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
Paws and All
As my family walked around the Daylesford Sunday Market last weekend, Lulu, our Maltese Shih Tzu guard dog, managed to catch up on the news with a whole population of local and visiting pooches.
What’s On in Autumn
Upcoming events in Autumn throughout the Daylesford and Macedon Ranges.
Blessed Are the Cheesemakers
French-born cheesemaker Ivan Larcher's eyes light up with excitement. A shipment of spruce bark from France has landed at Melbourne Port.
Wine Adventurer’s Guide to Lancefield
Become a 'Wine Adventurer' this autumn and discover some hidden vineyard gems along the backroads around Lancefield, in the Macedon Ranges.
How to Celebrate Valentine’s Day in Daylesford & the Macedon Ranges
Valentine's Day is just around the corner. It's a lovely reminder to spend quality time with your significant other. And although is always a special treat to be recognised, no matter the day Valentine’s Day is a chance to say thank you, and treat your loved one.
What’s New in the Daylesford Macedon Ranges: Summer 2021
Summer is the best time of the year to bask in the warmth, get out and about, and uncover something new. And we have ‘new’ in abundance. Here are some spots to motivate you to take a journey of discovery.
The Daylesford Region Is Committed to Good Food
No matter which direction you’re coming from, it’s the hand-drawn signs and ‘honour boxes’ on the side of our country roads, that offer you clues to one of the biggest preoccupations of the folk in this beautiful region of ours.
Pay it Forward on Piper Street
There is a warmth along Piper Street, Kyneton. The businesses love their community and they’re the first to tell you about their next-door neighbours.
Meet our Food & Drink operators
Lancefield Lodge
Experience the romance and cherished family memories of early motel travel in Australia…
Milking Yard Farm
A little farm nestled on fifty acres in Trentham East, growing award-winning Sommerlad…
Graze Ballan
Lovers of quirky, eclectic accommodation will dig Graze Ballan’s retro and vintage vibes.…
Curly Flat Vineyard
Curly Flat, located in the Macedon Ranges, is a small, privately owned, estate-based…
Hotel Bellinzona
Hotel Bellinzona is a landmark. From the turn of the 20th century to the present day,…
Hanging Rock Cafe
The Hanging Rock Cafe is nestled among the trees at the base of the world-famous Hanging…
Cliffy’s Emporium
Cliffy’s has become one of the region’s best-known cafes. Locals sometimes drop in two or…
Palais Hepburn
Palais-Hepburn has had a stunning makeover and provides entertainment, cocktails, a wine…
Recipes from our talented chefs
Alla Wolf-Tasker’s Herb Agnolotti, House Ricotta, Salsa Verde, Heirloom Carrots ‘En Papillote’
Recipe and images taken from Alla’s recent book Three Decades On – Lake House and Daylesford.
The Surly Goat’s Potato Doughnuts with Crème Fraiche and Salmon Roe
This recipe is simple to bring together, but let’s be honest, it will never taste the same without our locally grown spuds, but it’s well worth experimenting ..
Roast Chicken and Stuffing Sandwiches
These are the perfect chicken sandwiches to line up in the Tupperware and plonk down on the picnic blanket. What makes them different is that they are made with flavoursome roast chicken thighs, specially made stuffing plus the chilled jelly from the chicken.
Mountain Distilling G&Ts
Get creative with your G&Ts. Use fruits, citrus and herbs from your garden, experiment!
Purple Asparagus, Chervil And Silky Ash Goats’ Cheese Tart
The Parkland, Mark Renaud, works with the seasons to get the best flavours and freshest ingredients. Our style is modern Australian, which lends itself to endless influences..
Christian Reuther’s Brined And Roasted Local Lamb Shoulder With Salmoriglio
Salmoriglio is a southern Italian oregano lemon sauce, that varies from region to region, but has a sharpness of flavour, suited to the rich taste of the Ryland breed of lamb reared at The Farmer’s Larder farm in Franklinford, just north of Daylesford























