Cracked Pepper Restaurant Pokolbin, Hunter Valley Wine Region

Cracked Pepper Restaurant Details

Cracked Pepper Restaurant Address

adjacent Butterflies Gallery & de Iuliis winery
1616 Broke Road
Pokolbin NSW 2320
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Cuisines

Modern Australian

Chef

Julz Van Den Berg

Prices

Average Meal Price $48 - based on one entree & main course only

Breakfast
$5.50-$20.50

Lunch
Entrees $12.00-$20.50
Mains $24.50-$38.00
Desserts $10.00-$17.50

Dinner
Entrees $12.00-$20.50
Mains $24.50-$38.00
Desserts $10.00-$17.50
As for Lunch
Set Menu - Depend's on client's selection

Prices last updated: 10/2011

Bookings

Bookings are preferred
Maximum group booking size is 90

Rooms & Capacity

No of Seats 90

Hours

Breakfast
Mon to Wed 10am - Noon
Fri 10am - Noon
Sat to Sun 9:30am - Noon
Lunch
Fri to Wed Noon - 3pm
Dinner
Fri to Sat 6pm - 9pm
Remarks
Dinner is available on other nights by arrangement for 20 to 90 guests

BYO

Bottled wine only
Wine Selection
The award-winning De Iuliis wines form the basis of the Wine List with 6 available by the glass. Also 2 guest wines each month

Specialties

Local ingredients, organic or at least sustainably produced

Parking

Ample or Convenient Parking
Free Parking
Parking Suggestions
Additional parking behind the restaurant/winery.

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Cracked Pepper Restaurant Awards

2008

Best New Restaurant in the Hunter Valley for 2008

Overview of Cracked Pepper Restaurant

Located beside Butterflies Gallery & De Iuliis Winery, Cracked Pepper Restaurant offers a wonderful blend of relaxed elegance, with friendly, attentive service and a constantly changing menu featuring the very best local ingredients. These ingredients are treated with simplicity and care to produce memorable dishes in a seasonal framework.

The menu focuses on fresh, local and sustainably produced ingredients in a seasonal modern Australian framework. Vegetarian and coeliac-friendly dishes feature in every menu; other dietary requirements are catered for wherever possible. House-made gluten-free breads are a speciality. 

In early June Cracked Pepper Restaurant was awarded 'Best New Restaurant in the Hunter Valley for 2008' by NSW Restaurant & Catering Association. Brunch, lunch and delicious desserts are available every day; Dinner is available on Fridays and Saturdays from 6pm, or by arrangement at other times. Menus for larger groups are designed personally with each client.

User Reviews of Cracked Pepper Restaurant, Pokolbin

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2 Not Recommended

Food 5 Ambience 1 Service 1 Value 1

Unfortunately, after looking forward to a good night out we were a local group very disappointed with the hospitality of the restaurant. We were having a good night with laughter and good fun but were denied, being humiliated by being told we were intoxicated after a few drinks and a laugh.

May 19, 2012

smh1987
1

9.5 Highly Recommended

Food 10 Ambience 9 Service 10 Value 9

Tremendous coeliac-friendly restaurant situated on beautiful Hunter Valley grounds. Local eggs and bacon, far superior to city produce. Perfect for Sunday breakfast or brunch. We'll be back.

Apr 01, 2012

John L.
1

9 Highly Recommended

Food 10 Ambience 9 Service 9 Value 8

Selected as my wife is a coeliac and therefore intolerant of gluten. As it turns out, so is the chef at the restaurant, Julie - who has done a fantastic job in creating a menu where 90% is gluten free - but if you are non-coeliac like me, you would not know. Menu is very good as is the taste and presentation of the food. Would recommend for anyone - but for any coeliacs or others intolerant of gluten, it is one restaurant where you can actively participate in a range of options in all courses, from the gluten free bread rolls through to dessert. The menu is apparently very vegetarian free too. We also had the opportunity to talk with chef Julie about her passion and experiences in developing this restaurant and this shows through in her food. Well done - and thank you for being a restaurant that my wife and I thoroughly enjoyed.

Peter Black

Jan 22, 2012

PeterBlackCoach
1

8 Recommended

Food 8 Ambience 7 Service 9 Value 8

J and I were starving so we were here first thing for breakfast. As a result we had the place to ourselves, at least for a while. I had the poached eggs on toast with bacon, and j got a chorizo, and white bean sort of stew. Both were excellent.

Hard to comment on ambience or service when busy given it was empty for us, but we had no complaints. Food was locally sourced, fresh and very tasty. The price was pretty reasonable for the hunter, just under $40 for two, inc coffee. Much better than the mill where we went yesterday. Recommended.

Oct 30, 2011

M&J
10

9 Highly Recommended

Food 9 Ambience 9 Service 9 Value 9

I chose Cracked Pepper for lunch as the menu offered a diverse menu for adults, but also because the restaurant offered an excellent childrens menu. I was not disappointed, the food was A class, the service was excellent, and all in a lovely winery setting in the Hunter Valley. I will certainly go back, the home made ice-cream was stunning! A highly recommended restaurant for families wanting somewhere special to go out for lunch together!

Apr 25, 2011

monsterboy
1

9.8 Highly Recommended

Food 10 Ambience 9 Service 10 Value 10

One of Hunter Valley's gems! We were seated next to the window, the view was lovely and so was the service. The food was a little bit slow to come out but it was definitely worth the wait. My partner had a deliciously cooked and tender pork belly and I had wonderful beer battered jumbo prawns. The portion sizes were decent, a very good lunch experience!

Apr 24, 2011

Anniepop
5

7.5 Recommended

Food 7 Ambience 8 Service 9 Value 6

Ambience and service were great. We had 2 small boys with the party and the staff were most accommodating, giving them pencils to draw with. The restaurant has an intimate, earthy feel, which is exactly what you expect in the Hunter.

Unfortunately, the food was lack lustre. We ordered mostly vegetarian and the gnocchi and ravioli dishes were boring and the flavours rather bland. The pumpkin tartlet was disappointing in size, cost and taste. I can, however, give the award to the molten chocolate pudding, which was the highlight of the night. My best friend and I were licking our plates!

As the food was nothing special, I've given it a 6 in value. (Would have been lower had the pudding not been so divine). Too overpriced for food that fails to impress. However, thanks to the owners for offering the mains in two sizes.

Jun 08, 2010

renaek
17

8.3 Highly Recommended

Food 8 Ambience 8 Service 9 Value 8

This is my favourite Hunter Valley restaurant. The service is fantastic and the ladies are really helpful. The sourdough rolls with olive oil and balsamic and dukkah are surpisingly good and the mains are generous serving sizes. I've eaten here a few times and never been disappointed.

May 21, 2010

evafoodie
10

6.8 Recommended

Food 6 Ambience 5 Service 9 Value 7

I really hate to leave a less glowing review for Cracked Pepper as the service was great and the ladies very friendly, and good with our toddler. But our group thought it had the ambience of a hospital cafeteria and the food ok, but not amazing.

We went for lunch and thought the menu looked interesting, but some of the flavours didn't work that well. The fish and chips were great, I should say, fresh, moist, generous portion, we all dipped into them. However, the mussels and saffron fettuccine were just pretty good, and the lamb loin on minted pea puree tasted a little strange to me and the lamb less tender than expected.

I'd like to try it again as they did have a lot of variety on the menu and I like that they offer 2 sizes of many of the options.

Jan 16, 2010

aec4ck
33

9.8 Highly Recommended

Food 10 Ambience 9 Service 10 Value 10

What a gorgeous little restaurant! an unexpected find with lovely relaxed ambience, superb friendly service and oh, so delicious, food. Would love to live nearby so I could go there regularly.

Sep 25, 2009