Frogmore Creek Cellar Door & Restaurant
Coal River Valley, Cambridge
Restaurant in Cambridge, Australia
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Why go
Frogmore Creek Cellar Door & Restaurant in Cambridge, Tasmania combines estate wine tasting with a restaurant experience in the Coal River Valley; one of Australia's most accessible winery dining options near Hobart. Easy to book and best suited to daytime or early-evening visits, it's a practical choice for food and wine explorers. Confirm current hours directly before making the trip.
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Frogmore Creek Cellar Door & Restaurant; Quick Take
Frogmore Creek sits at 699 Richmond Rd, Cambridge TAS 7170; about 15 minutes from Hobart's CBD, making it one of the most accessible winery dining experiences in southern Tasmania. If you're an explorer who wants estate wine alongside food in a working vineyard setting, this is worth the drive. If you want a late dinner in the city, look elsewhere: cellar door venues in this region typically wrap service well before 9 PM, so treat this as a daytime or early-evening destination and plan accordingly.
The appeal here is the combination of place and provenance. Frogmore Creek is an established Coal River Valley producer, a cool-climate wine region that has built a reputation for aromatic whites and méthode traditionnelle sparkling wines. For a food-and-wine explorer, that context matters: tasting estate wines at the source, where the winemaking team is on site and the vineyard is visible, delivers a different level of engagement than ordering the same bottles in a city restaurant. The cellar door format means you are almost certainly going to taste before you commit, which is the right way to approach this category.
On the food side, the restaurant component positions Frogmore Creek beyond a pure tasting-room experience. The Coal River Valley has a short, productive growing season, late summer through autumn is when the region is most alive, visiting now aligns with that energy. Specific menu details and current hours are not confirmed in our data, so contact the venue directly before planning a visit, particularly if you are travelling a distance or booking for a group.
Booking here is easy by winery-restaurant standards. This is not a venue where you need to plan months ahead the way you would for Brae in Birregurra or Attica in Melbourne. For the broader Tasmania and Australian cellar-door category, Hentley Farm in Seppeltsfield and Laura at Pt Leo Estate in Merricks set the benchmark for estate dining done at a very high level, Frogmore Creek is operating in a similar format, though confirmed award credentials are not currently in our data set.
For those building a Hobart-area itinerary, pair this with our Cambridge wineries guide and Cambridge restaurants guide to fill out the day. If you want the late-night option in Cambridge proper, check our Cambridge bars guide, Frogmore Creek is not that venue.
Planning details
- Location
- 699 Richmond Rd, Cambridge TAS 7170, Australia
- Website
- frogmorecreek.com.au
- Phone
- +61 3 6274 5844
The take
The Take
The Vibe
Frogmore Creek frames the Coal River Valley in glass, placing the landscape at the center of the experience. The writing emphasizes a smaller-scale, less manicured wine country where cool-climate varieties dominate, and the architecture and room orientation underline that view-first approach. The restaurant operates as part of the cellar door rather than an independent destination: the mood is quietly refined and contemplative, geared toward guests who come to appreciate place and provenance. The setting reads modern and restrained, with a focus on wine, terroir and the valley’s open, understated beauty.
Best For
This is for visitors who make the short drive from Hobart to focus on wine and the region: couples on a date night, diners marking a special occasion, and enthusiasts wanting a technical conversation about the wines. Frogmore Creek sits firmly in the cellar-door-with-serious-food category, so it suits guests who expect well-matched plates alongside tastings of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Riesling and sparkling base wines. It’s less a late‑night scene and more a deliberate midday or evening visit tied to tasting and dining within the vineyard landscape.
Ordering Tips
Let the wine lead. The program explicitly keeps the bottle as the anchor, so start with a tasting of the estate Pinot Noir, Chardonnay or Riesling to set pairing direction. From the kitchen, the showpiece bites — beef tataki with horseradish gnocchi, cured yellowtail kingfish, and chargrilled scallops with spanner crab salad — are named signatures and are reliable choices. Choose dishes that echo the acidity and texture of the chosen wine (seafood with brighter whites, meat and richer dishes with Pinot Noir) and ask staff about suggested estate pairings.
Venue details
Ambiance
Elegant and scenic with breathtaking vineyard views, natural light from large windows, and an artistic presentation of dishes featuring edible flowers and bright sauces.
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At the Table
- Dress Code
- Smart Casual
- Noise Level
- Quiet
- Service Style
- Upscale Casual
- Meal Pacing
- Leisurely
- Capacity
- Medium
Signature Dishes
- beef tataki with horseradish gnocchi
- cured yellowtail kingfish
- chargrilled scallops and spanner crab salad
Planning details
Location
Also consider
Also Consider
- Midsummer House; Contemporary British, Creative, ££££
- Restaurant Twenty-Two; Modern Cuisine, ££££
- Hi Rise; Bakery, Bakery
- Toscannini’s; Ice Cream, Ice Cream
- Mr. Bartley’s Burger Cottage; Coffee Shop, Coffee Shop
Restaurant context
The comparison venues listed for Cambridge in this context skew heavily toward the UK city of Cambridge rather than Cambridge, Tasmania; venues like Midsummer House and Restaurant Twenty-Two are high-end Contemporary British operations in England, which puts them in an entirely different geography and category from Frogmore Creek. If you're in Tasmania and weighing cellar-door dining options, the relevant comparison set is other Australian estate restaurants, not UK tasting menus.
Within Australia's estate dining tier, Hentley Farm in Seppeltsfield and Laura at Pt Leo Estate in Merricks are the category leaders; both carry confirmed award credentials and operate at a higher level of culinary ambition. If your priority is the food program as much as the wine, those are worth the additional effort and cost. Frogmore Creek's advantage is accessibility: it's 15 minutes from Hobart, easy to book, doesn't require the advance planning those venues demand.
For a day out from Hobart where wine discovery is the primary goal and food is a welcome addition rather than the centrepiece, Frogmore Creek is the more practical choice. If you want serious restaurant cooking in Tasmania, that's a different itinerary; and our Cambridge restaurants guide and Cambridge wineries guide can help you structure the full day.
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Compare Frogmore Creek Cellar Door & Restaurant
| Venue | Price | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| Frogmore Creek Cellar Door & Restaurant | ; | No published awards |
| Midsummer House | ££££ | 2026 AA 5-Rosette RestaurantsMichelin Guide Great Britain & Ireland 20262026 La Liste Top Restaurants2025 OAD Classical in Europe Ranked · #181The Good Food Guide 20252025 Michelin 2 Stars2025 La Liste Top Restaurants2024 OAD Classical in Europe Ranked · #1242024 Michelin 2 Stars |
| Restaurant Twenty-Two | ££££ | SquareMeal UK Top 100 Restaurants 2026 · #122026 National Restaurant Awards Top 100 · #222026 AA 3-Rosette RestaurantsMichelin Guide Great Britain & Ireland 2026The Good Food Guide 20252025 Michelin 1 Star2024 Michelin 1 Star |
| Hi Rise | ; | No published awards |
| Toscannini’s | ; | 2024 OAD Cheap Eats in North America Ranked · #1732023 OAD Cheap Eats in North America in Ranked · #137 |
| Mr. Bartley’s Burger Cottage | ; | 2026 Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Featured Restaurants2024 OAD Cheap Eats in North America Ranked · #2632023 OAD Cheap Eats in North America in Recommended |
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FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Can Frogmore Creek Cellar Door & Restaurant accommodate groups?
Frogmore Creek at 699 Richmond Rd is a working winery with cellar door and restaurant space, which typically supports groups better than city restaurants of similar style. Contact them directly to confirm capacity and whether a set menu applies for larger parties. For groups of 6 or more, booking well ahead is advisable given the venue draws visitors from across greater Hobart.
Does Frogmore Creek Cellar Door & Restaurant handle dietary restrictions?
Wine-focused restaurants in Tasmania routinely accommodate dietary needs, a cellar door setting with a focused kitchen typically gives the team room to adapt. Notify them at the time of booking rather than on arrival. This is especially worth doing if your group has multiple restrictions, as the menu format may be tasting-style with limited substitution flexibility.
What should a first-timer know about Frogmore Creek Cellar Door & Restaurant?
It sits at 699 Richmond Rd, Cambridge, roughly 15 minutes from Hobart's CBD, making it one of the most accessible winery dining options in the state. Come for both the wine and the food rather than treating it purely as a tasting stop. Arrive with time to explore the cellar door before or after eating, plan for a relaxed pace rather than a quick turnaround.
What are alternatives to Frogmore Creek Cellar Door & Restaurant in Cambridge?
For city dining in Cambridge or greater Hobart, Toscannini's offers a more urban Italian alternative, while Hi Rise provides a different format and price point closer to Hobart's centre. Frogmore Creek's specific appeal is the winery setting and estate wine pairing, which none of the city alternatives replicate. If the cellar door experience is not the draw, a city restaurant will likely suit you better.
Is Frogmore Creek Cellar Door & Restaurant good for a special occasion?
Yes, particularly for occasions where the setting and wine program matter as much as the food. A winery at Cambridge, 15 minutes from Hobart, with estate wines and a restaurant on site, provides the kind of occasion-ready context that generic city venues cannot match. Book ahead and let them know the occasion so the team can plan accordingly.
What should I order at Frogmore Creek Cellar Door & Restaurant?
The estate wines are the anchor here and should be central to how you eat, so let the wine list drive your food choices rather than the other way around. Frogmore Creek is known as a serious Tasmanian producer, so prioritise the wines you cannot easily find off-site. For food, ask the team on the day what is running from local Tasmanian produce, as the kitchen's strength is typically tied to regional sourcing.
