Sumthin' Tastee

Sumthin' Tastee sits on Broadbent Terrace in Whyalla Norrie, directly beside the Whyalla Wetlands, and its best table comes with a wetlands view. It runs Wednesday to Sunday from 8am, closing at 5pm most days with a later 8pm finish on Friday, and it stays shut Monday and Tuesday. The kitchen leans coastal: seafood baskets, fish and chips, and squid done several ways including the squid wrap that gets its own following, with a bacon and egg roll anchoring the breakfast end of the menu.

Reviewers on TripAdvisor and Facebook report dogs in the open-air outdoor seating beside the wetlands walking paths, so the dog-friendly setup here is a well-established practice rather than a written venue policy. That framing matters: the outdoor tables sit in easy reach of the wetlands paths, which makes it the natural end point for a walk along the water, but owners arriving with anything beyond a settled, leashed dog should expect outdoor seating only and call ahead if in doubt. The open-air format and the waterside position do most of the work.

Worth knowing

The Monday and Tuesday closure catches travelers, since Whyalla itineraries do not always line up with the schedule; Wednesday to Friday lunch is the reliable window, and Friday nights run until 8pm. Portions run large by most accounts, so the seafood basket is a shared-table candidate as often as a solo order. Parking along Broadbent Terrace is easy, and the wetlands circuit out front turns any meal into a two-part outing without needing to move the car.

Make a day of it

For other calls in the same pocket, Route 66 Diner is the alternative cafe nearby, and the Whyalla Fenced Dog Park is the off-leash option for the run before lunch. The Whyalla Norrie guide and the SA cafe list fill out the rest of the Eyre Peninsula picture.