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Rare Hare Wine & Food Store, the home of LL Vineyard wines, is open 7 days for lunch and Fri/Sat for dinner. Rare Hare is a special sort of place, defined by aspect, soil, and toil. We invite you to savour the fruits of our labour, within view of the vines on which they were born. Rare Hare wine tastings are available daily from 11am - 4:30 pm, to ensure the very best experience, please book your visit with us.

PRICE RANGE

USD 16 - USD 26

Special Diets

Vegetarian Friendly, Vegan Options, Gluten Free Options

Meals

Lunch, Dinner, Brunch

CUISINES

Australian

FEATURES

Reservations, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Parking Available, Free off-street parking, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Wine and Beer, Accepts American Express, Accepts Mastercard, Accepts Visa, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service

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Guide23245208932

1 review

Reviewed 2 weeks ago via mobile

Great food and average service

Food was amazing. Started with the croquettes and the chive waffle, both were really tasty. Entrees we had the beets, which were really nice but just a bit too much on the plate for a stand alone dish. After a while the earthiness of the...beets really dominates and becomes overpowering. Needs a slightly smaller serving or serve it as a side to a main.Mains were the duck and the gnocchi and they were both perfect. Service was really average though and not what I would expect at their price point. Despite booking in advance to secure a table, we were rushed out of the place. Our dishes were being stacked on the table because we hadn’t finished the entrees and they were already serving the mains. Which meant the duck was fairly cool when we got to it. They didn’t offer fresh plates at all until we asked. The booking was for 1 hour and 45 minutes, and we were finished in about an hour. Didn’t even have time to use a restroom until it was overMore

Date of visit: November 2023

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ah tee s

1,023 reviews

Reviewed 3 October 2023 via mobile

Fine dining and warm from the wood fire

We drove to the southern tip of the Mornington Peninsula from Melbourne to enjoy a short coastal stroll near the Cape Schanck Lighthouse. This is the second coastal lighthouse in the Australian state of Victoria and was built in 1859. Melbourne temperature dropped sharply that...morning to 18 degrees. The air was freezing cold, and I had to put on my jacket, but the atmosphere was serene and tranquil. It was breezy and as we looked across the wide expanse of the blue ocean, there was a sense of relief and calmness. The beautiful lighthouse loomed tall and stood robustly firm casting her surveillance across the ocean warning moving ships on safe maneuvers. We walked near to the cliff edge and could hear the roaring waves splashing in rhythm against the beach. We took a stroll for about 10 minutes, recharged our energy and proceeded to the Rare Hare Food and Wine restaurant for our lunch. Relieved from the cold air outside, we could feel the warm coming from the wood fired furnace burning beside us. From the restaurant, we could see the greenery terraced laced vineyard extends right in front of us. It was fine dining and culinary art appreciation. It was not a routine gastronomic topping up. I could sense the concerted effort of creativity put in into each dish by the chef. Whether the crispy pork belly or the wood fired Lebanese eggplant or the delicious fried Kingfish Crudo or the Lemon Verbena Olive oil cake, it was the quality and not the quantity that made the dish unique and marvel upon. It was such a unique dining experience. It was freezing cold once we stepped out of the restaurant. When we took a photo with the wooden Rare Hare sculpture at the front facade of the restaurant, my two hands were trembling under the intense coldness. Though a short respite here, the restaurant presented me with a memorable moment of fine dining coming from the warm of the wood fire.More

Date of visit: September 2023

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Hi Ah Tee, Thank you for taking the time to write such a detailed review. We are pleased you had an enjoyable experience at Rare Hare and took advantage of our stunning spring menu. We look forward to welcoming you back next time. Kind regards,...More

NTROO

78 reviews

Reviewed 18 August 2023 via mobile

Quirky..fun..foody friendly. Great menu, exceptional outlook and very delicious wines. Lovely place to just relax and sup in th

Great location..quirky merchandise...awesome food..yummyx100! Wines were nice..we need more time and an uber driver to really enjoy all it has to offerMore

Date of visit: August 2023

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Hi there Thank you for taking the time to write such a positive review. We're thrilled you had an enjoyable experience at Rare Hare and are very pleased that we met all of your expectations! Be sure to sign up to our Jackalope database to...More

MufambiSerenity1

133 reviews

Reviewed 9 August 2023

Fun night out with the girls

Lovely atmosphere with super accommodating wait staff whose service was just amazing. All the food was fresh and served quickly but the stand out would have to be the lovely grain salad which I cant get out of my head!More

Date of visit: July 2023

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Hi there, Thank you for taking the time to write such a detailed review. We're thrilled you had an enjoyable experience at Rare Hare and are very pleased that we met all of your expectations, the grain salad is my favourite too! Be sure to...More

Anita L

4 reviews

Reviewed 21 July 2023 via mobile

Good but could have been better

We ordered 4 dishes. The food and presentation was very good but unfortunately 3 dishes came out almost at the same time. This meant by the time we ate the slow cook beef it was cold. We felt because it was later in the day...they just wanted to get the food out. This diminished the dish considerably which was very disappointing. Next time I would order one dish at a time so you could enjoy each dish. We did pass on this information to the waitress.More

Date of visit: July 2023

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Hi Anita, Thank you for taking the time to write such a detailed review. We take all our guest reviews incredibly seriously and appreciate you sharing your comments. We will be sure to share your note with the relevant team. We look forward to hopefully...More

RetiringnotShy

147 reviews

Reviewed 5 July 2023 via mobile

Recommended

We were warned up front that the team were bedding down a new menu. That was good advice as we did have some delays. Good food and lovely service. My only complaint is that it was noisy.More

Date of visit: July 2023

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Hi there, Thank you for taking the time to write such a detailed review. We're thrilled you had an enjoyable experience at Rare Hare! We take all our guest reviews incredibly seriously and appreciate you sharing your notes regarding the noise level. We will be...More

andream0402

1,307 reviews

Reviewed 18 June 2023 via mobile

It wasn’t a great experience..

We had waited a while to visit Rare Hare and had high expectations. The menu is designed to share as are the tables. We knew we’d be sitting at communal tables but it’s on wooden benches which are quite uncomfortable and not really wide enough...to share with a big stranger. We did a wine tasting before lunch and the service in there was great. We were looking forward to having a glass with our lunch. We ordered and received our first four dishes before our wine arrived. We’d ordered the wine that we thought would match our entrees -we had finished them. We had ordered lamb as a main dish ( it was tiny for &44) and several sides. We got a dish of potatoes, 10 minutes later the lamb and some pork belly and the vegetables turned up after we’d finished so we sent them back. Service is chaos .. the food delicious when it arrives but I don’t think we’ll be back.More

Date of visit: June 2023

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Hi Andrea, Thank you for taking the time to write such a detailed review. We take all our guest reviews incredibly seriously and appreciate you sharing your comments. We will be sure to share your notes with the relevant teams. We look forward to hopefully...More

Damo35

211 reviews

Reviewed 13 June 2023 via mobile

Cool, different

Interesting food, eg; Barramundi Wings; the food suits sharing style and the tables are shared too, but don’t let that put you off. The property is pretty spectacular and the view from the restaurant is panoramic. Worth a visit.More

Date of visit: June 2023

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Hi Damo, Thank you for taking the time to write such a detailed review. We're thrilled you had an enjoyable experience at Rare Hare and are very pleased that we met all of your expectations! Be sure to sign up to our Jackalope database to...More

Bryn J

1 review

Reviewed 17 April 2023

Absolutely lovely experience! Will definitely be back!

Our lunch at Rare Hare was just so lovely. Absolutely amazing food, cocktails, and impeccable customer service from host Leela! We'll definitely be back!

Date of visit: April 2023

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Heather M

2 reviews

Reviewed 16 March 2023

Don't bother

Noisy, food second rate and overpriced. Not worth the effort of a drive from Melbourne. What else can I say?

Date of visit: March 2023

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Choppies64

58 reviews

Reviewed 16 March 2023 via mobile

Delicious lunch

We tried a lot of the menu and it was all delicious, as was the wine. The service was terrific and the atmosphere was casual and friendly. We’ll be back!

Date of visit: March 2023

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zap51

270 reviews

Reviewed 12 February 2023

Wow what a location

The food excellent and service by our drinks waiter was very good he was hilarious yet attentive staring out over the vineyards i was in the heart of France

Date of visit: February 2023

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ritacN3897DD

1 review

Reviewed 29 January 2023

Amazing Restaurant

I would highly recommend going to Rare Hare. 5 stars for the food and 5 stars for the service.The staff are so accommodating, we were able to try the wine before purchasing a bottle which was a nice touch. We asked if we could be...moved too different seating and nothing was a problem. We have taken our interstate friends to Rare Hare so will definitely return….. thank you for such a lovely experience ❤️More

Date of visit: January 2023

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BRL1976

24 reviews

Reviewed 26 January 2023 via mobile

Not what we expected

Wonderful location, great views, but after, all very confused, not sure if I was eating in a Spanish tapas place, a restaurant championing local produce or a Uni canteen…just confused. Atmosphere was noisy chaotic and not at all refined. Better places to visit locally

Date of visit: January 2023

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emilypW5371SH

1 review

Reviewed 15 January 2023 via mobile

Very disappointing

We usually love rare hare and booked months ago and was so excited. We went on a warm evening and was so disappointed. The staff obviously were hot and didn’t want to be there. The waitress had no knowledge of the menu when I asked...what fish sauce was (there was only 3 large dishes to know) she had no idea. Went to check with chef and came back to say a whole bunch of things, no idea what that meant. I have Ceoliac and told her to tell me if anything we were ordering couldn’t be gf. She took our order and then the first thing she bought to the table she said oh by the way that’s not gf! Food came out extremely quickly main dishes before entree ones drinks were later than many dishes. Food was basically just dumped on the table as staff literally ran around. Food was average not like it used to be. This went from our favourite restaurant to not going back.More

Date of visit: January 2023

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Guide313170

My husband has difficulty with steps. Will this be a problem. Is it possible to arrange a chair with a back for him? Ley

31 January 2019|

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Personally I wouldn't bother. Steps or no steps I'd give it a miss

HEidipama

We would like to have an early dinner here with the whole family, is this restaurant / winery accomodating for all ages (babies to toddlers)?? Thanks 😊

29 December 2018|

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I’d say so, but there’s no areas for the kids to play in. They would just have to sit at the table with you. My daughters 3 and she is fine there, with here iPad..

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Rare Hare at LL Vineyard is rated accordingly in the following categories by Tripadvisor travellers:

Food: 4.5
Service: 4
Value: 3.5