Took mum there today for high tea. Staff were lovely even fitting me in with my late booking. Was overpriced but I figured we deserved a treat for mother's Day and being a fancy place I didn't expect cheap.
Thanks for a lovely Arvo with mum
Mona Vale was the perfect venue for our wedding. I was a wee bit concerned with the lack of communication I received from Sharon to begin with, but soon realized this was simply because she was so busy and had every thing under complete control. Our day was absolutely magical thanks to Sharon, Lynne and all their team. We even apparently had a couple of extra dietary requirements on the night that we hadn't been told about. We never heard about these until afterwards when Sharon advised me how the team stole chicken from the tram restaurant to fix it! Lynne was the most calming of people and while I was busy apologizing to her for being late back from photos, she was too busy telling me all was well! We couldn't have picked a better venue - an absolute delight.
We came 12 years ago. The cheese platter was great. Was a bit disappointed that it is just another cafe. Seems like some other management have took over this place.
Atmosphere is still really good and foot is above average. Service was pretty average. We ordered a pumpkin soup of the day but it was not just a pumpkin soup, the orange is overwhelming and they should have inform us it is a pumpkin orange soup
The best Fish and Chips I’ve ever had? Quite possibly. Fantastically light and fluffy batter with decent crunch matched with a generous portion of tartare sauce. Perfectly cooked chips and super fresh side salad. Wonderful old homestead converted to dining with helpful, friendly and accommodating staff.
Had our wedding here.
Food and service were amazing, would highly recommend for any special day.
Beautiful garden surrounded by the gardens and pond.
Dragon Holdings Limited
+5
A must visit cafe for the authentic high tea of yesteryear, local customers turn up in period costumes.
Generous amount of creams for your scones n jam.
Delicious food , topped off with a pleasant walk through the established gardens.
Went with a friend for a high tea to celebrate her birthday & we had a lovely waitress called Joy.
It's quite hard to find the entrance to the restuarant so recommend allowing plenty of time.
Great service, beautifully presented food that was delicious.
Had a lovely high tea here this morning. Beautiful surrounds. Very busy after 11am. The high tea was both savoury and sweet, one of the best I've had. Filling as well because of the sandwich, slider, mini pie and potato ball, not just sweet stuff. Highly recommend the high tea for something a but fancy for a treat.
Nice lunch. Interesting menu and the location was great. Excellent coffee. Would happily visit again on a nice sunny day & enjoy lunch on the terrace in a beautiful garden.
It has a lovely view of the gardens and I had a great time walking around. The place it's self is really pretty and has lots of nice details you don't see everyday.
I can't compliment them higher. They were so helpful with our booking. Treated us with pure kindness. The coffee was brilliant so much so I had two. The food delicious. Will definitely be back. The setting was magical.
We had a GrabOne voucher which offered 2 mains and 2 glasses of house wine at a much reduced rate than normal. We both chose pork belly and a side of potatoes (extra for that).
It was perfect. Looked good on the plate, tasted even greater and we left very satisfied with the entire experience.
However, there was just the one let-down and that was with waiting staff. Of the 2 young ladies on deck, one was very efficient but the other struggled a bit to keep up the standard, mixing tables and asking coffee orders at the beginning of the meal. That aside, we'd love to return, preferably when the roses are blooming and again, while the sun was shining.
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