Gourmet Food & Produce
A genuine gourmet region — chocolate, cheese, olive oil, berries, honey and venison straight from the source, with tastings and farm gates often free to visit.
Food & Produce
Margaret River’s reputation runs well beyond the bottle. This is a genuine gourmet region, where chocolate, cheese, olive oil, berries, honey and venison come straight from the source. Many producers open their doors for tastings and farm-gate shopping — often free — making a delicious, family-friendly counterpoint to the cellar doors. Here’s where to graze your way around the region.
What to Taste
Chocolate & Ice Cream
The Margaret River Chocolate Company — free tastings and a café.
Cheese & Dairy
Local cheese makers with tastings and cellar-door shops.
Olive Oil & Honey
Extra-virgin olive oils, honey, fudge and preserves to sample.
Berries & Produce
Seasonal berries, stone fruit and fresh regional produce.
Produce Tips
- Many tastings are free — you pay for what you buy
- Great for families — chocolate, ice cream and berry farms
- Check seasons for berries and stone fruit
- Pair produce stops with a cellar door or brewery
- Let us weave it into a food & wine tour
Food & Produce — FAQ
What food and produce is Margaret River known for?
A gourmet roll-call — the Margaret River Chocolate Company, farmhouse cheese, olive oil, fresh berries and stone fruit, venison, honey, fudge and coffee roasters, plus the region’s wine, beer and cider. Many producers have farm-gate shops and tastings.
Can you visit producers and farm gates?
Yes — many welcome visitors with tastings and shops, from the chocolate factory to cheese makers, olive groves and providores. It’s a delicious, often free way to graze your way around the region.
Is the chocolate factory free?
Entry to the Margaret River Chocolate Company is typically free, with free samples and a shop and café — you pay for what you buy. Hours change, so check current details.
Is it good for families?
Very — the chocolate factory, ice cream, berry farms and honey stops are firm favourites with kids. See Margaret River with kids.
Can you do a food-focused day?
Easily — string together chocolate, cheese, olive oil and a providore lunch, or let us plan a food & wine tour that weaves produce with cellar doors.
Margaret River, Planned Around You
World-class cellar doors and surf, ancient caves, karri forests and the wild Cape-to-Cape coast — with the driving and bookings handled by the family that’s toured Australia since 1974.
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