Muse Restaurant

Top choice in Hunter Valley


Inside the Hungerford Hill winery complex is the area's highest-rated restaurant, offering assured contemporary fare and stellar service in an attractive glass-walled, high-ceilinged space. Presentation is exquisite; this is reliably impressive fine dining without pushing boundaries. Their trademark coconut dessert is sensational. Vegetarians get their own menu (same prices) and children are also decently catered for. Book well ahead at weekends.


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