51 Father's Day recipes: brunch through to dessert

What does Dad want for Father’s Day? Power drills aren’t edible, so he’ll have to settle for a feast made by his nearest and dearest. If you’re wondering what recipes make for a good menu for Father’s Day, you’ve come to the right place.

From breakfast and brunch through to Father’s Day dinner ideas and popular desserts, these Father’s Day recipes will satisfy dads across the country. Cocktails? You bet we have them too. So, forgo the Father’s Day gift this year and cook up a meal Dad won’t forget.

Here are our best Father’s Day recipes.

Gregory Llewellyn’s waffles

Gregory Llewellyn’s waffles

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Traditional Christmas pudding with Pedro Ximénez and brown sugar and fig ice-cream

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Heirloom tomatoes and peaches with white bean and hazelnut tarator

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A white plate with fried corn fritters and roasted cherry tomatoes, garnished with chopped and whole shallots. — Photo: John Paul Urizar

Corn and buttermilk fritters

Corn and buttermilk fritters

Curtis Stone’s Liège-style waffles with rhubarb-vanilla jam

Curtis Stone’s Liège-style waffles with rhubarb-vanilla jam

French toast

French toast

A green frying pan holding a mixture of fried eggs and tomato, topped with crumbled feta and chopped green herbs. — Photo: William Meppem

Shakshuka

Shakshuka

Sunda’s buttermilk fried chicken with waffles

Sunda’s buttermilk fried chicken with waffles

The essential guide to making fluffy pancakes

The essential guide to making fluffy pancakes

How to make crumpets from scratch

How to make crumpets from scratch

Sean Moran’s mushrooms on toast

Sean Moran’s mushrooms on toast

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Chocolate, tahini and pear pancakes

Chocolate, tahini and pear pancakes

Proud Mary Café’s crab and potato omelette, kasundi, herbed crème fraiche

Proud Mary Café’s crab and potato omelette, kasundi, herbed crème fraiche

Tony Tan’s golden rules to making chicken satay

Tony Tan’s golden rules to making chicken satay

Zucchini and haloumi skewers with mint dressing

Zucchini and haloumi skewers with mint dressing

Liberté’s garlic prawns with chilli and Thai basil

Liberté’s garlic prawns with chilli and Thai basil

Roast lamb rack with braised silverbeet, fennel and macadamia pesto

Roast lamb rack with braised silverbeet, fennel and macadamia pesto

Pinbone’s rib-eye steak with chilli sauce

Pinbone’s rib-eye steak with chilli sauce

Potato salad with goat’s cheese

Potato salad with goat’s cheese

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Al Dente’s tortellini cacio e pepe

Al Dente’s tortellini cacio e pepe

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Nik Hill’s cauliflower cheese tart

Nik Hill’s cauliflower cheese tart

Sunda’s lamb ma po tofu with green beans

Sunda’s lamb ma po tofu with green beans

Proscuitto-wrapped chicken with fig and goat’s cheese stuffing

Proscuitto-wrapped chicken with fig and goat’s cheese stuffing

Bianca Johnston’s crispy chicken and rice

Bianca Johnston’s crispy chicken and rice

A bowl of curry laksa, with noodles, sliced fried tofu, a halved hard-boiled egg and a sprig of mint, with a pair of black chopsticks laid on top of the bowl. — Photo: Alicia Taylor

Junda Khoo’s curry laksa (laksa lemak)

Junda Khoo’s curry laksa (laksa lemak)

Chaco Bar’s chicken wing “gyoza”

Chaco Bar’s chicken wing “gyoza”

Pork donburi

Pork donburi

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Eggplant parmigiana

Eggplant parmigiana

Carne asada tacos with arbol chilli salsa

Carne asada tacos with arbol chilli salsa

Overhead shot of grilled eggplant slices, finely chopped tomato, pomegranate seeds and olive oil on a round white plate. — Photo: William Meppem

Jacqui Challinor’s smoked eggplant and pomegranate salad

Jacqui Challinor’s smoked eggplant and pomegranate salad

Whole roasted cauliflower with miso-almond cream

Whole roasted cauliflower with miso-almond cream

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Watch: Michael Rantissi makes falafel

Adam Wolfers’ carrot schnitzel

Adam Wolfers’ carrot schnitzel

Triple-cheese pot pies with braised greens

Triple-cheese pot pies with braised greens

Sean Moran’s pork belly roasted with fennel, radicchio and figs

Sean Moran’s pork belly roasted with fennel, radicchio and figs

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Goat’s cheese and potato salad

Goat’s cheese and potato salad

Pasi Petänen’s potato dumplings with XO trout

Pasi Petänen’s potato dumplings with XO trout

Passionfruit and almond cake with honey-roasted pineapple

Passionfruit and almond cake with honey-roasted pineapple

Sean Moran’s goat’s curd, pistachio and blackberry cheesecake

Sean Moran’s goat’s curd, pistachio and blackberry cheesecake

Mat Lindsay’s guide to making a Basque cheesecake

Mat Lindsay’s guide to making a Basque cheesecake

Pinbone’s hazelnut tiramisù

Pinbone’s hazelnut tiramisù

White chocolate and raspberry ice-cream choux stack

White chocolate and raspberry ice-cream choux stack

Jordan Toft’s mandarin and yoghurt frozen slice

Jordan Toft’s mandarin and yoghurt frozen slice

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Cutler & Co’s apple terrine with burnt-butter ice-cream, oat crumb and butterscotch sauce

Cutler & Co’s apple terrine with burnt-butter ice-cream, oat crumb and butterscotch sauce

Curtis Stone’s yoghurt panna cotta with strawberries and rosewater

Curtis Stone’s yoghurt panna cotta with strawberries and rosewater

Ornamental glass bowl on a stand holding a trifle topped with whipped cream, banana chips and vanilla bean pods — Photo: Benito Martin

Nik Hill’s banoffee trifle

Nik Hill’s banoffee trifle

Pink, green, yellow and purple mochi-covered ice-cream on a bright yellow background — Photo: James Moffatt

Yoko Dining’s mochi ice-cream

Yoko Dining’s mochi ice-cream

Negroni

Negroni

Tall wine glass filled with a brown-coloured spirit, ice, orange slices and red berries. Small plate of mint leaves is placed to the side. — Photo: Ben Dearnley

Cynar Spritz

Cynar Spritz

Old Fashioned

Old Fashioned

The Hardware Club’s Spritz Veneziano

The Hardware Club’s Spritz Veneziano

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Gimlet

Gimlet

Three crystal glass cups filled with shaved ice, topped with hollowed-out orange halves filled with orange granita. — Photo: Benito Martin

Ciao Papi’s Campari and orange granita

Ciao Papi’s Campari and orange granita

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