Ronnies

Ronnie's is a cafe in Pokolbin, one of several Hunter venues run by the Noke Group, alongside Arthur's, Eddie's and Mr O Wholefoods. It serves brunch and lunch: coffee, breakfast plates and a lighter midday menu in a bright room with terrace seating outside. The feel is a relaxed neighbourhood cafe, warm and unhurried, built for a slow morning or an easy lunch.

The doors open at 8:30am on weekdays and 8am at weekends, and the kitchen stops in the mid-afternoon. That makes it a first stop before the cellar doors or an unhurried lunch between them, and a morning place more than a dinner one. Booking is not required, though larger groups can reserve a table through OpenTable. It sits on Broke Road, central to the Pokolbin wineries and easy to fold into a day.