Circa 1876

Absolutely the most atmospheric and beautiful restaurant! The food is divine, with many in-between courses to add that little extra. Most gorgeous setting amongst home style garden farmland. We cannot fault Circa - that’s why we always return.

One of the best restaurants in the Hunter Valley

Venue is absolutely beautiful, exposed wooden beams, magnificent chandeliers, large windows to view the gardens. Staff attentive and knew their menus well. Every dish we tried was delightful, fresh and as described. Great wine list with local, interstate and international labels. Perfect evening in an exceptional restaurant.

The restaurant location and decor were first class and staff were always friendly and attentive. There were a couple meals that missed the mark, most notably the tough and dry quail.

Charming and quaint ambience. The 3 course meal exceeded our expectations and the friendly staff made our evening even more special. A great dining experience for us.

Amazing!!! Excellent quality of food, attention to detail, service and wine list was out of this world!!! The extra chefs specials between courses was a lovely touch and made it really special.

The whole dining experience was excellent from the complimentary bread to the decedent dessert. The staff were friendly and attentive and the venue charming. Would highly recommend!

Everything is lovely and we really enjoyed our lunch :)

The pate was very runny and I asked for my tenderloin medium it was very well cooked. My desert was 10/10 flawless. Just perfection after two disappointing dishes. The service was absolutely amazing and the wine list is fantastic. I still recommend it.

Fantastic food and ambience, highly recommend it.

Fabulous food, fabulous service, cannot recommend this restaurant enough. It’s a must to dine at if you are out Pokolbin way...... most enjoyable & we will be back.

Had a lovely lunch here with my sister and nephew. The food was superb and service top notch! They also cater well to young children.

The staff really were wonderful and the little delicacies between courses were superb! The setting is idyllic!! Good wine list and nice food. A lovely afternoon.

Lovely location, great desserts.

A great meal as usual! A favourite at the Hunter!

Absolutely outstanding beautiful food great service and a wonderful venue

Excellent three course Father’s Day lunch.

After reading the reviews we decided to give Circa another try after a couple of years and boy were we disappointed. This is a new record for us for three courses 50mins even after asking staff to slow the kitchen down. The food was good enough but when you’re not given the choice to digest it it becomes more of a stomach ache which was a pity. I’m sure if you arrive for the first sitting you might be ok but don’t go after 2pm as staff seemed to be in a rush to empty the restaurant. As a local there are a lot of better restaurants in the Hunter for this kind of charge.

Omg that was the best meal we've had for a long time. From the welcome, the atmosphere, the staff, the food I couldn't fault any thing. Absolutely amazing we will definitely be back

Celebrating a belated 50th birthday dinner...an absolutely wonderful night. Food was delicious. Staff were very friendly and helpful and the dessert was delicious... with a wonderful lavender honey surprise.