The cellar door surprised me. Has a some great wines to sample, all very good quality in whites and reds, pricing similar to others in area. Relaxed environment, pleasant staff, plenty of parking. Cafe there if needing to eat or coffee, toilets available. Worth a visit.
Nice surroundings, pretty garden. There's a north-facing terrace which is lovely in the cooler weather or you can go indoors and gaze into the embers of the open fire. I have found their tea better than the coffee; the snacks and cakes are good. Many people linger over lunch but we tend to make this a half hour break. Order at the counter, pay, take a number on a stick and you don't wait long. Courteous service. Loos are good too.
It's good for us because it's almost exactly halfway between Sydney and Canberra, so it's a good place to stop for a breakfast or lunch. We like the coffee there, it's cosy with the open fireplace, they do a good bacon and eggs for breakfast but have a good selection of other dishes, and of course you can taste wines and learn about them from the knowledgeable staff, who are always friendly. We were particularly happy this time because we were there a little early, 8:30am on a Sunday morning, but they were open already. It's become a regular stop-over for us whenever we make the trip up to the big smoke.
A great establishment, but has sadly been sold to foreign investors.I am afraid it will lose all of its appeal
We have found Eling a great place to stop on our travels to and from Canberra. Have enjoyed the food and coffee.
It's more than a pit stop, offering a tranquil escape from the highway monotony with good food and wine (if you're lucky enough not to be the driver!). The menu is varied and the food is freshly prepared and generally seasonal, but if you just fancy a treat, coffee or tea and scrumptious cakes of all types are a plenty. You won't find better locally!!
For part of my birthday weekend surprise to Bowral, my hubby arranged for us to have a private tour of this lovely winery in Eling Forest on Saturday 5 July. Winemaker Mark was our tour guide and it was not only educational but quite fun. Mark was very knowledgeable but also a good conversationalist. We then taste-tested most of the wines on offer and Mark had booked us a table for lunch in the adjoining cafe. It is unusual that the Sparkling is hand bottled and the process is quite interesting. We enjoyed most of the wines - in particular Cuttaway Hill Sparkling (Brut) and Cuttaway Hill SSB. I had the Ploughman's Lunch which was quite filling and had diverse offerings, and my hubby thoroughly enjoyed the 48hour beef burger (as recommended by Mark!). We then purchased some wine for home but would love to order more online in the future. The cost of the tour was $20pp and we highly recommend it. The views were lovely but it was a little too chilly to spend too much time enjoying the outdoors and taking photos! The cafe was nice and warm and well priced.
Went here and enjoyed a wine tasting of some brilliant Southern Highlands wines. We were with Ian, one of the winemakers, who taught us so much more about wines and wine making. Thanks Ian.
We have driven past a number of times and kept meaning to stop and try the coffee. Well this time we finally did stop and found it quite a nice diversion from the boredom of the Hume Highway.Although we only had coffee, the cakes and the lunch food all looked very good. The quality of the coffee was good and certainly a far nicer place to stop than at the Golden Arches or the Shell Service station food stop at Sutton Forest.For those interested, there is the ability to try some of their wines. There is a $5 per person charge (redeemable from the cost of any wines you buy)