Penobscot Restaurant
Highlights
- Savour nine exquisite courses crafted from fresh produce at the intimate Chef's Table in Clare Valley.
- Engage with Chef Nicola Palmer as she prepares authentic dishes using ethically sourced ingredients from Penobscot Farm.
- Delight in a degustation experience that showcases the delicate flavours of seasonal, locally sourced meats and produce.
- Choose from a curated selection of wine, gin, or mocktails to perfectly complement your dining experience.
Chef Nicola Palmer has brought her farm, into the Watervale Hotel to create Penobscot Restaurant. Here she crafts authentic dishes with powerful fresh flavours but delicate touch.
Penobscot Restaurant is a 10-seat, degustation-only restaurant located in the kitchen of the Watervale Hotel, Clare Valley, South Australia.
Guests sit at the Chef’s Table where they can observe the inner workings of the kitchen and engage with the Chef’s.
This is where Penobscot Farm produce is enhanced and enriched to create an exceptional fine dining experience. Nine individually plated courses including amuse bouche and palate cleanser, hand crafted and beautifully presented.
Fresh and preserved produce sourced from Penobscot Farm come together to create flavoursome dishes.
All of the meats sourced for Penobscot Restaurant are selected on ethical and sustainability criteria. Free range, wild caught, grass fed, sustainably farmed or regeneratively reared. Nicola and her team pick daily for the ever-changing menu.
Guests can choose to match their degustation with a wine, gin, or mocktail match.
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Accreditations
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Quality Tourism Accreditation
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Sustainable Tourism Accreditation by ATIC
- Restaurant and Catering Australia
- Tourism Industry Council of SA
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.
- Staff are trained in disability awareness.
- Accessibility information and photos, including of a bathroom, room and/or floor plan on their website (can be emailed on request).
- Asks all visitors if there are any specific needs to be met.
- 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)
- Staff are trained in communicating with people with learning or behavioural challenges.
- Uses Plain English / easy read signage and information (includes menus and emergency information)
- A quiet space is available at the venue/ facility.
Vision
Caters for people who are blind or have vision loss.
- Information in large print is available.
- Uses easy to read fonts in their signage and communication materials (Helvetica and Arial).
- An appropriate area for toileting an assistance dog is available.
- Handrails on all stairways
Hearing
Caters for people who are deaf or have hearing loss.
- TVs with captioning option is available.
- A low noise reception areas with hearing loss friendly acoustics and adequate lighting for viewing facial expressions (includes common areas which are free of background noise, background music) is available.
Physical – Mobility
Caters for people with sufficient mobility to climb a few steps but who would benefit from fixtures to aid balance. (This includes people using walking frames and mobility aids)
- Uses floors/coverings which are slip resistant, firm and smooth
- Seating in common areas including reception area
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.
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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