Trade & Groups · Aranya Summer
The Vineyard Table
A two-course set lunch for wine coaches and touring groups. Both courses chosen at booking, so a full coach is fed without anybody waiting on a kitchen. $58 per guest, Thursday and Friday, 11am–3pm.
A working vineyard and restaurant on 25 acres, 30 minutes east of the Canberra CBD, with an independent winery and cellar door adjacent to the restaurant.
Please Tell Your Server About Any Allergies, Intolerances Or Dietary Requirements — Our Kitchen Will Advise What Can Be Prepared Safely For You.
5% surcharge applies on Sundays · 10% on public holidays
The Set Lunch
$58 Per Guest · Two Courses · Drawn From The Aranya Summer Menu
Appetiser
Salmon Achaar TartFEDI
Curried Alaskan Red Salmon · Potato · GF Puff Pastry · House-Made Apple & Dorrigo Pepper Achaar
Zucchini Flower PakoraSYVN
Lemon Myrtle Whipped Tofu · Dorrigo Pepper Hot Maple
Main
Non-Vegetarian
Spatchcock XacutiN
House-Brined, Marinated & Roasted · Chicken Jus · Paw-Paw, Roasted Coconut & Eschalot Salsa · Macadamia Ajo Blanco
Vegetarian & Vegan
KhichdiVN
Vegetarian & Vegan. Turmeric-Braised Lentils · Braised Red Beans · Spice-Tempered Pulled Jackfruit · Crispy Okra · River Mint
Every Main Is Served With A Shared Summer Leaf SaladVN — Green Oak · Butter Lettuce · Cos · Radicchio · Peach · Tomato · Cucumber · Pickled Eschalots.
Add To Any Booking
Wild Harvest Board
+$19 Per PersonMeats, Cheeses, Pickles & Chutney, Crackers. One Board Per Four, Down The Middle Of The Table.
Black Forest Eton Mess
+$14Vegan Chocolate Meringue, Whipped Cream, Cherry & Coconut Compote.
A Second Appetiser
+$7Either Of The Two Above, Again.
A Glass On Arrival
+$10Select Sapling Yard Range, Poured On Arrival.
Also On The Table
The Same Prices Our Locals Pay
Clair de Luna OystersMOA
$3 Each, No MinimumEschalot · Mountain Pepperberry · Scorched Pineapple · Finger Lime Caviar
Pasta Combo
$35Bucatini Carbonara Or Conchiglie Pugliese, With A Complimentary Glass Of Wine.
$10 Local Wines
$10 A GlassSapling Yard Riesling · Rosé Sur Lie · Shiraz
Trade Terms
- Thursday and Friday lunch, 11am–3pm. Other days by arrangement.
- Final numbers and the veg / non-veg split 72 hours prior.
- Driver and guide dine free on bookings of 12 or more.
- 10% trade commission, or a nett rate — whichever suits you.
- One invoice, 14-day terms.
- Gluten free, dairy free and vegan with 72 hours notice.
Wine
Sapling Yard and a full list are available by the glass and the bottle at the table, charged on consumption. Groups who’d like a formal tasting can walk next door to the Sapling Yard cellar door after lunch.
The Property
- Sapling Yard Wines — an independent cool-climate winery, with its cellar door adjacent to the restaurant.
- 25 acres of vines, lawn and long views east toward Lake George. Room for arrival drinks outside in good weather.
- A light-filled dining room and cocktail bar in one connected space, seating 70.
- Free on-site parking, and a kitchen used to turning a full room at once.
Why It Works On Your Route
- An independent winery next door, cellar door adjacent to the restaurant — wine with provenance, poured where it is made.
- The eastern run — Lake George and Bungendore, away from the Murrumbateman traffic.
- Chef Praneel Singh’s native menu — Davidson plum, wattleseed, native river mint, Dorrigo pepper. Something your guests can’t get in the city.
Hold a date — or come and eat it first, on us. Happy to host you and a driver for a run-through before you commit. Jovi · jovi@aranyaacres.com.au · 810 Norton Road, Wamboin NSW 2620.