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Well, it's a while since I've done a restaurant review. Seemed like a good night to do it.
Flew in from Sydney, dumped luggage. Starving. Only some bacon, an egg and some no doubt rather damp n soggy lettuce in the fridge. Take far too long at this time of night to thaw out any of the lovely meat in the freezer.
Solution: dinner out treat. Decided Wooden Horse would have something delicious for me. So, jumped in the car and whizzed up to Eagle Junction. All tables booked (sigh) so they sat me at the bar table - no worries on my end, came for the food not the chair. Next thing I know, there's a cancellation so got a nice table just for me.
Tonight is steak night - gathered it's a new thing. Picked out the rump for a couple of reasons:
1. It's one of the truly tastiest cuts.
2. It was the only one of the three cuts that was organic and totally (apparently) grass fed (the others were either wholly or finished grain-fed).
The steak was absolutely delicious: beautifully tender and beautifully cooked - medium rare all through just perfectly done. There's a choice of sides included. Chose the wilted fried greens (broccolini and kale) and the most wonderful smoked potato purée (I'm already thinking of how I could replicate that one in the Thermomix with my new, yet-to-be-used smoke gun), all drizzled with a veal marrow jus. Just delicious. Perfectly seasoned - I like a bit of salt but no addition necessary, which is the sign of a chef that really understands seasoning. Washed it down with a very nice Rioja which really complemented the meal - a small but good selection of wines to suit all choices, a suitable number available by the glass.
Had tossed up having an entrée. For someone who's rather partial to quackery, it was hard to resist the duck liver parfait, but the dessert menu was very attractive so thought I'd skip the entree and maybe spoil myself with a dessert.
Chose the strawberries and cream dessert. Sounds quite ordinary doesn't it. The description should've said told you it wouldn't be: "local strawberries, meander valley clotted cream (memories of clotted cream fudge and scones with jam and clotted cream in Britain creeping in here), campfire meringue, dark balsamic, basil (these as tiny micro-basil sprigs), rosé".
The description in no way prepared me for the vision of delight, the gorgeous concoction of ethereal wonder that floated its way onto my table. It was sensational. I'm sure the other diners could hear my little grunts and groans of ecstasy. It was extraordinary.
So, if you go to eat at this lovely restaurant, do yourself a favour and make sure you have a dessert. Will try the la passionè next time which sounds like a chocolate passionfruit dream.
This restaurant does most if not all gluten-free (GF substitutions/ options available). A wonderful dining experience.
Finally got a chance to try this local joint and took the rellies for steak night last week. Very impressed! The platter/share board with the duck pate was supurb �
Great service (new waitress that just moved from Melbourne. Great personality, professional and quality banter)
Good homely feel and incredible food and cocktails.
The only thing I was dissapointed in was the bloody Mary's didn't come out with the oyster garnish as your instagram promised. It was the cherry on top when it was in the hat of which restaurant to go to that night. However it didn't stop me ordering 2 more after the initial dissapointment. The waitress explained you ran out the night before. Shit happens.
Good call on the BYO also �
Keep up the awesome work, we will be back :)
I have been wanting to come to this place ever since the announced they were doing breakfast.After being a huge fan of their dinner menu (and the burger 🤤) I knew I was in for a treat…Lets do it. Drinks: aka, all the coffee. Iced Long Black - my go to and always the best way to wake up to start the day.
Amazing food, just so sublime. We had the mushroom pizza, seafood stew, and the little one enjoyed the pulled lamb with veges. Great service and location too. Couldn't fault the place. We love it, and we will definitely go again.
Very impressive. Somebody with a real understanding of flavours is cooking here. Steak marinaded in miso tender and perfectly cooked. Linguine marinara with a subtle fennel note. An excellent wine and craft beer drinks list. All at quite reasonable prices.
We went to wooden horse for a special occasion recently. We LOVED the place - amazing layout and darker lighting. The food is all gourmet but affordable. Service was great too
Food is of exceptional quality, you can tell the chef & staff really care. This is the second time I have been here & both times its 5/5. Highly recommended. PS Try the Sergeant Peppers Cocktail.
Great food
Great service
Definitely worth a visit
Great experience
We visited this restaurant on a Wednesday night and was pleasantly surprised, this place in Clayfield is s gem
Hats off to the chefs & staff for delivering an outstanding dining experience. Seasonal menu, several mainstays & an ever interesting wine list topped with great service makes this place an enjoyable experience every single time.
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Had dinner last Saturday at this renowned restaurant. Set-up is matching with the name with wooden furniture that makes a comfortable feeling for diners enjoying their meals. Service is extraordinary sincere and friendly. Although the manager introduced some daily special to us, we still like to follow their menu. Ordered the charcuterie with additional duck parfait to share for entrée then have a change to order The Drunken Pig Brick Oven Pizza because its interesting name. In addition, we ordered two side dishes of Pork Scratchings and Char Grilled Market Greens. The Charcuterie broad was spectacular with quality aged jamon, wild boar sausage, varieties of pickles and the additional duck parfait added lots of marks. Next came the pork scratchings for us to go with our drinks while we were waiting for the pizza. The pork scratchings is a-must order side dish. Same feeling as crackling but not as hard. Pizza then came to the table which was topped with some pickles, bacon, pork belly and buffalo mozzarella. The drunken name came from the spicy bourbon BBQ sauce, which was not that alcoholic taste, however, the pizza was still above average. The char grilled market greens side dish gained back a lot of marks. Overall dining experience was decent. The only advice is that if they can reduce the background music and make it softer, then the vibe would be perfect.
Had an amazing meal here with a friend late last year. The service was great, all the courses were delicious and the drinks were nice too!
Had the oysters to start and they were the best I've ever had. The duck main was also excellent.
Really excited to go back hopefully sometime soon!
Wooden Horse is lovely. The restaurant itself made me feel like I could be somewhere else, it was so calming and the staff were very polite and helpful. The menu and food itself was fantastic, and for what we considered to be a more upmarket place, it was reasonably priced. Make sure you leave room for the panna cotta - it's so worth it!
My sister told me about the mushroom steak that they had on their plant menu and I really wanted to try it. I finally got to go and it was delicious. The mushroom steak had a woody umami flavour mixed with a smokey flavour. The pan con tomate was a bit sour for my liking. If they toned down the sourness on the sauce that they used it would have hit the spot. We also had their non alcoholic drinks and they really complemented our meals. The desserts were also delicious. We got both the peanut butter pudding and the autumn crumble. I was very impressed with the peanut butter pudding as I'm not a big fan of peanuts. But they were delectable. I would love to come back here again to try their other dishes on their plant based menu.
We had an amazing time at the Wooden Horse. I know you are supposed to post pictures of the food before you eat it but it was so good that we ate the mains before I remembered to take the photograph.. I had the crumbed pork chop burnt pear sauce.and it was so delicious. The bread for starters was amazing as was the homemade rhubarb pies for dessert. We had fantastic and friendly service. It was great food in a vibrant restaurant. I would highly recommend it!
Absolutely yum!
After checking their website and seeing a small menu with a focus on local produce and quality ingredients, we were keen to try Wooden Horse.
Staff were lovely. Our waiter was friendly, professional and knew the menu. The room was beautiful, intimate and we loved the lighting.
But it always comes down to the food. We ended up with an all veg selection because everything on that page looked interesting. And that decision did not disappoint. The zucchini flower "pie", blending the delicacy of zucchini flower with the flavours of a good old fashioned pie 'n' peas was a stroke of genius. Well done chef! And everyone should do themselves a favour and try the crumbed Lions mane... We'll be back for more. 😊
Really great experience. All of the food is original and very well plated.
I chose the plant based menu, and it delivered well. Props to the owner of the Vegan Butcher cookbook.
Staff are polite and helpful when explaining menu.
Recommend for a vegan meal, especially the vegan steak
The main meals are to die for. Not really a big fan of entree but overall everything is good. Nice service! They looked us after well 😊
Beautiful food, and lovely service. Ambiance was great (although a bit cold, but it was a cold night). I would give this restaurant 5/5 but the price brought down my rating. $37 for a couple of mushrooms (which I will admit were super, super tasty!!) and some chips and some gravy, was too much for me to be able to give this restaurant 5/5.
I don't know, maybe it takes the chef hours to make those mushrooms, but seemed extremely over priced to me.
Very impressed with all the food we ordered at the wooden horse. Friendly staff, great menu, relaxed atmosphere, I would definitely recommend. Only downside, I was too full to try the dessert... Guess I'll have to come back!
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