Easy Lane: Windor’s garden oasis

Meet the hidden suburban oasis perfect for your next summer get together.

Easy Lane's outdoor garden dining area.

Tucked at the back of the Windsor RSL is the suburb’s garden oasis.

About a 10 minute walk from Windsor train station, Easy Lane is a bar and kitchen serving picture-perfect modern dishes.

Their new summer menu offers broad appeal; there are steaks and woodfired pizzas sitting alongside over-the-top fried chicken waffles, and on the other end of the health scale buddha and poke bowls.

Poutine fries topped with cheese curds, gravy and maple aioli ($11/$13) from Easy Lane.

Young diners are also taken care of with a children’s menu and for those looking to nibble or graze there are a range of starters and sides to pick through as well as a cheese board.

The cocktail list is extensive with lots of brightly-coloured options for the warm weather — or ask the friendly staff to make one that suits your tastes.

An ideal spot to soak up the sunshine on the weekend with a group of friends, Easy Lane is just as pleasant for solo diners enjoying a summer lunch on a quiet weekday.

A canopy of greenery shades the tables in the centre of the colourful al fresco dining area, with coloured metal chairs tucked around wooden-topped tables.

The healthy option: Huon River Sesame Salmon Poke bowl ($24/$26). Picture: Stacey Roberts

Other tables dot around the rest of the large dining space between the main service bar and a smaller bar at the back, with television screens fixed on the rear wall.

Visit on a Friday or Saturday night for live acoustic music and soak up the last summer light with a pizza and cocktail or two.

Bubblegum Sour (left) and Caramelised Pineapple & Jalapeno Margarita (right) cocktails from Easy Lane. Picture: Easy Lane

Easy Lane’s kitchen is open from 11.30am-3pm and 5pm-9pm on Monday to Thursdays, 11.30am-9.30pm on Fridays and Saturdays, and 11.30am-9pm on Sundays at Windsor RSL, 36 Argyle St.