My husband and I have been here many times before and our most recent visit was just as good. The waitstaff were great and the food was delicious. We both had the steak which were both cooked exactly how we asked. I then finished off...my meal with the most interesting and delicious dessert I have had in a longtime. Thank you, we will returnMore

The positive- Waitress was great, entre was good and desert was interesting. Negative- the duck I had for main was over cooked and this was all very over priced for what you got. I don't mind paying $200 for great food, but this was very...average.More

The shabby outdoor coutyard, dead trees and plants, old wooden tables....this is a far cry from the style and sophistication which appears on the website for this restaurant. The food is average, yet highly priced. McDonalds would be more appealing.

The most paltry charcuterie board my husband and I have ever shared. It contained a couple of small pieces of hard cheese, a patch of tasteless soft cheese and some slices of really fatty salami, 2 small fingers of toast and some crackers as well...as a couple of topping pastes. I mentioned our disappointment about this paltry fare to the waitress who said that she'll pass it on to the chef. I half-expected some sort of recognition or apology - foolish me!. The only positive I can report about this restaurant is that it's dog friendly but despite this I cannot recommend it in any way.More

The venue wanted to charge us $8.50 PER PERSON for cakeage… just to serve our own cake! I’ve never encountered a cakeage cost so high. For our group, this would have meant almost $200 for a $50 cake. The food was okay. The restaurant was...understaffed with one waitress on the night only for the whole restaurant. She was competent and had a good memory, but definitely impacts on the experience as it’s difficult to order, takes longer to receive food, etc because she was spread so thin.More

My partner and I dined on a Friday night here. The menu sounds gorgeous, but the execution of the dishes was very below average. I order the confit prawn and soba noodle started which came up as if it had been sitting in the fridge...all day (ice cold) and tasted just of salt and vinegar. My partner had the pork shoulder which was actually just pork mince wrapped in lettuce leaves. Our mains were ok, very salty and the prices were quite high.More

Our group of 4 dined at the Cellar Restaurant and although the meals were good, the service was very ordinary. The surrounds were pleasant..

Right in the middle of the valley this made it a great venue to visit. Not a huge menu but something for all tastes with some interesting ingredient combinations. helpful staff made for an all round nice experience

There is definitely care and attention in the preparation of meals here. The food was delicious and was accompanied by good local hunter valley wine. The service was friendly and attentive. The restaurant is well laid out creating a warm atmosphere

For some years this venue was a must visit when we came up to the Hunter Valley as they had some of the best steaks we have had. Today's visit left us cemetery underwhelmed in fact it's unlikely we will return. Firstly and we do...understand they have a harsh booking /cancellation fee, then to follow rules on what you have to order (with NO lunch menu) Given wine and food tastings are part of the experience in the Hunter all we wanted was a light lunch. We were told we had to order a main each or an entrees and side each, mind you entrees Start at $20 & sides $11 After negotiating, ridiculous I know we ordered 2 entrees and one side Chicken Gowgee, Choko, Ginger Broth, Spinach -small average tasting dish Pork Belly, Black Pudding, Pear, Truffle Jus Vinegarette- dry tasteless dish very dissapointing Rissole salad -not sure what part of this dish was salad with the exception of the green garnish???? Service like the food not good, the waitress was not personable nor engagingMore

This restaurant took our dinner booking in person , for a reservation at 7pm for 4 people ! Told us they would look forward to seeing us then ! When we turned up at 7 pm for dinner the place was shut , locked up...total darkness and obviously not looking forward to seeing us !!! Left high and dry with not many options to get a last minute booking we luckily got a meal at the beautiful spicers resort !!! If you can take a booking and advertise that you are open then you need to either honour it or have the decency to call us and let us know that you are closing !!! Bad manners guys 😡More

I visited the Cellar with my partner and his parents who were both vegetarian. After looking at the limited menu that only had one actual vegetarian option as a main that didnt sound at all appetizing we opted to try and make a full meal...each by having entrées, sides and share plates instead. To our disappointment they declined to allow us to do this, citing their "one main meal per person" rule. After imploring both the waitress and manager to come to a compromise that meant we could enjoy the food we wanted, the manager spoke to the owner and said their compromise was that each person had to then order two entrées. This didn't work for us either. It was clear by this point that we wouldn't be able to reach a compromise. We then asked to be released from our booking which had the stipulation that a cancellation or no show would result in a $20 charge per person. We had showed up to our booking, found that the inflexibility about the menu wasn't the right fit for us and wanted to leave but they still charged us $80. Now this was when things went from frustrating and disappointing to disturbing. My partner called the restaurant a few days later, once we became aware that they had still gone ahead with charging us the $80, to talk with the owner Vanessa. Instead we received a barrage of yelling, obscenities and insults, she even hung up on us in the middle of the conversation prompting us to call back to try and solve the matter. This lead to only more verbal abuse. As of yet, we have not been refunded. I cannot reiterate enough how disturbing and uncomfortable this whole experience was. I've never dealt with a restaurant that has such a hostile environment. I completely understand that restaurants have had to make up for how hard things have been for them during the pandemic especially in high tourist locations like the Hunter Valley, and their stipulations were on their website. But instead of working with us to cater to our dietary needs we were treated with malice. And so I cannot in good conscience recommend this restaurant unless it comes under new and, hopefully, better management.More