Recommended eats
There is a broad range of local restaurants and cafes to be enjoyed year round in the north east.
Casual dining
Billy Button Wine Bar
Great range of imported and local cheese and well known wine maker Jo Marsh and stocks her wines – Billy Button.
Jo also makes and stocks the Kilnhouse wines.
Tomahawks
Tomahawks has fast become a firm favourite for locals. Service and vibe is casual, serving tapas and burgers. The food is quite sophisticated and well priced and the cocktails would rival any Melbourne CBD establishment!
Ginger Baker – Bright
A lovely cafe with a great courtyard out the back overlooking the Ovens river and the swimming pool. Hearty breakfast/brunch and tapas/share options for lunch or dinner.
Koji Bird at Reed + Co
Koji Bird is a high quality but casual Japanese Izakaya dining experience. Great food accompanied by Reed + Co gin and spirits with a limited wine list.
Elm Dining & the Yard
Combining formal dining at the Doctors' Residence in Gavan St with casual indoor/outdoor dining with share plates in the courtyard.
Cafes – Breakfast, lunch & brunch
Sale e Pepe – Porepunkah
Small Italian family cafe and coffee with outstanding homemade panini, pasta, tarts and pastries. Breakfast and lunch. Italian produce also available.
A bit hard to find – on the road to Bright just near the Vet. Open Friday – Monday.
Rail Trail Café – Porepunkah
Located directly on the rail trail in Porepunkah, this café is well known to locals for their breakfast burritos, good coffee and generous serves for breakfast and lunch. A popular stop for families enjoying a bike ride from The Kilns to Bright and back.
Sixpence Coffee and bakery – Bright
Excellent coffee and croissants and pastries until they run out. Opens at 7am. 15 Wills St Bright (behind the main street).
Ringer Reef winery
Located 3 km from the kilnhouses just before Porepunkah on the (bike) rail trail. You can sometimes buy a lunch platter there but olives and home made bread are served with their wine tasting – lovely spot for a picnic and destination for a bike ride.
Ginger Baker – Bright
A lovely cafe with a great courtyard out the back overlooking the Ovens river and the swimming pool. Hearty breakfast/brunch and tapas/share options for lunch or dinner.
Hotels & Breweries
Bright Brewery
Well known to tourists and locals alike, the brewery has a good (pub style) menu, a range of their own crafted beer on tap and is located along the river overlooking the park.
The Wandi Pub
Located in Wandiligong, The Wando Pub has a pleasant beer garden, a good selection of local wines and beers. The menu is small, Wandilgong is a gorgeous and hidden valley. A lovely walk from Bright.
The Punkah Pub
Recently renovated and modernised and is now one of the smartest looking pubs in the region. Serving local wine and beer with a full menu for lunch, dinner and bar snacks, mostly pub-style food with nice atmosphere.
The Happy Valley Hotel
Located in Ovens on the outskirts of Myrtleford, is another pub that has undergone a recent transformation. The menu consists of more traditional pub style options and popular with locals.
Snowline Hotel
The Snowline Hotel in Harrietville is a favourite with locals and has good meals. The new deck is a very pleasant spot for a drink and meal!
In Beechworth
Provenance
Wonderful Japanese inspired food (2 hats good food guide) – with excellent wines. May need to organise a driver/taxi for this one (we can let you know some contacts).
Project 49
Excellent coffee and Spanish style casual food.
Order in
Don’t fancy eating out? You can order pre-prepared food to be delivered to the kiln on your arrival date.
Patrizia Simone
Made to order simple and delicious Italian meals by acclaimed local chef Patrizia Simone.
Alpine Concierge
Local produce platters and home made meals.
Contact Kilnhouse Accommodation Manager Jodi on 0498 020 357 for more information.