Once again I was very impressed not only with the service but also the meals, I'm in Coonawarra for work and a holiday annually and always dine at the Chardonnay Lodge, when you arrive your greeted with a smile and presented with a magnificent setting, This year I was with my partner and friends that was lucky enough to share the same experience. On the last night after the Melbourne cup luncheon I'm sure they were looking at closing early but I made a booking for tea, Margaret mentioned they were closed for the evening but asked myself and my partner to join them for tea to save me travelling to Penola, you would never get this in Adelaide lol!!!. we not only took her up on the offer but was surprised when they provided a discount. well Done Chardonnay Lodge I'll be a returning customer with several more friends to share in the...
   Read moreWe organised for a group of 23 people to dine at Chardonnay Lodge as part of our weekend winery tour. Margaret, the manager, was extremely helpful from the date of booking to the end of the evening. The menu was provided in advance and the food was excellent. Margaret also allowed each couple to pay separately for their meal. She offered to make Portugese custard tarts for a morning tea snack while we toured the wineries and they were delicious. All the staff were very friendly and the open fire when we arrived was much...
   Read moreWe had a wonderdwo evening at Chardonnay Lodge. Friendly hosts, the ambience was great and the food was delicious. We had the seafood platter for 2 and enjoyed all immensely with one exception - the prawns tasted thawed not fresh. Dessert was sticky date pudding which we shared and were fighting over the last spoonful 😊 Very reasonable too, really not that much more than local pub prices. Well...
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