Cupitt's Estate

What a sensational experience we had ! We booked our accommodations, cellar door tasting and dinner as part of our 3+ month journey exploring Australia. It was absolutely our best experience and that is saying something, as we have stayed in incredible lodgings in so many places. We loved our Vila, absolutely loved it and all that came with it. Our wine tasting and dinner were both fabulous. But the people who work there made it all even better. Exceptional service at every turn. And we want to be sure to mention that Liz went above and beyond anything we expected. We hadn’t planned to come back this way again, but could see ourselves changing our plans to make it back for a longer stay next time.

This is a lovely place with fantastic views and food, and a great selection of wine. I feel as though the service levels have dropped since last being there however. Eating on the deck, if you want to try a tasting paddle, they expect you to go to another area to order and then carry the (quite large) paddle(s) back to the table yourself. Considering that the prices here are not cheap, and yes you are paying for a lovely location and product, I feel this service model is not optimal. There were a lot of staff on that day who could have been providing this service. A few years back they provided table service for drinks on the deck and it was a much nicer experience.

Beautiful spot for a drink and bite to eat. As it’s become more successful has got a lot bigger so has lost a bit of the intimate / new find aspect but still great to go to. Good if you have young kids as they can run around. Advise going for lunch on weekend when they can have music, in evenings in summer be mindful the westerly sun can smash you on a hot day so if with grandparents etc be mindful of where you might sit. Overall great place to go as nice wine and great nature

We visited the Winery for lunch while we were holidaying in the area. The venue was absolutely beautiful! We visited on a Sunday so it was very busy but the atmosphere and the live music was great! We booked a table and were sat on the lawn area looking over the vineyards and hills which was lovely. However, we were less than impressed with the food unfortunately. We ordered a lot of share dishes and spent $200 on food alone! It was served cold and horrible, no flavour, Mussels looked like they came out of a tin! Disappointing as we expected more. Lovely wine but the food was a massive fail. Recommend the Ruby Rosé.

Excellent away-from-it-all weekend stay that's still close to the local sights. Friendly staff, very nicely appointed villas with lounge, dining, kitchenette, bathroom and bedroom perfect for 2. I recommend the Bubbles on Arrival and Grazing Box options to add a bit of extra luxury to your stay. We had dinner at The Dining Room on the Estate and the food was excellent. Also enjoyed the whites from the cellar door the next morning. All round an enjoyable stay.

Perfect way to spend a special birthday. Villa was exceptional and highly recommend the breakfast hamper and 3 course meal add on. Dinner in the restaurant was fantastic and our waitress very professional and attentive. We could even take our dessert back to the villa and enjoy it on the veranda. Very relaxing

We took a very last minute, mid week break and had an amazing experience. The new accommodation was beautifully decorated, the breakfast hamper, and kitchen supplies were simply the best. It was all topped of by a beautiful lunch on a sunny day with wonderful views across the valley. The staff couldn't have been friendlier. Highly recommend Cupitt's Estate to everyone

Bit disappointed with our last visit. Food was only average, one dish was cold. No table service yet paying a premium - cellar door is 5 meters from bar - yet same bottle of wine was 225% dearer !!!! - $34 v $77. Yes I expect to pay more than cellar door - but that much markup is a rip off. Staff on the day were not overly attentive - many younger ones walked past table and wouldn’t collect empty plates / glasses - yet they were happy to stop nearby and talk to each other about their weekend plans.

For an American, The styling service and ordering is somewhat unorthodox but I think this may be what Covid has made it look like these days. We were immediately seated upon arrival and everyone was pleasant. We had one menu dropped off at our table but. QR code was also available bo one took the order, we had to place it using the QR code and drinks came in almost immediately. I ordered the flight id Bret and it was all delicious. We added the fried squid and oysters and they were great too. For food, we ordered 3 pizzas (margarita, zucchini and pepperoni, they were all delicious. For ambiance we chose to sit outside and enjoy the weather, although rain was expected but we lucked out. Definitely will come back when in Ulladulla again.

Staff were not so attentive and the food was under par for the price. They had us waiting in line for our table with no communication as to when we would be seated . Didn't inform us about refurbishments upon booking and going to the portable toilets was a bit of a let down.

Refined dining experience with sublime views! Cupitt's Kitchen is just exquisite. The views afforded to diners, overlooking the winery itself are sublime-what a beautiful find for a long lunch destination. The food is very good-a well thought out menu, with matching wines if you'd like. We had a really nice pinot noir. The level of service marries well with the ambiance, food and overall experience-perfect! We had the sashimi, chargrilled quail, snapper fillet & beef flank-all delicious. Overall this was a refined dining experience and I would highly recommend stopping through!

I've been to Cupitts a number of times, and it has always been very pleasant, though I would not describe myself as a "fan" so I'm holding off 4 stars. More like 3.5. LOCATION: This is probably the best thing about Cupitts -- it looks out to a hilly valley ... out onto the lush south coast of NSW. The buildings are marvellous heritage structures with sensitive additions, lots of stonework ... and what looks like a dairy now serves as the tasting room. You can sit outside in the sun, sipping wine and eating cheese, staring out to the rolling hills and grapevines. It's Barossa-Valley-esque. FOOD: The menu has a nice balance of local seafood, meat, and always a small number of vegetarian options. The dishes are usually beautifully done, although sometimes a little predictable (goats cheese & zucchini flower tart, kipfler potatoes with a variety of meat dishes ... ). I had the duck and it was beautifully cooked (not overdone) ... and the rest of our table were pretty happy with their dishes too. The prices of the dishes are quite high, $29-38 for mains, $18-22 for entrees, plus $2 per person for extra bread ... AMBIENCE: Chilled out, family friendly, and very mixed in terms of ages. The space is airy, sunny, and has great views. It can get noisy at busy times (which I didn't notice, but the oldies were complaining, as they do). SERVICE: I think this is where Cupitts kinda falls down a bit. It feels a bit amateurish and sometimes they make more problems rather than smoothing things over. Case in point: two people at our table had their dishes brought to them (the correct dishes). Because no one else had their food, and they were too polite to touch them (but they could well have easily had a bite..). About 5 minutes later ... after the waitstaff were visibly confused, wandering from table to table, one waiter then apologised and took the two dishes back off the table. Instead of taking them back to the kitchen - they just put them straight onto the table next to us, which we thought was pretty dodgy. I know it's not a big deal, but I thought this was really indicative of an amateurish approach to service... particularly when people are paying up to $38 for a main dish. Sure, the staff are friendly and attentive, but they aren't really pros. THE WINE: I thoroughly recommend their Chardonnay ... that's all I'll say on this point at the moment.

A meal at Cupitt's Kitchen can be a moo-ving experience, especially when watching the herds of cattle in the valley below the restaurant. Don't know for sure if they are the source for the wonderful Black Angus steaks served here, but their contented demeanour fits right in with the tenderness of my dish! Drive past the town's waste management centre, and the view improves greatly once seated; looking over the winery's vines to the river and valley below. Prices are quite reasonable for the quality ingredients (sourced locally as much as possible), and the freshness shines through.

4 of us went to Cupits for lunch. The setting is lovely however value for money, meal sizes and service is a big let down. Would I return...defiantly not. Nice to go for a glass of wine and perhaps a cheese platter and take in the country air but I would save your cash for something better. For what they charge for a main meal approx $40 the servings are small. I had kingfish which was half the size you would expect and you need to order sides to go with it and you still leave hungry. Coming from Sydney you do expect to get a bit better value down the South coast however I find that I get better value /service / meal sizes etc in Sydney. Any extras you want such as vegies with your main or bread is all charged for which you would expect out of Sydney this would be included.

Visiting some friends down the coast, and we decide on Cupitt's for lunch. Quite a drive from south of Bateman's Bay, but were happy to travel for a good experience. First impressions are excellent. We wind our way through the back streets of Ulladulla until we enter Cupitt's drive...and the beautiful dairy country opens up. Fantastic views across the valley to the escarpment. Heritage buildings and what is obviously still a working dairy as well as a vineyard. We are seated promptly and the meal begins. Duck terrine for two of us, chicken and chorizo terrine and scallops for the better half. All are given a passing grade with scallop eater in raptures over her smallish sized shellfish. Interestingly the scallops are charged per scallop, the dinner choosing how many they wish to partake in. Three as it turned out :) Entrees cost around $15 - $18. The women drink bubbles, the men choose the draft beer - an Illawarra Brewing company product that looked like a lager, but tasted like a bitter. Mains arrive promptly. Grilled local snapper with globe artichoke and olive oil mash; Black Angus scotch fillet with duck fat potatoes and a shallot confit; Spring bubble and squeak with duck egg, walnut and picalilli dressing; and Crumbed local Ling, served with chips. We order two sides to share - greens and an organic mixed leaf salad. We ordered a bottle of the 2011 Southern Highlands Syrah. It was passable, though a little young to offered at the restaurant. Again, all present were happy with the meals. There were some slight imperfections though. The side of greens was actually beans. Just beans. No problem with them, just we expected more than one "green". The chips that accompanied the Ling were dead boring, almost as if they were from the local chippy. Surely is there's duck fat in the kitchen, then that could be used for the chips as well. I had the bubble and squeak and it was delicious. However, the duck egg was underdone. Glutinous egg white is neither attractive to look at, nor eat. Mains ranged from $28 - $35. Sides were $7 and $8. Service was pretty good, staff were friendly and attentive. Sides seem to have been forgotten though, and didn't arrive until we'd eaten about half of our mains. Ambiance is very relaxed with people and dogs coming and going. So a 4 star meal with a few minor gripes stopping it from a 5. Cost overall was about $320 (incl tip), for four people. By no means cheap, but we all went away happy.