We had lunch here, sitting outside. The menu was fine, and the food served was very good. Wine, too. Go inside: they have an astonishing selection of wines on offer! Highly recommended.
We had lunch here, sitting outside. The menu was fine, and the food served was very good. Wine, too. Go inside: they have an astonishing selection of wines on offer! Highly recommended.
Slow down time. Great to stop on the tables outside and look through their comprehensive wine list. Much to enjoy. Unfortunately not accessible.
We visited here several times in our short stay in Bendigo at various times of day. The restaurant/wine shop is, as the name would suggest, housed in an old bank - Bendigo, as a gold town has plenty of them to choose from. The main...room is pretty much jam-packed with bottles of wine priced for most pockets. They specialise in the wines of the Bendigo and Heathcote areas, but have a pretty big selection of wines from elsewhere. They run a “Wine Club” and membership gives you substantial discounts. They have a small selection of their hundreds of wines available by the glass to go with their small, but excellent selection of food. The first time we visited we had a late lunch of pumpkin and pine nut pasta accompanied by an excellent Glenwillow Reserve Shiraz. Our second visit was to meet some friends for pre-dinner drinks, and the third just to buy a couple of bottles of the Glenwillow. Any wine connoisseur could spend months here in heaven.More
Just really flavoursome tapas' and generous portions. The wine selection is fantastic, ,especially some of the international wine. The staff were excellent and really attentive and friendly . Cocktails were expertly made. All in all just a really fun , value for money night.
This is a wine bar where staff are not well versed in wine! The food was good but the portions are only for snacking where a leisurely dinner is not possible when it is full. It used to serve proper meals and the change of...direction should be noted by patrons (at least at the beginning of 2023).More
Friendly and attentive service, good ambience with jazz in the background, great wine selection and cocktails. It’s all set in a classic nineteen century building which used to be a bank.
I was in Bendigo doing some business and had to stay overnight so my wife and I went to the wine bank for a quiet drink and a snack. Well we got there we went in and sat down we ask for certain wines no...idea if they had it and no recommendations thinking it’s a wine bar the staff would have knowledge of wines and regions. None. The food was nothing special actually it was sad and was presented very poorly. Other customers came in and had to wait to be seated for 5 minutes until the decided to stop chatting in the kitchen and the other staff member made a disappearing act. Sitting the around about 9.25 with glass of wine one hand was asked by staff if we wanted another round. My glass just been poured 2 minutes prior. I said why. And was told that they wanted to give us the bill and close the till. A simple go because we want to go home would have been nicer. So on that note we paid and left. We will never go back and never recommend to any of my associates. Disappointing to see a good business run like that. Lift you game it’s embarrassing.More
A very good venue to relax and enjoy a few glasses of wine....especially on a cold night with the fire. Great wine selection and knowledgable staff. Good option in Bendigo.
if your looking for a big meal here it is not the place to go well not for us the food was mainly sharing plates so we decided on the pumpkin soup and then had slow cooked pork burger but the burger was only a...slider size very small and shared a desert food tasted nice but was very over priced costing more than $100 nextime will eat somwhere elesMore
OMG what a brilliant place they were so busy but went over and beyond to find us a table so glad they did . Fantastic service food even better and great atmosphere Would highly recomend as a must for anyone visiting Bendigo . Amazing what...you can do with an old bank When ever I am in Bendigo this will definately be my go to placeMore
A return visit didn't disappoint. Very convenient venue close to the Art Gallery. Arriving just before opening for lunch and being a chilly day we were lucky to get a table inside a lovely restored bank building. Promptly offered a table, given water etc. Friendly,...efficient staff member happily explained the menu, recommending number of plates for the two of us to share. We selected two dishes each from a variety of items. The suggestion was to stagger the choices, hot dishes first. We'd already received our choice of drinks and the meals arrived in a timely manner, nicely presented. While not huge servings we were more than satisfied with what we'd ordered. A good cup of coffee rounded out our meal. Having enjoyed the glass of wine we'd had with our meal we picked up a couple of bottles from their large selection on offer, reasonably priced. Would happily return for another meal when we are in Bendigo again, but to be on the safe side I'd book a table, as it's a popular venue.More
If visiting elvis exhibition, pay a visit to this venue. Food great, service amazing , staff very friendly and helpful. Sat outside with heaters and was very warm and cosy.
Looking for a place to have some light dinner and online looked appealing. How wrong. Greeted at the door and shown to our table and then forgotten about. Service was quite slow, meal sizes were very small for what you paid. When we got up...to leave, we had to approach the bar to pay even though we were observed standing at the door. Overall, overpriced and poor service.More
Absolutely great place to visit and sit and enjoy a wine. Attentive staff who look after you needs without being pests. Excellent menu and choice of tapas dishes and an extensive number of wines. A must visit in Bendigo!
Visited after going to Elvis exhibition. Husband and I both ordered Elvis crunchy chicken special $18 each. We were warned in was only entree size so we also ordered chips to share, thank goodness we did !! I have never seen such a small portion...of 3 small pieces of chicken and handful of coleslaw. The waitress I think was embarrassed too and I could also here the people on other table commenting. Please do not rip people off, it was a shame because the building was lovely inside.More