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Jimmy Joans

David Matthews

Scallops with garlic and herb butter.
1 / 6Scallops with garlic and herb butter. Supplied
Spring vegetable salad.
2 / 6Spring vegetable salad. Supplied
The honey cabinet.
3 / 6The honey cabinet. Supplied
Scotch eggs.
4 / 6Scotch eggs. Supplied
The menu includes cocktails and mocktails.
5 / 6The menu includes cocktails and mocktails. Supplied
The dining room.
6 / 6The dining room. Supplied

Jimmy Joans

Contemporary$$

Spread out on the grass with wine and snacks at this all-day eatery.

This is one for the locals. For drop-in drop-out coffee in the morning. For a seat on the grass with a grazing board and a firepit. For Sunday roasts and lamb shoulders to share. For an antidote to so many visits to big-ticket winery restaurants. But this isn’t a case of Jimmy of all trades, master of none. Just look at the finesse in that house-crafted pork and pistachio terrine. The golden crumb of the fillet in the fish roll. Scotch eggs and Manhattans are given the same level of attention, whether you’re sat at the bar or in the dining room, and a fairly priced children’s menu means it’s fun for the whole family.

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David MatthewsDavid Matthews is a food writer and editor, and co-editor of The Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2025.

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