Rare Hare Wine & Food Store

Solid food, cant really complain much at all. Flavors were unusual but good, not trying too hard on the food concept but could see the thought behind the menu. Place was nice, good view, good tasting and good wines!

3/04/2025 Couple. Ordered the $59 set menu for lunch. Pumpkin Bread to start then bread with sardines. Great dishes but perhaps too much bread. Bread was baked well with a crispy and salty top which was very nice. Next up we had the eggplant which came with Asian flavours then the crispy fried barramundi wings. Eggplant done beautifully. Barramundi was very different and tasty but would have been improved with some greens. Pork belly to finish was delightful. All up, very nice lunch, good service, friendly staff and nice atmosphere. We were given an end seat on the shared tables so had the best views. Would recommend to others and would be happy to return in future

One of the best winery restaurants in Australia! Great, casual setting. The food is fantastic for sharing. The ultimate star is the fried barramundi wings with nduja butter sauce, and the miso furikake eggplant. Make sure you book!

Food & wine were both absolutely nice. Their entres or small share plates were really the highlight. Mains were also ok but I think they were trying to keep the mains (e.g pork etc) very classic & plain whilst other dishes had more innovation and courage built into them. Definitely will try to come here again for the enteres and share plates.

A favourite destination during our stay. Great staff who willingly accommodated our request for a table with a view, super friendly, of course the barramundi wings were a fav, plus the squid, woodfired cookie and even the salads were top notch

Had a beautiful dining experience at the Rare Hare Restaurant.. Food and Wine was exceptional and our Waiter Jack was wonderful. Highly recommend this gorgeous winery in beautiful picturesque Merricks ..

Such a wonderful experience, each dish was extraordinary, the flavours so good. We had the $59 menu and added the miso eggplant; what a great dish. The Chardonnay we chose went beautifully with the meal. Staff were friendly and the venue is great - very enjoyable lunch - thank you

What an excellent experience! The staff were incredible and the food was amazing. Our server was very knowledgeable and went above and beyond. Two people in our group don’t drink alcohol and the team went above and beyond to explain the non alcoholic selection. Also the way the dietary requirements were displayed in another menu was great. Thank you for a super enjoyable dining experience.