$$$$ • Bar de Vinos • Halls Gap
IRIS by Block and Cleaver is an elevated regional dining experience and wine bar on the Pomonal Estate grounds, set against the Grampians National Park, minutes from Halls Gap. Guests dine among the vines with sweeping views to the ranges, a fireplace warming the room on winter weekends.Executive Chef Dean Sibthorp's menu champions Western Victorian produce, paired with a sommelier-curated selection of regional wines, poured tableside with its story. The signature dish, a prosciutto-wrapped chicken ballotine, is used nose-to-tail — skin into crackling, tender into a mousseline, trimmings into a bone broth jus — served with green beans, bread sauce, fondant potato and braised red cabbage.À la carte lunch daily; a premium Chef Canvas experience Friday and Saturday evenings.Recognised regionally: runner-up, Best Restaurant, Australian Small Business Champion Awards 2026; recommended, Australian Good Food Guide 2026; runner-up, Professional Services, East Grampians Business Awards.