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Jayden Ong Winery & Cellar Bar

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Jayden Ong Winery & Cellar Bar. (2026, September 24). The Sydney Morning Herald. https://www.smh.com.au/goodfood/vic-good-food-guide/jayden-ong-winery-and-cellar-bar-healesville-20240520-p5jf3d.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

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Jayden Ong Winery & Cellar Bar offers contemporary dining with a focus on seasonal produce and local wines, changing its setup between summer marquee service and winter indoor cooking. The restaurant features hearty dishes like beef cheeks and potato gratin in colder months, paired with an extensive wine list including both premium international labels and local Yarra Valley selections. Additionally, the establishment provides a unique amenity: hot water bottles and knee rugs for guests arriving at the cellar door.

Written by AI on 2026-09-24, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Jayden Ong Winery & Cellar Bar in Victoria's Yarra Valley offers a unique dining experience surrounded by winemaking equipment, with waiters providing hot water bottles and knee rugs to guests during cooler months. The winter menu includes dishes like beef cheeks, roasted chicken Maryland brightened with green olives, leeks, and white wine, but the standout is the potato gratin topped with parmesan cheese. The restaurant serves both local wines from Gembrook Hill and high-end international labels such as Krug and Chateau d’Yquem, along with excellent house wines. For those without a designated driver, the venue offers access to Hop It, a mini-bus service that tours through the valley.

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Topics

Chateau d’Yquem Gembrook Hill Jayden Ong Krug Maryland

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Chateau d’Yquem ORG · 1× Gembrook Hill GPE · 1× Jayden Ong ORG · 1× Krug ORG · 1× Maryland ORG · 1×

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Roasted chicken Maryland is brightened with green olives, leeks and white wine, but the true cool-weather highlight is potato gratin, a parmesan-showered tranche of golden carby goodness.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-24

2026-09-24 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Jayden Ong Winery & Cellar Bar · assertive framing

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When was the last time a waiter brought you a hot water bottle and a knee rug – as well as a menu – at a restaurant? asserted

waiter → bring → restaurant

Such a welcome from the cellar door team knocks the chill off the air in this hangar-like space, crowded with wine tanks and barrels. asserted

welcome → knock → tanks

In summer, the kitchen is a marquee in the forecourt, where produce from small growers is turned over charcoal and wood. asserted

produce → turn → charcoal

Roasted chicken Maryland is brightened with green olives, leeks and white wine, but the true cool-weather highlight is potato gratin, a parmesan-showered tranche of golden carby goodness. asserted

highlight → roast → goodness

A leather-bound wine list holds heavy-hitters such as Krug and Chateau d’Yquem, Yarra Valley locals Gembrook Hill, plus excellent house wines. asserted

list → bind → Krug

Book seats on Hop It, a mini-bus service that meanders through the valley. asserted

that → book → valley

Good Food reviews are booked anonymously and paid independently. asserted

reviews → book → ?

A restaurant can’t pay for a review or inclusion in the Good Food Guide. asserted

restaurant → pay → Guide