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TarraWarra Estate

Updated ,first published

A plate of one-bite fancy snacks.
1 / 11A plate of one-bite fancy snacks.Supplied
Inside the restaurant.
2 / 11Inside the restaurant.Supplied
TarraWarra Estate’s literal take on rainbow trout.
3 / 11TarraWarra Estate’s literal take on rainbow trout.Bonnie Savage.
Settle in for a long lunch by the open fire.
4 / 11Settle in for a long lunch by the open fire.Supplied
Inide TarraWarra estate.
5 / 11Inide TarraWarra estate.Bonnie Savage
Brisbane Valley quail with whipped polenta.
6 / 11Brisbane Valley quail with whipped polenta.Supplied
Hot-smoked duck.
7 / 11Hot-smoked duck.Bonnie Savage
Plant-based beetroot “rose”.
8 / 11Plant-based beetroot “rose”.Bonnie Savage
Cavatelli with mushrooms.
9 / 11Cavatelli with mushrooms.Bonnie Savage
Honey parfait.
10 / 11Honey parfait.Bonnie Savage
The TarraWarra dining room.
11 / 11The TarraWarra dining room.Bonnie Savage
Good Food hat15/20

TarraWarra Estate

Contemporary$$$

Polished, modern food framed by a striking sculpture-garden.

A winery restaurant that’s also an art gallery restaurant doesn’t usually signpost culinary fireworks. Thankfully, TarraWarra offers food to match the ambition of its exceptionally schmick gallery and vineyard. Forget popping in for a cuppa: this is set-menu territory, and therefore starts with a plate of one-bite fancy snacks.

Duck liver parfait piped prettily onto a little brown-butter cake is a standout. Raviolo in potato foam and intensely savoury chicken jus is a stunner. So too the granola dessert with sabayon, rhubarb and pear: a rubble of sweet-salty, fruity-crunchy-crisp good times that provides a welcome textural turn.

Wine? A tight, estate-leaning list. Service? Not especially engaging, but well paced. A worthy detour for anyone who loves to look at art three glasses deep, or enjoy their vineyard experience with a side of John Brack and Emily Kame Kngwarreye.

Good to know: If you really just want hummus, dukkah and olives, you can get those at the cellar door.

Good Food reviews are booked anonymously and paid independently. A restaurant can’t pay for a review or inclusion in the Good Food Guide.

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