Rupert & Hound
Highlights
- Savour signature seafood dishes crafted from premium local produce for a fresh and vibrant dining experience.
- Enjoy a lively atmosphere complemented by a carefully curated beverage selection, perfect for any occasion.
- Relax in a family-friendly setting with a dedicated children's menu, ensuring everyone feels welcome and satisfied.
- Indulge in gluten-free friendly options that cater to dietary requirements, making dining accessible for all guests.
Rupert & Hound is a vibrant, relaxed restaurant located in the Launceston Seaport precinct, offering bold flavours, warm hospitality and a strong seafood focus. The menu is modern and approachable, built around quality local produce, premium meats and seasonal ingredients, all prepared with care and personality.
Guests can enjoy a diverse range of seafood dishes alongside pastas, mains and well-loved classics, designed to suit both casual dining and special occasions. Rupert & Hound is proudly gluten-free friendly, with many menu options available and dietary requirements welcomed and catered for thoughtfully.
Families are warmly welcomed, with a dedicated children’s menu available, making Rupert & Hound an easy choice for relaxed lunches, early dinners and family celebrations.
The restaurant is also known for its lively atmosphere and carefully created beverage offering, including a selection of cocktails, wines and local favourites to complement the menu.
Rupert & Hound is open Wednesday to Sunday from 11.30am for all-day dining, with the dinner menu available from 5pm. Reservations are recommended, particularly on weekends and during peak periods. There is no Sunday surcharge.
Whether you are a local or visiting Launceston, Rupert & Hound offers an enjoyable dining experience centered on great food, genuine hospitality and a welcoming, energetic setting that keeps guests coming back.
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Features
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.
- Employs people with disabilities.
- Staff are trained in disability awareness.
- Accessibility information and photos, including of a bathroom, room and/or floor plan on their website (can be emailed on request).
- Asks all visitors if there are any specific needs to be met.
- Website meets <a href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/wcag/" target="_blank">WCAG 2.0</a> accessibility standards
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)
- Uses Plain English / easy read signage and information (includes menus and emergency information)
Vision
Caters for people who are blind or have vision loss.
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
- Grab rails in the bathroom
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
- An accessible public toilet which is unlocked.
- A wheelchair accessible toilet / shower and change room is available.
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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