Orange
SMH Good Food Guide 2026: Best places to eat and drink in Mudgee, Orange and the Central West
From cellar doors to stellar cafes, bakeries and fine diners, the Central West delivers excellence on tap.
- Callan Boys
The Schoolhouse Restaurant at Union Bank
Heritage site turned lively dining room.
- Review
- Hey Rosey
This busy 20-seater is one of the best wine bars in the state (and isn’t where you’d expect)
Hey Rosey serves a daily-changing menu largely based on what local farmers are dropping off that week.
- Callan Boys
Chef takeovers, restaurant pop-ups, unusual locales – food festivals worth travelling for
Including dinners hosted by Nigella Lawson in a tunnel, a wine party in a kooky Italian piazza, and pasta making in an inner-west distillery.
- Erina Starkey
- Review
- New South Wales
Lolli Redini
SUre technique and confident professionalism have made Lolli Redini the queen of the district for 13 years.
- Review
- New South Wales
Parkview Hotel
Newly refurbished, the circa 1865 Parkview surprises with its smart and modern ‘town in the country’interior. Choose the intimate dining area or outdoor courtyard.
- Review
- New South Wales
Lolli Redini
Simonn Hawke's twice-baked gruyere cheese souffle is high sophistication - as light as the breeze, ...
- Review
- New South Wales
Bistro Ceello
If 'bistro' rings your alarm bells, be reassured that Bistro Ceello is no cliche festooned with ...