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Outback Steakhouse is a US-based themed restaurant chain with locations all over the world using the Australian outback as the theme. The restaurants are decorated with Australian icons such as boomerangs, pictures of kangaroos, koalas etc. To further show their dedication to the theme, the items on the menu are accompanied by animals, things, or places found in Australia. For example, the Ayers Rock Strip and Kookaburra Wings, to name a few. During Christmas season, some restaurants hang their Christmas trees upside down from the ceiling to emphasize their origin from "the land down under".
Not surprisingly, Outback Steakhouse serves the Australian beer brand Foster's Beer.
By and large, the food is not authentically Australian, being based more on American cuisine. Many of the menu items would puzzle an Australian, as they are not commonly found in that country.
There is a franchise of Outback Steakhouse in Sydney, with a decor and menu almost identical to other branches around the world. Somewhat ironically, it provides locals with the opportunity to sample American cuisine not otherwise easily available in Australia.
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