Eat and drink

Tables worth the drive.

Hinterland kitchens lean on what is grown and pressed nearby. Most of the rooms below are five to ten minutes from the cabin door. Book ahead for the headline two.

A bottle of wine and two glasses on a table looking out over the vineyard and hills

Flame Hill Vineyard

Cellar door and deck lunches on Western Avenue.

A few minutes along Western Avenue, Flame Hill opens its Montville cellar door for wine tasting and sales, with deck and terrace lunches listed Wednesday to Sunday. Reserve a table before you go.

A deck restaurant table with wine and dishes above the vineyard
A timber deck restaurant with tables and a lake view framed by timber beams

Dining on the Deck

Lunch and high tea above Baroon Pocket Dam.

A short drive to the lake, a long table on a treehouse-style deck. Dining on the Deck serves lunch, afternoon tea and high tea Tuesday to Sunday, with bookings recommended before you arrive.

Restaurant dishes with fresh berries and cream on a wooden deck table

Montville Village

Five minutes to the village.

Coffee at Poets Cafe, lunch at Montville Bar and Grill, or dinner at Fiorio & Co, now a rustic French bistro. Walk it off between the galleries and the historic clock shop on Main Street.

  • Cafés · breakfast and morning coffee
  • Bistros · lunch and dinner
  • Bakeries · pastries and bread
  • Paddock-to-plate menus

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