Father’s Day on the Gold Coast: Where you can treat dad to a high tea with a twist

A Gold Coast hotel is putting on a ‘high tea’ for Father’s Day – but it will be unlike any you’ve been to before.

Hit90.9 presenter Dan Anstey will be celebrating his first Father's Day this year with some of the food to be served at the QT Gold Coast’s ManTea — including a smoking chocolate cigar. Picture: Glenn Hampson.

WAGYU steak, whiskey and a smoking chocolate cigar – now that sounds like a high tea fathers can get behind.

QT Gold Coast is putting on a decadent “ManTea” spread for Father’s Day next weekend and Hit90.9’s Dan Anstey said he could not wait to get stuck into it.

“It’s a fun idea, because guys won’t actually take the time to organise stuff like that,” Mr Anstey said.

“If there’s not a game of sport on, they won’t get together, because they need that little safety blanket of being there to watch sport when really they’re there to be with each other and talk stuff out.”

Hit90.9 presenter Dan Anstey with some of the food he’ll be indulging in on September 1. Picture: Glenn Hampson.

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Mr Anstey’s said he owed his smooth transition into family life to his “unbelievable” wife Clare.

“The best thing about being a dad is seeing what kind of mum Clare has turned into. My life hasn’t changed as drastically as I thought it would because she is amazing.

“I feel guilty – it’s so easy on my end because for the first six months, the mums are so important. I always knew she’d be good at it.”

Tickets for QT Gold Coast’s ManTea start at $45 per person and includes a White Rabbit Dark Ale on arrival.

QT will also host a GrillFest at its Bazaar buffet restaurant on Father’s Day for $79.50 per person.

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