Lake House

Food and Wine

The Lake House Restaurant is consistently recognised as a destination for lovers of good food and wine. In the kitchens, a talented team work from the ground up producing cutting edge, modern Australian cuisine with an emphasis on seasonal and regional ingredients.

Regional …..A network, developed over the years, of local growers and suppliers, provides the best and choicest regional produce to this country kitchen. This includes chestnuts, wild mushrooms, morello cherries, wild berries, rabbits, venison, duck, eel, trout, yabbies, lamb, beef and an increasing amount of organically grown and produced goods.

Seasonal……A la carte menus change with the availability of new seasonal produce and will use organics where possible. The selection of Contemporary Australian dishes draws inspiration from all over the world including Alla’s homeland of Russia and her original training ground of France. Multi course ‘Tasting Menus’ offer a special opportunity to sample a diverse range of the kitchen’s offerings.

THE LAKE HOUSE CELLAR: The award winning Lake House wine lists boasts an impressive 700 labels and the cellar houses almost 10,000 bottles. The short term cellar doubles as an area for wine tasting and also private dining.

LAKE HOUSE: A CULINARY JOURNEY IN COUNTRY AUSTRALIA - BOOK BY ALLA WOLF-TASKER

The driving force behind Lake House in Daylesford Victoria, one of Australia’s most highly regarded gourmet retreats; Alla Wolf Tasker AM has seen her role evolve from Executive Chef to restaurateur and hotelier. She continues to be dedicated and passionate about the development of contemporary cuisine in Australia and the training of young chefs.

Lake House – is the inspirational story of a culinary journey over more than three decades. From a childhood as the daughter of Russian immigrants in Melbourne in the 1950s to years of single-minded pursuit of all things culinary through travel, training and sheer hard work in Australia and Europe, this is Alla Wolf-Tasker's story. And that of the country restaurant she built - from the humblest of beginnings on a patchy hillside to the much loved, award-winning luxury food lover's destination it is today.

In this lavish volume, Alla shares her experiences, philosophies and food for the first time. More than 100 recipes reflect her Russian Heritage, her love of the styles and elegance of Europe and her own interpretation of today's culinary trends. Dishes celebrate the seasons and produce is discussed with lively authority and charming anecdotes.