Contentious Character
Our trading hours are Thursday to Friday from 11am to 9pm. Saturday, Sunday & Monday from 11am to 5 pm.
RESERVATIONS - INSIDE, DECK OR PAVILION (4-10 guests only)
Bubbles & Oysters - pre-order & pay to avoid disapointment
Seasonal Tasting menu ($80) with or without paired wines ($35)
Wine and Feed Me Lunch or Dinner - unlimited wines and dishes with a selection of our finest museum wines served continuously with grazing platter and shared plates ($150)
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Inside Dining Reservations
Please choose from the pre-paid menus so we can prepare for your visit, or A La Carte if preferred. Pre-paid tastings can also be booked here.
All menus are available inside or on the deck.
For...- Prepaid reservation for parties of 1 to 12
- $0–$115 per person
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Tasting Bar Only Reservation
This reservation is for Wine Tastings only. Head to INSIDE DINING, DECK DINING or PAVILION DINING RESERVATIONS TO CHOOSE A DINING experience with a Wine Tasting. Our Tasting Only Menu offers 3...
- Prepaid reservation for parties of 1 to 15
- $10–$26 per person
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Pavilion Dining
Please note wine tastings, a la carte, and the Seasonal Tasting menu are not available in the Pavilions. Celebrate your special occasion amongst the vines and garden, in one of our two pavilions...
- Prepaid reservation for parties of 4 to 20
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Deck Dining Reservations
Our all weather deck is north facing, looking out to the vines! Your menu options are the same as inside it just means you're up close to the flourishing vines and views! If your Deck choice is...
- Prepaid reservation for parties of 1 to 12
- $0–$115 per person
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Thursday Night Trivia, Korean & Pizza
Our Thursday nights are reserved for casual dining and fun with Happy hour 5 to 7pm, a Korean & Pizza menu and trivia kicking off at 7pm. Come alone, you wont be for long! Or get a group together!...
- Reservation for parties of 1 to 12
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Annual Truffle Gala Sat 31 July 7pm $150pp
Our favourite night of the year - expect all things truffled with a few surprises thrown in.
Join us for a FIVE-course dinner with paired wines. The mood will be set with classical music (it's...- Prepaid reservation for parties of 2 to 7
- $150 per person
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Under the Influence - Shortis & Simpson Sat Aug 7 630pm or Sun Aug 8 6pm
Join Bungendore’s own cabaret duo, Shortis and Simpson, with special guest Keith Potger, in a tribute to their musical influences. Keith, singer/songwriter/guitarist/arranger in The Seekers, has...
- Prepaid reservation for parties of 1 to 12
- $100 per person
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Pickup
PICK UP - TAKEAWAY DINNER - THURSDAY Korean & Pizza
Available Thursdays only 5-8pm
Choose from our regualr Pizza menu plus choose from our Korean Menu only available Thursay nights. Add Gluten Free to pizza. Only Pick Up customers can access our...- Prepaid pickup
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PICK UP - TAKEAWAY DINNER
Available Thur, Fri 5-8pm
Choose a la carte from Pizza, Pasta, Sides, Desserts, beers and wines including our new releases. Add Gluten Free to pizza or pasta. Only Pick Up customers can access our...- Prepaid pickup
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Delivery
DELIVERY - TAKEAWAY DINNER - THURSDAY Korean & Pizza
Available Thursdays only 5-8pm
Choose from our regualr Pizza menu plus choose from our Korean Menu only available Thursay nights. Add Gluten Free to pizza. Only Pick Up customers can access our...- Prepaid delivery
- $15 DELIVERY
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DELIVERY - TAKEAWAY DINNER
Available Thur, Fri 5-8pm
PLEASE CALL TO CONFIRM A DELIVERY TIME. Choose a la carte from Pizza, Pasta, Sides, Desserts, beers and wines including our new releases. Add Gluten Free to pizza or...- Prepaid delivery
- $15 DELIVERY FEE
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Event
Pig n Pinot by the Fireside: Sat Aug 14 630pm
A very extravagant whole roast pork experience, with a medieval twist.
This is a spectacle that's fit for Kings, Queens, Lords and Ladies.
For 90 dollars per person, feast on a menu drawn from...- Saturday, 14 Aug 2021
- 6:30 PM - 10:00 PM
- $90 per ticket
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Namaste Rosé - Morning Yoga & Brunch - third Sunday of every month until 19 Sep
Due to popular demand, we'll be getting our zen on for more yoga and brunch. Flow through your Sunday morning with a yoga practice with Jemymah from Kingston Yoga in amongst the vines, followed by...
- Monthly from 21 Feb to 21 Sep 2021
- 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
- $60 per ticket
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Wine & Chocolate Tasting - 11am morning delight
There's no time like Winter to enjoy an indulgent wine & chocolate tasting, presented by Canberra’s own Jasper & Myrtle Chocolatiers and Contentious Character.
Enjoy a selection of their finest...- Multiple dates between 11 Jul and 29 Aug 2021
- 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
- $55 per ticket
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Contentious Collectors Club Members, Family & Friends Night Fri Sep 3 7pm
A night for members only with your family & friends.
Join the Contentious Characters in the Cellar for a close-up look at our new wines (bottled early August) and at our soon-to-be-launched new...- Friday, 3 Sep 2021
- 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
- $60 per ticket
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Holy Trinity Cheesemaking, Cooking & Pairing
Bridgette, our Wee Jasper Cheese Maker, will take you through making your own Mozarella and Ricotta while you enjoy a tasting plate of Camembert, Blue Vein, and Harvati, all with paired wines. Then...
- Multiple dates between 13 Feb and 4 Sep 2021
- 10:30 AM - 2:00 PM
- $160 per ticket
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Contentious Cabaret - Friday 8 or Saturday 9 October 630pm Dinner & Show
A night you'll never forget with a cabaret show and 3-course dinner paired with newly released wines.
Sexy, sassy and ridiculously talented - that's what we deliver at Contentious Cabaret!
Last...- Friday, 8 Oct and Saturday, 9 Oct 2021
- 6:30 PM - 10:30 PM
- $140 per ticket
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Contentious Cabaret - Friday 8 or Saturday 9 October 630pm SHOW ONLY
A night you'll never forget with a cabaret show and 3-course dinner paired with newly released wines.
This is our option to sit at the bar with a restricted view with a cheeseboard to enjoy....- Friday, 8 Oct and Saturday, 9 Oct 2021
- 6:30 PM - 10:30 PM
- $70 per ticket
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Halloween Lunch with Kids Spook-tacular - Sunday 31 October 11am
From 11am, bring the kids down to hunt for kangaroo bones and go trick or treating with the ghoul of Wamboin, on the lawn, while parents enjoy a leisurely drink or tasting with lunch inside or on...
- Sunday, 31 Oct 2021
- 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
- $50 per ticket
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Holy Trinity of Cheeses - A Stinky Fondue 70's Dress Up Party Nov 13 630pm
A classic but groovy fondue night.
Fondue rose to global prominence during the chalet-chic days of the 1970s and most of us still associate fondue with Number 96 parties and ABBA karaoke.
If you...- Saturday, 13 Nov 2021
- 6:30 PM - 10:00 PM
- $70 per ticket
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