EXHIBIT 23.1
 
                 [LETTERHEAD OF HORWATH CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS]
 
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
 
The Board of Directors
Barbeques Galore Limited
327 Chisholm Road
AUBURN NSW 2144
 
FORM F-1 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1993
 
We consent to the use in the above document of our audit report dated August 8,
1997 on the consolidated financial statements of Barbeques Galore Limited and
subsidiaries incorporating consolidated balance sheets as of 30 June 1996 and
30 June, 1995 and consolidated statements of operations, shareholders' equity
and cashflows for the years ended 30 June 1996, 30 June 1995 and 30 June 1994.
We further consent to the reference to our firm as "Horwath Sydney Partnership"
under the headings "Selected Consolidated Financial Data" and "Experts" in the
document.
 
/s/ Horwath Sydney Partnership
 
HORWATH
SYDNEY PARTNERSHIP
 
/s/ Michael Stibbard
 
MICHAEL STIBBARD
Partner
 
October 6, 1997
Sydney, Australia