Hidden River Winery&Café Pemberton Western Australia.

Hidden River Winery Café Pemberton Western Australia.

Visit#1

Service 0/5: Insisting the customer wears a tacky paper BIB whilst eating the laksa was embarrassing; to tie it on the actual customer is just an invasion of personal space. The starter of Plain bread was followed immediately by mains, not even enough time to get butter on the bread.

Ambience 2/5: Overhearing one staff member exclaim how much her eyebrows needed to be done made us wonder if perhaps that conversation would have been better behind closed doors.

Having said that, taking in the view out of the window was amazing, rows of grape vines stretching over a picturesque rolling hill.

Food 0/5: this may seem ridiculous, but I assure you getting instant mashed potato in a region known for its potatoes is F***ing ridiculous. Not to mention the obviously nuked frozen veg. The less than inspiring experience continues unfortunately with the breaded chicken breast and truffle butter, I love truffles, but this was not something I could love. The laksa also fell well short of enjoyable with its major lack in flavour and previously mentioned bib. There was an additional dish of chilli served and this was the only thing that could add any taste to what could only be called a soup of dirt.

Overall 2/20

In conclusion, places with first impressions like this usually turn me off having a second try, but noticing the wood fired brick oven on the way in makes me want to wipe the slate clean and come back to do a pizza night. I love eating wood fired pizza, and really love making them.

Suggestion Box

If you can’t afford a chef, which is understandable in small towns, being passionate and creative doesn’t cost anything, in fact it pays.