Lucy Staves

Review of Waupoos Estates Winery

This is a really pretty winery with some really ni...

This is a really pretty winery with some really nice (and affordable) wines. It backs onto the lake and has beautiful gardens where you can wander around with a glass of wine (my kids really enjoyed playing in the gardens trying to catch butterflies and frogs). There was a wedding being set up for later in the day in a marquee in the grounds which looked amazing.
There is a really good sweet shop with gelato and also a petting zoo right over the street which our kids really enjoyed.
We stayed for lunch which is where things were slightly disappointing and why I haven t given the review 5 stars.
Pros:
- food was delicious; good selection including a decent kids menu and everything was fresh and tasty
- there s a lovely patio and then also a really nice indoor seating area
Cons:
- service was pretty bad; they were very nice but there just weren t enough servers working for a Saturday lunchtime on labour day weekend. We waited about 10 mins for anyone to even seat us.
- we asked to sit on the patio but were told we couldn t as we didn t have a reservation. About half the tables on the patio were empty and they remained empty the whole time we were there.
- everything just took quite a long time; waiting to place our order, waiting for our food to arrive, waiting for our plates to be cleared... we had to get up and go find someone in the end to order ice cream for the kids and get our bill. It probably wouldn t have felt as long if we weren t with impatient kids!

I d definitely recommend going and for getting food here - it s lovely - just make sure you call ahead if you want to sit on the patio.