Restaurant

Where Terroir Meets Technique

Lunch à la carte at Steels Gate Wines — Dixons Creek, Yarra Valley

A Table Worth the Drive

60kms from Melbourne, tucked into the hillside of Dixons Creek, Steels Gate offers something rare: a restaurant where the wine in your glass and the food on your plate come from the same obsessive, passionate place.

Head chef Matthew Davis brings together classical French technique, the clean brightness of Asian infusions, and the very best of Australian produce. The result is food that feels both considered and alive, season to season, visit to visit.

Pair it with a glass poured from our own estate, and you'll understand why people keep coming back.

Three Pillars, One Philosophy

Matthew's cooking begins with a simple conviction: extraordinary food starts with extraordinary ingredients. From that foundation, everything else follows.

Australian Produce

We source locally and seasonally — and grow much of it ourselves. Our kitchen garden supplies the restaurant throughout the year, bringing the estate's spirit of minimal intervention to the plate. What's at its peak right now is what you'll find on the menu.

Food Designed for Our Wine

We are, first and always, a winery. So when Matthew builds a dish, he's not just thinking about the plate — he's thinking about what it will do beside a glass of Steels Gate.

Our cool-climate estate wines have a natural affinity with this food. The acidity, the restraint, the sense of place — they speak the same language as Matthew's cooking. Try the Chardonnay alongside a dish built on cream and acidity. Watch a Pinot Noir settle in beside something earthy and delicate.

Our team will guide you through the pairing, or you can explore freely. Either way, you're eating and drinking exactly as this estate was meant to be experienced — together.

Seasonal À La Carte Lunch

Our restaurant serves à la carte lunch, with a menu that changes to follow the seasons and what's coming from the kitchen garden and our trusted local producers.

There are no set packages or fixed-price tasting menus — just a thoughtful selection of dishes designed to be shared, savoured, and suited to the afternoon ahead of you.

Whether you come for a long, leisurely lunch or something a little more compact, the food is honest, the portions are generous, and the welcome is genuine.

Dietary requirements? We're happy to accommodate — let us know when you book.

A Setting Worth Celebrating

Steels Gate is more than a lunch destination. We host weddings, private dining, and special celebrations in a setting that does most of the work for you — the landscape, the wine, the food.

Whether you're planning an intimate dinner or a full wedding reception, our team will work with you to make it memorable.

Enquire About Events  |  Weddings at Steels Gate

Opening Hours

1974 Melba Highway, Dixons Creek, Yarra Valley — 60km from Melbourne

A 10% surcharge applies on weekends. A 15% surcharge applies on public holidays.

Excludes take-away wine.

Book Your Table

A long lunch in the Yarra Valley, a glass of estate wine in hand, food cooked with genuine care — it's a simple pleasure and one of our favourite things to offer.

We'd love to have you at the table.

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Prefer to call? Reach us at0434 420447

Drinks

At Steels Gate, we take pride in producing wines that embody elegance, distinction, and the artistry of winemaking. Our collection includes a range of estate-grown wines, along with non-estate wines and fortifieds, each offering a unique fusion of finesse and unforgettable flavours. From the first sip to the last, our wines will transport you on a sensory journey, showcasing the best of the Yarra Valley’s terroir.