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Things To Do
Innocent Bystander
For pizza, paella and pinot Innocenty Bystander steps into the breach when you want the winery experience without leaving town. The longtime Healesville hero went down a casual route in 2018 and now has a refreshingly tight focus on wood-fired pizzas crowned with local meats and vegetal treats, big plates of paella, and cheesecake-stuffed waffle cones. If you’re not feeling quite so carbcore, veg-driven salads and sides such as wood-roasted beets with Yarra Dairy feta round things out. That big warehouse swallows noise, taking the pressure off families, and you can still get your winery fix by doing a tasting. Or just skip straight to ordering carafes with lunch.
Launching Place Home Hotel
For a pub lunch All good pubs are dog-friendly, but how many provide stalls to tether your horse? The newly renovated Launching Place Home Hotel, sitting just off the stunning Warburton Rail Trail, is the dream find for weary walkers and riders on both hoof and wheel. A huge sunny courtyard looks out the hills and the menu has exceptional breadth – there are good parmas (vegetarian or chicken), but also caper-dressed roasted marrow bones, rabbit terrines and a proper spaghetti marinara. Likewise, you can get around local gin cocktails, wild craft brews and Medhurst’s excellent rosé or stick to the big-name brews on tap.
Fin and Cre Wines - Dixsons Creek
Wine tasting and nibbles Fin Wines, a fermentation collective, launched in January 2020 with a range of wines, ciders and piquettes. Fin Wines is producing young, fresh and most importantly fun drinks with an emphasis on drinkability. We are doing this a very lo-fi way in terms of minimal additions, no filtering, spontaneous fermentation, with minimal faffing in the winery. Fin Wines consists of JonJo McEvoy, Oliver Johns, and Angus Hean. Fin was organically conceived, born of our love for tasty wines and ciders.
Jayden Ong Winery & Cellar Bar
For a great feed and bev A hidden gem right in the heart of Healesville, Jayden Ong Wines is where you'll find it all! The perfect meal and beverage paired with exceptional service that'll leave you begging for more!