Cafe Enzo, Broke Road, Pokolbin

Enzo Cafe catered for my daughter's wedding this weekend, and the food was absolutely amazing!!

Definitely pricey for lunch, but very good food, portion size ok and nice location.

Mmm, mmm, mmm…! Cafe Enzo was all we could have hoped for. This place came recommended for the lunch stop during our full day of wine tasting in the Hunter Valley – one of Australia's most well-known wine regions just two and half hours North of Sydney. We spent this past long weekend in the region with our friends Ryan and Sara and the whole trip was pretty amazing. We were not at all disappointed by any of the meals we had on the trip starting off with Cafe Enzo.The restaurant itself is situated on the Pepper Creek Village grounds. The inside of the restaurant looked cozy, but we were seated in the beautiful outdoor area. We got very lucky with the weather! It's open for breakfast and lunch, and while the menu is a bit pricy for lunch – it's well worth it for the quality and portion size. Joe, our driver, had recommended the linguini dish ($29.50). It was delicious. Linguini made on-site served with Tiger Prawns, sausage and fresh chili. Spicy and filling...

Stumbling upon an establishment like Cafe Enzo while touring the Hunter Valley is akin to experiencing a small moment of clarity. We had been looking for a reasonably priced place for lunch after indulging in an expensive dinner the night before and we turned off Broke Road on a whim and a prayer. Pepper Tree quenched our desire for delicious morsels by providing a beautiful country scene with sandstone buildings, charming manicured gardens and most importantly, Cafe Enzo. We passed a wedding on our way to the cafe where the staff quickly fulfilled our request for a table in the light of day to fully appreciate the stunning autumnal sun. The order of the moment was nibbles. Lots of nibbles. While we sipped on the very decent coffee, the kitchen prepared a selection of cured meats, duck liver pate, beetroot chutney and toasted bread with substantial servings that we were unable to finish. We were told the pate and the chutney were locally made and it showed as the sun cast shadows over the grass in front of us and groomsmen rushed about looking for the rings or the groom or a wine. Whatever. Our pickings menu continued with a selection of antipasti including marinated feta, caper berries (like capers but berries - how did I not know about these?), kalamata olives, sun dried tomatoes, artichoke, house made onion jam and air dried beef with char‐grilled ciabatta. Some may say it is hard to mess up a selection of deli foods but too often establishments fail to use fresh ingredients. You could almost taste the extra flavour contained in these locally sourced ingredients. Then again it may have been remnants of the multiple wineries we had visited that day or even the brisk country air invading my nostrils. Whatever it was, it made for an appetising if not lazy afternoon affair. Homemade linguini with tiger prawns, fresh chilli, baby tomatoes and Spanish sausage finished with shaved parmesan came out in an enormous mound of pasta that could have fed an army. Thankfully its taste was not compromised by its size and full bellies found room for another morsel. What I had of the barramundi also impressed. This was restaurant quality food in a cafe environment and priced so you can drop on in between wineries to line your stomach. You'll be sure to leave satisfied with enough coin in your pocket to please the next cellar door host. Worth dropping by!

We recently had a Sunday lunch n it was lovely. Nice outdoor seating beside the water fountain in the winter sun. Service was great especially the guy who waitered our table, everything was done to make our visit enjoyable n he wasn't too in ur face either. I recommend the lamb pasta, it was delicious and the coffee was so nice I had a 2nd cup.. A must visit if ur in the vineyard area..