Oakover Grounds

Just had a lovely breakfast here 15, April 2019. Lovely atmosphere and attentive staff. I had the purgatory eggs but no chorizo (veg) and the rest of the group had the breakfast burger, smashed avo and another purgatory eggs. Great serving sizes, tasty food without being greasy. Everyone really enjoyed it. When it started raining the staff put down the blinds, forgetten extra eggs but replacement came out super quick. Will come back here again.

Awesome place and good scenery with a pond and small island. The kids were ecstatic with the paddle boats and the swing a bat. The kiddy treasure hunt also worked up a sweat with a bit of moving about. The food were great though the kids portion left a bit wanting. Overall am very happy with the place.

Got off to a good start initially. We were 10 people no booking at lunch time. But it was not too busy. Food and drinks all good. Wine well priced. But as it got busier there was obviously not enough floor staff. Plates not cleared. Coffee orders never came. Sadly just needs a good manager and would be great.

They really should check out their competition. The beer tasting tray was not comparable in price, quality or quantity. Very pretty grounds. Staff were inexperienced.

So I went to this place to get morning tea but they had such a little selection of bakery treats and etc so I decided to get breakfast instead. In the mean time I went on the paddle boat which was terrible because 2 of them didn't work, and the one that did had bad steering so you couldn't get the boat back to land or anywhere. The food was alright but they had it in small portions for the amount you pay.

If you are just having breakfast I would not recommend this to you.

Great spot for lunch. Lovely environment, you can have a proper sit down meal or sit out under the trees. Recommended.

Booked this place with my family (2 adults, 2 child) for lunch on 4/11/2018 (1.15pm). Experienced the following:
1) Customer service: Service was poor from the outset. There was no one to greet us on initial entry- although there were at least 3 waiters loitering in sight. The waitressing was inconsistent at best- no pleasantries were received. Some were downright rude/brusque. Others were unhelpful/clueless.
2) Food- As other reviewers have mentioned, took AN HOUR for the food to arrive. Excuse was that there were other patrons that they had to serve BEFORE us. Although the food was good- there was no facility to take excess food away.
3) Grounds- only selling point of this place. Nice surroundings that’s safe for kids. Abundance of algae in the pond.
Verdict: Has potential but would need to dramatically improve their service (and serving time) for me to visit them again.

Visited Oakover for the 1st time and an overall average rating for me.grounds are nice open and spacious with ample parking.
We pre booked out meals so didnt wait for food as other reviewers have had to do. Food is nice, but one of the girls paid $35 for a salad with prawns, lol. Not an overly extensive menu but ok for most with some kid options.
Schooner of beer is $9, not cheap, and considering so many places currently have $5 pints, on the rich side of pricing. The pale-ale is nice on the palate though.
We visited mid week so didnt have the weekend crowd issues to deal with but for me, I wouldnt return. Chairs inside are useless and require replacement, they are uncomfortable.
So many better options in the valley, jmho

It was a beautiful little winery, the lady that helped us wine test was not only knowledgable but very humerous too, I think her name was Tes, I would definitely recommend stopping here
George

Beautiful grounds. Cold average food. Asked to leave immediately due to having dogs which were on a website that we could bring them. We were way up the back of the grounds with the dogs and everyone kept coming over to ask to pat. Didn’t even receive a full refund for meal and drinks that weren’t finished and about 4 staff had seen us walk in and said hello.

Good coffee, don't bother trying to book a private function here though because they'll get it wrong, double book and tell you a few weeks later that they can't take you. Won't be bothering ever again.

Oakover-it! Waiting for more than an hour for food. Kids are starving. Service non existent. Not coming back here for sure. What a mess this place is. Can't order inside if you are outside. We were undercover but no table number so no, you have to order outside? Tje Staff didn't say the wait time for food is over an hour! Kids are beside themselves with hunger. What kind of place does that? Just useless.

If you are too busy to serve any food to walk in customer, you should better shut your door and serve reserved customer only. The lady manager told us they would be busy till midnight so no food can be served. What a restaurant with prides! Don’t think its food are really good just went there for its scene. And not going to go back again.

Wow - no customer service whatsoever. No one knows what’s going on and staff are rude.
Do I order inside or outside? Do I have a booking? No but I’ve been here an hour and 75% of your restaurant is still empty. There are so many other awesome places in the Swan Valley - take your money elsewhere.