Boutique hotels
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Empire Retreat and Spa
- Style
- Fashionable farmhouse
- Setting
- Tranquil vineyard valley
Margaret River Eating, drinking and dancing
Restaurants
(+618 9755 6250)
Flutes Restaurant
This highly acclaimed restaurant sits in the Brookland Valley Winery with serene views over the lake. The 'Flutes Trio' of barramundi, Pemberton marron and salmon is tremendous.
Brookland Valley Winery, Caves Road, Wilyabrup, Western Australia, 6280
(+618 9759 1877)
The Food Farmacy
Inspired by his father's pharmacy, chef Simon Beaton and his partner Flip Boreham have created a cool eatery where water is served in a conical flask and test tubes of salt, pepper, sugar and oil hang in wooden racks. The menu is equally quirky.
Shop 9, Dunsborough Park Shopping Centre, Dunn Bay Rd, Dunsborough, Western Australia, 6281.
(+618 9756 5000)
Vasse Felix
Considered by many to be a Margaret River essential dining experience both for the views from the upstairs balcony restaurant and the innovative local-produce-meets-French-Master-Chef menu.
Cnr Caves Road and Harmans Road South, Cowaramup, Western Australia, 6284
Bars
(+618 9756 7650)
The Cape Wine Bar
Wine bottles line the walls of this lively bistro where the Mod Oz menu changes with the seasons. There’s an excellent tapas menu to complement the live music at weekends.
239 Naturaliste Terrace, Dunsborough, Western Australia, 6281
Cafés
(+618 9750 1288)
Bathers Cafe Restaurant
The region may produce excellent wines but the coffee is somewhat lacking, until you come to Bathers that is. Located in the stylish Smiths Beach Resort, this breezy beachfront diner has an excellent breakfast, lunch and Modern Australian diner menu, and boasts Bouzy The Champagne Bar next door.
Smiths Beach Resort, Smiths Beach Rd, Yallingup
