Welcome to Chesters Of Heafod Glen

A couple of us decided to try chesters for dinner not long after new year. We were greeted upon arrival and introduced to our waitress for the evening, shown to our table and given water and glasses straight away.

The menu here is fantastically written and meals sound divine-but i must say didn’t translate well onto the plate, i ordered the sirloin with truffle mash but couldn’t detect any of the distinct flavours described on menu. Meal portions are also quite small considering the prices.

We really did enjoy our time there though and we all ordered dessert as well, the place is very cosy and welcoming and waitstaff professional and on the ball. I think i would go back only for a very special occasion and im sure it would be a lovely spot on a cold winters night.

We managed to get a table for four on very late notice on a Friday night. They were busy but not hectic.

Inside was very comfortable: tables spaced well, live music and burning log fire.

The food was absolutely beautiful. I had the lamb. Three pieces done three different ways. We shared some baby vegetables and potato bake which were all extremely fresh and cooked perfectly. I managed to squeeze dessert in as well, which was fresh fruit salad and cream. I'm glad I ordered it!

The service was very attentive and friendly. We never had empty bottles and our food didn't take very long to come out.

This is comfortable fine dining and it is well worth checking it out. The food is priced accordingly and we used two entertainment cards to take $70 off the total.

Had lunch here recently. The food is well cooked and presented, very good in fact. However I cannot help feeling that the prices are a little high, $74 for two mains is expensive for lunch.

Half a point was deducted from the service evaluation. We chose the lamb from the menu only to be told that it was not available. It would be far better if the diner was told of this when given the menus. Apart from that service was friendly and efficient.

The dining area was very pleasant, not crowded or noisy and must be cosy with the open fires lit.

The wines are well worth trying too.

Well despite their losing my email booking, we were seated as if nothing were amiss, despite it being Easter Sunday lunch. Admittedly, we were on time for our noon booking for two, so it really shouldn't have been a hassle anyway.

We ordered the sun-dried tomato and basil bread as we sat down - we have been there before and know how scrumptious it is. This gave us something to nibble as we perused the menu. The waiter noted that our table wobbled and without any prompting, immediately set about rectifying this. He also suggested we have some of their olives while we were ordering. I don't actually like olives but when they came out, I ended up eating half a dozen of them and some of the sun dried tomato that came with them. With the bread as well, I had my own mini-tapas. The Chenin Blanc went very well with them also.

I went on to have the goats cheese dish followed by the honey soy prawns - both entree sized. My partner also had entree sized meals, as they aren't small, of the quail's breast and the smoked salmon and avocado. They were all well presented and very tasty. There was a flavour with the goat's cheese dish that I didn't care for, which while not spread through the meal, dominated it for me. (My partner disagreed, so it is probably just me.) I was too full to finish my prawns which annoyed me no end!

We had quite a wait to be offered coffee/dessert - some twenty minutes - and we were just about to go when the waitress rocked up. They nearly missed out on our coffee and chocolates trade, as we had decided to go to a Swan Valley cafe on the way home. Both, however, were very nice.

They omitted the olives from the bill and when this was pointed out to them; let it slide, as it was their tough luck! The menu and the day's specials always look so appealing on paper it is hard to choose. Everything has always delivered as per the written word.

It is quite casual in dress standards and in the presentation of the restaurant itself. However the food is far superior to the setting and the wait staff serve according to the standard of food, not the setting. They seem to be a bit weak on the last part of the meal as we experienced a similar thing to above last time we went. They seem to forget about you after your dinner plates have been cleared away. Word of advice - ask for the dessert menu at that point!

Lots of families and while a couple of the families had brought footies for their kids to play with, it wasn't very pleasant to have the football being kicked around the path as you leave. Other families brought books and small toys for their kids to do at the table. Much preferred in a restaurant.

Highly recommended.

The first time I had been here, and absolutely loved it. The service was brilliant and very cute too! The staff assisting with wine tastings were fabulous - converted us to their 2005 Chardonnay! Will definitely visit again soon.

WE had never been here before, but will again! It had a cute indoor area and lovely outdoor area, set in a vinyard. There was live music, but you could still talk easily. They had a wine tasting area set up to one side of the restaurant. You could try the wines before you ordered. When our host discovered it was my birthday, he gave me a lovely boxed corkscrew! The meal was absolutely lovely. Beautifully presented modern fusion style. Well sized meals. The bread and butter pudding was only available after 2:00pm. We wanted it at 1:40pm They graciously obliged.

I really loved it, well worth the drive.