Swan Valley is about 25 min east of Perth City and a great place to spend your weekends. There are over 150 places to wine and dine in this area, some of which are award winning wineries and restaurants. You can self drive or take a day tour around swan valley. We chose to self drive about this region since we had a car that was loaned from a generous friend. That also means we could take our own time to visit the places we wanted to see without being rushed from one place to another if we were on a day tour. First stop, lunch at Black swan winery and restaurant. I chanced upon this place while browsing through some brochures and it was highly recommended for its food so we set our GPS and headed there. Let me say this: WE DID NOT REGRET lunch here! Oh the food was just delectable! My husband ordered the King henry pork chop and I had the Lamb shank wellington. Both cost only AUD 39 each, and for the quality of food, I'd gladly pay for it! On top of that we had the window seat and had the best view of the winery while dining. Let's talk about the mash potatoes first, might I say was one of the best I'd ever tasted! The pork chop was tender and juicy and my husband wiped every bit off this plate! As for my lamb shank, it was wrapped in a delicious warm crust that tasted a little like croissant. The lamb itself was fully flavored and very tender too. My husband looked at me in surprise as I clean off all the food on my plate as well. "Wow I have never seen you finish your lamb before!" He exclaimed. Ok, I admit it was terribly greedy of me but it was definitely worth the calories. Haha! To compliment our food, we had a bottle of the Black swan classic white. It was smooth and easy to go down. If only I had more luggage space, I would bring some back! For their full menu, visit their website at: http://www.blackswanwines.com.au/index.php/restaurant/our-restaurant-menu For more information visit their website at: http://www.swanvalley.com.au/About_Swan_Valley For swan valley tours visit: http://www.experienceperth.com/tours/tours-by-location/swan-valley-tours House of Honey Address: 867 Great Northern Hwy, Perth WA 6056, Australia Phone:+61 8 9296 3635 Opens on:
Website: www.thehouseofhoney.com.au/ After food and wine and honey, time to hit the brewery. Elmar's is just 1 min drive from Black swan winery. For just AUD5 you get to taste 3 different kinds of beer (picture above) and for AUD10 you can taste 6 different kinds of beer. My 2 favorites were the Ein Stein Pilsner - 4.8% and Kick Back Wheat Beer - 4.8%. Both were refreshing and not too bitter for my liking :) The weather was just perfect and the sun was definitely doing his job well. Perfect weather for a day out roaming swan valley and having beer outdoors. To see their various beer selection visit their website at: http://www.elmars.com.au/Perth-Brewery.aspx
That was the end of our day at swan valley and boy was it a fruitful trip! We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves here and fully intend to visit again when we have the chance. There were still many wineries/restaurants we failed to find time to visit. Goodbye for now, swan valley! See you again soon!
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