Lobster Shack

Get a first hand look into the regions multi million dollar lobster industry by taking a tour of the LIVE lobster processing plant at Indian Ocean Rock Lobster. Follow the lobsters' journey from craypot to cooking pot. Your adventure begins with a video presentation on our boats, finding out how the elusive western rock lobster is captured in the wild and brought into shore. Once at our doors, you will see and smell your way through our newly refurbished factory on our overhead walkway where, you stand directly above 20 tonnes of live western rock lobster, this is a sight in itself. Here you can trace the lobsters journey from the sorting process to the live holidng lanes and then into the Live PackOut room where they are prepared for their journey to distinations all over the world. An audio guide is available, so take take the tour at your own pace and make sure you don't miss anything. Once you have finished your tour, why not find out waht all the fuss is about and taste our freshly steamed cooked Western Rock Lobster or any of our other seafood products. The tour is suitable for all ages. Our tours include an audio guide where you can opt to take your tour in English, Mandarin, Japanese, French, Italian, German, Korean or a special version just for the kids. The Movie theatre and retail shop are accessible by wheelchair or walking frame however the overhead viewing platform is not. The Merchandise shop and outside sitting area are open to the customers. Lobster Shack wins Bronze medal for Tourist Attraction and Excellence in Food Tourism at the 2013 Western Australian Tourism Awards!! Located on the beach front in Cervantes, just 17km from the famous “Pinnacles National Park”, the lobster processing factory offers the complete lobster experience from lobster pot to cooking pot!Based on the shores of the coral coast the Lobster Shack is a two hour coastal drive north of Perth, Western Australia. We are a family owned lobster processing operation that specialises in the elusive Western Rock Lobster. The Lobster Shack provides a close up encounter with the most valued single species fishery in Australia; the Western Rock Lobster. Jump on board our latest member of the family fishing fleet, the “Shack Attack.” The state of art lobster fishing vessel enables our visitors to experience a day in the life of a lobster fishermen. Once back at shore , see how the lobsters are processed in the factory and packaged up to be sent LIVE to destinations all over the world.