"What a wonderful day out. We were a small group so went by car with our friendly and excellent driver/guide, Deep. The wine tastings and lunch were great, and I thoroughly enjoyed the drive through the hills."
Cellar Doors · Winery Lunch Included
Barossa Wine Tours With Lunch
Four flights of Barossa red is a lot of wine. Lunch is what gets you through it.
From
$121
per person
Free cancellation
- 4.8 / 5 76+ Reviews
- 8 hours Duration
- 3-4 Cellar Doors Handpicked Each Day
- Winery Lunch Sit-Down Restaurant
- Free Cancellation
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The Experience
What's on the Table
Three to four handpicked cellar doors, a seasonal winery-restaurant lunch and Maggie Beer's Farm Shop.
Highlights
- Three to four handpicked cellar doors, chosen for the day rather than a fixed list
- Sit-down lunch at a Barossa winery restaurant with seasonal local produce
- Maggie Beer's Farm Shop at Nuriootpa included
- Barossa Valley Chocolate Company available on request
- Hotel pickup from Glenelg and the Adelaide CBD
What's Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off from Glenelg and the Adelaide CBD
- Wine tastings at three to four award-winning cellar doors
- Lunch at a winery restaurant
- Visit to Maggie Beer's Farm Shop
- Barossa Valley Chocolate Company visit on request
- Local guide with commentary throughout
How a Lunch-Inclusive Barossa Tour Works
Book, get collected, taste, eat properly, taste again.
Pick Your Departure Point
Most Barossa tours leave Adelaide or Glenelg between 8:30 and 9:15am and are back by 5–6pm. If you are already staying in Tanunda, Nuriootpa or Angaston, book a tour that collects you in the valley instead — you will spend two fewer hours on a bus.
Choose a Date and Check Seats
Use the date picker to see live availability and the current per-person price. Saturdays and the weeks either side of Easter fill first; midweek in winter is the easiest booking in the calendar.
Confirm Instantly, Cancel Free
You get a mobile voucher straight away, and most Barossa operators allow free cancellation up to 24 hours before departure — so an early booking costs you nothing if plans change.
Turn Up and Hand Over the Keys
Your guide meets you at the pickup point, drives all day, and handles the cellar-door bookings. South Australia's limit is 0.05 for a full licence and zero for learners and provisional drivers, so the one person not tasting is the one being paid to drive.
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Barossa Food and Wine
Long tables, grazing boards and the vineyards they came from.
Platter, Restaurant or Pub?
Three lunch formats, three different days. All three include the meal in the ticket.
| Feature | BEST BALANCE Winery Restaurant, 4 Cellar Doors | Regional Platter, Most Reviewed | Country Pub, Small Group |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lunch | Seasonal winery restaurant, sit-down | Regional platter with a glass of Yalumba | Stockwell Hotel, a Barossa pub from 1867 |
| Cellar doors | 3–4, handpicked on the day | 4, two of them private tastings | 3–4, in winemakers' private sheds |
| Group size | Coach | Up to 20 on a coaster | 8 guests, hard cap |
| Tasting fees | ✓ Included | ✓ Included | ✓ Included |
| Rating | 4.8 from 76 reviews | 4.8 from 1,555 reviews | 4.9 from 140 reviews |
| From | $121 per person | $136 per person | $192 per person |
| Also includes | Maggie Beer's Farm Shop; chocolate factory on request | Yalumba fortified and chocolate pairing | Barrel samples and unreleased wine |
| Best for | Anyone who wants a proper meal at a table | A first visit that wants the landmark estates | A second visit that came for the wine |
| Check Dates | See This Tour | See This Tour |
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Why Lunch Is Not an Extra
Lunch Is the Most Underrated Line in a Barossa Itinerary
Platter, restaurant or pub — what each one means, and why the tours that skip it collect the mixed reviews.
Every Barossa tour lists lunch somewhere in its inclusions and almost nobody compares them. They should. The meal is the single largest difference between two tours at the same price, and it is the reason some full days end well and others end blurry.
Why it matters more than the fourth tasting
A Barossa cellar-door flight is four to six pours. Do that three or four times across an afternoon of dense, warm-climate red and the arithmetic is unforgiving. Eating properly in the middle of the day is not hospitality — it is the mechanism that lets your palate survive to the last stop, and it is why the tours that leave you to find your own food collect the mixed reviews.
There is a second reason. Barossa winery restaurants book out weeks ahead on weekends and through autumn. A tour with lunch included has already made that reservation. Self-drivers who have not are the ones eating a service-station pie at two o’clock.
The three kinds of Barossa tour lunch
A regional platter. Cured meats, Barossa cheese, bread, olives, usually with a glass of wine included. Served at a cellar door, often outdoors. This is what most coach tours provide, and at its best — the Taste the Barossa platter comes with a glass of Yalumba — it is genuinely good regional food rather than a filler.
A sit-down winery restaurant. A proper seasonal menu at a table, with a view. This is what the Bostours full day and the Small Batch boutique day provide — the latter as a multi-course meal with a glass of local wine or beer. It costs more and takes longer, and it is the version worth paying for if lunch is part of why you came.
A country pub. Underrated. The eight-guest small-group tour eats at the Stockwell Hotel, an 1867 Barossa pub, and the food is generous rather than delicate. After a morning of barrel samples that is exactly right.
Reading the inclusions properly
Three things to check before you assume lunch is covered:
- Is it included or “available”? Some listings mention a winery restaurant without including the meal. If the price seems low for a full day, this is usually why.
- Is a drink included with it? Several Barossa tours include a glass with lunch, which is worth $12 to $18 and is easy to miss in the fine print.
- Are dietary requirements catered for, and did you flag them? Vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options are widely available across these operators, but the kitchens need notice. Note it at the time of booking, not on the morning.
The lunch-inclusive shortlist
| Tour | Lunch | From |
|---|---|---|
| Bostours, 4 wineries | Winery restaurant, seasonal menu | $121 |
| Bums on Seats food & wine | Monkey Nut Cafe, choice of six meals | $121 |
| Barossa & Hahndorf | Winery lunch, vegetarian and vegan options | $128 |
| Taste the Barossa Premium | Regional platter with a glass of Yalumba | $136 |
| Small group, 8 max | Stockwell Hotel country pub, est. 1867 | $192 |
| Small Batch, 6 max | Multi-course restaurant with a drink | $272 |
For the wider comparison see the best Barossa tours and the which-tour guide, or check availability now.
Guest Reviews
What Guests Say About the Lunch
4.8/5
from 76 verified guests
Ratings and review counts are the tour operators' live figures on GetYourGuide and may shift slightly day to day.
"OMG Deep our Guide was amazing so much information about the Region .. the Cellar doors visited .. were wines we have never tried Before and of Course Purchased a few bottles .. Kersbrook Hills we had the Amazing Sharna... started our day with so many different wines and flavours .. Onto Keis Family wine for lunch and wine ... beautiful winery and then on to see Maggie Beers Farm shop .. the day was just magical Deep made every stop special highly recommend Then we stopped at Chateau Dorrien for some Mead and then last stop Chateau Tanunda what a beautiful way to Celebrate our Anniversary Thank you Deep .. Craig & Lynsey ❤️🍇❤️🍇"
"We had a fantastic group of people on our trip which made the whole experience really fun. Kersbrook Hill was (in my opinion) the best of all the stops and owner Paul was very engaging. Lunch at Kies Family wines was delicious and they were very generous with us. Briefly stopping in at Maggie Beer’s farm for 20 mins was the right amount of time, Chateau Tanunda had nice wines and shared different options for people’s taste preferences, plus we made it to the chocolate shop, which was a really nice end to the day. I thought Chateau Dorrien was not this right fit for a Barossa day trip, being mostly sweet wines, ports and mead, and would have loved to have stopped at another more red-dominant winery that was befitting of the region. But all in all, it was a fantastic trip and Deep our driver took good care of us."
"We really enjoyed the tour. The wineries we visited were lovely, Maggie Beers farm shop was great and the chocolate factory was a huge hit! Our guide Deep was very informative and knowledgeable and funny too! He kept us entertained all day! Highly recommend this tour 😊"
"Our guide Del(if that’s how you spell it)was very informative and humorous. Our party of 6 were very happy, and lunch was excellent. If we come back to Adelaide, we would book the Hahndorf tour next time. Great Day"
"We had a great day! We covered so much ground and didn't feel rushed at all. Deep (the driver/guide) was really charismatic and got everyone in a great mood from the get go. If you like big reds/Shiraz, this is for you. If you prefer softer reds/whites, maybe ask about their Adelaide Hills or Claire Valley trips."
"Awesome- Deep was a great driver and guide and the choice of wineries (small scale, family-owned) was fantastic. Lunch was delicious and the stop at Maggie Beers for coffee and cake was appreciated."
"Great day exceeded expectations Deep was a really knowledgeable and funny guide he made us all very comfortable and at ease which made for a really friendly environment. Lots of wine tasting and great lunch."
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Three to four cellar doors, a sit-down winery lunch and Maggie Beer's Farm Shop, with pickup from Glenelg and the Adelaide CBD. Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead. Starting from $121 per person.
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Barossa Tours With Lunch — Questions
What is actually included, what a platter means next to a restaurant, and how to handle dietary requirements.
Most full-day tours do. It comes in three forms: a regional platter at a cellar door, a sit-down meal at a winery restaurant, or a country pub lunch. Several also include a glass of wine with it, which is worth $12 to $18 and easy to miss in the inclusions.
A Barossa cellar-door flight is four to six pours, and a full day is three or four flights of dense, warm-climate red. Eating properly in the middle of the day is the mechanism that lets your palate reach the last stop. Tours that leave you to find your own food collect noticeably more mixed reviews.
A platter is cured meats, Barossa cheese, bread and olives, usually served at a cellar door and often outdoors. A winery lunch is a seasonal menu at a table with a view, and takes longer. Both are good; the restaurant version costs more and is worth it if lunch is part of why you came.
Yes, widely — gluten-free, vegetarian and vegan options are available across these operators. The kitchens need notice, though, so flag your requirements when you book rather than on the morning.
On several tours, yes. The Taste the Barossa platter comes with a glass of Yalumba wine or a soft drink; the six-guest boutique day includes a glass of local wine or beer with its multi-course meal. Others charge separately. Check the inclusions line.
For a proper multi-course restaurant meal, the six-guest Small Batch day. For a generous country pub feed after a morning of barrel samples, the eight-guest small-group tour eats at the Stockwell Hotel, an 1867 Barossa pub. For value, the Bostours full day includes a seasonal winery-restaurant lunch at $121.
Not if lunch is included in your tour — the operator holds the reservation, which is a bigger part of the value than it sounds. Barossa winery restaurants book out weeks ahead on weekends and through autumn, and self-drivers who have not reserved are the ones eating late and badly.
About an hour and a half on most full-day tours. That is deliberate: it is long enough to eat and reset before the afternoon cellar doors, and short enough to keep four stops in an eight-hour day.
On almost every guided tour here, yes — tasting fees at each scheduled cellar door are covered along with the meal. The exception is the hop-on hop-off bus, which includes neither. Read the inclusions before comparing two prices.
Yes — the valley has several long-lunch experiences bookable on their own, including at Maggie Beer's Farm. You will need your own transport to reach them, and somebody in the car cannot drink. See our tour versus self-drive comparison.
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