the restaurant
The Valley Lodge Restaurant
Take time to have a close look at the restaurant and Cedar bar and enjoy the ambience and feeling of history you will find there. The ornate cedar scrolls in the corners of the room, the magnificent cedar panel above the bar and the juror’s bench were all part of the original Parramatta Court House.
The tables and chairs are Red Cedar and were collected from the old Adams and Mayfair hotels in Sydney. The enormous ceiling beams are of mahogany from the forests of the Dorrigo Plateau, the stones of the fireplace come from the Bellinger River and the photographs and treasures displayed around the walls were donated by the descendants of the earliest settlers in the valley.
Open Thursday, Friday & Saturday nights & by prior arrangement.
Especially at the lodge
Sample menu*
Bellinger River Oysters – Freshly shucked to order.
½ Doz / $14.00, 1 Doz / $28.00
Local wood-smoked Trout, Mango & Walnut Salad. $16.00
Lamb & Eggplant Kebabs marinated in our blend of herbs & olive oil and
served with Greek tatziki yoghurt . $15.00
Mezze Plate of Dolmades, Olives, Fetta, Chargrilled eggplant, Dips & Turkish Bread. $14.50
Salmon Fillet, poached in a Japanese style broth, served with Asian Greens. $26.00
Scotch Fillet, served with Dorrigo potato scallops & vegetables. $28.50
380g grass fed Dorrigo rib eye on the bone, with hand cut chips and red wine jus. $32.00
Roast Pumpkin, Asparagus & Fetta Frittata, served with our garden salad $22.00
Oven baked Garlic & Thyme Chicken, served with roast Dorrigo potato & pumpkin. $26.50
Side dishes: Garlic bread. $5.00 Garden salad. $6.50
Steamed vegetables. $6.50
Bello Banana Split – local bananas, served with macadamia nut ice cream & topped with caramel sauce. $11.50
Oma’s Apple Pie with custard & vanilla bean ice cream $10.50
Chocolate mud cake with Bellingen ice cream & raspberry coulis $11.00
A scoop of lemon sorbet or Bello vanilla bean ice cream.$6.50
*menu is subject to change