Find where to eat, what to eat, best cafes, restaurants, wineries, brunch, lunch and dinner spots in Daylesford and Macedon Ranges.
Sample gourmet dishes of seasonal produce, grown locally. Whether your dining experience is simple or lavish, cheap and cheerful or outright indulgent, you’ll dine on food straight from local farms and sip wines from vineyards just down the road.
Articles about food & drink in the Daylesford Macedon Ranges
Gin + Vodka: Hepburn Springs Distillery
Hepburn Distillery is the new kid on our block, adding extra incentive to come for a gin fling.
The Coolest New Spot to Get Your Wine and Cheese: Winespeake
It’s this amazing passion and sense of belonging that is the inspiration behind winespeake cellar + deli. Winespeake is the newest business to open in Daylesford.
Europe in your Backyard
The first time I drove through the Daylesford and Macedon Ranges region with my wife, I turned to her, as we meandered past vineyards and through small villages, and said: “what place does this remind you of?”.
Your Macedon Ranges Escape at Lawson Lodge
The first thing on your list may be a weekend away. And we’ve got the perfect place in mind; Lawson Lodge, Macedon. When you stay, you enjoy exclusive use of the entire property.
The Best Eggs Make the Best Pasta: Interview with Paul Righetti
Good things have been cooking at Honest Eggs Co, a local open range egg farm. This week, co-owner Paul Righetti has been proud to see their new pasta range launch into stores.
New spots to visit and support in the region
Have you heard? Although the world has turned upside down, good things are happening in the Daylesford Macedon Ranges region.
Top 8 Breakfast Brunch Spots in Daylesford and Surrounds
If you’re planning a trip to Daylesford for a weekend getaway and trying to work out which are the best cafes to eat at then let us make it a little easier for you. Here is the perfect guide to brunch spots.
Mushroom Mayhem: Foraging in Daylesford
With autumn in full force, a great diversity of fungi – some deadly and some desirable – are thrusting themselves through the earth.
Meet our Food & Drink operators
Swiss Mountain Hotel
Swiss Mountain Hotel is one of the oldest weatherboard continuous licensed pubs in…
Wombat Forest Vineyard and Winery
The cellar door and courtyard has extensive forest views where visitors can enjoy a glass…
Hepburn Springs Distillery
LOCAL. SUSTAINABLE. UNIQUE
The Garden of St Erth
The Garden of St Erth is a beautiful historic house and garden located in Blackwood.
Hanging Rock Winery
Hanging Rock Winery has been creating wines of distinction for over 30 years and is rated…
Chocolate Mill
The Chocolate Mill manufactures over 12,000 hand crafted chocolates per week using…
Radio Springs Hotel
This cosy, comfortable, and eccentric pub will warm you from both inside and out.
Red Hill Hotel
The Red Hill Hotel has consistently been a Pub for over 165 years and has many a story to…
Recipes from our talented chefs
Chef Andrew Stone’s Savoury Carrot And Pinenut Muffins
Muffins are quick to make and the batter should be mixed as lightly and as little as possible. Buttermilk or yoghurt helps to keep the mixture light.
Farmers Arms Butternut Squash & Bean Ragout
Farmers Arms Hotel in Daylesford's Butternut Squash & Bean Ragout recipe
Leonardo Catarcia’s Potato Gnocchi, Taleggio And Speck
Savour Leo’s dishes at Peppers Mineral Springs Hotel, The Argus Dining Room restaurant.
Jonai Farms Rare-Breed Pork Slow Braised With Cabbage
If you check out any of the Australian free-range pork producers listed on Tammi Jonas: Food Ethics, you’ll find far superior flavours to intensively-farmed pork.
David Willcock’s Tortilla De Patatas
Some dishes are greater than the sum of their ingredients. This little beauty, is greater than the sum of its two key ingredients…that’s right, count them again, two ingredients.
Piper Street Food Co. Hot Cross Buns
Piper Street Food Co. Hot Cross Buns recipe. Combine fruit, spices and zest, soak in orange juice for a minimum of 2hrs (preferably overnight).