Amazing food, great service and definitely listen to the recommendations! Inside is beautiful and…read moresmells amazing!

This is a 3-hour restaurant and these are 3 hours you will replay in your head. The full…read moreplay-by-play. You start with cocktails or wine at the bar and stare at the fantastic decoration. You move to a table, and order many many dishes (because they are nice) - we had the Jerusalem artichokes, the pate, the jamon and fig, a gorgeously simple green salad, a roasted pig and the bark-wrapped trout, the sweets, the sticky wines... great portions and fantastic dishes (creamy pate with pickled cherries, the artichokes were finger licking good, the jamon and gorgeous figs.. ...enough, you get the point...). Staff were fantastic, and I only wish the wine selection was slightly better balanced. However, our host pointed us to a really really good Mataro. The SA restaurant to beat in 2016 is simply called Seed. Don't ever complain that Clare is too far. This is a pilgrimage that your palate deserves.

We visited here on our last day in the Clare valley. Initially we were drawn in purely by the name,…read morewe were greeted on entrance by a lovely lady who told us about the winery and its namesake. Considering that it's mainly my partner who is the wine buff, she managed to entice me to try a couple of wines and on the first shot picked my favourite of our whole trip. So glad we stopped only wish we had more time

The little cellar door that could be so much more…read more It's really awkwardly set up in what we guess is an old she's at the top of the property with a few tables that too large for the space and make for a lot of clutter when people come in. The mad bastard running the show is busy flicking between you all, so there's not much chance to learn, I got the vibe he wants you to come have one or two and buy or leave. The wine is a nice drop, and they vary immensely in flavor - reading the descriptions on the back page is a must! The vibe outside is fun. Watch for the signs as you come in.

This Hotel has been reopened after 12 years being closed and then had a fire but with all this the…read moreHotel is now back up and running. Just press the doorbell and the Publican will open up for you. But we found it best to give them a call before heading out to the Hotel. Hotel no is 08 88633095. The Hotel is in a no mobile reception, but you can call for free across the road at the public phone box. It's worth the drive just to see the dining room full of antiques.

I guess it is a good thing that we are starting to see a number of craft breweries appearing in the…read morewine growing regions, namely because not everybody is a wine connoisseur, and as such having a place to sample some nice beers is pretty good as well. This place is actually a winery, but they have branched out to beers as well, and I have to admit that the beers here are pretty good. It is also a lovely location, surrounded by bushland, and it has a real peaceful feel about it as well. Yeah, quite charming.

CVBC - wow, what a great range of beers I have been enjoying for nearly a year now!…read more Recently I made the day trip to visit their cellar door called the "Hop and Vine" to sample the great brews and selected wines from Ben Jeanneret and Julie Barry - the environment is delightful, the beers and wines are some of the best, and the service is devine... GEM!!!!! Try the Bulls Eye APA, King Kong Stout, Miss Molly Malone Grape Cider, Monkey's Uncle Red Ale, and the best craft mid-strenth called The Fuzz. They also have an awesome Mocha Stout that I havent seen in bottles called "Bring Out The Gimp" that is avaialble at the H&V. I learn that Ben Jeanneret recently got James Halliday status for being amongst the Ten Dark Horse Wineries of 2015, and the Clare Valley Brewing Co range picked up a bag of medals at the recent Royal Adelaide Beer Awards. After this visit I can certianly see why, I really recommend that you head to Auburn and visit these guys, or at very least look out for their great drops in town.

Amazing place on so many levels. The food, absolutely farm to plate, the cook what they grow…read moreperfectly. The atmosphere is relaxed and efficient without pretentiousness. A list of local wines that compliment the food perfectly. The best part is "Frankie" the real heart and soul of the place. This is a destination place!!!