Leura Park Estate Cellar Door
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Hours
Sun
11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thu
11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Fri
11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Sat
11:00 am - 5:00 pm
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PRICE RANGE
$15.00 – $30.00
CUISINES
Contemporary, Australian, Wine Bar
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Gluten free options
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Leura Park Estate has a mighty reputation for big bang boutique cool climate wines with a suite of prestigious awards for its suite of 5 Star wines. Instant cheer and relaxation is assured when you step inside the rustic ambience of the Cellar Door, the sprawling al fresco lawn or perhaps the iconic 'Vault' living art entertaining compound. Enjoy gourmet stone based pizzas, stunning al fresco platters or a hearty fillet steak sandwich. Live music Sundays (60's, 70's, 80's) all year round. As our motto says. . .Life is Short. Celebrate Well! Open Thursday -Sunday 11am - 5pm for lunch and tastings. 7 Days January.
PRICE RANGE
$15.00 – $30.00
CUISINES
Contemporary, Australian, Wine Bar
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Gluten free options
Meals
Lunch, Drinks
FEATURES
Reservations, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Parking Available, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Live Music
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4.0
128 reviews
Excellent
58
Very good
41
Average
16
Poor
7
Terrible
6
Marie B
2 contributions
Sept 2023 • friends
Leura Park provided a wonderful setting for a group of friends to catch up over lunch. While the fish was enjoyed, the Beef Shiraz Pie was a real hit and we would strongly recommend you give it a try.
Service was excellent, staff helpful and friendly, location was perfect with ample parking.
The $25 special is excellent value for main course and a drink.
Yes, we will be back!
Written 22 September 2023
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Lyndsay Sharp
Lovely review, thank you for posting. Glad you enjoyed all we have to offer here at Leura Park Estate, we're a very passionate team who are all proud of the experience we provide. Yes, Chef Hutch's Beef & Shiraz Pie is legendary, glad that got a special shout out : )
We look forward to welcoming you back again soon.
Cheers from the Leura Park Estate team!
Written 2 October 2023
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
GoPlaces555317
7 contributions
Aug 2023 • family
We arrived here without a reservation on a busy Friday lunchtime and kind staff produced a table out of nowhere in the vault! We enjoyed a winter special lunch deal on main and glass of wine . Food was delicious and wine was outstanding. The ambience is bustling in the Vault where weddings and functions are often held. Will visit again.
Written 30 September 2023
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Lyndsay Sharp
Cheers to all that : ) Thank you for posting - delighted we could accommodate you and that you enjoyed all we had to offer. The Vault is indeed a very special place, a lot of people call it the Opera House for obvious reasons.
We look forward to welcoming you back again soon.
Cheers from the Leura Park Estate team!
Written 2 October 2023
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Sean H
Melbourne288 contributions
Dec 2020 • couples
The table seating is indoors or outside in a leafy garden (roadside noise from the main Portarlington/Geelong road can be a little distracting), with friendly staff who ferry meals from an efficient kitchen. There’s good choice to be had over and above the ubiquitous platters and pizza. Local wines dominate but deservedly so. And check out the produce in the store - very amusing.
Written 22 January 2021
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Lyndsay S
Cheers Sean to this great review - we very much appreciate you taking the time to provide feedback. Delighted you enjoyed all we have on offer here, we're very proud of what we do and ensuring our patrons chill out and have a good time. Glad too you spotted some of our amusing Provedore items, they give us a great deal of amusement as well : ) All of the wines are grown here and around The Bellarine on our other vineyards - and crafted here onsite in our 200 tonne winery (just behind the Cellar Door).
Thanks again - we look forward to welcoming you back to Leura Park Estate in the future.
Cheers from the Leura Park Estate team!
Written 14 February 2021
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Chrissy J
Melbourne7 contributions
Mar 2024 • couples
What a disappointment. We were regulars of Leura Park but haven't been able to get there for a year. I don't know if there are new owners but the paddle board that we always get when we go was more expensive and a lot less than what we have had previously. I know times are tough but on the paddle board was very dry chicken that we couldn't eat, prawn parcels that I couldn't taste so opened one up and found it contained 3 very small shrimp. We also ordered peking duck spring rolls which I also couldn't taste so opened that up too and found one piece of duck smaller than a matchstick. Service was good but missed the previous friendly faces. Won't be going back for a while
Written 17 March 2024
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Edna R
Ocean Grove5 contributions
Apr 2023 • friends
We have had so many great experiences here so it was even more disappointing to be served a beef pie that was almost impossible to cut let alone eat. Five of us ordered the Shiraz and beef pie and all were dried out and hard. Clearly had been burned and over cooked or just left in the oven far too long.
The service was excellent and the staff as always were helpful friendly and competent.
Written 13 April 2023
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Lyndsay Sharp
Disappointing to read this review, our home made pies are legendary and we have never once had any negative feedback about them! Even more disappointing that you didn't say anything on the day, we would have bent over backwards to rectify the situation so that you left happy instead of taking to the keyboard after your experience. Our Chef has been informed of your comments, he will be horrified that his pies weren't up to the normal standard he prides himself on. Glad you felt the service and staff were excellent : )
We all hope you will consider visiting us again in the future.
Cheers from the Leura Park Estate team!
Written 16 April 2023
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Cathy M
2 contributions
Feb 2022 • family
I cannot remember having a worse meal anywhere else at anytime in my life. Food took over an hour to come to our table. No staff member asked us why most of our food was not eaten. Go to Jack Rabbit, they serve the Leura Park wines but have better food, service and ambience.
Written 19 February 2022
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Lyndsay S
Wow! This is very upsetting feedback to read. We are all extremely sorry your experience with us was less that perfect - we do wish however you had brought it to our attention on the day, despite the fact that on that weekend, we were severely short staffed (and had fill in chefs working that day who were not overtly familiar with our meals but did their best) we would have bent over backwards to rectify the situation with a view to you leaving happy.
Again, sincere apologies for the fact you felt you had to post something like this. We take a lot of pride in what we have on offer here and the feedback reflects that.
We hope you will consider visiting Leura Park Estate again in the future.
Cheers from the Leura Park Estate team!
Written 2 April 2022
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
julesten2016
Melbourne3298 contributions
Mar 2021 • none
We have driven past this winery on many occasions on our way to Indented Heads so on this trip we decided to turn off the highway.
We came for a relaxing lunch & drinks on Monday with friends. We were greeted by a friendly young lady who advised us that our dog was most welcome and provided water for him.
As we arrived early we could choose our table which was positioned just under the patio amongst the garden.
All food was wonderful and well priced. Pizza was delicious and so was the Lemon Pepper Dusted Calamari and Gummy Shark & Calamari. All were presented beautifully.
As this was the end of the long weekend the traffic noise was consistent but not off putting once the place filled up.
Great atmosphere and beautiful setting.
Wine & Sparkling were tasty
Written 9 March 2021
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Lyndsay S
Thank you for taking the time to post this great review, we really appreciate it. Delighted you finally 'took the plunge' and came in off the highway to visit us. Even more delighted that you enjoyed your Leura Park experience, we are very proud of what we have on offer here on all levels - our food, wine and service.
We look forward to welcoming you back again soon - you'll have to come back to experience our legendary Sundays, we've been hosting great local musicians every Sunday for 11 years : )
Cheers from the Leura Park Estate team!
Written 10 March 2021
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
MAJ-from-Melbourne
Surrey Hills32 contributions
June 2021 • none
We visited on a sunny but cold winter's day and found the service and open fire welcoming. The wines were lovely and we thoroughly enjoyed the home made pies and the fish was very tasty and well cooked. We enjoyed the gift shop as well, great for some fun souvenirs.
Written 4 July 2021
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Lyndsay S
Dear MAJ,
Thank you so much for taking the time to post such great feedback about your recent experience with us here at the Leura Park Cellar Door, it's much appreciated by all as there is a lot of pride and passion in what we do : ) Delighted you enjoyed out wines (all grown and crafted here onsite in the winery by our winemaker, Darren Burke) and Chef 'Hutch' will be very happy to hear his legendary home made pies got a shout out, they are always a winner (as is the regular freshly battered fish & chips).
We look forward to welcoming you back again soon.
Cheers from the Leura Park Estate team!
Written 12 July 2021
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Marianna d
Geelong114 contributions
Oct 2024 • friends
A perfect afternoon was had!! The weather Gods were oh so kind to us andwe loved our indoor/outdoor spot.....well done and thanks Leura Park! Fab company and fab food/wine! The Veg (with curry caulifower) pizza was the absolute best I've had! Great selection of wine too. Thanks also to the friendly and very helpful staff.....you were all fantastic!! I will def be back!
Written 12 October 2024
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25444
Melbourne36 contributions
Dec 2023 • friends
We came for lunch on a lovely sunny Sunday and sat.outside under umbrellas. The food was very reasonably priced and the service friendly and prompt.
I had a shiraz pie which was a special of the day. Easily the best pie I've ever had. My husband's steak sandwich and friend's pizza were also highly rated.
A Pinot Gris from the estate was a lovely taste of summer.
Highly recommended and definitely going to be repeated.
Written 16 December 2023
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TreacleBeak1
Melbourne29 contributions
Oct 2024 • family
Excellent venue, food was awesome, service friendly and attentive. Highly recommend. We were there for a 70th birthday lunch, they went the extra mile for the birthday girl. The singer there was very good, so no music needed :-)
Written 21 October 2024
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chantoozi
Melbourne14 contributions
July 2022 • none
On a cold wintery day, we headed over to Leura Park for Sunday lunch. The trip over was the best part as things went rapidly downhill from there. We had booked, however there wasn't a suitable table available for two, except in a drafty doorway next to the entertainer (singer). After standing around for what seemed forever, we were offered another table in the cellar. Across the garden over to another room, the room with a concrete floor was uninviting and cold. A garden table and two garden chairs were set out for us. We declined and went back to the original table in the doorway. We were even asked at one stage "how long we were planning to stay". Clearly not the welcoming mat here. We ordered, ate and left with a very bad taste in the mouth. Never setting foot there again.
Written 15 September 2022
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Lyndsay S
Dear Chantoozi,
Not a great review to read, apologies if you felt your experience with us was less that fabulous, we take a lot of pride in all we do here. You were obviously here on one of our busy Sundays which we are proud to say incorporates 15 years of live local musicians. Many people actually request to be seated close to the musician, we apologise if that wasn't a positive thing for you on this occasion.
Apologies too, if you felt you had to wait for too long to be seated, like all in hospitality we have been struggling with staff shortages on some days but please rest assured, we always do our best to look after our patrons. You would have asked 'how long are you planning to stay' because the person looking after you would have been trying to figure out on the run if they could swap tables with another booking to ensure we could do the best we could to accommodate you in what you would perceive as a 'perfect' position.
I hope you enjoyed your meal, you didn't comment on that.
We do hope you will consider returning to Leura Park at some stage in the future : )
Cheers from the Leura Park Estate team!
Written 26 February 2023
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
charlene_veverka
Wilton361 contributions
Mar 2022 • none
Great little vineyard that I visited for a friends birthday - perfect day and venue to celebrate a 60th.
Ample parking out the front and beautiful setting indoors and outdoors.
Lovely atmosphere and the food and wine were fresh and delicious.
As an out of towner, would definitely recommend to all!
Written 10 April 2022
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Lyndsay S
Dear Charlene,
Thank you for taking the time to post such a great review re. your recent experience with us here at Leura Park Estate - we're all chuffed to read it as we are all very proud of all we have to offer here. We hope you get the opportunity to head out of town once more, we look forward to welcoming you back.
Cheers from the Leura Park Estate team!
Written 11 July 2022
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Bob S
Geelong145 contributions
June 2021 • friends
We dined in an area like a concrete sound shell, food was great but the noise from other diners was terrible. The noise of laughter echoing off the concrete walls and roof as well as diners trying to yell over it was horrific.
Try to book outside or in main building.
Excellent food.
Written 12 July 2021
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Lyndsay S
Dear Bob,
Surprised to hear this as the 'Vault' (which is the building you're referring to) is renowned for its' good acoustics, we do apologise if you found the noise ambience not to your liking. Delighted you found the food excellent and hopefully, you washed your meal down with a glass or two of our premium wine, all grown and crafted here onsite in the winery.
We hope you will return to see us soon.
Cheers from the Leura Park Estate team : )
Written 15 August 2021
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
I M
502 contributions
Feb 2025 • couples
Had a really enjoyable lunch on Sunday whilst listening to a fellow sing/play guitar. No table service - just pop up to the bar to order food and drinks. Lovely glass of bubbles and red wine went really well with our shared plate of calamari and Moroccan lamb pizza. Reasonably prized, friendly service. Would return
Written 11 February 2025
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