Verandah Restaurant - Pokolbin

We came in for an afternoon lunch & wine tasting. The lady serving us in the cellar was quite nice yet a little disinterested and quickly rattled off information. Then we went upstairs for lunch, where we were met by a brunette lady who seemed very agitated. It wasn't busy at all yet we felt like a hassle. When ordering, my boyfriend was barked at after he flicked through the menu looking for drinks, he accidentally flicked past the page, and he was very rudely told "yep all drinks are STILL going to be on the front.. like I just said", which was completely unnecessary and made us very uncomfortable. We ordered the 6 course tasting menu 1 which was absolutely beautiful, served very promptly, and great value at 49 dollars a head. The lady continued to serve our dishes with little smile and little response even though we thanked her a number of times. She simply stated the name of the dish plonked it down, took the last plate and quickly left. At no point were we asked how anything was, and we weren't offered another drink until our 6th course after finishing the last one during the first. It made for an awkward and uncomfortable dining experience. She cheered up a bit at the end and was nice as we left, so we walked away very confused. It was a beautiful winters day but sadly we left feeling deflated and a bit offended.

Great service, brilliant setting, gorgeous food. Loved it all. Sat on the verandah overlooking the neighbouring estates. Inside was a bit too warm and stuffy, outside was perfect.

Fantastic tapas style food, some of the best i've had. Unfortunately the experience was soured a little by a sun-damaged blind (one of those "clear" roller blind things people have on outdoor patios or verandahs to keep the rain out) that was unable to retract - i would have thought if the view from the verandah is your main attraction, then either sit us elsewhere or fix the blind asap. It sounds a little petty but it really did change things. We ended up taking some nice photos over the vineyards on site and a cute little iron gazebo down by the lake.

All the food was absolutely delicious and a cosy restaurant. Would definitely come back. Wish I lived closer!

Went with friends to catch up and were greeted by friendly staff and had the choice of tables on the deck overlooking the vineyards. Chose the preset tapas menu and were delighted with the quality of the food we were given. Lovely arancini balls, beef cheeks that fell apart, melt in the mouth gnocchi, pork and lentils and finished off with a delightful dessert which we all devoured. Looking forward to returning. A great day.