the best part: our ingredients.
Not the stuff on generic menus. I’m talking about flavours that have been here for tens of thousands of years. Ingredients that are bold, surprising, and genuinely unforgettable.
That’s why The Australian Food Guy exists. We’re Sydney’s only tour company focused exclusively on native Australian ingredients, helping travellers experience the real taste of Australia through story-rich, host-led tours and experiences.
And this particular tour is one of our favourites because it brings together three things that never miss:
Native Australian food
A behind-the-scenes distillery
A platter setup that makes people stop mid-sentence just to stare at it
What Guests Actually Experience on the Day
This is not a “stand around awkwardly and sip something while someone reads off a clipboard” situation.
This is a guided, hosted experience where guests are welcomed in, introduced to the space, and taken through a sensory journey of taste, story, and spirits.
The Taste the Wild – Native Food & Distillery Experience includes:
Distillery access
Guided spirit tasting
Native food platter
Expert host
Water and refreshments
It’s designed as a compact, high-impact introduction to native ingredients and craft spirits. You get a lot of flavour, a lot of laughs, and a lot of “Wait… is this actually Australian?”
Yes. Yes it is.
The Flavours: What’s On the Table
Let’s talk about the hero of the day.
The grazing setup.
This is where native flavours meet beautiful styling and a serious “we came here to eat” attitude. Depending on season and availability, guests can expect a vibrant spread that includes a mix of sweet, savoury, fresh, and native-inspired bites.
From the photos, the platter highlights include:
Fresh mozzarella and colourful cherry tomatoes
Cured meats sliced and ready to share
Warm flatbread topped with native seasoning
Bush-spiced truffles (dark, rich, dusted with bright native spice)
Native chutneys and spreads for pairing with cheese
Seasonal summer fruit like mango, passionfruit, lychee, cherries and lime
This spread is intentionally designed for connection. It’s made for sharing, chatting, swapping bites, and laughing at the moment someone says they “don’t do weird food” then goes back for seconds.
The Distillery Setting: Barrels, Botanicals, and Bold Sips
Now add this food setup inside the distillery itself.
It’s rustic, atmospheric, and honestly a bit cinematic. Barrels stacked high. That deep oak-and-caramel smell in the air. The clink of glasses. Bottles on the side. It feels like you’ve been invited into the behind-the-scenes part of Sydney that most tourists never see.
And the spirits? You’re not just tasting alcohol. You’re tasting story.
This tour includes a proper guided spirit tasting with local distillers, in an intimate setting where questions are welcomed and curiosity is rewarded.
It’s also one of those rare tours where the people you meet genuinely matter. We care about makers and founders and producers because they are the ones shaping Australia’s food future.
Who This Tour Is Perfect For
This is ideal for:
Curious travellers who don’t want “tourist food”
Sydney visitors who want one unique experience that feels real
Foodies who love trying rare flavours
Couples who want a memorable date with strong drinks and better snacks
Friends looking for something fun that isn’t just another bar
Corporate groups who want something premium but relaxed
You don’t need to be a food expert. You just need to be open-minded and hungry.
If you’re the kind of person who wants to taste something you can’t get back home, you’re going to love this.
How to Book Taste the Wild
Bookings are made online via our FareHarbor reservation page.
👉 Click here to book your experience
You’ll be able to select your preferred date, time, and whether you want a group tour or a private experience.
Tour name: Taste the Wild – Native Food & Distillery Experience
Meet point: 176 Mullens St, Rozelle
Includes: Distillery access, guided tastings, native platter, expert host
Final Thoughts
There are plenty of Sydney experiences that look good in a photo.
But this one hits different.
Because it’s not just a platter. It’s not just a distillery. It’s not just a tasting.
It’s a moment where people connect over flavours they didn’t even know existed. It’s where someone tries a native ingredient for the first time and suddenly Australia feels bigger, deeper, and more alive than they expected.
If you want something unforgettable, this tour is waiting.
Wildly Australian, deeply local.
