Visiting the beautiful town of Daylesford, you are spoilt for choice when it comes to dining options. Wombat Hill House is one such place. Nestled at the top of a hill, hence the name, in the lush Botanical gardens; this beautiful cafe is surrounded by lush greenery and wildlife. With a homely and warm ambience, comfort is key here, and it's a lovely spot to relax.
We visited after walking around the gardens, and decided on a delicious afternoon tea. Coffee was lovely and the array of country baked goods was incredibly enticing. With a delicious homemade cheesecake and blueberry tart, we were left very satisfied with our choices. The cheesecake was rich and creamy, and the blueberry tart had fabulous pastry and was filled with fantastic, tart berries.
With typical country hospitality, the staff were generous and friendly even though it was busy. This cafe gets busy with lots of tourists visiting the gardens; but it's well worth a visit for some delicious country food and a relaxed vibe.
The afternoon tea here is absolutely fantastic!!!!
For $40pp you get an arrival sparkling (which was kindly swapped to a strawberry smoothie for me as a non-alcoholic), unlimited tea and coffee (we had a pot of tea and a skim latte each) and the afternoon tea platter (savouries like chicken sandwich, egg sandwich and reubin sandwich), sweets (like cheesecake, macarons, truffles, tarts and a brownie) and of course a scones with jam and cream!
The service was just out of this world, the staff were unbelievable! Loved it and fantastic value for money!!
Very tasty, can highly recommend the smoked trout. Perhaps a little overpriced, but worth a try. Beautiful surroundings as it’s nestled in the middle of the botanical gardens, though rug up if it’s cold weather
There are three sitting areas and we chose to sit in the back garden. A bit cold even in Autumn so it would be great if there are outdoor heaters. The garden is really nice with olive trees, lime and lemon trees. Food took awhile to arrive (more than 45 mins) even though it is Thursday not during the weekends. But it is absolutely yummy so we didn’t mind the wait. We also got a flat white with almond milk and it was to die for - smooth and creamy, most places and cafes that we have been to don’t do coffee with almond milk as nice as this place 👏🏼. Staff is very nice and friendly.
We shared a Hedgehog ($5.50) for morning tea. The comforting hedgehog was heavenly, which created a battle for the last spoonful... We both ordered lattes ($4.00) made with St. Ali Coffee.
Such a nice location for a cafe, the gardens are beautiful and the cafe is really cute! The food was not really anything special in my opinion. Had the croque senor without chorizo. It was nice but very full on, was glad I shared it as I couldn’t even finish half. Also shared the fritters, they were pretty disappointing as they were a bit dry and the flavour wasn’t that nice. Was really glad I asked for a side of goats cheese as I think it really needed it.
Great little cafe surrounded by beautiful gardens. Lovely cakes and light meals, coffee & served with a smile, a very nice place to visit on any day.
Long wait for food as this place is busy and seems the kitchen gets overwhelmed. Friendly staff though and we were told there would be a wait when we ordered. Pizza looked great but didn’t deliver on the said chili hit - had much better gourmet pizzas elsewhere. Coffee cakes and pastries are good and the location within the botanical gardens is magnificent.
We ventured to Wombat Hill House after a recommendation from our Air BnB host. What a cute little cafe perched in the botanical gardens. It was nice and cosy inside and the menu was easy to find on our table. My boyfriend went with the classic bacon and eggs and I got the crumpets with poached fruit. The bacon was thicker cut and so delicious and my crumpets were nice and fluffy and the fruit and ricotta perfect. Would happily return on our next trip to D'ford!
Had the bangers and sweet potato mash plus the potato, feta, caramelised onions. I thought overall it was nice, pizza was good however a little greasy.
Whenever I visit Daylesford, it is a place I stop by.
Such a nice cafe with good vibe. They serve somewhat non-ordinary meals and they are very delicious. Strongly recommend you book in advance if you can.
There is the coffee takeaway section as well if you just need caffeine!
Had breakfast here. Ordered poached eggs (which were cooked perfectly), on sourdough (so fresh with that expected crunch and fermented hole body), with a side of avocado and smoked salmon & a cappuccino. Coffee tasted great with signature milk leaf design. Had to come back the next day and ordered birch muesli (with two more poached eggs on the side).
We were served both times by the same polite and happy staff member - at this point I wish I caught his name. But all staff were lovely (that I had observed).
Cute external and internal design with little take home goodies for purchase at the counter.
Such a popular place, definitely one I recommend and would go back again if I’m in the area.
Food was fantastic and the crepes were the yummiest I've ever had! My hubby and I shared the country breakfast which was huge and then the crepes. Yum yum yum! It's also a gorgeous little Cafe. Would love to visit in winter with the fireplace going. Staff were all friendly and covid standards were adhered to which is not easy for cafes to do (and a lot don't) but we definitely appreciated it!
A dog friendly cafe with excellent food and coffee. Staff were clearly both friendly to canines and humans! It was worth the wait for us and the only coffee that I found in Daylesford that was comparable to Melbourne because we are thoroughly coffee spoilt! We had the shaksuka which was delicious though tad too salty for me (personal taste) and the Turkish eggs was nice enough. Overall the 5 stars rating was based on the dog friendly, food and in particulate coffee given I found it difficult to find comparable to Melbourne coffee having been here for 3 days and I finally found it here.
You haven’t really been to Daylesford… unless you’ve been to Cliffy’s!
Awesome coffee (best in town!), amazing food and they really know how to make you feel welcomed!
Do yourself a favour!
This friendly cafe and store has its good reputation for a reason.
Stocked with treats inside - allow yourself time to really scour the shelves.
Simple transitional brunch menu.
Ploughman’s board was enough as a light lunch to share - with some chippies.
Kind staff and lovely outdoor area under shady trees.
Great atmosphere. Very very busy so clearly doing something right.
The crepes are fantastic, I really enjoyed them. Coffee was spot on too.
Be prepared to queue....it is worth the wait.
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