Millbrie — Restaurant in Mudgee

A Mudgee resident told me, rather emphatically, that I had to try the bacon and egg gnocchi at Pipeclay Pumphouse the next time I visited Mudgee. Finding it closed, I did the next best thing and followed its former owner and head chef, Andy Crestani, to Millbrie. Sitting somewhere between a cafe and a restaurant, Millbrie (an amalgamation of his kids’ names) is a pleasantly decorated indoor–outdoor space right in the heart of town. The aforementioned gnocchi, which is made by Crestani onsite, has made the jump with him as a breakfast dish ($24).

Arriving at lunch time we headed straight for the special: a pot of mussels ($36) with crusty white bread for scooping up the somewhat salty cream-based sauce. The salt was nothing a locally produced Chardonnay couldn’t fix, especially with five buck BYO as an option. Beetroot cured swordfish ($22) is a nice place to start your meal, with long slices of reddish-purple fish joining citrus segments, yellow beetroot slices and pea tendrils on citrus mayo. and chive oil. Bowl lunches are also a good contrast to the salty bivalves. We opted for one with smoked duck slices ($24) arranged over an enjoyable mix of baby spinach, spearmint, watermelon and fluffy clouds of fetta, dusted with dukkah. If you don’t drive around with an ice box full of wine like we do, accompany your meal with local beers or...

Went here to treat my girlfriends to Brunch and glad I chose this venue ! They recently updated their menu, and I ordered the house cured salmon dish which was devine ! My friends ordered the farmers breakfast and the bacon egg roll which they highly recommend ( I don't eat bacon or chorizo which is why I made my pick). Of course we needed to have something sweet to finish, and ordered the pancakes which were smothered with warm marshmallow, blueberry and macadmia crumble. There were various desserts In the window too, so we picked the Raspberry choc cheesecake which was luscious. Their coffee was also phenomenal, my fav Cafe in Mudgee hands down...

My dreams have come true and breakfast at Millbrie is it. The menu is Pipeclay-Pumphouse-brunch esque, which Mudgee’s been missing ever since they stopped brunch service. Only now, it’s available accessibly in town and in a comfortable and thoughtful cafe with great coffee and full-grain timber bench seats. You could roll through the breakfast menu one day per week and be just as happy any day of the week. It’s awesome! I missed having bacon and egg gnocchi in my life and I’m so...