We take all allergens & dietaries seriously at Banksia.

Dive into each page to read more about how we handle them.

Gluten Free
Kosher
Lactose Free
Vegan / Vegetarian
Halal

Overall philosophy

If you don’t eat everything, you already know the drill — the anxious phone call before booking, the menu read twice, the "just a side salad" fallback when nothing feels safe.

We built Banksia so that call isn't necessary.

Every dish on our menu — from the wagyu to the barramundi to the lamb ribs — is built to address as many specific dietaries as possible. When we think of new dishes we say, how many people can this suit. When there is something that hit’s a dietary, we almost always build a fallback.

For example, we recently changed our Barrumundi to be served with a buerre blanc sauce - its beautiful but it has dairy. So we’ve also prepared roast capsicum this week as a fallback & well keep some for those people who can’t handle lactose.

Note: Every commercial restaurant we have seen has the same liability waiver. We make every endeavour to respect your choices, and ensure your safety, however please be aware that there is always a risk due to contaminants being contained in our kitchen.

A dinner scene with a glass of red wine, a plate of sliced steak with sauce, mashed potatoes, a bowl of meatballs, and a small dish of gravy, all on a wooden table with a fork and knife in the foreground.
A table set with a glass of white wine, a white bowl of tuna tartare topped with grapes and salmon roe, a fork, and a knife, with a sheer curtain in the background.
A dining scene showing a plate with grilled chicken breast, leafy greens, and mashed potatoes on a wooden table, a glass of white wine, a fork, and a knife, with a backdrop of gray walls and purple curtains.
A glass of white wine and a plate with cooked fish fillet garnished with greens on a wooden table, set against a background of a dark wall and pink curtains.

FRIENDS & FAMILY DINNERS

A NOTE FROM THE FOUNDER

THE SPREAD CONCEPT IS DESIGNED FOR BIG GROUPS WHO OFTEN HAVE DIETARIES.

As someone who’s wife has pretty clear dietaries, I’ve sat through countless dinners where we’d go somewhere that was picked for us, and my wife barely had an option. She hated it and for the best part of 20 years I’ve hated it.

When I opened Banksia, I wanted it to be a place for everyone. So when you come in a large group, you know everyone can come. You don’t have to worry about ‘the fussy one’ as my wife was termed.

Banksia is a place for everyone. Not for judgement.

I think it’s also worthwhile explaining the numbers here. I saw a stat that said 1 in 70 people are gluten free. Anecdotally I would think its higher. But then once we add in vegan, vegetarian, lactose free, etc etc, the overall chance that any one person has an allergen or a dietary is 30% according to the CSIRO. That obviously adds up pretty quickly so that on a table of 4, 6 or 8, its now super rare for there to be no dietaries.

We haven’t yet heard a request we couldn’t honour.

Cheers, Adam, Founder of Banksia

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