Darwin City · DarwinVerified ✓
Steakhouse
Tim's Surf & Turf
Tropical courtyard steak and seafood restaurant open since 1994, char-grilling cuts from Wagyu rump to T-bone and eye fillet.
BeefWagyu, MB6+
Price$$
Australia · City guide
Best steakhouses & butchers in Darwin
Top End cattle country and the gateway for live cattle exports. 8 steakhouses and 5 butchers and suppliers listed, updated 2026-10-04.
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Steakhouses in Darwin
Darwin Waterfront · DarwinVerified ✓
Steakhouse
Beef & Bar
Waterfront steakhouse led by NT hospitality operator Jaswinder 'Jazz' Walia, serving cuts from a 250g eye fillet to a 500g rib eye with cafe de Paris butter.
BeefNot listed
Price$$$
Darwin City (Mitchell Street) · DarwinVerified ✓
Steakhouse
Hotel Darwin Steakhouse
Steakhouse, beer garden and sports bar at the Hotel Darwin pub, serving cuts supplied by Malone's Butchery including a 20-day dry-aged grass-fed rib eye.
Dry-aged
BeefGrass-fed
Price$$
Darwin City · DarwinVerified ✓
Steakhouse
The Cavenagh Hotel
Historic pub first licensed in 1932 whose bistro hand-cuts steaks daily, including a rib on the bone grain-fed for over 100 days in Gympie, Queensland.
BeefGrain-fed (100+ days)
Price$$$
Darwin City (Mitchell Street) · DarwinVerified ✓
Steakhouse
Lizards Bar and Restaurant
Mitchell Street bar and restaurant best known for its long-running Wednesday steak night serving grass-fed rump cap with salad and fries.
BeefGreat Southern grass-fed
PriceNot listed
Leanyer · DarwinVerified ✓
Steakhouse
Bill's Bar & Grill
Bar and grill at the Hibiscus Tavern, formerly Dolly's Bar, reopened after a $2 million refit; it qualifies as a grill whose steaks (rump, scotch fillet, rib eye on the…
BeefNot listed
PriceNot listed
Darwin Waterfront · DarwinVerified ✓
Steakhouse
Wharf One Food & Wine
Waterfront restaurant on the Darwin lagoon built around a wood grill, with scotch fillet and sirloin among its signature plates.
BeefNot listed
PriceNot listed
East Point · DarwinVerified ✓
Steakhouse
Pee Wee's at the Point
Upmarket harbourside restaurant in the East Point Reserve, picked by Time Out as Darwin's special-occasion steak with a crusted grass-fed eye fillet.
BeefGrass-fed
PriceNot listed
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Butchers & beef suppliers in Darwin
Casuarina · DarwinVerified ✓
Butcher & supplier · Retail · Wholesale
Malone's Butchery Casuarina
Local butcher selling beef, lamb, pork and chicken with online ordering, pickup and local delivery; also supplies steaks to the Hotel Darwin steakhouse.
Ships / deliversWholesale
BeefNot listed
PriceNot listed
Nightcliff · DarwinVerified ✓
Butcher & supplier
Dobbie's Butchery
Family-owned butcher in the Nightcliff Shopping Centre with in-store and online ordering, known locally for T-bones and beef rib-eye racks.
Ships / delivers
BeefNot listed
PriceNot listed
Parap · DarwinVerified ✓
Butcher & supplier
Lakim Butcher
Small family-run butcher in Parap selling prime beef cuts including Wagyu, along with lamb and house-made sausages.
BeefWagyu
PriceNot listed
Coolalinga · DarwinVerified ✓
Butcher & supplier
Beta Butchers
Butcher in Coolalinga on Darwin's rural fringe offering beef, buffalo, crocodile and kangaroo, cut to order and delivered across the Darwin region.
Ships / deliversCustom cuts
BeefNot listed
PriceNot listed
Coconut Grove · DarwinVerified ✓
Butcher & supplier · Retail · Wholesale
Prime Meats NT
Locally owned butcher and meat wholesaler in Coconut Grove with in-house butchers preparing beef, lamb, pork and poultry for retail and trade customers.
WholesaleCustom cuts
BeefNot listed
PriceNot listed
Local tips
Buying beef in Australia
Days on grain
100, 150 or 300+ days on grain means progressively richer, more marbled beef.
Cut names
Scotch fillet is ribeye, eye fillet is tenderloin, and sirloin or porterhouse is the strip loin.
MSA
MSA-graded beef is rated for tenderness and juiciness by cut and cooking method.