Lake House
Restaurant in Hepburn

Award winning restaurant and accommodation the lake house has been one of victoria's best restaurants for more then 20 years. Why not stay over at the lake house? the 35 rooms and suites are furnished in a sophisticated country style and nestle amongst 6 acres of gardens. Bookings are recommended. Always focusing on fresh, seasonal ingredidients, matched with an ideal wine in an idealic setting. Each room either overlooks lake daylesford or clusters around a series of courtyards and terraces.

There’s a rhythm to life at our house on the lake a sequence of ongoing daily rituals. Bread is rolled, fresh flowers are arranged, coffee is ground, tables are set. The rhythm continues on through the day and into the evening, with the soft murmur of guests and the clink of glasses. End lights out offers a mere few hours' respite prior the bakers return and the rhythm resumes once again. Six acres of country gardens extend down to the waters of Lake Daylesford and provide guests with immediate access to the lake shore and the Wombat State Forest beyond. Exploring the property is in itself an adventure. The Award-Winning Cellar and its list with over 100 references keeps wine buffs glad with its edgy and interesting selection of wines from around the world and of course closer to home. CoOwner and resident artist Allan WolfTasker whose labor hangs in private and public collections around the world has a studio on site which is originate by invitation and appointment to Lake House guests. WolfTasker's canvases are on display throughout the property as are works by other artists from the family's private collection. In among st the nippy fern gully and surrounded by waterfall fed streams and springs the Salas Spa is an oasis of tranquility. Accents of blond wood and splashes of Tiffany blue in the furnishings join with large nudes by renowned local painter David Bromley to create airy relaxation spaces around ten treatment areas. It took a lot of valor for her and Allan to do what they were doing in the beginning place, but the way Ala's gone about it, by promoting all the appropriate things in the region, like suppliers and producers, as healthy as the Lake House, she's proved she's a smart operator, too. It can be difficult to remember, as Lake House celebrates its 30th birthday, just how groundbreaking it was for Ala WolfTasker and her artist husband Allan to set up a restaurant modeled on the huge regional restaurants of Europe in Daylesford, a dejected town in regional Victoria. She's worked with WolfTasker in the previous and describes her as a person who likes to have something to fix. And she has massive Integrity because she really practices what she preaches. She's a nurturer of people in the industry and of the industry itself, but superior of all, she's a person that gets things done. And the lady herself? Though she claims to be hitting the wall more frequently these days, it seems she's dreaming aplenty be it of a regionally based tertiary training facility for the culinary arts and superior practice agricultural production, or for the Daylesford area to receive regional accreditation as in Europe. Gourmet traveler Hotel Guide Many arrive to Lake House for its award winning restaurant alone, but staying overnight receive the experience to the following level. Porsche Magazine Many things have changed at Daylesford’s Lake House over the previous 30 years, but a savage commitment to excellence is not one of them. Already famed for its two hatted restaurant and lube accommodation, Lake House is swift becoming know for its cooking school where the focus is on foraging and local produce. Qantas Magazine With a focus on local, seasonal produce, often set in spectacularly lovely surrounds, regional restaurants are luring diners to fresh culinary adventures. Gourmet traveler Restaurant Awards A store to talk, drink and share the pleasures of the table. We meet three women, who are immersed in a world of room service, 500thread count sheets and the elaborate whims of demanding guests. Virgin Australia Relieve the stresses of everyday life at these home away from homes. The weather may be cool, but sustainable farming is a Hot Topic.