6 Best Restaurants in Uluru and Kata Tjuta, Red Centre

Australian wines and Northern Territory specialty dishes like bush salads and Australian game are served at a lookout here before you dine on your buffet meal in the middle of the desert and enjoy an astronomer-led stargazing tour of the southern sky. A more intimate and pricier small-group table d'hôte four-course dinner called Tali Wiru is also available for a maximum of 20 diners at a different vantage point.

In the center of the Yulara town center, this casual eatery has reasonably priced options, including affordable appetizers, salads, burgers, pastas, pizzas, and sweet treats. Open every day for lunch and dinner, it’s one of the most budget-friendly spots in Ayers Rock Resort.

Situated inside the Sails in the Desert hotel, Ilkari Restaurant serves specialties like lamb cutlets and kangaroo skewers at live cooking stations, giving you a sort of dinner-and-a-show experience compared to that of the usual hotel buffet. The buffet items change nightly and the decor reflects local legends with a Kuniya Dreaming mural covering the rear wall.

Kulata is a bit more than a grab-and-go café. This is where the trainees of the National Indigenous Training Academy take their first step in their hospitality career. You'd never guess the staff were just at the start of their careers though. Friendly and professional, serving coffee, fresh salads, and ready-made sandwiches which are perfect for a packed lunch for that day's adventures.

Order steaks, barramundi, emu sausages, crocodile tails, or kangaroo loins from the server, then cook it to your liking Aussie-style on large barbecues. This DIY-dining option and its adjacent bar with live music is one of the most popular in the resort, and with barbecue being practically a national sport here, it’s easy to see why.

A lovely spot for a late-afternoon cocktail or mocktail, this casual poolside bar at Sails in the Desert offers an all-day menu of light bites from 11 am to 7 pm. A variety of wines, beers, ciders, soft drinks, coffees, teas, and juices are also available.