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Rochford's Eyton
Ph: (03) 5962 2119; Maroondah Hwy cnr Hill Rd, Coldstream 3770 www.rochfordwines.com.au
Australian Modern, $$, * for Food & Ambience
Open Restaurant 7 days noon-3pm; Cafe 10am- 5pm, Closed Christmas Day; Licensed; AE, BC, DC, MC, V, Seats inside 100, Outside seats 100, Private room Glass walled Barrel Room
Mietta's Review
This winery restaurant, a fine and stylish space, offers food almost entirely sourced from local producers. Each dish is thoughtfully matched with an Eyton wine, and the wines can also be tasted from the cellar door bar. The setting is equally wonderful, with roses and lawns and vines and hills creating a spectacular panorama.
Other published opinions
The Age Good Food Guide 2006 score 13/20 "Tourists spill from their tour buses, thronging Rochford Estate, which, with its art gallery and concert program, is as much an entertainment complex as it is a winery. In the modern restaurant, helpful young waiters dash about, trying to keep up with the rowdy lunch crowds"
The Age Good Food Guide 2005 "Rochford's attention to detail is not compromised by its ambitious scale. Vaulted ceilings, linen-clothed tables and vineyard views set the scene for a fine-dining experience and the lively food mostly delivers or the promise."
The Foodies' Guide 2004,Allan Campion & Michele Curtis,'A good opportunity presented here to try the estate-made wines with something light from the lunch menu or in a more formal style at dinner.'
AGFG 2004, score 13/20, restaurant connected with winery
The Age, 30.06.98, John Lethlean review "It wouldn't hurt to crack a whip over some of the waiting staff, but Eytons' food is generous in flavour, spirit and quantity, and as contemporary as its surroundings. Score: 14.5 out of 20"
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