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Tonic Restaurant

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Victoria St & Pym St, Millthorpe NSW 2798, Australia

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R. G.

Food is above average overall. We like the fish dish best. Beef is a bit overcooked and chewy. But flavour is lovely. If you are visiting Milthorp, it is worth trying.

D. M.

Not as good as it used to be or should be! No maitre d that comes around asking if everything is OK. Service is robotic and no personality at all just drop the plates and run. Attached is the menu similar to our visit 6 months earlier. Confit of Pork was mixed quality skin tough and chewy and impossible to cut with the knife provided, some in our group had pure fat no meat so left it and others skipped as meat was too tough to eat. Problem is when in a group some do not like to complain or return the plate to the kitchen... Duck Lasagne was good but served warm for me whereas my wife's was hot. Lime tart was something I expect from my local bakery. Mushroom Veloute was awesome, Snapper was yummy too but only 2 dishes I would say was excellent.

B. K.

The place that packs an absolute punch in terms of food flavour, presentation and taste! Staff are incredible with impeccable service, the wine list is great and I cannot praise the food highly enough. Definitely a must visit if you are anywhere near Orange, you will be treated to incredible fine dining like it used to be in the good old days!

J. M.

(3.5 stars) It has been six years since my last visit to the historic town of Millthorpe. The character of the village seems to have changed a lot. Bar for the longstanding village hub, the Millthorpe Corner Store, everything is now trendy and expensive, with fancy providores, cellar doors and high-end homewares stores all vying for weekenders' attention. Tonic Restaurant has been a village stalwart since 2003. It’s a big airy space that’s air-conditioned and thus nice to dine in on a hot day; offering up a cool colour palette and good table separation across two split levels. As you’d expect sitting twenty-odd kilometers from Orange, wines from the local region are featured across the wine list, which also ventures as far as France and Spain. Against a saccharine amuse bouche of sweet corn soup, the 2015 Bloodwood Riesling ($60) shows a good acid spine, rounding out with more texture and nuance as it warms and the food gets more savoury. Sunday lunch can be taken as Two Courses ($70/head) or Three Courses ($80/head) and arrives with complimentary extras like bread and butter. It’s popular so I’d suggest booking ahead. When we arrive, blue plaid shirts abound in the dining room, mostly filled with older, middle-class Caucasian guests. Perhaps this is why the kitchen thought my pretty trio of kimchi scallops needed tempering with honey and crème fraiche. The kimchi itself is quite good, and the scallops, while small, are not overcooked. What I didn’t like, was eating something that tasted like an upmarket version of seafood with sour cream and sweet chilli sauce. Duck tortellini are thick and doughy, leading to their filling getting somewhat lost. While the broth was neither here nor there, the fresh spring presentation with baby carrots, broad beans, pea shoots and sliced bird felt seasonally appropriate to the country locale. Under rubbery skin, the roasted pork jowl is well rendered and tasty. The rich porky flesh is well cut by stewed spiced apple, a tiny celeriac salsa and an appropriately, lunch-sized dollop of smooth pomme purée. Pan-fried snapper had a salt-encrusted, crisp golden skin and yielding white flesh. Flavourwise it’s my favourite dish, but with a fennel encrese (this a fancy way of saying crushed fennel) that was super-salty, salted fish skin and an appropriately seasoned bouillabaisse sauce, it had me reaching for my water glass over and over again. Reconstructing a tomato is a pretty cute idea on the very well-presented Tomato, Bocconcini and Basil Side ($12). With good quality produce and vinegar, it provided welcome palate relief, but proved slightly harder to share than I was anticipating. You basically needed a band saw to cut the garlicy bread disc it was sitting on. Insert comically loud clanking of knives on crockery in a quiet dining room here.

J. C.

Superb 5 course menu. Delightful matching wines. Many local wines. Staying overnight in Milthorpe, treat yourself and partner to this outstanding restaurant. All staff were fabulous. Special mention to Holly for her attention to detail and bubbly Outlook. Plenty of room for current regulations.

R.

5 courses of great food paired with fine wines and excellent service. Would definitely come back again.

K. S.

The food was very nice it was a set 5 course menu, there's always going to be a course you don't particularly like or would never order my husband wasn't fussed on the first I didn't eat my 4th though my husband assured me while eating my beef fillet it was amazing, I like my meat well done, the snapper and quail we devoured along with dessert and the local wine was fabulous service was excellent definitely would recommend the menu changes regularly would go again if in the area

L. M.

Tonic really surpassed our expectations in terms of value, quality, service and location. Wouldn't hesitate to return.

N. G.

Well worth a lunch stop. Nice set menu, great location, good matched wines. Book ahead

P. M.

Wonderful restaurant in the small but pretty country town of Millthorpe. Very tasty and well presented food. Set price menu which is well priced. Would have loved more options on the menu though as it was quite restricted.

V. M.

Absolutely top place to eat food is beautiful and staff are welcoming and the atmosphere of the surrounding Village is great.10/10.

S. A. h.

Food is great and well priced. 80$ for delicious 5 courses is great. I'd compare it to Hubert in Sydney. However, the paintings need to be changed as they don't reflect the ambiance and the vibe of the village. Please change the paintings.

A. M.

We had 2 courses and 1 side Food: 5/5 ingredients - very fresh. Tasted like was picked that day from the garden. 5/5 flavours - complemented each other well. Vibrant. 3/5 cooking - mains were cold, and both a bit underdone. I think the kitchen must have had too many orders and rushed ours. Pork tendons were chewy as a result of not getting enough heat. Service: 4/5 slow but friendly 5/5 great roomy space, with lots of light and big windows 3/5 value (because food was subpar) Based on the above, I wouldn't return, but I believe the place has a lot of potential if they can get their cooking right.

J. H.

The five courses were all delicious, beautifully cooked and attractively served. The duck and the beef were cooked to perfection. We found the service was excellent and lovely local wines. Attractive seating and we had a table looking out onto the pretty town of Millthorpe at night.

M. S.

Food was good: five dishes with selected wine that compliments the dish., Food - four excellent, one a bit ordinary that was 7/10. Be alerted it's a bloody noisy place when a lot of people are in the restaurant ... wear ear plugs you'll hear better!

J. C.

We had our wedding at the Old Theatre with Tonic, and it was excellent! Elisa, Tony, and the staff on the night were beyond amazing - we kept getting comments from our guests about how wonderful the food and the service was, absolutely could not fault it. Thank you so much again team, you were brilliant.

N.

Finally got Tonic after years of wanting to go but never being able to get a booking. What a disappointment. As there is no menu online and it changes regularly, we phoned to find out as there were some dietary requirements. The lady who answered the phone was very rude and read the menu out extremely quickly so I could barely catch anything she was saying. She seemed quite annoyed that we even asked. Our night didn’t get any better. The waiters were rude and didn’t even explain what dishes were given to the ones with dietary requirements, the food very underwhelming, our glasses sat empty most of the night, drinks that were ordered didn’t arrive. A disappointing experience overall.

M. T.

To be honest I was disappointed as we all found that the wines clashed or were just ok with the courses. One selection - the Sangiovese and Lamb went well. When we asked to speak with the sommelier we were surprised there wasn’t one. This would definitely be a good investment for the owners. Food and wine match is a skilful art and we were let down. Dessert was the most disappointing course. Otherwise atmosphere was fantastic. Lots of potential.

D. B.

Lovely meal, a five course degustation with wine suggestions for each course. Liked the fresh figs as a finale but not on brioche. It didn't add to the dish. Great lamb, smoked trout and date tart and great surroundings.

N. D.

Beautiful meal with great company at Tonic on a chilly eve in Milthorpe. The food, the wine, the service was all exceptional. The best restaurant experience I’ve had in a long time.

m. r.

This place definitely lives up to its reputation. The service was friendly and professional and the food and wine matchings were excellent. Everything about the experience was superlative and we hope to return.

E. A.

Loved the experience. Can’t wait to return. Beware the train timetable on a weekend ... 7:30am departure from Sydney.. arrived for lunch @ 2pm! Caught the return train back at 4pm so not really time to savor the food, wines and service. The restaurant accommodated our late arrival with grace.

J. L.

The 5 course menu was delicious! The only let down was the dessert, which is a shame because this is my fave part of any meal. But overall I enjoyed the experience 😍

M. S.

Excellent dining experience... well worth a visit.

H. D.

Beautiful spot for a lazy lunch or refined dinner. The dining room is a lovely space. You can watch the world go by out the floor to ceiling windows. Locally sourced ingredients, amazing flavours and great value.

R. B.

Good ambience although very noisy. 5 course degustation: course 1 pan fried gnocchi needed more sauce. Course 2: octopus was chewy and too salty. Course 3: duck lasagne seemed to resemble a meat pie. Course 4: strawberry creme caramel was like watered down mousse. Course 5: chocolate marquise nice flavour but the bottom of my partner's dish was gluggy and congealed. 2 desserts (both chocolate) seemed an odd combination. The 3 stars: 1 1/2 for food and 1 1/2 for nice friendly staff. Overall, we had big expectations but we're disappointed.

J. G.

Excellent food and service. The reason we came back to Millthorpe. Worth the visit of course.

J. M.

This was mine and my husbands first ever dining here and the experience was AMAZING!!! The staff were so polite and friendly. I'm gluten intolerant and they were so fantastic in catering for me even with no notice (Only because we were gifted a voucher for Tonic as a wedding present and it was also a surprise for us too). We will definitely dine here again when we are ever in the area next.

M. I.

My wife and I recently visited Tonic for my Birthday. We were not disappointed! The food, staff and atmosphere were absolutely amazing.

N. L.

I have to say this is the most amazing meal I have had recently! My partner had a snapper dish with wild mushrooms that was absolutely mind blowing! I was so envious!!!! I’m so glad we came all the way from Sydney specifically to eat here after our friends recommended it. Thanks! We had the most delicious meal!

B. K.

Beautiful food, Decor and service. Would recommend this restaurant.

P. O.

Tonic lies at the crossroads of old Millthorpe village (20min from Orange). Until now had we the chance to visit Tonic whilst on our daytrip to Orange. We we seated by the window for lunch. It overlooked the village road and the views that disappeared into the hills surrounding. $70 for 3 courses was our best pick. There is no al a carte. Choosing from an appealing menu was really hard! It did not help when the beautifully presented quail or the lamb passed us by to other tables. Regardless the meal was scrumptious. Liked: Entree: Seared scallops w sweet corn velouté & confit chicken leg Entree: Braised oxtail crepenette w consommé Main: Roasted pork back strap w baked whole apple, stacked potato and sauce Main: Seared swordfish (stacked) w quid ink tortellini filled with crab Dessert: Baked Apple Pie with vanilla ice-cream Dessert: Lime souffle with Goats cheese icecream (definitely challenged the palate! Great texture, but not for me) Dessert: Creme Caramel with the slither of honey as the caramel! Local staff was friendly and accommodating. Recommended a local savignon blanc that matched the swordfish and scallops. Equally was the amazing cauliflower gratin with fresh in season truffle from down the road. Loved the place for a date and very easy to get lunchtime bookings. For foodies, the natural light streaming in from the windows allows for great food photography (if only I brought my usual camera gear)

M. D.

Excellent food and decent wine list with local options. Strange to find this place in the middle of nowhere but well worth a visit. The snapper main was top notch

A. R.

Excellent food, the menu always good accompanied with a range of wines including local varieties. Beautiful old building with character in spades. A must for lunch or dinner.

J. S. L.

I dined at this restaurant on two occasions in the early years following it's opening. Nothing particularly memorable about either the cuisine or the wine list, both of which were overpriced in my opinion.

S. O.

Not too bad. Two very good dishes out of five.

R. J.

Great meal Presentation high class Lovely to have good food served professionally The little extra touches add to the experience

j. r.

Our Japanese guests were thrilled by the beautiful food, nice drinks and great services

L. S.

Food and wine: DE-LIC-IOUS Service: FAN-TAS-TIC

C. K.

Service is way too slow. Staff totally disinterested. Food is ok at best. Don't understand how this place has a hat.

S. F.

Wonderful lunch had by all!

N. A.

Finest of fine dining. Outstanding service. All you could expect.

M. G.

Fantastic food, great waiting staff let down by very slow kitchen. Bathrooms need a makeover.

M. D.

A great place for that special noght out. Food is awesome and service fantastic

J. H.

Great place, really nice food.

S. S.

Fantastic quality meal and great service. Highly recommend!!!

B. S.

Fancy food and great service. Menu could do with expansion

J. S.

Great food at reasonable prices. Wonderful service

D. L.

A Millthorpe must.

C. P.

Right up there with the best gourmet foodies restaurants in Australia!

L. G.

So impressed! Dealt with allergies with ease. Highly recommend.

A. S.

A very pleasurable experience excelent food and very happy helpful staff

M. M.

Great value and service, highly recommend.

S. M.

Very nice atmosphere, food was excellent

C. H.

Great food, great service

J. P.

Best food service and venue

D. T.

Great place Tony and crew are wonderful

L. A.

Lovely

D. H.

Excellent food and service

N. M.

Beautiful venue for a wedding.

A.

Well worth the experience in beautiful Millthorpe

g. “. G. s.

Always a delight !

K. F.

Great food.

A. M.

Aways beautiful food.

R. G.

Great food

T. T.

Amazing food

D. O.

Wonderful

J. G.

Amazing

L. W.

Food fantastic

H. W.

Outstanding

R. G.

Soul tonic!

T. A.

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D. O.

Exceptional

A. W.

Had a superb Sunday lunch - 5 course set menu, each dish was excellent. I wasn't drinking but the wine list is very impressive. If you are in the area this is well worth the short trip from Bathurst or Orange, the village itself is very picturesque and this restaurant is highly recommended.

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