Circa 1876 Hunter Valley

Circa 1876 is on Halls Road, directly beside the Roche Estate. It holds one hat from the 2024 Australian Good Food Guide and features a farm-to-table, modern menu.

The kitchen leans harder into its local sourcing than the standard Hunter Valley bistro, which is the reason to bypass the nearby tourist haunts. While the room runs smart and elegant, the space avoids the formal stiffness often found at venues of this caliber. It is a twenty-minute walk from the Hunter Valley Gardens, placing you close enough to the main thoroughfares to be accessible, yet providing a necessary buffer from the heavier foot traffic of the central grounds.