The best 10 restaurants and places to eat in Healesville, April 2024

"Highly recommend, dishes and service are of high standard, especially the roast chicken with the amazing sauce, the chicken was not over cooked and..."

Peter Koh

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"Sister store of Stones of the Yarra Valley and Meletos. Lunch set menu $60pp for 2 course and $75 for 3-course. Nice and fresh place for a weekend..."

JMelb C

"The dinning experience was amazing. The food was so unexpected, but perfect. Our waitress was so switched and able to pair our wine and meals as the..."

Robert Ahern

"Beautiful urban winery with gorgeous decor and friendly staff. My fiancé and I had dinner here recently - we had the 3 course dinner menu and added..."

Nicole Todd

"A true assault on the senses @no.7healesville Modern Mexican executed perfectly. Comida Deliciosa..."

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"Great restaurant with Mexican food and natural wines... Highly..."

Raffaele Mastrovincenzo

The Old Bullock Dray

Kang's Woks Asian Restaurant

Wheelchair Accessible

"Lovely, kind people at Kangs Woks, yummy food and fast service. We highly recommend..."

Jessica Ratcliff

"We stop always here when we are in the area. The peking duck is the best Spring rolls were lovely and the roti bread with satay sauce lovely. ..."

Vittoria Rech Calabro

"Wonderful food. I’m a local and haven’t had there food in quite some time. Had a lovely lunch with my dad recently there. Very tasty and great..."

Verity Ha

"Dine and take away quite often. Have got a few family members hooked on it too. Best Chinese food..."

Nicki Strachan

"Awesome place, awesome food, awesome attitude. Will be..."

Tim Burch

"Awesome fresh delicious food. Excellent service, been back a few times already and will be doing so..."

Karen Mays

"food is great we will be back there tomorrow looking forward to the great lunch..."

Colin May

"I went there on Saturday 26th March 2017 for Dinner with Ashley and I had the Crispy Salt and Pepper Calamari with Steamed Rice and Ashley had the..."

Matthew Trompf

"Sitting in my hotel room with my girlfriend, we both looked each other in the eyes and said “what should we do for dinner?” Little did we know..."

Alex Andrew Coe Billson

"My partner and I are regulars here, the food is always freshly cooked to a very good standard and is flavorsome, the service is quick and the staff..."

Edward Laidler

"Every time we meet up here for a family affair as it is central for us we are greeted with huge smiles and patience to large ordering family!..."

Nikki

"The homemade duck spring rolls is yummy . The sizzling Szechuan beef well cook . We had a great dinner here . The staff is friendly too .will be back..."

Sally Lee

"You could certainly do a lot worse than Mila's. The food is quite pleasant, almost great and the service attentive n friendly. Mila's also offer a..."

Iceman

"Had a wonderful lunch with my gf and my mum. First time eating here as we don’t live close and we’re visiting my mum. We’ll definitely be..."

Daniel Grocock (Grouse)

"Good old fashioned Asian food like I remember from the old days. We had honey chicken, sweet & sour pork, special fried rice, and spring rolls...."

Anita Moffatt

"I've gotta say that this is the best Australian style Chinese restaurant I've ever been to in my life. I wish they had a secret traditional Chinese..."

Mark Perrett

"With helpful staff, & an excellent kitchen, the meals are a delight. Here we may enjoy the subtleties of Asian cooking. Check out the regular lunch..."

Thingo

"The ubiquitous Aussie Chinese Takeaway. Always reliable. Always good. And always under spicy/chilli for me. But thats a good thing. If you like your..."

Jeff

"The food is great, the atmosphere, well, there is no atmosphere. Here's a tip, it's a Chinese restaurant, turn the t.v. off and pipe some light..."

BobnDi Vanning

"Delicious Chinese food, the staff were very friendly and the prices were fairly reasonable, highly..."

Jayden Ingley

Wombat's Chai

"Not much to dislike about this little place. Great breakfast, friendly staff, Monica is a genius!! - her lamingtons are worth travelling to..."

Julie Hayes

"Best place to get a heatgey drink Ill recommend that place..."

Jarrod Tallent

"Great place to stop for coffee. Very friendly staff. Nice outside area too, so people with dogs can..."

Chris Whitewood

"Great spot to sit and watch the hills. Tasty coffee, and the best poached eggs on toast with avo that I have..."

Dawn De Pew Hartog

"Amazing food ,great service would highly..."

Trish Peterken

"Best poaches eggs with a long black. Excellent customer service...."

Mags Donnelly

"We were served super. The breakfast was great..! Wir wurden super bedient. Das Frühstück war toll..! Thanks, Pit from..."

Pit Hersberger

"Our favorite place for brunch in the whole of the Yarra..."

Lucinda Teague

"We were on holiday from Queensland, not really knownig the area all that much we stoped in, and so glad we did, the staff, Food and coffee was..."

Douglas Giles

"Absolutely delicious! Nice simple breakfasts. Gluten free toast was yum, coffee was delish. Cute little cafe with great service. Highly recommended...."

Hungry Stanley

"Stumbled across this quaint little organic cafe along the main street in Healesville. Great little spot. Simple fresh ingredients, real tasty...."

EggsBenny

"Wombats Chai is a cute little rustic coffee shop in Healesville. We stopped in for coffees and left with a couple of tasty treats that were eyeing us..."

Kendall | The NomNomNomad

"Great find for lunch whilst out for a lazy Sunday drive. The cafe itself is a small space, a little cramped during the busy time we entered. We chose..."

Binula

"Lovely little place in the beautiful Healesville region. Certainly a place to visit if you're not keen on continuing to feed yourself the 'tourist'..."

Stephen Raphael

"Rustic, charming, warm, delicious and comforting aromas wafting from the kitchen as we stepped through the front door on a freezing winters morning..."

Pau

"ORder an avocado with fetta cheese and spinach on sourdough toast.. Generous plate and its amazing.. Love every single bite. Their scones and their..."

Helena

"Amazing chai and food, yes it's a little small but that can't be helped if u have to be cramped for a while u put up with it, very well priced food..."

Melbourne Foodie Lover

"The fruit slice was amazing! But what stole the show was the Hazelnut Nut Milk Hot Chocolate that was not only delicious, but also served in such a..."

AH

"Brekky before the sanctuary. The cafe is easy to miss, with a small facade but well worth the find. Seven of us piled in on Easter morning, all very..."

Shelster

"Delicious food and excellent customer service. Highly reccomend the Eggs Benedict with Salmon, and house Granola. We're here in Yarra Valley for two..."

Yan

"Everything is Amazing!. Monica and Iggy make amazing food and coffee. Plus the chai is to die for, whether it's the latte or pot of tea, the chai..."

Little_geew

"It's amazing. Cute cafe with kind service, organic locally sourced yummy food made with love, great coffee, lovely items to take away and quirky..."

Dancing Around The World

"Best Breakfast in town. Came here for breakfast a few weeks ago and was happily surprised. The food was beautiful, and so reasonably priced. I had..."

Martini_love

"Lovely little cafe. My partner and I stopped here for lunch on the way to some Yarra Valley wineries. It's a lovely, cosy little cafe with friendly..."

Ophelia

"Just stopped for a take away coffee. Was very good and cafe looked nice inside. Will have to come back for..."

Paul

"LOVED IT !. Thoroughly recommending this little gem - attentive, happy staff, sat in the sunshine to enjoy our coffee and late breakfast. Asked for..."

Jwcemorse

"A little hard to find but very easy to sum up. Friendly, quirky, organic, delicious. Healthy CAN taste fantastic when prepared by people who are..."

Tobiwan Kenobi

"This is a gem in the heart of Healesville - friendly, homespun, healthy! A delight..."

Judy Martin

"Food is delicious, reasonably priced, comfortable setting and friendly service, will definitely come..."

Shara Smythe

"Great lunch in the sun. Got to get there before 2pm orherwise you'll see what we did... a closed sign. So we got there earlier the next day and..."

BagelGav

"Great food, lots of organics and vegan/vegetarian choices. Great flavours, and chai latte was stunning. Location is downside, situated in building..."

Bcscribe451

"Breakfast today at wombat chai ... And what a breakfast!!! Garlic mushrooms on avocado and sour dough toast .... Magnificent!!! I will be back for..."

Mick Doolan

"Quite enjoyed the Wombat's Chai, not sure what the name implies but a very pleasant place for lunch or brunch and far enough out from the relative..."

Iceman

"What a find! And what great way to start a day in Healesville. Wombat Chai a is a delight and they made us feel right at home even though we were..."

Carol Sinclair

"Best way to start the day !!. Went up to Healesville again on Sunday for Breakfast at Wombat's Chai - and once again they made the most perfect..."

Wanz

"Beautiful and Fresh. This place is so cute and welcoming - the food is fresh and you can taste the love !!If in Healesville do not waste..."

Wanz

"Just loved this cute ‘old style’ cafe/store with a warm cosy, country feel. Great breakfast of scrambled eggs, avocado and generous serve of..."

Jennifer Kellett

"Best breakfast & coffee ever. Everything so fresh & owners really lovely. Relaxed atmosphere to start day. Reluctant to rate this as want to keep..."

Brett Hicks

"A hidden gem at the start of the high street shops. Don't judge a cafe by it's frontage. Amazing breakfast options, just delicious and decent..."

Nic Lema

"Just amazing! We stopped off quite by chance and so glad we did. The food was absolutely delicious and I haven't stopped thinking about the pancakes..."

Annie Tripp

"Walked in for lunch after a local recommendation. It's a little out of the way and you might not know it was there other than from Google! Very cosy..."

Richard Farr

"Food was really good, and coffee was awesome. Service was excellent as..."

Mark S

"Absolutely amazing! We came here twice in 24 hours… Friendly service, excellent coffee and spectacular food. Recommend the quiche or the..."

Amanda Brett

"Best pancakes in town! Lovely staff, great cosy atmosphere on a dreary..."

Caroline Brown

Essenza Cafes

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"Had a morning start here before going to the zoo. Coffee was very good and the pastry items items tasted great. We liked the slice of butter that..."

Wantirna Foodie

"Beautiful little cafe in Healesville. Amazing coffee had the pancetta baked eggs their best seller dish and it was amazing highly recommend this..."

Sarah

"Coffee good enough that my family is willing to make the 40 minute trip either way for it. A small, cosy space, good music choices, and a decent..."

Michelle Huang

"Service was bit slow but it was very busy when we visited. Coffee was great and flavoursome. We had the pulled pork burger and baked beans. Both were..."

Carl Lee

"This cafe is not for the low carb health enthusiasts. This is where you go for an authentic Italian coffee and pastry with friendly service and some..."

Cozza

"What a find!!!! On a day trip with family from Italy and stopped off for lunch. Excellent food! High quality Italian ingredients and outstanding..."

Ornella

"Amazing coffee, service and atmosphere in this small cafe, but they really make it work. The place has such a relaxed feel, the coffee was delicious..."

Rachel Radford

"Bloody wonderful; great food great coffee and great service. Been 4 times and always fantastic. Should be 4 stars. Bought raw unrefined sugar not..."

Dennis

"I don't know why this place's overall rating is 3.4.It is definitely above 4 for me. Tasty food, friendly people and jazz music. While other..."

Wolf Of Collins St.

"Essenza is fondly referred to by me as the 'skinny cafe', due to the compact area in which this cafe has made its home.The coffees at this..."

Kat

"Yum! Had a fabulous 'brunch board', fruit toast and a chocolate croissant between 2 for lunch on a Sunday. It was very busy but the staff managed..."

Kelly

"Worth the visit. Fabulous service. We had the most exquisite chocolate mousse cake and cheese cake. Totally Devine. The coffee was really good too...."

Tanya

"You'd be forgiven for walking past this place and completely missing it..... It's tiny. The guy behind the counter saw us deliberating about..."

Madamcafebeing

"Absolutely fabulous food! Loved all the food we ordered! Service was excellent even though it's a busy Valentine day. Coffee was delicious too!..."

Wini Wang

"Great little place to eat, squishy at times, but what can u do when u have to work with limited space, coffee was okay but a slight bit bitter..."

Melbourne Foodie Lover

"This funky little cafe is a hidden gem in the heart of Healesville. We had the breaky brioche, chicken panini and fresh out of the oven pastries. All..."

Cheers1

"Perfect morning stop. Great fresh food and excellent coffee. Hard to find but once inside a little bit of Europe and the marble..."

Nicholas Ahern

"Best coffee and pastries in town and good service. We had a chocolate croissant and muffin fresh out of the oven and it was well worth the calories!..."

Crdav1

"Muffin pot.. Omg arrived as the muffins had just come out of the oven. With out doubt the best muffin I have ever eaten and the coffee was just..."

Helenshall5

"Found this place really good. Excellent service , food, coffee and atmosphere. A drive back to Healesville just to come here would be worth..."

Jossie Lopresti

"Really good. My croissant and latte was fabulous that I had to have a second latte. Really smooth not bitter and not strong. Simply perfect. Well..."

Lynparker11

"BRILLIANT. We drove out from the city for the day and found this cafe. Brilliant Food and coffee. Service smart and confinent. Very very busy..."

Sammyfromtheblock

"Was here Saturday morning and the place was pumping. Such a tiny place and all food and drinks delivered with no fuss. The coffee is fantastic. The..."

T Cotchin

"Awesome coffee! Friendly service. Been to Essenza a few times now, always had friendly service, good food and perfect coffee! Would recommend and at..."

Miss Food

"Yum porchetta :))) loving the place, cosy and good..."

Ane

"Fabulous day out in healesville and this cafe was packed to the rafters on Monday holiday while others seemed quiet. They told us a table wouldn't be..."

Envy

"Fantastic burger. Service professional.Coffee is outstanding. One negative it got very warm..."

Rick

"Lunch on Monday was beautiful. Our table of four had a selection from the menu. Everything delicious and was a pleasure after a weekend of trying..."

Pete

"The ultimate little cafe. We drive from Melbourne and lilydale to experience this little gem. The coffee is that good. It's worth the..."

Nickpp

"Very nice Cafe. Great coffee, not too strong and very smooth drinking. I Likle the fact its not your normal chocolately syrupy dark rich blah blah..."

Beentobean

"Very quick review. Great coffee great food and great service. A must when travelling in this part of the world. The staff are very approachable,..."

Adrian-

"Simply to die for. We had the seeded brioche with pulled pork and the pancetta & egg brioche simply divine. The coffee was exceptional and the guys..."

Iheartfood

"Essenza is literally the size of a shipping container, and is located in what was a lane way, but don't be put off by that. The menu packs plenty of..."

Iceman

"What a find. Stumbled across this little 'hole in the wall' of a cafe/resturant and what a find it was. The coffee is just superb, ranking with the..."

Peter

"A most enjoyable lunch. Friendly staff and great light-spirited ambience. Hamburger, pollo panini and jam croissant was very tasty. Coffee was nice..."

Snippets

"Sunday lunch. Service was friendly and efficient. Sat outside, but they checked on us a couple of times. Had Angus hamburger, which was tasty and..."

Deborah Bowen

"Great coffee! Had the brunch board and it was delish. Quick & friendly..."

Lislym

"Brilliant. Best coffee in Healesville, hands down. Lovely staff and delicious cakes. We go there every time we're in..."

Lynsay Cooperwaite

"THANK YOU. To all our loyal customers and tourist that have enjoyed 2 huge successful years we thankyou for loving what we do. Essenza Yarra Valley..."

Admin

"I like the narrow. Good coffee. Yarra Valley ridiculously beautiful on route..."

Hjbowman

"Love the coffee..great italian atmosphere. Brings out the wanker in..."

The Lich King

"Where do I start. If you blink you'll miss it. So glad we've found this cafe. Fantastic single origin coffee. Delicious panini and friendly staff...."

Leanne

"Thank you!. My idea of a perfect cafe - tiny place, excellent and generous food, local produce on sale, perfect coffee - who'da thought something..."

Pam

"Superb!! but not kid friendly at all.. Great coffee it speaks for itself, no need for fancy smancy coffee art...delicious brunch board, amazing..."

Angela

"Surprise Breakfast Find!. We stayed at Healesville Hotel for the evening and Urban Spooned to find the closest breakfast and this was a real find!..."

Sophie Steele

"Yummiest baked eggs & porridge. So quirky in its presentation - what a find in this cute little town, love..."

Janine Spark

"Amazing what you can achieve in a small space! lovely food, best coffee i've had in..."

Rebecca Kotze

"Quirky little cafe, friendly staff, delicious food all so fresh and well..."

Shona Hunt

"Well done Essenza. We got a table after a small wait and it was definitely worth it. The offering is small but I guess it's due to the cafes size...."

Sandra

"Cute but no cigar. Cute little cafe that i almost completely missed. It's a bit claustrophobic in there with such a tiny space and i couldnt see all..."

Mel

"Tucked away in the middle of the town, this charming cafe is a gem! Narrow yet cosy interior, where 1950's jazz music helps set the scene. A delish..."

Nancy

"Great coffee, great food, tiny place but great for..."

Sarah

"D-D-Deeeelicious! We took a spontaneous drive to Healsville & gave our tastebuds the ride of their life! Best baked eggs we've ever had & the..."

Anna Stewart

"Fabulous service, coffee and food. Essenza was a great find - thanks to the signage on the footpath pointing us in the right direction. We were..."

Kiwwidane

"Coffee was great along with the muffin. Will be..."

Jarrod Brearley

"Love it!. Love the panini for lunch - I go regularly and the quality and service is always excellent. Just wish they would offer coffees in a mug - I..."

Debbi

"Cool Setup. Went here for breakfast on a recommendation and was not let down. Such a cool little place with great use of space.Coffee was..."

Jason

"Great little eatery!. We went here for mother's day and ordered the spiced hot chocolates (with real orange rind) and paninis. All together, good..."

Rosemary A

Sammys Charcoal Chicken

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"This is an awesome place to get a feed. For lunch or dinner. Their food is always fresh and chips with gravy so yummy! And the gluten free..."

Nawaf Noah Zahia Elhage

"Great food and friendly service all day every day chips and chicken by far the best in the..."

Damir Cato

"Great value for money, best chicken and chips in town, such friendly service......"

Vanessa Eacott

"Great place. Great food . Great..."

Elham Alhajj

"Best chips in the area, huge servings, and the food is amazing. My go-to recommendation for take out in Healesville (or the whole area..."

Alix Raye

"Best chicken and chips I've had in years! Delicious gravy..."

Amy Anderson

"Great friendly people, great food, will definitely be regulars here. Thank..."

Isabella Anstasia

"Absolutely the best chicken and salads are so..."

Donya Hajj

"Best chooks and chips in melbourne!! Salads always..."

Mervat Hage

"Great chicken love love love their salads and the owners are just so warm and welcoming hope they do really..."

Amber

"Highly recommend for a great value and fresh quality chicken shop! Had the chicken schnitzel burger from here which was so massive that I struggled..."

Nikki

"if you haven't stopped here and had their fried chicken then you are seriously missing out! Awesome value for money, the 4 pieces of fried chicken..."

Shutterbug

"Nice little chicken shop, great for a family treat.My rating scores are out of a total of 50.Environment 7, typical take away,..."

Forox924

"Awesome food☺nice healesville country service! ☺ fried chicken as well! 😑 fresh and yummy! ..recommend the chips and gravy! ..quarter chicken..."

Michael Graydon

"Great value for money, serving size is very generous. Chicken was a bit dry and lacking flavour. Chips were fresh and crispy. Salad was good and size..."

Carl Lee

"After a good day out at Marysville, we stopped at Sammy's in Healesville on the way back to Melbourne for some dinner. What we were not expecting..."

Ronnie

"Great little fresh takeaway....service is warm pleasant and freindly...... clean, fresh look.....great chicken n chips and their lamb sovalacki is..."

Justin Renehan

"Often quite busy but food is fantastic. Chicken and chips with gravy is great and the salads are fresh. Quantity of food for price is really..."

Geoff

"Amazing crispy salty fried chicken. Chips are perfect and gravy delicious. Salads were ok but would definately recommend a fresh home made salad to..."

Little Man

"Great Charcoal Grilled Chicken. Value set meals. Ample..."

K T Lim

"Roast and gravy chips were delicious. They even still taste good in the fridge overnight. Only takes cash..."

Carly Olsson

"This was an accidental discovery for a souvlaki, and they did an excellent lamb souvlaki with lamb cooked over charcoal. The souvi combo is great..."

Ayon Banerjee

"Highly recommend this place! Staff are lovely. The food is exceptional for what it is. The chips and gravy is the best! Sometimes there can be a wait..."

Kaeli Haines

"Great Chicken rolls here, and a good variety of other meal variations. Plenty of parking behind Coles for vehicles with trailers put this business in..."

Paul Chandler

"Had the chicken sandwich really nice and filling. Lots of menu..."

Mitchel Spiteri

"Amazing charcoal chicken !!! Love the small chicken and chips pack and the shredded chicken burger. And the owners are super friendly and poilet with..."

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