The Ghan - Cloverdale

Excellent food, good quality wine, exceptional service and, on the Ghan Expedition which is a four day three night journey an impressive range of excursions in Katherine, Alice Springs and Coober Pedy. Staff do everything possible to make the trip enjoyable and to help people mix. Single cabins are really capsules but adequate.Go Gold or Platinum class as everything is included and very well done.Plan to do the Indian Pacific rail trip now.

This restaurant offers an incredible rail rolling gourmet menu, featuring fresh fish from the North coast of Darwin and award-winning goat cheese from the South of Australia. The experience is unforgettable and truly a bucket-list adventure for any gourmet train enthusiast.

For train enthusiasts, this restaurant provides a top-notch experience! Our journey was originally set to begin in Adelaide, but due to a freight train accident the day before, we had to fly to Alice Springs instead. While it was unfortunate, it was not the fault of The Ghan. They refunded us for the portion of the trip we missed and treated us like royalty. We enjoyed complimentary drinks in the bar car, a fantastic dinner, and breakfast and lunch served on board. It was a great opportunity to meet other travelers as well. Our stop at Katherine Gorge allowed us to take a boat tour up the gorge, observing rock art and admiring the stunning scenery. Afterward, we boarded the train again and continued on to Darwin.

Has the atmosphere of a really diner, but for "real" food on a budget, it looked perfect. Unfortunately the curry was quite fatty and obviously used really low quality meat, and tragically also made us both quite ill for the rest of the night.

People seem to be reviewing the Ghan train journey, but this link refers to 'The Ghan' Restaurant in Perth. I used to go to it and get takeaways from it - nice food and I was disappointed when it closed down.