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Giant Steps/Innocent Bystander
Ph: 5962 6111; 336 Maroondah Hwy, Healesville 3777 www.giant-steps.com.au/winery
Giant Steps/Innocent Bystander, $$ -
Open Mon-Fri 10am-10pm Sat-Sun (and public 10ls) 8am-10pm; Licensed; AE DC MC V EFT
Chef Jarrod Hudson & Trevor Schneider (5-12-08) Owner Phil & Allison Sexton (5-12-08)
Other published opinions
Age Good Food Guide 2009 Score: 14/20 "14/20 Winery Restaurant of the Year Is there a better all-in-one country wine-and-dine package? We doubt it. Winery, cellar door, smart casual pizzeria/restaurant, bakery/cafe - Giant Steps has the lot, plus coffee roaster and cheesematuring room"
Gourmet Traveller 2009 Australian Restaurant Guide "It's an ambitious project: a winery cellar door plus restaurant, bakery, woodfired pizza oven and cheese room. Oh, and excellent coffee made with beans roasted on-site, an informal, childfriendly atmosphere and an indoor-outdoor set-up that makes it an equally enticing proposition in the sunshine and rain"
The Age Cheap Eats 2008 "It's not just about vino at this mod cellar door - it's about gourmet grazing with gusto"
Age Good Food Guide 2008 Score: 14/20 "Healesville's status as evolving foodie haven takes a quantum leap - dare we say giant step forward with the arrival of the Giant Steps! Innocent Bystander wines purpose-built HO"
Gourmet Traveller 2008 Australian Restaurant Guide "In the morning you can have local eggs on house-baked sourdough with a coffee made from beans roasted five metres away from your communal table"
Herald Sun Bob Hart, 5-05-07 "Perhaps, like me, he had only recently discovered how good this place is, and I know the sense of urgency that can impart. And perhaps, also, he had been told how important it is to get there before all the best seats are taken, before the pizza orders start piling up, and before some swine has eaten the best of the house-made pastries."
The Age Cheap Eats 2007 "It's a cellar door, bar, bakery, fromagerie ... Geez, it's a gourmet Bunnings, but with soul. Healesville's new player has opened its louvred walls so the curious can sample plonk with guidance from sparky staff, gawk at the cellar and enjoy a magnificent meal."
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