Graze Restaurant at the Willow Tree Inn
Highlights
- Savour pasture-fed beef sourced just two kilometres away, ensuring fresh, local flavour in every bite.
- Experience the unique dry aging process through a viewing window, enhancing your appreciation of premium steak.
- Enjoy seasonal menus crafted from locally sourced ingredients, celebrating the best of New South Wales' produce.
- Relax in a family-friendly atmosphere featuring a warm open fireplace and historic Ironbark timber beams.
Graze Restaurant is situated at the Willow Tree Inn on the New England Highway, halfway between Scone and Tamworth. The restaurant has been named the “Best Steak Venue” and the “Best Country Restaurant” in NSW for a number of years in a row, by the Australian Hotels Association.
All the beef served at Graze is pasture fed and grain finished, raised on the pastures of Colly Creek at Willow Tree, approximately two kilometres from the restaurant.
Only the best steers are selected for the in-house dry aging room, which is visible from Graze Restaurant. The dry aging rooms has a viewing window so customers can see the specialised process.
The Graze menu changes with the season, showcasing only the freshest locally sourced ingredients.
The Graze Bistro is family-friendly and doubles as the perfect setting for weddings, private events and corporate functions. The large room features an open fireplace and three 100 year old Ironbark timber beams.
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Accreditations
- NSW – New England North West
Features
Actively welcomes people with access needs.
General access
- Offers multiple options for booking – web, email, phone is available.
- Offers a range of contact methods for receiving complaints.
- Accessibility information and photos, including of a bathroom, room and/or floor plan on their website (can be emailed on request).
- Advise tour guides of the access needs of guests at the time of booking (includes pick up and drop off requirements)
- Assistance with booking arrangements (includes providing clear itineraries with written instructions on what to do at various destinations)
Communication
Welcomes and assists people who have challenges with learning, communication, understanding and behaviour. (includes people with autism, intellectual disability, Down syndrome, acquired brain injury (ABI), dyslexia and dementia)
- Uses Plain English / easy read signage and information (includes menus and emergency information)
- A quiet space is available at the venue/ facility.
Physical – Wheelchair
Caters for people who use a wheelchair.
- Step free outdoor pathways (includes picnic areas, barbecues and shelters)
- A step free main entrance to the building and/or reception area (includes ramps or slopes with a maximum gradient of 1:14, otherwise are too steep for wheelchairs)
- Step free access to restaurant, lounge and bar
- Step free access to the conference or function room
- Doorways which are easy to open and have lever handles (doorways 850mm or wider when open and not heavy).
- An accessible public toilet which is unlocked.
- A wheelchair accessible toilet / shower and change room is available.
Physical – High support needs
Caters for people with high support needs who travel with a support person.
- Twin beds available on request.
- Rooms which are interconnecting.
Allergies and intolerances
Caters for people with allergies and intolerances.
- Modify their cooking and cleaning practices to cater for people with food allergies or chemical intolerances (could include menus with meals free from: nuts, dairy, seafood, eggs, gluten etc).
- Staff are trained to respond to allergic reactions.
- Complies with The Food Authority requirements for allergy management in food preparation.
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