point leo estate

point leo estate has some fantastic views coupled with a unique selection of food and wines. often popular places like this can feel a bit "touristy" but ple is anything but. the food at the main restaurant is fairly priced for what you get; a neatly curated and tasty affair where lots of care has gone into each dish. stand outwinewas the estate nv sparkling.

highlights:
- oysters. sourced from merimbula, nsw. extremely fresh and tasty, zero fishy taste or smell. (5/5). a must try if you enjoy oysters.
- pasta. exceptional flavour.
- snapper main. small amount of spice, again excellent flavour and perfect texture.
- coconut ceviche.

improvements:
- chicken main course was a bit lacking, well cooked although i was expecting something a bit more exciting given how amazing the previous dishes were.
- dessert was a bit too rich sugar wise for my taste but was nicely balanced.

overall a great restaurant with awesome service. i would also recommend an earlier booking if you are not dining at laura, as it becomes very busy and therefore quite loud.

straight up, it is a beautiful place. grand entrance, breath-taking ocean view when you walk in, amazing vineyards lead to the infinity. after we settled down at thewineterrace, the amazing weather and fantastic atmosphere got us excited to be able to eat here.

what we didn’t know, we walked into amid of chaos. everything stopped right there. we were told the kitchen couldn’t keep up so they stopped taking orders for half and hour. we patiently waited despite we were starving. then were told 15 more minutes and then another 20 minutes. we could have left but we were hopeful.

finally we get out food, but what we got were disappointing. falafel with baba ganoush was like a entree served in a fine dining restaurant, price only. nothing spectacular about it. minute steal was thin with mushrooms sadly dumped on top, beef burger made from home will look more appetising because at least we melt the cheese.

i wanted to be gob-smacked but guess too much expectation.

after walking around the sculpture park, we ate at thewineterrace which unfortunately was a bit underwhelming.

while the flavours were great, $25 for three balls of falafel was disappointing. the braised chicken was also $25, and didn’t have any accompanying sides so it was just the chicken on a plate (no salad, starch, or carbs).

what i did enjoy was the strawberry bellini, views, and live music. perhaps next time we’ll book at the restaurant on the other side of the venue to try that out 🙂

visited the sculpture park just before the massive wind and rain change! due to the wait forwinetesting decided to enjoy the pinot. sitting in the marquee was very relaxing. attentive service during a busy saturday.

there was something very ungenerous and forced about this place - maybe it was the $50 souvenir aprons on sale; or the trophy bottle tree in the entrance ; or the awful music ... or the food portions, which were meager for the price. small sides - how much does it cost to add a few more kipflers? the dishes themselves were pleasant, not remarkable - although my rather bland piece of chook reminded me why i rarely order chicken in restaurants. the vegetarian succotash was best. desserts of citrus pavlova were lovely but again on the small side. thewineby the glass was well marked up. the best part of the evening was the sensational summer night sky - that was free. oh, and why wouldn’t you serve dinner outside on a lovely night? and welcome well behaved dogs, who are part of the family?

i’ve been to many wineries but this was by far my favourite. not only was the view relaxing as it was overlooking the sculpture park, the interior of the restaurant was clean and modern.wineand food was exceptional. it’s hard to come across restaurants where all the dishes are perfect (literally no fault) but point leo restaurant nailed it! staff were super friendly and helpful.

we visited point leo estate yesterday for a celebration dinner and enjoyed the sculpture park beforehand. i kind of think they should wave the charge at the cellar door if you are paying to eat at the restaurant (or the entry to the sculpture) but for the $10 you pay towinetest you can spend a leisurely hour enjoying the art instead.

the staff were attentive (as you expect when there’s a hat involved, the other restaurant on the premises has two hats) and lauded for the apple bread as the whole foundation of the restaurant (which for two tiny pieces at $6 was not revolutionary).

our shared entree was the hand cut prawn pasta. my partner really enjoyed this but i thought the flavour profile had an overwhelmingly likeness to that of salty chicken stock. for our mains we had the lamb and the beef fillet accompanied by a side of parsley and caper potatoes.

the lamb dish was very insubstantial i thought but the beef fillet (clever ordering by me) was well presented and delicious albeit a little over seasoned. this worked well as our side dish lacked seasoning and i was able to utilise the other elements on my plate (mornington butter and spinach) to balance this. the duchess potato was really lovely.

for dessert we shared the vanilla panna cotta which was a quite a light way to finish. the vanilla wasn’t particularly pronounced but the texture was good and the raspberry sorbet with this was delectable. very pretty on the plate too

9/10 for the experience (i.e lunch,winetasting, view and sculptures)
8/10 for food + service.
went to dine at pt leo estate on a gloomy october day, however, the weather did not deter the crowds.
i recommend this restaurant to those a well executed and ultra delicious food!

let’s face it, this place is an experience. spectacular vista, worth going during the daylight hours (at least partly) to enjoy the spectacular view and watch the sun set. also to enjoy the sculptures by day and by night and the fabulous gallivanting horse! we didn’t do anywinetasting but did enjoy awinein the tasting area before dinner.
we enjoyed dinner at laura. fabulous for a “special” occasion. we enjoyed the degustation -paired wines are tricky if driving. the mussel scallop foam paired with the nori wrapped fish was probably the stand out. probably not the most filling of menus, even when you add the extra cheese course. caviar was delicious. the more relaxed side looked pretty awesome too so will try that next time. overall, quite spectacular.

we were warmly welcomed by christian on a busy weekday lunch. immediately captivated by the stunning views we were seated by a window table.the menu looked extremely inviting and immediately wanted to order everything off the menu, however, thankfully managed to exercise a bit of restraint.

we started off with ordering the housemade bread;, focaccia and apple sourdough which were both rather average. followed by a series of entrees and appetisers to share.

the fried mussels sandwich had potential to be great however fell short as was served with fried bread resulting in an excessively oily and rich texture and flavour. next we ordered the scallops which a few moments later were told became unavailable.wineservice was spot on by thomas who was generous enough to open up the laura menu. we had an excellent vigonier : by farr and a chateau neuf de pape.

next on the menu was the highly instragrammed beetroot pancake which was visually appealing however lacked intensity on the pallet.
followed by dry wallaby pies. for a bit of freshness we next opted for the snapper ceviche, which looked stunning however yet again disappointed us, lacking a generous amount of salt & acidity.
next up was the drunken chicken served on a crumpet, very heart & comforting but soggy and too rich. 
we finished off with the rib eye steak with salsa verde to share; well cooked piece of meat aged well however the warrigal greens combination was questionable.
decided not to go for desserts after a very rich & oily meal and ended our lunch with a 1986 paul giraud armagnac.

overall, attentive & warm service by the somm & other waitstaff, fantastic views, however food was too rich & heavy on the tarragon in multiple dishes. 

unfortunately underwhelming. 

ps: skip the paid sculpture park walk &winetasting.

there’s a very good reason this is regarded as one of the top restaurants in the country. the entire building and grounds are so well designed and absolutely stunning. the restaurant itself is a thriving mecca and very busy yet in a good way. the service here from the moment you walk in to reception is exceptional but as i always say it’s always about the food and my god is the food good. started with the apple sourdough with butter and oil... amazing, then had wallaby pies and ricotta polenta which were both delicious but do yourself a favour... the wood fired crumpet with drunken chicken was 50/10. for mains we had the rockling which had a light tempura batter and a mousey sort of hollandaise and a big couple slabs of pork belly... cracking amazing and not too fatty, lots of pork on it both were that good it’s not funny. got charged for an glass ofwinewhich we didn’t have but because it was so good, didn’t bother mentioning.tremendous experience and will be back.

dropped in for awinetasting as the restaurant was booked out and the bistro had a waiting list.
the place was packed, but luckily we got to the tasting very quickly despite the crowd.
liam looked after us and he was very knowledgable and polite.
we ended up ordering and havingwinesent interstate.
would like to come back and dine when there are less people.
stunning spot

to start the winery location is beautiful! we had lunch in the restaurant which allowed you to roam the sculpture park for free. the food andwinewas very good.! wallaby pie topped with a slice of pickle was a nice bite size starter. the john dory with xo sauce was delicious. will definitely be back in summer for another leisurely day