Melbourne Cup Day

The Melbourne Cup is practically a national holiday at this point, so forget the dodgy afternoon tea party in the work sock cupboard, indulge in a little bit of mid-week debauchery and celebrate the race that stops the nation in style.

From long lunches to four hours of power, sipping as much of the dry French stuff as we can, Brisbane has a LOT to offer for Melbourne Cup day celebrations.

Fear not, we have compiled an article that will help you with the real decision (value for money to booze ratio) along with all the extra trimmings.

If a slow afternoon of mulling over four courses sounds like your soiree, The Boatshed has you covered, for the full works including live entertainment and charity sweepstakes Blackbird Bar & Grill is the place to be seen, for the five-hour drinks package Isle Lane is sure to see you floating through the rest of the afternoon in hazy champagne dream.

We bet either way, your day will be onto a winner with any of these Melbourne Cup wine and dine options!