THE PONDERING FROG

We offer all day breakfast, lunch, snacks and dinner. Try our famous seafood chowder, surf and turf hamburger, natural oysters, Devonshire teas with a super large scone, scrumptious pancake stacks, toasted sandwiches, fish and chips, nuggets, pies, salads and soups. We are licensed so you can sit and relax and enjoy a glass of wine or a beer with your meal.

Come in and try our famous handcrafted ice creams. You can ponder whether you have our famous chocolate coated ice cream, an ice cream sandwich or for a true indulgence, our berry sundae with home made raspberry or strawberry topping. We source most of our ingredients locally for a true taste of Tasmania and our menu varies according to supply.

Collette is the frog lady and has been collecting frogs for many years. Her pride and joy is The Pondering Frog: also known as “Tasmania’s Big Frog”. This frog was the inspiration for the name of the property. Children and adults alike love to have photos with the Pondering Frog and Collette’s collection of frogs or zoom down the frog slide. Sit on our deck and listen to the beautiful local banjo frogs on our property.

Visit us and enjoy our children’s playground catering to all ages, including a large frog slide. Our goats are very friendly and love to be patted while the alpaca keeps a watchful eye. If it’s rainng outside we also have an indoor play area with plenty of toys and boardgames for the bigger kids and adults alike.

We have an RV stopover area for fully self-contained RVs, caravans, motor homes, boats and buses to park. Payment via donation box. No bookings: first in best dressed. An ideal base to park up and enjoy the delights of the east coast and return for a warm meal in the evening.

As the gateway to Freycinet National Park (Wineglass Bay) we are becoming known as the place to go for a personalised itinerary to help you enjoy the gems of the East Coast and the Great Eastern Drive. Open 7 days all year, The Pondering Frog has something for everyone. Our mission is to supply high quality tourist information, service and products to the travelling public on the East Coast of Tasmania.

We have a huge range of Tasmanian gifts and souvenirs - while pondering the shelves you may see a frog you would like to buy as a gift! We sell a wide range of Tasmanian spirits, fruit wines and liqueurs and homemade jams, chutneys, pickles and toppings. You will also find local honey, peanut butter and fruit wines. Our range is continually expanding.

We are a must stop destination for tourist information, great meals and fabulous ice creams. There is ample seating both inside and outside either on the deck looking out to the river, in the garden overlooking the playground or in the covered veranda. We are wheelchair friendly and have a large restroom with disabled and baby change areas available for customer’s convenience. Some say we have the best toilet in Tasmania!