Esca is the restaurant at Bimbadgen, set above the McDonalds Road vineyards with a view across the valley. The kitchen cooks a seasonal modern Australian menu with pan-Asian influences, served à la carte or to share. Lunch runs Wednesday to Sunday from midday, with dinner Thursday to Saturday from 6pm, and bookings are needed.
The estate runs more than the dining room: a Woodfire Pizzeria for casual alfresco meals with live musicians on Friday and Saturday afternoons, and a picnic hamper you take out onto the amphitheatre lawn. The Vineyard to Table experience pairs a guided one-hour walk through the vines with a Chef's Table lunch at Esca for $260 a head. Between the pizzeria, the picnic and the restaurant, Bimbadgen suits a long lunch or a full afternoon rather than a quick stop.
At this restaurant
- Tasting
- Cellar-door tastingWalk-ins welcomeBuy on site
- On site
- Dining on site (Esca Restaurant)Vineyard walkEvents programme
- Getting there
- On shuttle route (Bimbadgen Estate)
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Food & stay
Esca Restaurant
Lunch Wednesday to Sunday from midday; dinner Thursday to Saturday from 6pm. No closing times are published, so book ahead. The estate also runs the Woodfire Pizzeria (live music Friday and Saturday afternoons) and a picnic hamper on the amphitheatre lawn.
Getting here & good to know
Esca at Bimbadgen is at 790 McDonalds Rd, Pokolbin, in Hunter Valley. It is a short walk from a stop on the iHop Hunter Valley hop-on wine shuttle (Bimbadgen Estate stop), so you can visit without driving.
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Details last checked 2026-08-07.