Enjoying Food and Wine in Buninyong
Restaurants, cafés, picnic areas, wineries, a monthly market with delicious fresh produce - there is plenty to savour in and around Buninyong.
Cafés and Restaurants
Buninyong Golf Club ... 613 Learmonth Street, Buninyong ... 5341 3217
* Sunday Breakfast-Brunch-Lunch on "The Terrace", every Sunday 9am -2pm.
* Thursday night Counter Teas, 6-8pm at the Golf Club. All Welcome!
Chocalatto - coffee & chocolate shop ... 513 Warrenheip Street ... Tel: 5341 8333
Crown Hotel ... cnr. Learmonth & Warrenheip Streets ... 5341 3402
Sue's Den ... Licensed café ... 409 Warrenheip Street, Buninyong ... 5341 8029
Espresso Depot... Learmonth Street, Buninyong ... 5341 2677
Buninyong now boasts a unique coffee experience in a magnificent gold era building.
Open from 7.00am daily for "early birds" through to 5.00pm, Espresso Depot is licensed and offers great coffee, light meals, snacks, sourdough breads, a beer and wine selection complemented by a friendly, welcoming ambience
Whether visiting Buninyong or passing through be sure to make a visit to Espresso Depot a part of your day - the locals certainly do!!!
The Old Bluestone Café & Gifts ... 324 Learmonth Street, Buninyong ... 5341 8166
(left) Summer in Buninyong means ice cream at Chocalatto. Mmm, now which flavour to choose?
Takeaway Food/Drink Suppliers
- Buninyong Bakehouse
Buninyong Supermarket Foodworks
Buninyong Take Away
Newsagency & BP Service Stn
See Shops for their location
Farmers Markets
The Buninyong Farmers' Market is held on the third Saturday of the month, 9am - 1pm, in front of the Town Hall.
Farm produce
Buninyong Blueberry Farm (seasonal) ... Innes Lane, Buninyong.
Luscious fresh blueberries are on sale from Christmas and over January at the Buninyong Blueberry Farm. Drive in from the Midland Highway - turn off before Mt Buninyong Road to service road on south side of the highway.
See their new website: Buninyong Blueberries or email Ernie: Ernie at Buninyong Blueberries or ring 0409 316 724 for more info about berry availability and pick-your-own days.
The blueberry farm puts on a gorgeous show (right) every autumn before the bushes enjoy a well-deserved rest over winter.
Wineries
Mt Buninyong Winery ... Platts Road, Scotsburn. Tel: 5341 8360 or 0412 519 500 Fax: 5341 2442
Whitehorse Wines ... 4 Reid Park Road, Mt Clear. Tel: 5330 1719
Picnic areas
De Soza Park, Buninyong Botanical Gardens, Mt Buninyong summit
Buninyong Garden Harvest Lunch
A delicious locally grown and prepared picnic meal was enjoyed by all in the Buninyong Botanic Gardens on
Sunday 14 March, 2010. On a perfect autumn day, the feast featured a tasty paella dish with local
wild rabbit, Wurrook gourmet barbecued
sausages, free-range chicken, roasted whole pork
with various locally-made condiments in
sourdough rolls, pizza with a range of toppings
including locally produced ham, salami and
prosciutto and local vegetables, along with blueberry and hazelnut petite cakes for
dessert. Locally produced wine, beer and mineral waters were savoured too.
Read more about the Buninyong Garden Harvest Lunch ...