Despite having previously lived in the area, I'd never visited this architectural gem and interesting art exhibition. Well worth it. The Cafe is very good. Great service.

A very interesting building housing interesting art. I loved the art quilts and the early colonial pottery on display. Fabulous ceilings and stained glass windows. Loved the early ventilation system in the form gets off the room's and the internal staircase. Set in a park like garden with some very old sacred trees. The cafe had a great menu and great coffee. Nothing was too much trouble for the staff. A lovely afternoon.

Hidden gem for lunch or coffee/tea break with the bonus of viewing the current art exhibition. Thanks to all the taxpayers whose taxes bring us this enjoyable view, taste and experience of Australian cultures, history and art.

A remarkable treasure of a building thankfully spared the wrecker's hammer and beautifully restored. Well worth a visit for the architecture alone. Contemporary art presentations come and go. Excellent licensed tea rooms offering affordable food and drinks.

I would go there anytime because of the art exhibition the inside feels homely and the Cafe serves good food and coffee.

One of our favourite places to visit on a weekend. Our small kids love all the conceptual art, running around the orchard and enjoying a delicious snack in the cafe. The quirky service here is part of the charm for us. Sometimes there can be a bit of a wait, but good things do take time and it's firmly at the top of our favourites list.

The building itself is absolutely beautiful. The various galleries were well laid out and had some really interesting pieces of work. Gallery staff very helpful and informative. The scones in the Cafe were absolutely delicious. There is a lift to the second floor for handicapped or those who have problems with stairs. All in all well worth the visit.

Interesting building and good art. The staff was friendly and the cafe had amazing food. Very nice to have free access to this heritage building.

Great

A gallery set within a transformed historical homestead. Entry is free and the space is now used for artist exhibitions. Although the exhibitions were good when I visited I would've appreciated more detail into the history of the homestead.

Lovely historical house

the place is beautiful, the art no so.

Great lunch spot. Lovely staff. (Just need to get a chardonnay on the menu...) Home made fruit cordials are awesome though. Each of the reasonably priced food items (it's all reasonably priced) are tasty.

Awesome contemporary art gallery, classy cafe and beautuful old historic building, perfect combination. Lovely tea spot to sit at the huge windows on a rainy day. The chef was experimenting with new ideas so we got a little taste.

Pumpkin soup and homemade scones delightful. Hidden gem 💎

The gem has a lot of potential. Already showing a range of interesting work. The building itself is great and it’s serviced by a surprisingly good cafe. Renovations have made the whole building very accessible as well. One to watch.

Great art exhibition space

I enjoy coming here. The grounds are lovely and the building is beautiful. Always has some interesting art work. Unfortunately only food now available is sweet or savoury scones, which thankfully are delicious. Coffee very nice too. Only thing is the acoustics are quite poor so if you have loud people in the dining room, everything echoes and can be annoying. Certainly worth going to though.

The gallery building is gorgeous and I really enjoyed the gardens and exhibitions. The food from the cafe was very reasonably priced for the quality and serving size. The service was very friendly and attentive. There was a wait on part of our order but it was handled excellently by the staff. I look forward to coming back for coffee and a little bite more regularly.

Great art, and community projects. Great scones!

Very quaint, historic place with a lovely selection of artwork displayed on a rotational basis. A great use of the historical Bundoora Homestead as a heritage and culture cemtre. The cafe has a good selection of snacks and teas - I can highly recommend the Devonshire tea scones and jam and cream (very nice jam!). Rooms are well maintained and the art installations are varied, inspiring and innovative, I particularly liked the electromagnetic sound installation.

Beautiful savoury scones & lovely service from very helpful staff. It is an amazing & magnificent building but there are not enough (or big enough) windows in the room to enjoy the beautiful outlook from the cafe. I'll only be heading back in the warmer weather, when i can sit outside.

Beautiful old house and grounds, interesting art installations.

Absolutely divine and could be even more amazing.

Super

excellent customer service and the cafe offers tasty food

Lovely historic homestead and gardens, and nice cafe. Been several times. Art installations vary a great deal in quality. Last one disappointing.

A beautiful restored and maintained heritage building with ornate features that evokes a sense of space and place.

Excellent Exhibitions at Bundoora Homestead. I took photos with My Canon E.O.S 600D Camera. I was with Julie Sharman ( Art Therapist) at Healthy Mind Hub.

Nice laid back atmosphere in historic building; worth a look to look at art

Limited food, only white bread for sandwiches. Building amazing and worth seeing. Art depends what's on.

Although small, it is a lovely collection of local art. Good coffee too.

We didn't try the cafe and the art work is very contemporary. We'll be back soon.

Cool property

Such a special place for a light lunch, great conversation, and some art. Love it!

Delicious savoury and sweet scones at the Cafe.

Nothing special. But well there is no ticket for entry. You can enjoy quiet time.

Very interesting art and great food in the kitchen

Beautiful Building and Area. Can recommend the Coffee and Nibbles. The Art Works on Display were Varied and Modern.

Nice historic building, staff was friendly

Beautiful old homestead with a café that provides value for money.

Beautiful little area to have a small meal.

Scones with jam and cream are the perfect little afternoon pickup. Well made and homely with lovely fresh jam ♥️

My favourite place in Northern suburbs. Amazingly beautiful classified historic building ...stained glass, beautiful polished wooden staircase with pyrogaphic panels, detailed plasterwork . Art Exhibitions giving todays artists an opportunity to display their works..professionally curated. Historic gardens and expansive lawns and river red gums And best of all the facinating history of the "Homestead"..JV Smith Horsestud, convalescent farm and psychiatric hospital for veterans to 1993. And where Dr John Cade made the first ever discovery in the world of an effective medication for treatment of a psychiatric illness (bipolar disorder). And a lovely cafe for lunch, tea or coffee in a charming environment. Free entry.

Impressing artwork cosy Cafe with kind friendly staff members

Very interesting

Really nice place for lunch or a small meal.

Peace

What a great mix of beautiful old buildings, varied styles of art, delicious food, great service and more!

Not just art - the Homestead is surrounded by beautiful gardens, making it a lovely setting for a picnic! Meals are nice too if you prefer a day away from the kitchen.

very well presented

Worth the visit. Interesting article and good cafe

Great cafe and grounds to walk around.

Plenty of art to see nice old homestead

Nice food, A cul-de-sac place to read your book, browse local art and enjoy your cafe.

Such a beautiful place, free craft courses to do, everything supplied and has a great little café.

Beautiful Grounds and Building. Interesting Art Works. Complimented by good coffee and nibbles. 🎭

Reallly liked the mansion

Lovely atmosphere as an art gallery with good reasonably priced food.

Beautifully restored inside and out, this mansion was built as a family home in 1900, then sold to the Commonwealth Government in 1920 and converted into a convalescent home for WW1 veterans suffering mental disorders. It remained a facility for the mentally ill until 1993 and had extensive additions and outbuildings which were demolished in 1996. After restoration, it was reopened as an art gallery in 2001, and hosts a rotating exhibition of arts purchased by Darebin City Council, as well as guest artists.

Sadly this will be a scathing review. While the house is interesting nowhere inside were there plaques or similar in the rooms to explain what the rooms were. Instead there were things called art. Sneakers with a growth or weird abstract nonsense. So called artists or hippies were hanging around trying to be cool. As to the cafe, the service was terrible and a simple coffee took way too long. What gave them 2 stars instead of 1 was that the scone jam and cream was excellent. As to the rest dont waste your time unless your desperate for something to do.

Good for relaxation and walk.

Love this place with all my heart