Tahbilk Estate Restaurant — Restaurant in Victoria

Head straight past the Tahbilk Estate Restaurant and go directly to the cellar door!

Our visit to Tahbilk Estate began with a lovely, leisurely walk along their scenic trail, which was a great way to start the day. We then made our way to the restaurant for lunch, but unfortunately, the experience was underwhelming. The staff seemed preoccupied with a larger group and forgot our drinks, and the food didn’t quite live up to expectations. It felt like they were aiming for a fine-dining experience but missing the mark.

The pork belly bites oddly included one piece topped with tomato sauce, and the halloumi seemed like it came from a frozen packet—deep-fried, which wasn’t mentioned on the menu. Overall, the restaurant experience was disappointing.

Thankfully, things turned around when we visited the cellar door. We were warmly welcomed by two lovely staff members who encouraged us to explore the underground cellar before wine tasting. The cellar itself was fascinating and definitely worth a visit, it’s a hidden gem! The wine tasting was enjoyable too, with the Grenache Shiraz Mourvèdre blend being my personal favourite.

Skip the restaurant and head straight to the cellar door. You...

With high hopes for a fine food and wine experience for a Sunday afternoon lunch, I found the experience to be good, but not great. While I understand the challenge of crafting an exciting menu, especially when catering to locals who prefer large meals and possibly dealing with input from owners or managers, the menu was solid but not exceptional.

I started with a Viognier, planning to switch to a Shiraz with the salami entrée, followed by another white wine with the seafood plate. Unfortunately, it took 20 minutes to receive the first drink, and by the time the Shiraz arrived, the salami—large enough to feed three people—was already finished. This left me pairing the Shiraz with a dry seafood plate where everything was crumbed and fried, which was disappointing.

My wife's food was also nice, the croquettes were the highlight, the portions were massive, clearly catering to an older clientele. How anyone could manage a three-course meal is beyond me. The service was very slow and a bit disappointing. Overall, nothing was particularly bad, but nothing stood out as great either. It's unfortunate because this place has the potential to...

Had a wonderful time here celebrating my birthday! The restaurant itself was lovely, the food interesting and delicious and the service very friendly. Unfortunately I forgot the name of our waitress but she had blue and pink split dyed hair. Anyway, she did a great job and answered all our questions happily. We had the special Good Friday 2 course meal including one glass of wine for $65 pp. This was very reasonable, we were just a bit sad that the wine that was included in that price didn't necessarily include something we liked 100% so we went with the next best and then in addition ordered a bottle of moscato which we highly enjoyed. The pink moscato was so delicious! We had a variety of food between us 4. We tried the lemon and sage pasta, the roast lamb, the truffle croquettes, the meat platter and the cheese board. We were very satisfied with everything. We honestly had such a great time with our friends here. After our lunch we headed for a walk behind the restaurant looking at the wine fields. We are not from the area but we will certainly return when we are...