Dining
Dining in the High Country is whatever you want it to be. Settle in at convivial country pubs, linger in stylish cafés or indulge in innovative cuisine at elegant restaurants with growing reputations.
Fine dining, High Country style
Your unforgettable High Country dining experience brings together regional producers, winemakers, brewers and restaurateurs, and is often a family affair. Taste the passion of top chefs, including Michael Ryan from Provenance at Beechworth and Patrizia Simone from Simone's of Bright.
No food without wine
Food and wine are inextricably linked and Gigi's in Beechworth is renowned for its local winelist. Vineyard restaurants like the Epicurean Centre at Brown Brothers Vineyard in the Milawa breadbasket offer complete regional food and wine packages.
Further afield
Even beyond Beechworth, Rutherglen and the King Valley a smorgasboard awaits. Tuck into top tucker at the standout Stanley Pub and Rinaldo's Casa Cucina in Wangaratta. Take tea on Dinner Plain at Rundells Alpine Lodge, and get local at The Butter Factory, Myrtleford and the Mansfield Produce Store.
The Age Good Food Guide
Dine at restaurants awarded hats in The Age Good Food Guide 2012.
Restaurants & cafes
Situated in the heart of Victoria's bushranger country, the Benalla Art Gallery occupies a striking modernist building by the lake in the Botanical...
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Enter the original cellar of this family-run winery and sample delicious wines beneath the bark roof dating back to the 1860s.
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Surprise! Surprise! A 'Real' Gallery in the Country!The Fine Art Gallery with its licensed restaurant were established in 1992 in the restored C1872...
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The Pickled Sisters Cafe is located in the heart of the Rutherglen Wine Region in the picturesque surrounds of Cofield Wines. It is the perfect spot...
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Nestled in established homestead gardens, at Rennies at Acheron gallery + restaurant inner city chic meets country hospitality and charm. Rennies...
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Stop in for an award-winning pint and a slice of pizza in the 150 year-old coach house of the Bridge Road Brewery, nestled in the heart of Beechworth.
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Relax on the terrace amidst the stunning scenery of the Ovens River and choose from six mountain-crafted beers along with seasonal varieties.
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Built in 2005 on the Tabilk backwaters the Tahbilk Cafe is one of the newer additions to the historic Tahbilk Estate. Most visitors like to sit out...
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Tuileries Restaurant is contemporary in style with glass walls overlooking a Mediterranean courtyard. There is some formality with well spaced...
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Looking for a relaxed rural setting for you to sit and enjoy a glass of wine, a cheese platter and Gourmet Wood-fired Pizza? Somewhere that suits...
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