Matt's Rutherglen Guidebook
My favourite places
All my favourite places to eat and drink
Great food, great atmosphere and a huge selection of local wine.
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Thousand Pound
82 Main StGreat food, great atmosphere and a huge selection of local wine.
A lovely daytime wine bar. They put on a beautiful cheese platter. Georgie and Ricky are great hosts and make a decent Gin & Tonic if wine's not your thing.
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James and Co. Wines
136 Main StA lovely daytime wine bar. They put on a beautiful cheese platter. Georgie and Ricky are great hosts and make a decent Gin & Tonic if wine's not your thing.
Great food, wine and people. Erica and Matt started Grace in 2021 and it has been a fabulous addition to the Rutherglen food scene. Try their Milkdog Pale Ale and marvel at the beautiful label design (done by me!)
MILKIN KITCHEN | grace. by milkin kitchen
84 Main StreetGreat food, wine and people. Erica and Matt started Grace in 2021 and it has been a fabulous addition to the Rutherglen food scene. Try their Milkdog Pale Ale and marvel at the beautiful label design (done by me!)
Valentine's Bakehouse
126 Main StValentines have great coffee, pies, cakes, and delicious Sourdough bread.
Fred makes the best Pies in Australia. They have won so many awards for the pies they have run out of room to put them all.
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Parker Pies
88 Main StFred makes the best Pies in Australia. They have won so many awards for the pies they have run out of room to put them all.
Coxy makes great coffee and breakfasts. The courtyard is a nice spot to sit in the warmer months.
Star Hotel Rutherglen
105 Main StCoxy makes great coffee and breakfasts. The courtyard is a nice spot to sit in the warmer months.
Right next door to the Tiny House inside the Star Hotel is the best Chinese this side of Beijing.
Rutherglen Eastern Palace Chinese
105 Main StreetRight next door to the Tiny House inside the Star Hotel is the best Chinese this side of Beijing.
Here you can find good coffee and cakes, some cool old motorbikes and other rev-head memorabilia. You can also hire electric bikes for cruising around the wineries.
Caffeine n Machine
62-64 Main StreetHere you can find good coffee and cakes, some cool old motorbikes and other rev-head memorabilia. You can also hire electric bikes for cruising around the wineries.
Silver Key Cafe
72 Main StGreat fish and chips, burgers, dim sims, chiko rolls etc.
My favourite wineries
You can’t go past a winery that is a castle. Even if the wines were terrible (they’re not), it’s such a fantastic building and grounds that it is worth checking out just to wander around.
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All Saints Estate
205 All Saints RdYou can’t go past a winery that is a castle. Even if the wines were terrible (they’re not), it’s such a fantastic building and grounds that it is worth checking out just to wander around.
Lovely affordable wine and people in a rustic winery/shed. 6th generation winemakers and some resident dogs make this a must-visit in Rutherglen.
Chambers Rosewood Winery
178 Barkly StreetLovely affordable wine and people in a rustic winery/shed. 6th generation winemakers and some resident dogs make this a must-visit in Rutherglen.
Olive Hills is 10 minutes out of town towards Albury. Ross Perry makes some excellent wines, and it’s a beautiful setting up on a hill overlooking Fairfield House. Try Ross’s delicious Du Cluse wine.
Olive Hills Estate
3221 Murray Valley HwyOlive Hills is 10 minutes out of town towards Albury. Ross Perry makes some excellent wines, and it’s a beautiful setting up on a hill overlooking Fairfield House. Try Ross’s delicious Du Cluse wine.
A small winery with a beautiful big lawn area. Great spot to take a blanket and some cheese and crackers and enjoy a wine or two on the lawn.
Andrew Buller Wines
352 Jacks RoadA small winery with a beautiful big lawn area. Great spot to take a blanket and some cheese and crackers and enjoy a wine or two on the lawn.
I like this place because you can hit golf balls into the lake and there are prizes if you get a hole-in-one.
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Lake Moodemere Estate
12 Moodemere RdI like this place because you can hit golf balls into the lake and there are prizes if you get a hole-in-one.
Scion is a great little winery just out of town on top of the hill. Rowly's knowledge of wine is incredible.
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Scion Wine
74 Slaughterhouse RdScion is a great little winery just out of town on top of the hill. Rowly's knowledge of wine is incredible.
Nearby Trips
Beechworth is a pretty town about 40 minutes away. Bridge Road Brewery is a great place to stop and have a beer and pizza. If you are heading to Beechworth, make sure you visit Yeddonba Aboriginal Cultural Site near Mt. Pilot and check out the cave paintings.
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Beechworth
Beechworth is a pretty town about 40 minutes away. Bridge Road Brewery is a great place to stop and have a beer and pizza. If you are heading to Beechworth, make sure you visit Yeddonba Aboriginal Cultural Site near Mt. Pilot and check out the cave paintings.
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Cycling, Driving or Limo
If you want to have a few drinks, I recommend calling Alister and getting him to take you around in his old-school Limo or Jaguar - 0418 183 171.
Electric Bicycles are available for hire at Caffeine n' Machine
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Grace and Thousand Pound
Both restaurants book out on weekends so best to get in early.