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Daylesford Hotel

A local landmark serving classic and cheffy dishes.

Richard Cornish
Richard Cornish

The Daylesford Hotel.
1 / 3The Daylesford Hotel.Richard Cornish
The club sandwich with crisps.
2 / 3The club sandwich with crisps.Richard Cornish
Bitterballen (bite-sized croquettes with curry-spiced chicken).
3 / 3Bitterballen (bite-sized croquettes with curry-spiced chicken).Richard Cornish

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Chef Rob Kabboord, formerly of three-hatted Quay in Sydney, joined the well-oiled team from Daylesford’s popular Cliffy’s Emporium last spring to take on this grand two-storey hotel in the heart of town.

Expect bar snacks like Dutch bitterballen and high-level but honest pub classics such as a juicy club sandwich, crumbed lamb brains, or Scotch fillet steak frites with creamy tarragon dressing. The old Beppe woodfire oven is churning out pizzas you can pick up via the drive-through.

Now all forest green and dark timber panelling, you can dine in the cafe-curtained bistro, drink a pint of Carlton Draught or Guinness in the expanded public bar, or get takeaway.

Richard CornishRichard Cornish writes about food, drinks and producers for Good Food.

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