New Year’s Eve at InterContinental Sanctuary Cove

New Year’s Eve Seafood Buffet Dinner
If you’d like to see out 2024 well fed, InterContinental Sanctuary Cove is the place to be. Executive chef Hamish Watt and his culinary team have curated a delectable journey for the special New Year’s Eve buffet, showcasing the finest seasonal produce and locally sourced seafood. The exquisite seafood selection embraces the spirit of the season, featuring the likes of fresh Mooloolaba prawns, gin-and-beetroot-cured Tasmanian salmon, an array of expertly sliced sashimi, whole barramundi with pickled fennel, and steamed Port Arlington mussels with chilli, garlic and tomato passata. Alongside your seafood feast you can enjoy antipasto like prosciutto with melon and woodfired cherry tomatoes, seasonal salads, and hot dishes such as porchetta with caramelised apple sauce, slow-roasted Milly Hill leg of lamb with salt bush, and garlic and herb roasted beef with Yorkshire pudding. The buffet will also feature mouth-watering sides and condiments, as well as a selection of decadent desserts, including a grazing chocolate and stone fruit table, ice-cream trolley and cannoli station. Adults can enjoy the festive buffet for $229 per person, children aged 5–12 for $99 per person and those under 4 complimentary with a paying adult. Beverages are available to purchase on consumption. Head here to book now.

New Year’s Eve Degustation Dinner
The Fireplace is hosting its inaugural six-course New Year’s Eve Degustation dinner, showcasing its signature woodfired fare. The evening promises a remarkable journey through flavours and textures, carefully curated to celebrate the turning of the year. Each course will spotlight the meticulous skill of the culinary team and celebrate the art of woodfired cooking. This all-inclusive fine-dining experience will feature canapes such as oysters adorned with bloody shiraz gin pearls and pulled beef creme fraiche brioche, followed by citrus-cured kingfish, Skull Island tiger prawn crostini, beef tenderloin and saltbush-crusted lamb rump, and a milk-chocolate cremeux with salted-caramel coffee sauce for dessert. Each course will be paired with a premium beverage offering, bookended by a glass of Taittinger champagne on arrival and a jaffa espresso martini, served table side, with dessert. Shortly before midnight, you’ll be ushered away to the fountain terrace to enjoy the resort’s countdown festivities. Reservations to this extraordinary experience are from 5:30 pm, with limited seats available at $309 per person. Head here to reserve your seat.