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Leggatt Street

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Valent, D. (2026, November 2). Leggatt Street. The Sydney Morning Herald. https://www.smh.com.au/goodfood/melbourne-eating-out/leggatt-street-daylesford-20261102-p61akh.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

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Leggatt Street Contemporary is an indoor-outdoor dining spot in Daylesford that overlooks Lake Daylesford, operated by the team behind Winespeake Cellar & Deli. The menu includes wood-fired focaccia, gildas, cheese platters, and various small plates like pâté and hummus. The venue features a two-level room with warm timber finishes and a terraced deck near the lake, along with a fireplace for cold weather and a wood oven for braised dishes. There are approximately 300 wines available on the list, including 20 by the glass, served by an experienced team led by venue manager Marty Hinck.

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The crew behind Daylesford’s popular food store and bottle shop, Winespeake Cellar & Deli, has opened a new all-day dining spot on Leggatt Street overlooking Lake Daylesford. The menu features snacky items such as wood-fired focaccia, gildas, cheese platters, mortadella skewers with fior di latte and pesto, pâté (duck and barramundi), hummus plates with confit garlic, and piquillo peppers on toast with ricotta and herbs. The venue offers a two-level room with warm timber finishes and textured brick walls, providing a cozy atmosphere for cold days with a fireplace. Additionally, there is a terraced deck near the lake, and about 300 wines are available, with 20 by the glass, managed by an experienced team led by venue manager Marty Hinck.

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Daylesford Good Food Winespeake Winespeake Cellar & Deli

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Daylesford GPE · 1× Good Food ORG · 1× Marty Hinck PERSON · 1× Winespeake GPE · 1× Winespeake Cellar & Deli ORG · 1×

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The crew behind Daylesford’s much-loved food store and bottle shop Winespeake Cellar & Deli are behind this all-day indoor-outdoor spot overlooking Lake Daylesford.

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2026-11-02 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Leggatt Street · assertive framing

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The crew behind Daylesford’s much-loved food store and bottle shop Winespeake Cellar & Deli are behind this all-day indoor-outdoor spot overlooking Lake Daylesford. asserted

crew → love → Daylesford

The menu is snacky, with wood-fired focaccia, gildas, cheese platters and mortadella skewers with fior di latte and pesto. asserted

menu → fire → latte

A two-level room steps down towards the water with warm timber finishes and textured brick walls giving a vintage country cottage feeling. asserted

finishes → step → feeling

On cold days, a fireplace keeps the interior cosy, and a wood oven is used for braised dishes asserted

oven → keep → dishes

There are around 300 wines on the list, with 20 available by the glass. asserted

20 → be → glass

An experienced team, led by venue manager Marty Hinck (also from Winespeake), can talk visitors through the offerings in a friendly manner. asserted

team → lead → manner