The Cove Dining Co - Abbotsford

Who'd've thought I'd actually try this place out?! It's so out of the way for me...you don't care.<br/ <br/ We went on a weekend for lunch. It's a bit awkward trying to find a table here...there are reserved signs everywhere but they're not particularly easy to spot. Anyway, when we did finally manage to sit down at the table, we checked out the menu, and there are a lot of tasty options on the menu. Usually, when I read through a menu, I'll probably like the sound of one or two of them, but this menu was brimming with options and creativity.<br/ <br/ When the food finally arrived, the portions are utterly huge! Oh, the butter came out cold though. Tore my bread right up. I reckon I probably managed to finish one-third of the dish before I palmed it off to my eatmates.<br/ <br/ I would like to come back in the future and try a few of the other dishes.

Take a seat on the verandah and enjoy a perfect Campos coffee along with a house made muffin or banana bread. Warm and friendly service within a beautiful old heritage-listed building.

A lovely hidden treasure in Abbotsford, consisting of a Cafe restaurant housed in a heritage building, with a wonderful porch and backyard garden, where you could even enjoy a picnic. The service is excellent, and we ordered the lamb dish which was so melt in the mouth, the fish pie which was really hearty and so warming and comforting, and the bubble and squeak, which is lovely chunks of smoky ham with potatoes, peas and herbs, topped with a fried egg. Certainly worth coming back.

Visited the Cove for a Saturday brunch for a private function. I loved this place from the moment I walked in. Cottage like interior with vintage decor and a gorgeous garden at the back. They have something for everyone on the menu. We had a set menu that included entree, shared 3 mains and shared 2 desserts. The entree was a selection of cold cut meats, marinated cheese, olives, salmon salad and roasted vegetables. To accompany was house made sourdough with butter which was delicious! Mains were pan fried barramundi with lemon, grilled chicken with celery, walnut, peas and radish and slow cooked lamb with beetroot, cous cous, almonds, raisins and mint. The lamb and fish dishes were delectable. Very simple ingredients were used and they all complimented each other. The grilled chicken was like a salad with mayonnaise, I wasn't much a fan of that one. Desserts were also very simple yet delicious. House made doughnuts with jam and marscapone and watermelon, strawberry and pistachio salad. Yum, yum, yum! Again such simple ingredients balancing each other perfectly. Can't wait to visit this place again.

The Cove Dining co; previously Prato cafe diner.... has had a name change and a service change (it is now offering counter service where previously it offered table service), the menu and quality has not changed. There is never a dull moment when dining at The Cove Dining Co.