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Tedesca Osteria

A leisurely lunch as nature intended.

Tedesca Osteria is a dine-in country farmstead.
1 / 8Tedesca Osteria is a dine-in country farmstead.Supplied
O’Connor rib-eye treated the best way possible.
2 / 8O’Connor rib-eye treated the best way possible.James Broadway
Mussels may appear in pasta, or as part of the mezze.
3 / 8Mussels may appear in pasta, or as part of the mezze. James Broadway
Pasta courses are made fresh daily.
4 / 8Pasta courses are made fresh daily.James Broadway
Fresh produce from the garden.
5 / 8Fresh produce from the garden.Supplied
An Alan Scott brick oven commands the room.
6 / 8An Alan Scott brick oven commands the room. James Broadway
A spread worth travelling for at Osteria Tedesca.
7 / 8A spread worth travelling for at Osteria Tedesca.James Broadway
Brigitte Hafner creates the day’s menu.
8 / 8Brigitte Hafner creates the day’s menu.James Broadway

Good Food hatGood Food hat16.5/20

Contemporary$$$$

Ever fantasised about owning a country bolthole? It might look like Tedesca, a cluster of weatherboard buildings gazing out over farmland, filled with cut flowers and time-marked antiques. That was Brigitte Hafner’s vision, too, manifested from a notebook she kept for years.

Here’s the biodynamic kitchen garden that underpins the day’s handwritten lunch menu. Here’s the monumental hearth on which most dishes are cooked. And here’s the cellar housing remarkable wines gathered from far and nearby co-owner James Broadway. Completing the fantasy, there are no decisions – other than what to drink.

A splodge of soft, milky Greek cheese with candied green figs and walnuts lands, then focaccia and a skewer of smoke-wreathed pork. Next comes silky tortellini dabbling in brown butter; later, a dish showcasing local fish. You may struggle to get a booking – persist. This is a dream worth chasing.

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