Specifically designed to share, curated collections of dishes arrive at the table in a series of courses. Each course masterfully highlights the deep connection between our estate gardens (expertly managed by our Produce Manager Julie Bennett), our kitchens and our award-winning wines. Get to know the chef behind the menu - Head Chef Adam Johnston - and explore his food philosophy here.
The Restaurant is open from Friday – Sunday for lunch.
Reservations essential.
All guests in The Restaurant dine on our carefully curated set menus. Read more about our new menu and estate to plate philosophy here.
3 course sample menu HERE
4 course sample menu HERE
Please note: a surcharge of 15% applies on public holidays.
Introducing the Chef’s Table Experience at Montalto – a new way to savour the very best of our kitchen and cellar.
Designed for groups of 6 - 12, this elevated dining experience celebrates estate-grown produce, premium ingredients and thoughtfully matched wines. For $195pp, guests will enjoy a multi-course menu featuring oysters, upgraded mains such as Wagyu and Yellow Fin Tuna, and a seasonal dessert. Enhance the experience with a curated Single Vineyard or Museum wine match ($95pp, 6 x 75ml pours), or add a cocktail on arrival or with dessert. This is dining at Montalto at its most outstanding.
Bookings are limited and available as a special Chef’s Table option only.
For groups of 8 guests or more, we require a $20 (per person) deposit, payable at the time of booking. For group reservations, please contact our admin team anytime between 11am – 4pm, 7 days a week on 03 5989 8412.
The Restaurant is also a very popular events space. This means that sometimes The Restaurant is closed for a private event. This will always be reflected on our website. Learn more about holding an event at Montalto.
Children of any age are welcome to dine in The Restaurant at $49 per person. Please ensure you request a highchair and/or pram space at the time of booking.
THE AGE GOOD FOOD GUIDE 2025: 15/20, 1 HAT
The very definition of a long lunch spot.
"It’s easy to turn lunch at this winery into an outing. Follow the sculpture trail through vines and wetlands, explore the pretty kitchen garden, or head to the lawn that unfurls like a green rug for a glass or two.
When you do sit down in the fine diner, it’ll be for 10 or so dishes designed around estate-grown produce and the red gum wood-fired grill.
Cauliflower with charred edges is splashed with a delicate vadouvan curry sauce the colour of sunshine. Dill-dressed pine mushrooms with fluffy pearl barley play sidekick to tender lamb rump, expertly licked by flames.
Bare tables and weathered timbers in the dining room match the rustic cooking, a generous showcase of what’s growing now. A fetching dessert of blood orange granita, Meyer lemon curd and frozen yoghurt brings it home."