The Precinct Tavern
Highlights
- Savour modern pub grub made from fresh local ingredients while enjoying the refreshing waterfront breezes.
- Relax in the warm atmosphere beneath the Adina Vibe at Darwin Waterfront, just metres from the wave pool.
- Enjoy a selection of 46 craft beers and ciders on tap, perfect for unwinding after a long day.
- Gather with friends for live music and entertainment, creating a fun and vibrant experience every night.
Sit back, relax and enjoy the Waterfront breezes as you settle in for a session of modern pub grub and a selection of 46 craft beers and ciders on tap.
With a range of hospitality experiences on offer from relaxing with a beer, sipping bubbly to enjoying modern pub food or dancing the night away. The Precinct’s warm and friendly atmosphere has something for everyone’s taste. Located beneath the Adina Vibe at the Darwin Waterfront, only metres from the wave pool and the Darwin Convention Centre, The venue is the perfect place for locals and tourists alike to drop in.
The Precinct offers a choice of three bars and provides you with a fresh destination for modern pub food which is served in healthy proportions using the freshest of local ingredients. They have 46 taps of your favourite beers, craft beers and ciders, quality wines, cocktails, plentiful outdoor seating, live music, beer tastings, large screens to watch sports, promotions and events, you are sure to have a good time.
The atmosphere is relaxed, comfortable and fun. Open seven days, group bookings and functions welcome.
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Accreditations
- Hospitality NT
- NT – Tourism Top End
Features
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Actively welcomes people with access needs.
General access
- Offers multiple options for booking – web, email, phone is available.
- Offers a range of contact methods for receiving complaints.
- Companion Cards are accepted.
- Staff are trained in disability awareness.
Communication
Welcomes and assists people who have challenges with learning, communication, understanding and behaviour. (includes people with autism, intellectual disability, Down syndrome, acquired brain injury (ABI), dyslexia and dementia)
- Staff are trained in communicating with people with learning or behavioural challenges.
- Uses Plain English / easy read signage and information (includes menus and emergency information)
- A quiet space is available at the venue/ facility.
Hearing
Caters for people who are deaf or have hearing loss.
- Staff are trained in communicating with people who are deaf or have hearing loss.
- A low noise reception areas with hearing loss friendly acoustics and adequate lighting for viewing facial expressions (includes common areas which are free of background noise, background music) is available.
Physical – Mobility
Caters for people with sufficient mobility to climb a few steps but who would benefit from fixtures to aid balance. (This includes people using walking frames and mobility aids)
- Uses floors/coverings which are slip resistant, firm and smooth
- Uses non-slip tiles in the bathroom or slip resistant matting
- Grab rails in the bathroom
- Seating in common areas including reception area
Physical – Wheelchair
Caters for people who use a wheelchair.
- Step free outdoor pathways (includes picnic areas, barbecues and shelters)
- A step free main entrance to the building and/or reception area (includes ramps or slopes with a maximum gradient of 1:14, otherwise are too steep for wheelchairs)
- Step free access to restaurant, lounge and bar
- Step free access to the conference or function room
- Accessible seating areas in theatrette
- Doorways which are easy to open and have lever handles (doorways 850mm or wider when open and not heavy).
- An accessible public toilet which is unlocked.
- A wheelchair accessible toilet / shower and change room is available.
- Wheelchair accessible picnic tables (picnic tables require 720mm knee clearance and 800mm maximum height).
Allergies and intolerances
Caters for people with allergies and intolerances.
- Modify their cooking and cleaning practices to cater for people with food allergies or chemical intolerances (could include menus with meals free from: nuts, dairy, seafood, eggs, gluten etc).
- Staff are trained to respond to allergic reactions.
- Complies with The Food Authority requirements for allergy management in food preparation.
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