Jimmy Joans is the all-day option on Wilderness Road at Lovedale: a bar, a dining room and a lawn full of deck chairs under the trees, open Thursday to Sunday. The kitchen runs from bar snacks and a beef burger through to a chicken and leek pie, oysters and a share-style feast menu at lunch and dinner. Breakfast starts at 8am, the coffee is roasted specially for them, and there is beer on tap alongside local and international wine.
No booking is needed for the casual menu, which makes it a useful lunch stop between cellar doors, and there is a children's menu for families. The feast menu runs Thursday to Saturday, midday to 3pm and 5.30pm to 8.30pm, with a reduced bar menu on Sunday evenings. Two cottages on the property sleep up to thirteen between them, so you can stay on rather than drive after a long lunch.
At this restaurant
- Tasting
- Cellar-door tastingWalk-ins welcomeBuy on site
- On site
- Dining on site (Jimmy Joans)Picnic / grazingStay on site
- Who it suits
- Family-friendly
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Food & stay
Jimmy Joans
All-day casual dining from 11am in the bar, dining room or outdoor area, Thursday to Sunday. A reduced bar menu runs Sunday evening from 5pm, and the share-style feast menu is available Thursday to Saturday, 12pm to 3pm and 5.30pm to 8.30pm. Breakfast is served from 8am.
Stay on site
A two-bedroom cottage sleeping four and a four-bedroom house sleeping nine, or take both for thirteen guests.
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Jimmy Joans is at 84 Wilderness Road, Lovedale, in Hunter Valley.
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Details last checked 2026-08-07.