taste Canowindra, Good Food, Fine Art and Live Music

If you are looking for an idyllic getaway location to take in your passions for art, music and great food, taste Canowindra is for you. Found nestled between two hill ranges in the Central West of NSW, this is a restaurant that will entertain your senses and to tantalise your taste buds.

Our Menu

taste Canowindra offers you a delicious restaurant menu that takes advantage of local seasonal produce from the many local farms and suppliers. With produce this fresh available all year round, you will get the chance to fine dine amongst friendly company and people that share a passion for good food.

Try out the tasty tapas, which the restaurant has become known for. Featuring choice marinated meats, Italian sausage, locally grown olives, avocado and marinated Jannei goat’s cheese served on a pillow of Turkish bread, you’ll soon see why!

Other popular items of on the lunch menu also include the anise, honey and garlic seasoned roasted pork, seeded mustard seasoned Roasted Beef, and the Chicken dish roasted with soy garlic and honey, which can be served toasted or cold as required. The accompanying regional salad includes slow baked tomato and capsicum, avocado, cucumber snow pea sprouts, boutique lettuce and organic olives, served with Turkish bread and the famous balsamic vinegar, Dukkha. And don’t forget to finish off your meal with a homemade Cake with ice cream & cream topping for dessert.

Specials and the Evening Experience

Daily specials at taste Canowindra are a chance to sample the chef’s specialities. Pan fried prawns marinated in ginger, garlic and sweet chilli sauce served with mint infused cous cous and savoury greens, are a great example of what’s on offer. The dessert specials consist of a tantalising sticky date pudding and crème brulee.

A typical dining experience includes an entrée followed by a main course of select meat dishes and regional and seasonal accompaniments to start your evening. Spend your day taking in the fine New South Wales experience at this rustic location and enjoy the beautiful works in the art exhibit, including ceramics!

Dining and enjoying live music and stages shows makes for a truly unforgettable experience at taste Canowindra. With musicians playing to your table, surrounded by the arts and crafts of the local area, and enjoying great local produce at the finest restaurant in town, this country restaurant lets you unwind and indulge.

Why You Should Visit Canowindra

Canowindra is a great place in New South Wales of Australia to visit and enjoy some amazing food, drinks, music as well as the tourist attractions. This small little town of Canowindra has a population of appox. 1,499 and it got its name from an aboriginal word meaning 'a home'. This town is popular for its beautiful country sights and boutique wineries, country restaurants, abundance of local produce and welcoming locals. It has a quaint dogleg main street, the legacy of the bullock teams that formed its 19th century heritage. If you haven’t been to the place already, you should plan your next vacation in this town as the local country restaurant, Taste Canowindra is going to arrange number special events with its fine dining, great art, delicate wine, and amazing music.

Canowindra is an historic town near Cowra in the central west of New South Wales, Australia. It is one of the world's great fossil discovery sites and now it has been listed as part of Australia's National Heritage because of its international scientific importance. In addition to that, the scenic view of this town is also worth a visit. Situated by the Belubula River this town is also known as the Balloon Capital of Australia. The biggest ballooning festival of Australia, Canowindra's Balloon Challenge takes place in this town each year in the month of April. This grand event brings together people from everywhere, including foreign visitors and townsfolk that attend. The festival is accompanied with local food and wine events, which makes it something you’ll definitely want to check out.

The country restaurant Taste Canowindra, which has been catering to local people and tourists for many years, should also be visited as long as you’re in the area. It is one of the most popular spots in town for its great quality food (made from fresh local produce) and its rich collection of wines. In addition, the food is served with live music from internationally acclaimed artists, which makes it an amazing place to visit and have a quality time with your friends and family members. Enjoy your meal and listen to some of the world’s best artists in the genres of world music, folk, jazz blues and classical.

Most people both from the locality and outside Canowindra recommend this restaurant for its unique features. This vibrant country restaurant offers a great choice of 50 local wines from 8 local vineyards. A wide range of beers, spirits, and liqueurs can be purchased. When you come with this award winning restaurant you get to enjoy a great collection of local arts and crafts as well. Your dining experience will be more enjoyable here as you will also get to hear some of Australia’s finest music with a three course meal. So as long as you’re visiting Canowindra, you should book a table at the country restaurant Taste Canowindra.

Eating out in Canowindra

Taste  Canowindra, a fine restaurant in Canowindra, with 50 local wines from 8 local vineyard, has the true taste of  Canowindra. Dinner with live music and food that has unforgettable taste is sure to take your breath away. Enjoy Australia’s finest music and a complete three course meal in an award winning country restaurant that is sure to capture your hearts with its beautiful country sights, boutique wineries, and abundance of local produce surrounding it like a picture.

Enjoy the great view between the hills, slide off the plateus of the central tableland. The combination is stunning. The effects has made Taste Canowindra a very popular destination for tourists and even the locals who enjoy the atmosphere and the legacy of centuries heritage.

Taste Canowindra has been recognised for excellent hospitality by Cabonne council’s Daroo business awards and for the four years running has been a finalist in best business in Cabonne.

•   Taste Canowindra has also been reviewed and recommended by “Explore Australia’s” “Great Gourmet Weekends”.
•   taste was featured by Censis on the cover of The Bathurst Area phone directory for its contribution to the food & wine industries under the banner “Champions celebrating Australian Flavours”

Gardners Ground, sited on the southern bank of the Belubla River was selected as a site for an organic vineyard in 1996 after an extensive search of south-eastern Australia. It was selected for its geological formation as well as its natural beauty.

The vineyard was always planned to be organic and the use of chemicals ceased in 1996. The soil structure and drainage were extensively surveyed with detailed assessment by professional staff. The vines were planted after cropping the area with lupins to improve the organic matter in the soil and increase nitrogen content.

The climate in Canowindra provides hot summers and cool winters with rainfall quite evenly distributed. During the growing season rainy days are less frequent, allowing the growth of Mediterranean crops, (including grapes) with reduced disease pressure.

With the rainfall of 580mm per year, irrigation is primarily used in the establishment of young vines and at the commencement of the growing period. As organic growers, we are prepared to accept lower yields than conventional growers.

Gardner’s Ground wines. Click here for catalogue

Canowindra

Canowindra is a small country town which is fondly referred to as the balloon capital of Australia. It has a population of about 2,000 people. The town is located right in the middle of a natural basin, and has a stable weather pattern. The close network of road & lanes that surround Canowindra, make it easy for balloon crews to retrieve balloons & passengers on landing. There are numerous sites and attractions surrounding this small country town and within its precincts.

All amenities needed to make one’s living comfortable and pleasant are readily available here. There are many bed and breakfast cottages plus standard hotel accommodation and guest houses eager to welcome and pamper visitors. Also, lots of fun and leisure activities can be enjoyed in Canowindra from golf to wine tasting , great art galleries and great shopping opportunities. There are caravan parks, swimming pools, and well-kept gardens that are conducive for picnics and other outdoor events.

The fun does not begin and end outdoors in Canowindra as there is a quaint historic main street that houses different shopping outlets where you can purchase antiques , giftware, art and all the necessities of life. Back in the 1990’s an historic discovery of ancient fish fossils which have been preserved under a rock for about 360 million years, saw the founding of The Age of Fishes Museum. This museum (one of only 2 fish fossil museums in the entire world) houses fossils of over 3,000 species of Devonian fish. The town also hosts a wonderful Balloon festival The Canowindra Balloon Challenge which grew out of the Marti’s Fiesta a ballooning event, (one of the biggest balloon festivals in Australia). In 2013 The Balloon Challenge will be host to the National Ballooning Championships.

There are many interesting sites, typical of the tourist attractions in NSW, that attract people to this small country town; some of them include wineries and vineyards, the Pioneer Museum, Morris Park, Groote Cottage, and Escort Rock. Almost everything is available here, and there is so much one can do.