Restaurant Reviews

Congratulations on another Restaurant Award Win – 18 November, 2011.

Hi Lisa and Andrew,   A proud father and father-in-law this morning sent me an sms message – just won NSW tourism awards. Woo hoo!  Now, as we don’t know anyone else in business who might remotely qualify for consideration for such an award, and having regard to your involvement as purveyors of fine food [...]

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WON AGAIN – Margan Restaurant Best in NSW 2011

MARGAN RESTAURANT last night was announced Best Restaurant by NSW 2011 Tourism Awards for the second year in a row.  Lisa and Andrew Margan are thrilled that the combined efforts of the Margan Team have been rewarded again, and feel confident that the judges as well as Margan customers enjoy their Margan tourism experience.

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Margan Hunter Valley 2009 Shiraz – Ideal for Lunch, David Ellis Oct 2011

IDEAL WINE FOR LUNCH ANDREW MARGAN has crafted an excellent Shiraz with the intention of buyers putting it away in a safe place for the next ten years – the $22 price tag making it a good investment as it is pleasant for enjoying now, but will become all the more so up to around [...]

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Thank you for wonderful Sunday lunch – October 2011

Hi Alex, We wanted to say thank you to the staff at the Restaurant and Cellar Door for a wonderful Sunday lunch and wine tasting. We turned up early and really appreciated that staff were able to fit us in earlier than we had booked. The food was magnificent , the staff were great and [...]

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QANTAS Newsletter October 2011 – Hunter Valley Food & Wine Article

Hunter Valley Great Drops and Must-Do Destinations Right on Sydney’s Doorstep “The Hunter Valley long lured daytrippers, rock stars and dedicated drinkers.  But it has always been a work in progress.  Today, with 120-plus cellar doors, a swag of new grape varieties and inspirational food, the New South Wales wine region is seeing a brave [...]

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Blown away by our visit to Margan – September 2011

Dear Lisa Congratulations on such a wonderful achievement with the fusion of Margan wines and your award winning restaurant. Clare and I have been absolutely blown away by the wonderful reception that our friends and ourselves received during our special visit on Thursday 1st September, 2011.  Our fellow travellers have also been marvelling at their [...]

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Margan Apprentice wins HTN Prestigious Encouragement Award October 2011

CONGRATULATIONS to Margan Restaurant’s 2nd Year Apprentice Chef Laura (far left in picture) who won the prestigious HTN Encouragement Award of an 8 night Sydney Round Trip by P&O Cruises at the HTN Grand Final of Australia’s largest apprentice chef culinary competition on 5th October, 2011.  The Grand Final was again hosted by TAFE NSW, Northern Sydney Institute, [...]

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Another wonderful experience at Margan in the Hunter Valley! October 2011

Hi Jennifer I just wanted to let you know that I had a superb time at Margan last weekend. Thanks for another wonderful experience!  Here is a blog for those who value interesting, creative and discerning food and music, who want to read ‘real’ reviews of eating places with a sense of humour and a [...]

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Amazing Race comes to Margan and the Hunter Valley – September 2011

Dinner at Margan Restaurant The Margan vineyard is a little further away from the centre of Pokolbin in the beautiful Broke Fordwich Valley. The drive from our hotels to Broke in total pitch black through misty fogs was eerily spooky, especially when we couldn’t see anything outside our windows The journey seems to take a [...]

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Margan Restaurant 14.5 pts – Good Food Guide 2012

There is a lot to love about a winery restaurant with a daily blackboard list of all the garden picked and local ingredients listed on the menu, from eggs to eggplant.  Modern meets rustic within the walls of this popular rammed earth building, off the well worn Hunter track. It’s well worth branching out however, [...]

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