{"id":45896,"date":"2013-09-29T23:04:59","date_gmt":"2013-09-29T13:04:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=45896"},"modified":"2020-12-11T15:46:50","modified_gmt":"2020-12-11T05:46:50","slug":"have-a-party-or-smorgasbord-at-dimities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2013\/09\/29\/have-a-party-or-smorgasbord-at-dimities\/","title":{"rendered":"Have A Party (or Smorgasbord) At Dimities"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_45914\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45914\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/20130929dimities6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-45914\" title=\"Dimities Cottage\" src=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/20130929dimities6.jpg\" alt=\"Dimities Cottage\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/20130929dimities6.jpg 620w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/20130929dimities6-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-45914\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dimities Cottage is located straight across the road from the Wondai Regional Art Gallery and is surrounded by lush gardens<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/south-burnett-cherbourg-on-show.php\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-45010\" title=\"South Burnett and Cherbourg On Show\" src=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/sbonshow300x1502.gif\" alt=\"South Burnett and Cherbourg On Show\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><strong>September 29, 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dimities Cottage at Wondai is famous all over the South Burnett &#8211; and many other parts of south-east Queensland &#8211; for its smorgasbords.<\/p>\n<p>Bus tours regularly pull into Wondai to inspect this large, quirky Queenslander and fill hungry tummies at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>And locals are regular visitors, too.<\/p>\n<p>Why? Because there&#8217;s heaps of food, all cooked the old-style country way, and it&#8217;s fresh, hearty, healthy and ridiculously inexpensive.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, a meal out at Dimities is often cheaper than cooking at home. And there&#8217;s no washing up afterwards!<\/p>\n<p>During the <a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/south-burnett-cherbourg-on-show.php\"><strong>South Burnett and Cherbourg On Show<\/strong><\/a> long weekend, Dimities Cottage will be running two great tummy-fillers for guests: a Spring Garden Party from 2:00pm to 5:00pm on Saturday afternoon, October 5; and a Lunch In The Country Smorgasbord from noon to 2:00pm on Sunday, October 6.<\/p>\n<p>The Spring Garden Party is an a-la-carte affair where guests can order while they enjoy Dimities&#8217; great gardens, which are coming back to vibrant life after the long, often sub-zero nights of winter.<\/p>\n<p>You can enjoy anything from a Devonshire Tea to something more substantial, relax on the cottage&#8217;s verandahs and take in the air.<\/p>\n<p>And on Sunday, the $15 per head BYO smorgasbord will allow you to eat what you like &#8211; and as much as you like &#8211; from Dimities&#8217; wide range of delicious starters, mains and desserts.<\/p>\n<p>Visitors can also have a lot of fun on either day browsing through the cottage, which contains beautifully restored period furniture, original artworks and lots of unusual decorations, plus a great range of crafts and giftware and locally produced fresh honey, jams and condiments.<\/p>\n<p>Dimities is also located right across the street from the <a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2013\/09\/big-opening-night-coming-up-at-gallery\/\"><strong>Wondai Regional Art Gallery<\/strong><\/a> and right next to the newly restored 110-year-old Wondai Hotel.<\/p>\n<p>This makes it a perfect place to rest and recuperate if you go to inspect either (or both) of these wonderful places.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>You can find out more about Dimities Cottage <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dimities.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on their website<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>You can make a booking for the Spring Garden Party (optional) or the Lunch In The Country Smorgasbord (advisable) by phoning Dimities on (07) 4168-5744<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_45908\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45908\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/20130929dimities3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-45908\" title=\"Dimities Cottage\" src=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/20130929dimities3.jpg\" alt=\"Dimities Cottage\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/20130929dimities3.jpg 620w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/20130929dimities3-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-45908\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Good, wholesome food and lots of it &#8211; Dimities smorgasbords attract visitors from all over south-east Queensland<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_45909\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45909\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/20130929dimities4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-45909\" title=\"Dimities Cottage\" src=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/20130929dimities4.jpg\" alt=\"Dimities Cottage\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/20130929dimities4.jpg 620w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/20130929dimities4-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-45909\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The inside of Dimities Cottage is a wonderland of quirky, unusual and genuinely beautiful items &#8230; and always worth exploring<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps\/ms?msa=0&amp;msid=204931761143459536870.0004e7850fd4a814c98a7&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;t=m&amp;ll=-26.316998,151.873455&amp;spn=0.013464,0.027037&amp;z=15&amp;output=embed\" width=\"630\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dimities Cottage at Wondai is famous all over the South Burnett &#8211; and many parts of south-east Queensland &#8211; for its smorgasbords.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":45914,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[26],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.11 - 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