Food

Eat Well in Rutherglen

What’s wine without food? Pretty good you say. Well, when it’s with food, it’s really good. When that food is grown, reared, produced and made with minimal food miles, then it’s excellent. World-class chefs and super-proud bakers vie for your attention in and around Rutherglen. Restaurants looking to show their wares match perfect courses to their wines, and hampers are packed and ready for the romantic traveller seeking to woo and impress.

Bring empty bags and empty stomachs; this is going to get good!

scallop tortellini with cauliflower veloute at grace by milkin kitchen

What You Can Do

Restaurants

There’s no doubt you are spoilt for restaurants in Rutherglen. Boasting award-winning restaurants that explore locally grown and foraged produce, each menu is seasonal and is designed to be enjoyed with Rutherglen’s most celebrated wines.

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Cafés & Casual Eats

Rutherglen has a thriving café culture with supreme coffee to kick start your morning. You must grab an award-winning Parker’s Pie for lunch while you’re here or settle in for some fish and chips on the banks of the Murray River.

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Cheese Please

Rutherglen has a thriving café culture with supreme coffee to kick start your morning. You must grab an award-winning Parker’s Pie for lunch while you’re here or settle in for some fish and chips on the banks of the Murray River.

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Picnicing on Memorial Park Howlongs foreshore

Picnics

With a huge variety of delicious local produce, and of course our great Rutherglen wines, there are some fantastic options to indulge. Enjoy a locally produced picnic basket, at some of the most picturesque locations in the region.

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Local Produce

Ever tried smoked butter? A sparkling shiraz chocolate truffle? How about Muscat pâté? Get ready to fill your car boot with bundles of delicious local produce when you visit Rutherglen.

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Gourmet Producer Experiences

Enjoy a stroll with Rutherglen’s gourmet producers exploring surprising sculptures, tantalising farm produce and behind-the-scenes insight.  Grove & Sculpture Walk at Gooramadda Olives A serene walk around the olive and caper groves. On a clear day you…

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Eat Rutherglen

From award winning country pies, to delectable gelato and degustation menus Rutherglen boasts a carte du jour of food offerings fit for any celebration or a picnic by the water.

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