Watervale Hotel
Watervale Hotel & Penobscot Restaurant
The most awarded country pub in the Clare Valley, sourcing ingredients from its own organic farm, with a ten-seat chef's table tasting.
This historic pub is run by chef Nicola Palmer under a farm-to-table philosophy. Ingredients come from its own organic biodynamic Penobscot farm and lamb and free-range chicken from neighbouring farms. The pub holds one AGFG chef's hat and has won awards including the 2025 Best Regional Hotel Restaurant in Australia. Daily from 11:00 to 21:00, it serves à la carte dishes and the Feed Me set menu. Inside the building, the Penobscot is a ten-seat chef's table with tastings at 12:00 and 18:00 daily, costing about AUD 150, with an optional farm tour. Reservations are required. The pub is at 37 Watervale Main Road.
Opening hours
Daily 11:00-21:00; Penobscot tastings at 12:00 and 18:00
Nearby sights
- Watervale
- Kilikanoon Wines
- Skillogalee
- Spring Gully Conservation Park
- Taylors Wines
- Sevenhill Cellars & St Aloysius Church
- Pikes Wines
- Polish Hill River Church Museum