Review Hall Road Eatery - Gympie

We travelled on The Rattler yesterday. We thoroughly enjoyed our trip and lunch at the Rusty Rails Cafe on our return. We travelled through some beautiful scenery and enjoyed the quirks of steam train travel. The destination at Amamoor would be perfect for a picnic lunch. Would recommend the trip.

Beautiful train ride with views over valleys and rivers. Very interesting watching the locomotive turned on the pneumatically powered turntable at Amamoor. On train staff/volunteers were friendly and professional.

We travelled on the Mary Rattler on Sunday and chose the Gold Class experience. The trip was fantastic with the wind gently blowing though the train windows as we journeyed through the countryside. The sound of the train and smell of the coal was really cool.. We had a cheese and nibble platter and a glass of bubbles as part of the package. Our host Marilyn was fabulous, chatted to us and ensured we had a great time. Definately recommend.

Thoroughly recommend this trip with delicious tasting food on board and a great lunch afterwards. Great train trip, beautiful scenery from this lovely old train. Great commentary from staff on the train. Got back to station and our tables with our names on them were waiting for us. Excellent meal and dessert for afters with a choice of cider wine or beer. Interesting museum there to look around.

Went on the Mary Valley rattler with my kids today. Was the best day we have had thanks to the very friendly and polite staff. The whole experience was brilliant. Highly recommend.

Truly a wonderful experience. You won't be disappointed. I booked a first class trip for my parents and I. They suggested we arrive at the station by 9:15, I think that's an hour before the train departs. But I'm very glad they did because it gave us time to grab coffee from the Rusty Rails Cafe, watch as the engine pulled into the station, and even have a quick chat with one of the engineers. There's a lot to experience before the journey even starts, so give yourself plenty of time and don't make the mistake of arriving just in time to board. The first class experience was wonderful. We had cheese platters on arrival and we had our choice of drink. Thankfully, the heritage experience didn't extend to the bar service, and there was EFTPOS available to purchase a couple more 😅🍸 I don't want to spoil too much about the journey but it's a delightful day trip, educational, interesting, and very relaxing. The team at the Mary Valley Rattler do extraordinary work, and I can't recommend this experience enough.

Loved it, all the staff and volunteers do a fabulous job, they're happy to answer questions, they're all totally devoted and informative. We had a fantastic day. Highly recommended, fabulous experience!

We were able to take our dogs with us and had a separate cabin to ourselves. The station at Gympie is beautifully preserved and the staff are so happy and informative you can tell they love working there. Have a yummy coffee or a bite to eat at the cafe before riding the train through to Amaroo where you can get off and watch the loco on the turntable and buy crafts from the market stalls. Gorgeous country side to look at the whole way. Really enjoyed our day.