While staying at the Hermitage Lodge we had the pleasure of dinning at Il Cacciatore Restaurant. We had a reservation for 7pm we did have to wait a few minutes to be seated as there was a que of people in front of us.
Once we were greeted we were shown to our seats, it was a beautiful night and we were seated on the deck over looking the vineyard. We were left with menus and to settle in while our waiter went to bring us our water. On their return our order was taken and it was a short wait between courses.
The food was amazing, we both chose to have the prawn and crab arachinin for entree for mains my husband chose the aged hunter beef fillet and I had the Crispy Skin Baramundi (the skin was actually crispy!!) for dessert my husband chose Chocolate and Hazelnut Crème Brulee and I had the Tiramisu.
We both found the servings to be of a good size while the prices are maybe a little high it is justified by the size of each course. My husband's main was slightly over cooked (he asked for med rare) but he was still very happy with the meal! I was thrilled as I'd had "crispy skin" trout as another restaurant sometime ago and the skin was NOT crispy but this was actually crispy and it was lovely!! The desserts were also a good size and divine it was by far the best Tiramisu I've had and my husbands brulee was also amazing not a fan of brulees generally but this was definitely something special.
The only thing I could really complain about would be.. there were some water marks on the cutlery and one of the glass seemed to have orange juice pulp stuck to the side just slight over sights on what was a great night out with great service and fantastic food!!
The restaurant was not full but it was still quiet busy though we were still served quickly.
Would definitely come back for dinner again!! It does get busy so it is best to plan ahead and make a reservation.
Approximate cost: $From $28
The waiter acted like we were putting him out, he had a very dismissive attitude. after standing around waiting for 20min to be seated (we were the only ones waiting and half the restaurant was empty) we were faced with him. The food was nice but the servings were small for the price. After we left one of my companions said they wanted to go after the we were seated, before we ordered, because the service was so horrendous. We all agreed and we all wished someone had spoken up, because we would have left before ordering, the service was so bad.
Approximate cost: $30
It's a shame you had such a bad experience we had a great night out here perhaps things have changed in the time since your visit!
