We don’t encourage guests to hang around, or “cocoon”, in the lodge. Frankly, they get in the way of housekeeping and lunch set-up. Instead, we push guests out after breakfast to get some exercise. They’ll climb 400 vertical metres to Goat House on Mt Lidgbird for a stunning view of Lord Howe, or they’ll swim along Lagoon Beach for a coffee at Anchorage. Some will snorkel at Neds and see amazing coral just 10 metres off the beach, or dive on the southernmost barrier reef in the world with reef sharks and turtles. We don’t care what they do, so long as they burn some calories.
When they return for lunch, they are offered a light but delicious lunch which changes daily. It could be a one-dish salad, like our spice-roasted cauliflower salad with almonds, sultanas and mint, topped with roast chicken or pumpkin. Or maybe our radicchio salad with apple, candied walnuts and goat’s cheese, paired with pan fried trevally or tofu. The more substantial options may include our house paella, cooked on the grill by our chefs, or our spanner-crab bhajis with green-mango chutney.
