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GRACE. bar + eatery, 84 Main Street, Rutherglen (2026)

18/10/2026

👩🏻‍🌾 𝙉𝙀𝙄𝙂𝙃𝘽𝙊𝙐𝙍𝙃𝙊𝙊𝘿 𝙉𝙄𝙂𝙃𝙏 👩🏻‍🌾

On the third Tuesday of every month, we throw open the doors for a locals’ night done our way.

Tomorrow night’s Neighbourhood Night is all about duck, Pinot Noir and Asian-inspired goodness. Say less. 🦆🍷

We’re chockers for bookings, with just one spot left at 5/5:30pm. First in, best dressed!

TUESDAY OCTOBER 20TH

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘿𝙞𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙨:
$35 - roast duck leg, penang sauce, butternut pumpkin, kale + spinach

$12 - milo terrine, chocolate ‘dirt’, raspberries

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙧:
$10 matched glass
Andrew Buller W**es '25 pinot noir

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙣𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙨:
• fries, chilli salt
• duck spring rolls, cumquat sweet chilli sauce
• pulled pork croquettes, gochujang mayo
• beef tartare, avocado, wasabi mayo, cucumber, sesame crisps
• pumpkin xo, egg noodles, egg, tofu, papitas
• chicken + ginger dumplings, chilli tamari
• pork bánh mì eclair (pulled pork, pate, pickled carrot, coriander, spiced mayo)
• poached prawns, cucumber, green chilli, coconut cream, nam jim

𝘽𝙍𝙄𝙉𝙂 𝙊𝙉𝙀 | 𝘽𝙐𝙔 𝙊𝙉𝙀
Got a special bottle in the walk-in robe you’ve been wanting to open and share with friends? BYO it free of charge to Neighbourhood night with our ‘bring one, buy one’ approach. Simply buy another bottle from our list and you can enjoy them both (and take home the leftovers, of course)

**MENU + DIETARIES**
* No alterations to the ‘dish’ of the night, other than Gluten Free
* Vegeterian main option available

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12/10/2026

WELL, THIS IS A BIT SPECIAL. ❤️

We’ve kept our hat in The Age Good Food Guide for 2027. And somehow, we’ve also landed on the list of 100 Essential Restaurants.

We’ve been trying to find the words for this one, and honestly, we’re not sure we have them.

When Matt and I opened Grace, we wanted to build something that felt like us. Good food, good w**e, the sort of hospitality that makes people feel like they belong, and a whole lot of Rutherglen. A place that takes what it does seriously, without taking itself too seriously.

And we wanted to do it our way, in our town, backing the people and produce around us.

To have that recognised, not once but again, is something we’ll never take for granted.

To our team, thank you for the care, the hard work, the attention to detail and all the little things that people might never see but that make Grace. what it is. This belongs to you just as much as it belongs to us.

Our growers, producers, w**emakers and suppliers, whose hard work and generosity make what we do possible.

And to Rutherglen. Our neighbours, our regulars, our friends, the locals who fill our seats and the people who travel here and choose to spend a little of their lives with us. You’ve backed us, cheered us on, celebrated with us and made this little business feel like so much more than a restaurant.

Grace. might have our names on the door, but it has so many people's fingerprints all over it.

We know how lucky we are to do what we do, where we do it. And we know none of this happens in isolation.

Two years of a 🎩. One spot among 100 essential restaurants. Two very full hearts. And still just two kids from a little country town, trying to make something we're proud of.

Our hearts are very full.
Thank you for being part of it. ❤️

Erica & Matt x

Good Food The Age
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02/10/2026

✨ 𝙉𝙀𝙒 𝙈𝙀𝙉𝙐 𝙒𝙀𝙀𝙆 ✨

It was, in typical Grace. fashion, finalised at approximately midnight last night for a 5pm release today.

Which means today is less 'excitedly launching our new menu' and more 'holy s**t, we have a lot of prep to do' 😂

Spring has properly turned up and we’re very happy to see asparagus, lamb, spring peas, broad beans + strawberries back where they belong. There’s plenty of other good stuff in there too, like tuna tartare, ricotta + pecorino agnolotti and the hanger steak that can't come off.

Tonight is FULLY BOOKED and Saturday night is looking very close to the same, so if you’re keen to come in and give the new menu a proper road test, lunches are your friend.

And while we’re at it…
HOW GOOD IS THIS RAIN?! 🌧️
The garden is bloody thrilled. So are we.

Right. Better get back to prep. 😅

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17/09/2026

FROM SIDELINES TO KERBSIDE

Between footy, hockey, early starts, late finishes, muddy shoes, chilly sidelines + approximately 700 trips to various sporting grounds, we’re officially tapping out of winter sport.

Geelong are out. Collingwood are out. And the kids local footy + hockey teams are also done for the season.
We’re calling it. Enough sport.

The upside? Spring has turned up properly. 🌞

The weather is looking bloody beautiful, which means vibrant kerbside dining is back in business. Cold drinks, good food, sunshine + watching the world go by on Main Street. Hard to argue with that.

A quick courtyard PSA: the courtyard has officially retired from regular restaurant dining this year. Kerbside is where it’s at for outdoor tables, with the courtyard popping up for the odd function when required.

Also, Little g. coffee window is BACK this weekend. ☕️
Katie + Erica are both back behind the coffee machine, and we can officially confirm there are no further interruptions on the horizon. Famous last words, perhaps, but we’re feeling confident.

As for Grace. this weekend, we’ve only got a few bar stools left tonight + Saturday night, so clearly everyone else has also decided they’re done with sport and ready for w**e.

AROUND TOWN
Our mates at Hopetoun Grove are hosting 'Gather at the Grove' tomorrow, amongst the olive trees. Details + all the good stuff are over on their socials.

Spring is here. The sporting calendar can fend for itself.
We’ve got w**e to drink.

📸

13/09/2026

👩🏻‍🌾 𝙉𝙀𝙄𝙂𝙃𝘽𝙊𝙐𝙍𝙃𝙊𝙊𝘿 𝙉𝙄𝙂𝙃𝙏 👩🏻‍🌾

On the third Tuesday of every month, we throw open the doors for a locals’ night done our way.

We’re heading back to a firm favourite: Asian-inspired. And because it’s September, the courtyard and kerbside are officially back in play. So we’re opening the lot and letting you eat outside again. Feels suspiciously like spring...but bring your jumper!

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 15TH

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘿𝙞𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙨:
$35 - ms 2–3 wagyu scotch fillet (chargrilled), miso + truffle butter, potato puree

$12 - miso tiramisù

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙧:
$10 matched glass
Stanton & Killeen W**es '23 shiraz durif

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙣𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙨:
• chilli fries
• chicken + corn 'dirty' dimmies
• ox cheek croquettes, gochujang mayo
• smoked duck, watermelon, chilli, pomegranate, asian herbs
• pork belly bao, kimchi, cucumber, spring onion, mayo
• bbq octopus, permission hot sauce, kipflers

𝘽𝙍𝙄𝙉𝙂 𝙊𝙉𝙀 | 𝘽𝙐𝙔 𝙊𝙉𝙀
Got a special bottle in the walk-in robe you’ve been wanting to open and share with friends? BYO it free of charge to Neighbourhood night with our ‘bring one, buy one’ approach. Simply buy another bottle from our list and you can enjoy them both (and take home the leftovers, of course)

**MENU + DIETARIES**
* No alterations to the ‘dish’ of the night, other than Gluten Free
* Vegeterian main option available

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04/09/2026

DADS. WE LOVE ’EM. MOST DAYS. 😂

A special shoutout to the dads this Father’s Day. The ones who fix things that weren’t broken, and make jokes that aren't funny.

Our own restaurant dad, Matthieu, is father to three, the only bloke currently working at Grace., and spends most of his days surrounded by women who are very happy to tell him when he’s wrong.

He remains undeterred. The dad jokes continue. Relentlessly. We have asked him to stop. He simply cannot.

We’ve still got splashes of availability across the weekend, including a few tables for Sunday lunch. So if Dad has been dropping hints, consider this your sign.

The big news, however, is that Little g. coffee window is taking Saturday off. We’re heading out to watch the kids final home & away round of hockey. Go United! ❤️🖤💛 🏑

Little g. will be back Sunday morning (for the dads), 9am–12pm, with Sixpence Coffee, pastries and all the usual weekend goodness.

Open from 5pm.

See you soon. Preferably with Dad in tow 😉

📸 Georgie James Photography

17/08/2026

👩🏻‍🌾 𝙉𝙀𝙄𝙂𝙃𝘽𝙊𝙐𝙍𝙃𝙊𝙊𝘿 𝙉𝙄𝙂𝙃𝙏 👩🏻‍🌾

On the third Tuesday of every month, we throw open the doors for a locals’ night done our way.

Tomorrow night.

Menu released a very respectable 23 hours before service, which by Grace standards is practically advance notice. The last 12 hours have involved an Olympic-level game of Tetris with the dining room, but we’ve managed to squeeze out a few tables between 5pm–5.30pm. From 7pm onwards, we’re completely full.

As for the theme… your guess is as good as ours. There’s some French, some Italian, some fried things, some hummus… and honestly, a fair bit of “Erica and Matt are going on holiday after this chaotic night and we need to clean out the fridge.” So, no real theme. Just good food, good produce and whatever survived the pre-holiday cull. Menu below. See you tomorrow.

TUESDAY AUGUST 18TH

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙉𝙚𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙗𝙤𝙧𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙚𝙧𝙨 + Suppliers:
CC's Quality Meats & Smokehouse, Borella Road Butchery, James & Co. W**es, Markwood Mushrooms, Murmungee Basin Produce, Warrina Produce, Woodstock Flour, Hopetown Grove, The Linden Family (Pumpkin), Deidre Kelly + Grandma Stiffe (mandarin), Matt's Parents (cumquats) + Grace. kitchen garden.

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘿𝙞𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙨:
$35 - coq au vin rouge, paris mash, bacon, mushrooms, cocktail onions, herbs

$12 - paris breast, mascapone mousse, mandarin, blood orange, citrus caramel

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙧:
$10 matched glass
James & Co. W**es '25 Sangiovese (unreleased)

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙣𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙨:
• fries, truffle oil
• buttermilk fried chicken wings, cumquat chutney
• beetroot hummus, sourdough crisps
• ham + brie croquettes, pickled mayo
• flathead goujons, tartare
• grilled tongue, stracciatella, persimmon hot sauce
• rabbit agnolotti, truffle butter, parsley

𝘽𝙍𝙄𝙉𝙂 𝙊𝙉𝙀 | 𝘽𝙐𝙔 𝙊𝙉𝙀
Got a special bottle in the walk-in robe you’ve been wanting to open and share with friends? BYO it free of charge to Neighbourhood night with our ‘bring one, buy one’ approach. Simply buy another bottle from our list and you can enjoy them both (and take home the leftovers, of course)

**MENU + DIETARIES**
* No alterations to the ‘dish’ of the night, other than Gluten Free
* Vegeterian main option available

Explore Rutherglen

31/07/2026

✨ 𝙉𝙀𝙒 𝙈𝙀𝙉𝙐 𝙒𝙀𝙀𝙆 ✨

August starts tomorrow...our new menu just couldn't wait.

After a bit of second-guessing and a few last-minute changes, it was officially finalised somewhere between the MCG and Rutherglen at approximately 2am this morning. As all well-organised menus are.

So from tonight until the end of September you'll find a few new favourites on the list.

The Duck's Nuts have made their return, the chicken agnolotti has scored a generous shave of Fighting Gully Road truffle and Markwood Mushrooms maitake, the fish dish is worth the trip on its own, the hanger steak isn't here to make friends, and the ricotta pannacotta is reason enough to save room.

Over at Little g. coffee window the rhubarb Danish is this week's flavour, and we'd suggest not leaving that too late either.

Looking ahead, next weekend kicks off the W**emakers of Rutherglen 'Dark Side of W**e' festival across Rutherglen. If you're planning a weekend in w**e country, now's the time to book your table.

See you from 5pm.

📸 Georgie James Photography - lucky we tried out some of the dishes on our Silverwoods Resort Yarrawonga guests 😉

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23/07/2026

RIGHT. BACK TO WORK. 🍷

After taking the restaurant on tour last weekend, we're back where we belong... in Rutherglen.

Turns out packing up an entire restaurant, feeding a room full of people somewhere else, then bringing it all home again is quite the experience. We'd do it again, we just need 365 days to recover.

Also... thank you. 🥹

We were completely blown away by all the messages, comments and well wishes for our 5th birthday this week. It's been a wild five years.

For now...

🍽️ Last call for the current menu.

If there's a dish you've been meaning to try (or one you've been meaning to have again), this is the week. The new menu lands on 31 July.

Bookings this weekend:

🔥 Friday night — full.
🔥 Saturday night — full.

🥂 We can still sneak you in for an early drink and a few snacks at the bar.

☀️ If you're playing the long game, Saturday and Sunday lunches are where you'll find the breathing room.

☕ Little g. coffee window is doing its usual thing this weekend. Sixpence Coffee flaky pastries and all the excuses you need to leave the house before noon.

See you soon... before we change the menu and everyone asks where that dish went.

Explore Rutherglen
Victoria's High Country

20/07/2026

👩🏻‍🌾 𝙉𝙀𝙄𝙂𝙃𝘽𝙊𝙐𝙍𝙃𝙊𝙊𝘿 𝙉𝙄𝙂𝙃𝙏 👩🏻‍🌾

On the third Tuesday of every month, we throw open the doors for a locals’ night done our way.

Tomorrow night's Neighbourhood Night has had the full Tetris treatment, which means we've managed to squeeze in a couple of early bar spots and one table for up to four at 7pm.

We're sticking with the French-inspired menu we had planned for last week's Bastille Day. In hindsight, perhaps Spanish would've been more appropriate after this morning's FIFA World Cup result... 🇪🇸⚽

TUESDAY JULY 21ST

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙉𝙚𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙗𝙤𝙧𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙙 Producers + Suppliers:
Chiltern and Rutherglen Butchery, Jones W**ery & Vineyard , Murmungee Basin Produce, Woodstock Flour, .grove Discovered Wildfoods, Gelatina, The Linden Family (Rhubarb) The Lievre Family (Quince), The Diffy Family (Citrus) + Grace. kitchen garden.

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘿𝙞𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙨:
$35 - grilled pork scotch, puy lentils, greens, apple, jus

$12 - rhubarb crumble pie, anglaise, vanilla gelato

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙧:
$10 matched glass
Jones W**ery & Vineyard '23 Marsanne Roussanne

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙣𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙨:
• fries, truffle oil
• grilled flatbread, whipped cods roe
• rosemary + garlic focaccia, hopetoun grove olive oil
• the OG ‘ducks nuts’ (aka duck croquettes), quince aioli
• cauliflower popcorn, blue cheese sauce
• citrus cured fish, cara cara navel orange, radish, olive, avocado, citrus dressing
• venison ragu, casarecce pasta, pangrattato, pecorino

𝘽𝙍𝙄𝙉𝙂 𝙊𝙉𝙀 | 𝘽𝙐𝙔 𝙊𝙉𝙀
Got a special bottle in the walk-in robe you’ve been wanting to open and share with friends? BYO it free of charge to Neighbourhood night with our ‘bring one, buy one’ approach. Simply buy another bottle from our list and you can enjoy them both (and take home the leftovers, of course)

**MENU + DIETARIES**
* No alterations to the ‘dish’ of the night, other than Gluten Free
* Vegeterian main option available

Explore Rutherglen Victoria's High Country

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