In my house we don’t eat McDonald's, KFC, Hungry Jack's, Red Rooster, Subway or any of the other fast food giants that litter this country’s major highways. This makes road trips a little more complicated, because while it's easier to acquiesce and eat junk, I try to hunt down real food (and no, I don’t mean Oliver’s Real Food). What makes me happiest is finding a small regional gem like The Laneway Cafe in the tiny coastal town of Iluka...
Set at the mouth of the Clarence River, Iluka is home to just under 2000 people. It’s a 36 kilometre round trip to The Laneway Cafe for lunch, but it's well worth the effort. While it doesn’t look like much from the front, the narrow laneway opens up into a relaxed, covered garden setting. For owners Aaron Moon and ...read more
