The Vegan Menu Even Meat-Lovers Are Booking on the Gold Coast

Every host has one guest who insists they will just have a side salad. Chef Chloe Martin has built her entire career on proving that guest wrong, and on the Gold Coast, word is spreading fast.

Vegan food has come a long way from the token option on the menu. Cooked with real technique, plant based dining can be rich, layered and satisfying enough to hold its own at a special occasion. If you are hosting a mixed table, this is the menu that keeps everyone happy.

The menu that changes minds

Chloe's tasting menus are not built as the vegetarian option tacked onto a meat heavy night. They are the main event: seasonal plant based bites, a vegetable forward gourmet centrepiece, and a raw dessert that regularly out shines the rest of the table.

How she gets so much flavour without meat or dairy

• Slow roasting and charring vegetables the way a steakhouse treats a cut of beef, for deep, caramelised flavour.

• House made cashew cheeses and nut based sauces built with the same technique as a French kitchen's classics.

• Sourcing straight from Gold Coast hinterland growers, so the menu changes with what is actually in season.

The real test: converting skeptics

Chloe's favourite moment of any booking is the guest who arrived certain they would be hungry by dessert, and leaves asking for the recipe. It happens at almost every table.

Hosting a mixed table

If only one or two of your guests are vegan, you can still book a fully plant based menu for the whole table. It removes any awkwardness about who gets a different plate, and it is often the dish people talk about most the next day. You can also mention gluten free or other dietary needs at booking so the menu is built around them.

Common questions

Can other dietary needs be catered for? Yes. Every menu can be adjusted for allergies, intolerances and preferences when you book.

Is it more expensive than a regular menu? Plant based and casual menus tend to sit at the more accessible end of our price range, while premium proteins such as wagyu and lobster push a menu higher. Exact per guest pricing is on each chef's page.

See and taste it for yourself

Book Chloe's Green Gourmet Tasting, Farm to Table Vegan Feast, or a fully custom menu on the Chef Coast team page, and find out why even the most committed carnivores are asking for seconds. Curious about pricing first? See our private chef price guide.