Extend your stay in the Macedon Ranges with these great places to eat and sleep.

Where to eat

For breakfast and coffee

Mr Macedon

Although this café has an extensive all-day breakfast menu that hits the right notes (eggs, smashed avo, pancakes and the Mr Big brekkie), it’s 
really all about the bagels. 
Go classic with bacon, cheese, tomato relish and an egg, sunny side up, or opt for beetroot-
cured salmon, dill cream cheese, avocado and house pickles.

23 Victoria Street, Macedon; (03) 5426 1845

For lunch

The Parkland

This new local favourite and its share plates are tailor-made for a long, lazy lunch. The smaller nibbles are salty, crunchy, fried morsels – of note are the haloumi chips and the fried olives stuffed with lamb or cheese – while 
the bigger plates feature hearty cuts of meat and fish, with sides such as sautéed brussels sprouts. The duck salad with goat’s curd, almonds, endive and satisfying bursts of pomegranate is a much-
loved special.

37c Piper Street, Kyneton

Where to Eat and Where to Stay in the Macedon Ranges

For dinner

Source Dining

A place where you can feel comfortable soaking up the last, creamy drops of cauliflower and fennel soup with your sourdough? Yes please. Expect to find greens fresh from the nearby kitchen garden slick with tangy dressing; duck, lamb or kangaroo sourced as locally 
as possible; and impressive, decadent desserts. Or simply enjoy the dégustation menu, where every course is matched with a regional wine.

72 Piper Street, Kyneton; (03) 5422 2039

Where to Eat and Where to Stay in the Macedon Ranges

For taking home

RedBeard 
Historic Bakery

Order coffee (full-cream and full-strength only, though soy 
is offered) and something to nibble from the kitchen at this specialist sourdough bakery. Take home a sourdough loaf (there are several styles) or choose from the bakery’s own muesli, biscuits (the almond and aniseed amaretti are especially delicious), jams 
and chutneys.

38a High Street, Trentham; (03) 5424 1002

Where to stay

The Old Rectory

Built for a parish priest in the 1850s, this charming three-bedroom bluestone house has been lovingly restored, from the floorboards to the walls and 
the chimneys. While the classic furnishings include antiques, this guesthouse isn’t without the trimmings of 21st-century life. There’s a Bose speaker in every room, heated towel racks and 
a kitchen stocked with all the goodies (olives, pickles, peppery crackers) you could want to accompany afternoon drinks. Just don’t spend all your time inside; walk down the tree-
lined path, past manicured hedges, to discover the glorious 160-year-old walnut tree, which is lit up at night.

61 Ebden Street, Kyneton; 0439 867 480

Where to Eat and Where to Stay in the Macedon Ranges

Macedon Ranges Hotel & Spa

The view is king here. Each of the property’s 36 guestrooms 
has a spa bath set against 
a window overlooking the eucalypt-covered slopes of Mount Macedon. For something extra-special, book the Deluxe Starlight Suite, so named for 
the floor-to-ceiling windows that offer unparalleled views 
of the great outdoors and its colourful wildlife.

652 Black Forest Drive, Macedon; (03) 5426 4044

If you don’t want to drive: Hippo Tours

Hippo Tours only kicked off last September but host Kwabena Ansah has already built close relationships with the local wineries. Tours are available for groups of two to 12 and pick-up from your accommodation or one of the designated spots in Melbourne’s western suburbs can be arranged. Just don’t expect to drink and dash; these tours are about taking your time, relaxing over lunch (they often visit Mount Towrong Vineyard for an Italian feast), getting to know the producers and sharing your opinions.

Cellar doors

Hanging Rock
Ann and John Ellis have carved a niche at Hanging Rock with their super-complex, Bollinger-style Macedon sparkling.
Drink now: The Jim Jim Sauvignon Blanc
Cellar: Macedon NV Cuvée XV

Passing Clouds
Graeme Leith relocated from the vineyard he planted at Bendigo in 1973 to Macedon 
in 1998, opening his cellar and dining room in 2012. A hands-
on winery not to be missed.
Drink now: Passing Clouds Pinot Noir
Cellar: The Fools on the Hill 
Pinot Noir

Gisborne Peak Winery
Gisborne Peak has the lot: 
a picturesque vineyard and working winery next to cosy eco-cottages.
Drink now: Estate-grown Semillon
Cellar: Estate-grown 
Pinot Noir

Wine and the Country
Jen and Owen Latta run a bar and shop showcasing regional wines at nearby Daylesford.
Drink now: Silent Way Serpens semillon blend
Cellar: Joshua Cooper 
Doug’s Vineyard Pinot Noir

Where to Eat and Where to Stay in the Macedon Ranges

Top image: The Old Rectory

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