my wife and i went here with an old friend for lunch and indulged in the 3 course option whois very reasonably priced.My chicken terrine starter was a bit gristly.But the slow cooked lamb shoulder was extremely tender and generous.I was advised the peach melbas...were divine.My cheese plate finisher was modest but sufficient.With plenty of parking this was a lovely place for lunchMore

We had lunch here following a tour of Dame Nellie Melba's cottage. The food was outstanding, I had the slow cooked beef - you didn't need a knife to eat it. My wife had the barramundi - sensational!! Wines were matched to each course, and...the whole experience including the attentive but not intrusive wait staff was simply outstanding and should not be missed. All food very reasonably priced for the quality.More

We have been coming to Coombe Yarra Valley for the past year for their Premium High Tea. Without a doubt, this is my favourite place to enjoy a relaxing high tea. The service is excellent and the food is delicious. The staff are always attentive...which makes dining there a pleasure. Would highly recommend it. We are there again for High Tea this Sunday.More

If this was in the city in a smaller space it would be fine dining. Great service, outstanding food and matched home vineyard wines. $75 for a two course meal of this calibre is great value. Put it on the to do list for the...Yarra Valley.More

Very poor experience, booked online for the Devonshire tea and garden walk, showed up and they advised that the garden was closed and that they “didn’t realise we’d booked the garden tour as they don’t check bookings until the day”! Totally understand that things close/cancel...BUT to travel all that way after having booked and not be told in advance not to come was completely ridiculous! As you’d expect, we did not stay for the Devonshire tea portion! Will not return, much better places for service and morning tea that will actually honour/respond to bookings made on their website!More

We went to Coombe for lunch on a Saturday to celebrate our anniversary. The Maître D gave us a warm welcome, wished us a happy anniversary and brought us a complimentary glass of champagne to start. We opted for the three courses for $80 (or...it’s $70 for two courses) and extra for the wine pairing. The food was heavenly and the wine was beautiful. We will definitely return. The service was friendly and attentive. The ceiling in the restaurant is magnificent and it is acoustically treated, so quiet considering the restaurant was full and the floor is concrete.More

Nice food and wine. Sat at a table near the window. My sister who lives in Melbourne always wanted to go. She wasn’t disappointed

My husband and I visited here recently, we enjoyed our visit. Was interesting learning about and seeing the home of the famous Dame Nellie Melba. We started with wine tasting in the modern styled cellar door. Then walked about the small museum area. A paid...walking tour of the gardens and homestead can be completed too, but we didn't do this. Before we left we enjoyed coffees in the restaurant. All staff very friendly and knowledgeable. Was interesting watching the old clock workings of the tower clock in the middle of the restaurant.More

I actually couldn't wait to get home from this venue to write a review about how impressed with our experience that my wife and I were. We attended 16th January for a birthday celebration and were waited on by Tristan (a very lovely young woman...whose name I hope I've spelled correctly). Tristan went out of her way to relay our allergy and GF requirements to the kitchen staff who then provided meal courses to suit. Tristan's knowledge of the wine list was exceptional and she steered us toward the wines that were most suited for each dish that we were served. Tristan explained that the kitchen staff were always keen on receiving feedback. We suggested that the lamb shoulder was perhaps too heavy on meat and ideally requires more greens to offset the quantity (a large serving even for two diners). When attending next, we would make a point of attending when Dame Nellie Melba's residence is open for a tour. Having seen the rest of the property from behind the gates, I would now appreciate a full tour to experience a small portion of the life she led. My understanding is that the tour is only conducted at certain times of the year. Thankyou all for a wonderful experience.More

We love coming to Coombe. We usually just have the scones with cream and Melba jam and each time I think we'll go for lunch next time. The Restaurant is a really lovely space with floor to ceiling windows looking over the hedges and the...locked gate that leads to Melba's house. I love old houses and I've always wondered what it looks like inside. This year I thought I would check and see the restaurant was open having only just come out of another snap lock-down. I was so excited to see that they have once again opened up the house for tours on certain days during Winter. I booked and included High Tea. It was my fault in not reading carefully how much the tour and High Tea cost. I misread the information and thought it was $75 each. We started off with the tour of the house and what we did see was great but we wanted more. We came through the front door into a lovely vestibule that had a Library off to one side (that we didn't get to see), and then into the dining room. We were then taken back out of the front door and around the back into her entertaining salon , which was also fascinating and then into her bedroom. I kept peeking through windows into other rooms which are still in their original state, just like the other rooms. Then we were taken through the gardens and to her swimming pool. What we saw was interesting and I wouldn't have minded only seeing what we did see, but when I later was charged $60 per person, I was flabbergasted. On top of that, High Tea was $75 each, which is also overpriced for what you get. It was lovely but not worth $75. We paid $270, which is exhorbitant. To put it into perspective, Hans Heysen 'The Cedars' in Hahndor S.A. is $22 a person and that includes his house, his studio, the gardens and Nora's studio and is an amazing place to visit. The next day after Coombe, we had lunch at the hatted restaurant at the"Oak Ridge' winery. The food was sublime (but that's for another review) and for three courses plus a couple of glasses of wine, we paid $230 and we would have happily paid more. We will continue to go to Coombe for scones and tea and maybe even have lunch one day, but we were just so disappointed to have been charged so much for what ended up being very disappointing.More

Superb food and ambience. Faultless. Fabulous tour first and 3 course lunch. Bought a bottle of Coombe Gin on leaving. Highly recommended

What a great Few hours finding out what’s behind the hedge! fabulous garden tour starting in the museum followed by the garden... a fantastic guide who told us lots of history was an excellent speaker and knowledgeable. Much better than I thought this would be....Even though the gardens are not great at this time of the year they were still interesting. Lunch was so nice! Beef melt in your mouth and dessert of peach melba fantastic , very light and not too sweet.More