This place was okay, though I really didn't like the Benedict. That had a lot to do with the fact…read morethat it was pork as opposed to bacon (which are different styles of meant from the same animal). Okay, I probably should take the blame for not taking a closer look at the menu, but I still wasn't all that impressed. However, the atmosphere was pretty good, and the tea turned out to be quite nice as well, so I won't be knocking this place too hard though. Yeah, it was a nice addition.

I always go here when visiting Hamilton. Really good cafe style food. Great little indoor area for…read morewhen it's cold and a court yard for when it's a bit warmer. Had a great chicken burger this time.

Stopped for lunch on our road trip. Quite a busy little place. Great selection of sweet and savoury…read moregoodies and bread. Eat in or takeaway. Coffee is good. Veggie pastie had loads of veg and fabulous pastry, but a bit salty and not warm enough. Steak and bacon pie was tasty, pastry good, but also not hot enough. Would stop here again. No toilets but MacDonald's across the road.

Darriwill Farm Hamilton is located on Gray street. It is…read moreone of the finer places in the small country town to pop in for a delicious lunch or coffee. They also have boutique wines on sale too. They are the specialists in unique and exclusive gourmet food, giftware and wines. They stock the finest quality produce sourced direct from the farm gate. Darriwill Farm is my mother in-laws favorite place to buy all quality. We popped in to get a coffee and some fresh country eggs but were really impressed with the quality. I would liken it to Essential Ingredient. There is ample seating for dining and the staff are very knowledgeable on all the products, not to mention super friendly.

Okay, while this place wasn't particularly fancy, it still was reasonable. Mind you, it was a bit…read moreof a shame that it happened to close when it did, but I suspect that in the country a lot of these places tend to close early, especially on a saturday, which was when we were driving through. It is a rather nice cafe though, which does give this town a bit more charm that I would have expected.

Terrific café The food at this café was delicious - we…read moreloved our chicken pesto pasta salad and savoury scone - and the coffee was good. The service was friendly too!

This place was somewhat disappointing because, well, they didn't have any food. It felt as if this…read moreplace was somewhat disorganised, which was a shame, especially since I did happen to be a little peckish. However, what they did have was a pot of tea, and a decent sized pot of tea at that. Yeah, I could say that this place was reasonably nice, and did have a decent atmosphere, and some really comfortable places to sit as well, however, the lack of food was somewhat disturbing.

We were visiting relatives in Hamilton over Christmas and staying in Dunkeld which is about a half…read moreour drive away from Hamilton. It was boxing day and although my wife and I were completely uninterested in food due to the enormous amount of eating that had taken place over the last few days, but the teenagers were just about gnawing their own arms off with hunger so we set about looking for dinner. We drove around for a bit but being boxing day, everything barring maccas in Hamilton was shut. Our teens may have been starving but they still turned their nose up at the Golden arches (which I consider a parenting win) so in desperation (all we had to appease the hungry hoard in the back seat was a few biscuits and the shattered remains of a Christmas fruitcake) we headed back to Dunkeld because we remembered seeing a Cafe on the main street. Dunkeld is a pretty small place - one main street, a couple of shops and a post office so the presence of a good Cafe was something of a surprise. It's well out of hipster range from Melbourne. The fact that the Cafe was open was an even bigger surprise given that everything in the larger town was shut. The food was good. I could only face a salad so I opted for a spicy chicken salad which was nice. My wife opted for the soup of the day (pumpkin). The kids demolished their usual huge pile of food. I can't remember what they had. I think risotto was involved with at least one of them. They had a couple of beers on tap. At least one of them was reasonable (well... James Squire) and more in bottles. Wine was available by bottle or glass. The big surprise of the night though was the price. My goodness. We have paid less for meals at top restaurants in the centre of Sydney. Paying that much for a light dinner in country Victoria was a bit of a shock. It wasn't a Christmas surcharge either. It was their regular prices. Still, I do credit the meal with saving us from being killed and eaten by a pair of hungry teenagers which was probably what would have happened if they had been shut.

Cosy fireside bistro attached to the famous Royal Mail Hotel in Dunkeld…read more Delicious Australian meals with simple fare done very well. I had the Bannockburn chargrilled chicken. Really good. The sticky date pudding was perfect and the accompanying ice cream was possibly the best ice cream I've ever eaten...!

Excellent experience. From ordering food to the end the evening, the pacing was just right. We…read moreloved the smiling, welcoming service staff. And the food was delicious and nourishing. Bravo.