Food and Wine
With over 30 vineyards joining together to form the Tamar
Valley wine route, you can tailor your own wine and food experience.
Quite a few vineyards have wine tastings, cellar door sales and delicious platters.. Small Wonders vineyard { organic wines }, Iron Pot Bay vineyard and Holm Oak vineyard { also making cider! } are small family owned wineries located near the Batman Bridge at Rowella. Grey Sands vineyard at Glengarry near Exeter is another family vineyard and they also have a delightful garden to explore. www.tamarvalleywineroute.com.au
At Beauty Point, The River Cafe is a lovely place to stop and have coffee and cake, overlooking the Tamar River. Cupboard Bakery makes delicious breads and treats and Chef's Catch serves fish and chips, burgers and chips and Van Diemens ice cream! right on the Esplanade. The Beauty Point Waterfront Hotel has lunches and dinners .
In Beaconsfield, Moon Lily has breakfast, light lunches and delicious cakes. On Monday's, Tuesday's and Wednesday's they have 'Night Sessions' a lovely dinner service...make sure you make a booking! Miner's Gold is an interesting new brewery in Beaconsfield, just up the road from the Mine Museum. There are also two Indian restaurants, Tasty Bite offering Southern Indian food and Tassie Dhaba with Northern Indian food. Crusty Pizzas opens from 5 pm.
Gravelly Beach has Rivergrass Cafe with memorable duck pies {among other varieties}, sourdough bread and cakes to dream of {Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays!}
For the freshest seafood, travel to Georgetown and find Georgetown Seafoods where fish n'chips are cooked Mon-Fri 11am-2pm then sit by the river at the end of the main street to enjoy!!!