Lake House - Restaurant & Cellar

Two Chefs Hats – total 53 accumulated

Service Excellence Award
Martin Fairhurst Restaurant Manager
The Age Good Food Guide
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Australia's Best Food & Wine Experience Winners Circle 2008
The Australian Travel & Indulgence Awards

An icon in regional dining Lake House has long been regarded as one of Australia’s best restaurants.

Seasonal produce driven menus are strong on underlying technique and pay homage to the efforts of regional suppliers. A team of talented dedicated cooks under the direction of Executive Chef Alla Wolf Tasker work from the ground up producing virtually everything, from house baked breads to an extensive charcuterie range, on the premises.

The restaurant dining room sunlit by day, offers magnificent views through its large expanse of windows. Guests enjoying drinks at dusk on the outdoor terraces witness the daily ritual of our resident kookaburra family flying in to be fed. Lake House offers “fine dining with its top button undone” and the path to our door is regularly traveled by savvy travelers from all over the world.
 
“The views from the restaurant and the verandas are exquisite. Watching a cloud of white cockatoos explode from dark trees across the lake at sunset is the stuff of tourist brochure dreams.
The meticulously maintained plum-toned restaurant with its linen-draped tables and carpeted floors is undeniably luxurious but still feels like a country restaurant……….One of the restaurants great successes is maintaining an excellent level of service. It is truly remarkable that a country restaurant such as Lake House is able to keep its service standards so high and its level of warm hospitality so strong.
Attention to detail, skilled cooking and, above all, a passionate, fearless belief in the beauty of the region…..”

Michael Harden
The Age Epicure.

“….Few if any can match her (Alla Wolf-Takers’) seasonally adjusted regionally respectful dishes that are cosmopolitan in inspiration, masterly in composition and captivating in their sensual appeal. A la carte and degustation menus are matched by a discerning wine list, smoothly professional service and a romantic ambience”
Australian Gourmet Traveller

 

Our restaurant is open for breakfast lunch & dinner daily. Reservations recommended.

Cellar & Winelist

Best of Award for Excellence - since 2000
Wine Spectator New York
Australia's Best Country Restaurant Wine LIst
Australian Gourmet Traveller Wine List of the Year Awards
 
The Lake House Winelist boasts an impressive 600+ labels from the surrounding regions and benchmark vineyards around the world.

The short term Cellar Room is available for private dining. A hand crafted oak table for up to 16 people is set with fresh cut flowers and offers a wonderful venue for birthdays, anniversaries or any other special celebrations.

The Lake House Book

Alla Wolf-Tasker's book "Lake House: A Culinary Journey in Country Australia" published by Hardie Grant Books; is available for sale at Lake House and all good bookshops. Signed copies are available exclusively through Lake House.

To read more about the book click here.
Click here to download an order form.

Group Bookings

There are some wonderful ways to celebrate with friends and family at Lake House. Whether its a wedding for 140 in the Terrace Room or a more intimate dinner for 16 in the private cellar - let our Event Team give you some creative and enticing solutions! Contact Catherine Stephens for more information.