Sanctuary Restaurant
An Unmissable Celebration of Native Australian Flavour
Sanctuary Restaurant returns to WOMADelaide for its third year with a renewed celebration of native Australian ingredients, bold seasonal cooking, and a premium pop-up experience set above the Adelaide Zoo. This exclusive festival dining destination offers a place to pause, connect, and savour a shared menu where contemporary technique meets the richness of Australia’s native pantry.
Curated by the Blanco Horner Hospitality Group — the team behind Restaurant Botanic and Botanic Lodge — Australia’s Native Table invites guests to slow down and savour a thoughtfully crafted set menu featuring the finest local produce. Designed for a seamless dining experience, the menu caters to all dietary preferences, with vegetarian/ vegan, gluten-free, nut-free, and pescatarian options available.
This year’s menu is bold, balanced, and distinctly seasonal. Guests will begin with sourdough and caramelised onion butter, warm olives with fried saltbush, and vibrant starters like torched prawn with lemon myrtle apple, or pickled pumpkin with goat’s cheese and pepita salsa. Shared mains include wattle seed lamb and roasted chicken with fermented poblano butter, served alongside garden-inspired sides. To finish: a stunning Davidson plum chocolate marquise with crème fraîche and pepperberry strawberries.
Whether you're seeking a relaxed lunch away from the crowds or a special moment of calm in the midst of the music, Sanctuary invites you to sit down, slow down, and savour the moment.
Bookings
Bookings are essential, as space is limited.
To secure a table simply click on the button below and follow the prompts. Vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options can be fully catered for, please note your dietary requirements when booking.
$79pp for food only. A curated selection of beers, wines, and cocktails will be available for purchase on the day.
Please note you must also have a ticket to WOMADelaide on the day of your booking to dine at the Sanctuary Restaurant.
Corporate Packages
Host guests in style at The Sanctuary, before enjoying WOMADelaide in the park. Discounted ticketing is available for corporate groups of 10+ tickets.
To book The Sanctuary, Book Here.
We recommend checking availability with The Sanctuary prior to booking WOMADelaide tickets.
Contact The Sanctuary at sanctuary@blancohorner.com.au to place a provisional booking for your group at the restaurant.
Contact WOMADelaide at tickets@womadelaide.com.au to book or hold the number of Festival tickets you need.
For corporate ticketing queries, email: tickets@womadelaide.com.au
Frequently Asked Questions
Bookings are 90 mins long.
The cost for the public to book a seat will be $79 per person, which will be the cost of a full meal for per person including 2 course shared entrees on arrival, shared main platters of 2 selection meats, vegetables, salad, bread, and dessert. Portion sizes and course compositions are adjusted in the dietary menus to suit the number of guests with specific requirements. A curated selection of beers, wines, and cocktails will be available for purchase on the day.
If you need to make any changes to your booking please reach out to sanctuary@blancohorner.com.au.
Order your ticket online for the same session as your friend and make a note to be seated next to them. If you can include their booking number would be great. Alternatively, send an email to coordinate seating arrangements — sanctuary@blancohorner.com.au.
Yes! Groups of 20 + should reach out to sanctuary@blancohorner.com.au.
Children are welcome, but the menu is the same for all guests with no difference in price.
While the final list is still to be confirmed there will be a selection of beers, wines, sparkling, spirits, and cocktails from the beverage sponsors of WOMADelaide.
Vegetarian, vegan, nut-free and gluten-free options can be fully catered for, please note your dietary requirements when booking.
While we make best efforts to cater for dietary requirements and food allergies, we cannot guarantee that any of our products are 100% free of contamination for people with specific allergies.
Yes, you must have a valid WOMADelaide ticket for each person as the restaurant is part of WOMADelaide. No entry will be allowed without a valid WOMADelaide ticket and no refunds can be provided on bookings.