TarraWarra Estate Restaurant
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Hours
Sun
11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wed
11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thu
11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Fri
11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sat
11:00 am - 7:00 pm
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4.5
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PRICE RANGE
$100.00 – $130.00
CUISINES
Australian
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options, Gluten free options
meals, features
Does this restaurant have a full bar?
Details
PRICE RANGE
$100.00 – $130.00
CUISINES
Australian
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options, Gluten free options
Meals
Lunch, Drinks
FEATURES
Reservations, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Parking Available, Free off-street parking, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Wine and Beer, American Express, Mastercard, Visa, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service
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4.5
279 reviews
Excellent
176
Very good
68
Average
17
Poor
11
Terrible
7
stanparker
Melbourne57 contributions
Jan 2020 • none
this is a 1 Star Restaurant which serves amazing food full of flavour and presentation. the atmosphere is great and our waitress Olivia was amazing. Regardless of a question regarding the menu or the estate she had all the answers, a very polite and knowledgeable young lady who is a real asset to the restaurant
Written 5 January 2020
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kaet79
71 contributions
Mar 2021 • none
I dined solo on a 'me' weekend and could not have picked a better place to indulge. After walking around the exhibition and doing the fantastic wine tasting I settled in for an indulgent degustation. It is the only option but worth every bite. They catered for my pescatarian tastes and each dish was a beautiful combination of flavours and textures. Can not wait to return with partner to share the experience. Staff were friendly and took pleasure in serving each dish. Highly recommend.
Written 15 April 2021
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LindsayMann
Melbourne1737 contributions
Feb 2022 • none
We had a very enjoyable wine tasting and lunch at TarraWarra with 4 of our friends. The estate buildings are in a lovely vineyard setting and the cellar door and restaurant are very attractive and comfortable venues. At the cellar door we were very promptly settled at our table and provided with water and our first wine tastings. Our server provided very helpful information and gave us an appropriate amount of time to taste and chat with our friends. We tasted 8 wines and I particularly enjoyed the Roussanne Marsanne Viognier blend. We then moved to the restaurant where we enjoyed an excellent 4 course meal (actually 5 courses if you include the excellent sourdough and exotic spiced carrot, plant based butter. We enjoyed all the dishes which were delivered in an unrushed manner, and were comfortably full at the end of the lunch. Thanks to Michelle, our server, who provided outstanding friendly and helpful service. Overall, some very good wines, excellent food and excellent service in a lovely setting.
Written 27 February 2022
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RobHooft
Heenweg4 contributions
Mar 2020 • none
The chef in this restaurant has a very special idea about the menu. Food is of very good quality, presented in a very nice way, and tastes are fabulous. Be prepared for the fact that they only serve the set menu; no free choice.
Written 29 March 2020
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Jennifer S
16 contributions
Feb 2020 • none
My husband and I ate at TarraWarra with Simon, The Private Tour Guide in the Yarra Valley. The menu was creative and innovative as well as the wine options available. We enjoyed the Green Olive Risotto, Turmeric Quinoa with onions, Pistachio Hummus, Macadamia feta tomato with basil oil. We have traveled throughout the world and compared our meal to the one we had at the Jules Verne at the Eiffel Tower in Paris. Mark Ebbels has created a masterpiece in this restaurant- go now and ENJOY!!!!
Written 26 February 2020
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James G
Oamaru250 contributions
Aug 2023 • friends
Friends of mine and I decided to spend a day in the Yarra Valley while visiting Melbourne and thought we’d go to a winery somewhere for a nice lunch. When we were in Healsville at a little café they mentioned Tarrawarra as a possibility, so we figured we’d head over and check it out. When we got to the winery, though, we noticed that the restaurant was at the top of a hill, while the parking was way down at the bottom. Having walked our feet to the bone over the previous few days, none of us was excited by the prospect of having to trudge up the hill and we nearly gave the place a miss (especially since we weren’t sure we’d get a table, and the idea of putting a few extra hundred metres on our tired tootsies only to be turned away was really off-putting), but it turned out they had a shuttle bus operating so we hopped in and off we went to try to get in.
Happily for us, a table was available, so we sat ourselves down and settled in for a fixed-menu repast that was simply extraordinary. The fixed menu started off with a trout consommé that one of our party could not have, owing to an allergy, so the kitchen switched it for the corresponding course from the vegetarian menu. When these dishes were served, we experienced something we never experienced before—jealousy that we had not ordered the vegetarian menu. Not that there was anything wrong with the trout—it looked and tasted great—but the vegetarian dish, a concoction of beetroot purée with toasted walnuts, balsamic pearls, citrus fruit and ribbon-cut poached beetroot, was so beautiful and delicious that it ended up being the standout dish of the afternoon. All the other dishes were extremely good, and all presented beautifully and at a relaxed pace, making for a stupendous afternoon.
Having said all that about the food, it’s worth noting that the wines did not do much for any of us. We opted for a sampling of three wines to start off with, figuring that that would give us a sense of what we might want to have with the rest of our meal, but none of us particularly cared for the wines we sampled, so we ended up holding off on more wine here, opting instead to save up on the alcohol so we could do some winery tastings on the way home without getting too inebriated.
Written 28 August 2023
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TarraWarra Estate
Hi James,
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience at our estate. We are so glad you enjoyed your lunch. The beetroot rose entree truly is a work of art. Our new EMBC building is set to open mid 2024, and we hope to have you return to enjoy the new space and updated menu.
Kind Regards
The team at TarraWarra
Written 20 October 2023
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Viber53
Melbourne15 contributions
Sept 2023 • couples
Great venue and great staff who were very helpful. The wine tasting before lunch was disappointing, the wines were seriously overpriced for their quality, so we left empty handed. Don’t know why they expect us to pay such prices when you can get same or better quality at Dan Murphy’s for half the price. The 4 course fixed menu lunch was $130pp, overall it was very nice, good portion sizes. Offered a $70 up charge option for additions to theTrout consommé which was ridiculous. The lunch was very good and we would go back.
Written 2 September 2023
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Evolution Time
Melbourne3231 contributions
May 2021 • solo
We booked the Degustation menu Dir a Sunday afternoon. Arriving at Tarrawarra provides you an instant feeling of quality, edgy design and a type of transformation into a world of timeless indulgence. Our selected dishes were exquisite and totally matched by the service and ambience. As it was a stunningly sunny winters day, we asked to have coffees outside taking in the amazing vista…..no problem at all and a tray of coffees with in-house home made chocolate was made up in minutes. Reading up about TarraWarra a next time will include a visit through the art museum…..a fantastic reason to come back. The venue is situated an easy 30 minute drive into the Yarra Valley. There is ample car parking and try to check out the impressive cellar doors cut into the hill.
Written 7 July 2021
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fetchin g
Melbourne2 contributions
May 2022 • friends
Absolutely beautiful lunch
Exciting delicate and delicious flavours colours and fragrance on our plates.
Lovely wine. Exceptional staff looking after us. Professional and personal.
Ambience of space and views was special also
Written 20 May 2022
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Brian M
Balwyn North44 contributions
Mar 2020 • friends
Saturday long lunch at TarraWarra Restaurant, 4 of us we had the 3 course option . All the meals were sublime in taste and presentation.
The menu was interesting and the wine list good
The server was great and did not rush the meal
Written 7 March 2020
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Garry B
Melbourne1691 contributions
Feb 2020 • none
Had some very close friends over from NZ, was keen to show case the Yarra Valley and chose here for lunch. Service was quite formal but friendly enough. I had a mushroom entree, kangaroo for main and a chocolate dessert, the last was the highlight. The best wine we had was the 2015 Reserve Pinot Noir. Value was good and would return.
Written 20 July 2020
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David W
Melbourne35 contributions
July 2023 • couples
We visited Tarrawarra for a wine tasting and lunch in the restaurant. The wine is beautiful, the food was delicious and thank you to Grace for the wonderful service. Make sure you book for the wine tasting to avoid disappointment, they are a small winery with a small team, so if they are busy you may be turned away. Visit the museum of art for a special treat
Written 6 July 2023
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TarraWarra Estate
Hi David,
Thank you for your kind words. Grace was delighted that she was able to help make your lunch special. We look forward to seeing you again soon.
Kind Regards
The team at TarraWarra
Written 20 October 2023
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Karen48207
Perth Hills104 contributions
June 2022 • none
Lovely setting. It was a wet day but there was a log fire inside which made it nice and cosy. We were seating near it so we could feel the warmth. We all (4) chose the 4 course menu. We all had mixed reviews on each course. One course we all liked was the desert. The waitress was lovely and bubbly. I probably would not visit again.
Written 12 June 2022
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JenB
Geelong58 contributions
Dec 2022 • none
Absolutely stunning food & exceptional service….particularly from a lovely young lady called Grace….lovely atmosphere & views…highly recommend
The tasting room…not so much…older gentleman was rude,dismissive & offered us 1 Chardonnay to try which we had already tasted at lunch….very disappointing as we were prepared to buy up for Xmas….walked away empty handed
Written 8 January 2023
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Sandra M
Tamworth48 contributions
Jan 2022 • family
Lovely food and great service. We had a delicious 3 course lunch with a bottle of local Shiraz. The service was great and the food was delicious. They timed each course perfectly. Lovely setting comfortable and not crowded.
Written 5 January 2022
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