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The Hills Wine Bar

Restaurant Bar Pizza restaurant Wine bar

🫤 Before I start, the food here is great. The pizzas are delicious, as are the beverages. Unfortunately I can’t offer the same praise for the hospitality. On a recent visit we decided to book ahead for a table for two for dinner. On arrival we were shown to a tiny bench with virtually no room to move... People often mention wine, good, pizza, great, nice, service, pizzas, wines, table, selection,


Address

141 Union Rd, Surrey Hills VIC 3127, Australia

Website

www.thehillswinebar.com

Contact

+61 3 9890 3739

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.40 (297 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Thursday: 5 to 11 PM
  • Friday: 3 to 11 PM
  • Saturday: 12 to 11 PM
  • Sunday: 3 to 9 PM
  • Monday: Closed
  • Tuesday: 5 to 9 PM
  • Wednesday: 5 to 9 PM

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: wine (28) good (18) pizza (17) great (12) nice (11) service (10) pizzas (9) wines (9) table (8) selection (8)
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  • 2/5 Nick E. 1 year ago on Google
    Before I start, the food here is great. The pizzas are delicious, as are the beverages. Unfortunately I can’t offer the same praise for the hospitality. On a recent visit we decided to book ahead for a table for two for dinner. On arrival we were shown to a tiny bench with virtually no room to move. This is particularly problematic for me as I have cerebral palsy and I find small spaces difficult to function in. To add insult to injury when I went to move the stool out, a large piece of wood broke off giving me a splinter. Annoyed, I alerted management and told them we would sit outside at a table on the street given the stool was a safety hazard and I was concerned with it ripping my jeans or causing an injury. At this point not much more was said and done apart from being offered some tweezers and a band aid. Shockingly the stool wasn’t even taken out of service and people were allowed to continue to sit on it! Instead of what would normally be offered under the circumstances, perhaps an apology and a drink to make up for the chair incident as well as a table inside, we were left to our own devices outside on a rickety table, on the street, late at night on a cold autumn evening with everyone else inside! As a manager myself, the whole situation should have been handled a lot better, but firstly and foremost, occupational health and safety should be taken seriously at all times. There is no way the stool in question should have been kept on the floor and allowed to be used. Overall, very disappointed with the experience.
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Cynthia M. 11 months ago on Google • 63 reviews
    Extensive by the bottle wine list and also a good selection of wines by glass of mostly European and Australian origins. The food is tasty and substantial enough to go with all the great wines. Pizza and duck ragu pasta was delicious and the potatoes were super crunchy.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Nick 1 year ago on Google
    Customer service was terrible my partner had a broken stall and wasn’t offfed anything inside to eat and drink. And it wasn’t a pleasant night here I wouldn’t come back here after the service and broken chair we had not worth it wasn’t even offered any compensation for it. When we were sitting outside it feel like no one was there and I didn’t enjoy the chips they were terrible with cheese on it not coming back!!
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Kathleen L. 1 year ago on Google
    Great range of wine and beer. Pizzas were also very delicious!
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Kimberley 11 months ago on Google • 65 reviews
    I suppose it’s a bit unusual for a spirit/ cocktail girl to be going to a wine bar but I want to a) expand my palate and b) support a local business particularly during extensive train crossing removal works. Here is a gorgeous dessert that I’ve had here - and I can attest that Gabe was amazingly patient and friendly in helping my try out what might be a good wine for me to enjoy - and even so I could enjoy cocktails on the menu regardless. (I’ll work on it little by little next time I visit, promise!) Felt very sophisticated just being there but with a very accessible and personable level of service.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Tim C. 3 years ago on Google
    Service was very good. Food was very average aside from the calamari which was great. Pizza was hard, doughy and had little toppings. Cheese croquettes were cold inside and were clearly deep fried from frozen. The share plate was horrific; bread stick, a couple of tiny pieces of cheese, a few slices of cold meat and pickled vegetables. It was terrible. All in all I won’t be back. This is the third time I have tried their food. For a beer it would be fine but not for a meal. It cost me $300 for 4 adults and a couple of kids.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 John H. 7 months ago on Google • 452 reviews
    Great Wine Bar but has very limited food menu as well. It has 9 pages of wines, and the waiter chose a white and red for us based on our tastes. Loud inside and packed full. Including the 2 x tables outside in the cold. Small selection of beers from Burnley Brewing. The Pale Ale comes in 440ml cans so is the best value beer. The food is really tasty and designed to go with your wines. A very pleasant place for having some food with your chosen wine. The kitchen closes around 9.30 - 10pm? And the place closes around 11.30pm. A great find for a pleasant wine and talk and very tasty food to add to the experience.

  • 3/5 ivory B. 1 year ago on Google
    Hate to leave a less than stellar review…. Alas, here we are. Bar looks pleasant, wine is pretty good. Food is ok. But two staff members have really bad attitudes. Luckily another staff member was fantastic, props to her. Probably no one in our group will go back based off the condescending, pushy, poor attitudes of the other two. I would suggest teaching them some customer service skills.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Will B. 1 year ago on Google
    $48 for two 9in Pizza’s that are overcooked and don’t taste good? This is a scam!
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Nav P. 10 months ago on Google • 56 reviews
    Gorgeous local wine bar! Ambient and cosy, lovely service and delicious food, especially the pizza 🍕
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Vlad S. 9 months ago on Google • 30 reviews
    Very lazy staff. Rude cook. Completely burnt pizza and was told "take it or leave it". Absolutely rude attitude! Pizza's burnt and taste like cardboard and Ash. I do not recommend this place as no one cares about their job.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Jenna C. 1 year ago on Google
    Busy but cosy ambiance, excellent service, nice drinks and food.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Hypno H. 9 months ago on Google
    Very expensive wine/beer and food for a tiny local bar with zero atmosphere. $$$$ Service was terrible as 3 time's I had to wave 👋 and shout "excuse me" to the bar staff who were serving people before me, even though I patiently waited 5 mins or more before them. It's my local bar and I'm continuously waiting for it to get better. Myself and my guest's were definitely not impressed so I won't be back. So disappointed... I'm done!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 MR O. 1 year ago on Google
    Such a great spot. The staff were very knowledgeable about wine, the pizza was amazing! Honestly reminded me of Europe and can’t wait to return.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Glennie B. 3 years ago on Google
    A funky restaurant with great food. Pizzas, finger food etc. A good selection of drinks also. The staff are super friendly and helpful. Plenty of parking and conveniently located.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Rum N. 7 months ago on Google • 103 reviews
    Service was great. Music playing was enjoyable. Environment was tight but cosy. Pizza served was poor. If you are going to charge $20 to $30 for a pizza it should have decent topping, ours was more crust/dough than topping. Great service will not make me a return customer but quality and value for money will. Thank you.

  • 3/5 Dean T. 5 months ago on Google • 68 reviews
    Far overpriced. Pizza dough was good, but overall dry, and far too small. Cocktails very average. $250.00 for 2 people can be spent better elsewhere. Sorry

  • 1/5 Marty B. 4 months ago on Google • 30 reviews
    Used to like this place. Food used to be nice and the service used to be good. I booked a table for 5pm on a Thursday. Got there 4:55 and the waiter told me he was still setting up and I couldn’t come inside. I waited outside. Someone arrived 2 minutes after me and yet was allowed to go inside!!! Pizza was dry and tough. I booked a table for two and when I got there I was told only stools at the bar were available The waiters kept throwing bottles loudly into a big black tub and when you sit at the bar, it is extremely loud. My friend and I kept jumping every time they threw a bottle in there. The Hills has gone downhill and I not be going back.

  • 3/5 Keshi de S. 9 months ago on Google • 27 reviews
    Ambiance was what really attracted us but the food was disappointing unfortunately, the marinara pizza barely had any marinara except for anchovy paste and tomato base, it was quite a bit burnt too...not worth the price you pay . Mulled wine and the orange cake was really nice!

  • 5/5 Frances 4 months ago on Google • 18 reviews
    I am a almost a regular at The Hills, love the ambiance and excellent service. Tonight I visited with three others, they have expanded the menu since my last visit and the food was absolutely delicious. 5 stars to the chef and staff. Great night, drinks were great too.

  • 5/5 Sabrina H. 5 years ago on Google
    I'm not a wine connoisseur but some of the wine that I tried were very very good. Decent amount of wine to select by glass and more options by the bottles. Pizza and share plates were good too. Definitely will come back.

  • 2/5 Nektaria T. 3 months ago on Google • 6 reviews New
    Atmosphere was nice and there was definitely a great selection of wines (though personally felt that a few more non-alcoholic options that were not Coca Cola would have been nice). Unfortunately our food experience was terrible; there was a very limited selection of pizzas available considering it was dinner and that they market themselves as a pizza-place. The pizzas themselves were extremely burnt, making it impossible to enjoy; the food was way overpriced considering the quantity of food served (small) and the quality (really bad). Overall, the experience, both literally and metaphorically, left us with a bitter taste in our mouths.

  • 1/5 Patrick B. 4 months ago on Google
    Very disappointing experience. The pizza was both burner and undercooked. The arancini could not have had less flavour if they tried. When asked "how was everything", the honest response of "not great" was met with complete apathy. ... if you don't care, then why ask?

  • 5/5 Sarah L. 2 years ago on Google
    Great drinks and food. Bit dark needs better lighting

  • 5/5 Flavian V. 4 years ago on Google
    Amazing place to go out with your mates, or even on a date. The Hill's wine bar has around 300 bottles of wine to choose from and a good variety of pizza's to munch. Go ahead book a table, it's just outside Surrey hills station.

  • 5/5 NO W. 8 months ago on Google
    Just had glass of wine which was good. The server explained well about the wine that helped me to choose what to drink. Have some small snacks and pizza as well. We booked a table for Friday night, but I think walk in could possible too.

  • 3/5 Louise 11 months ago on Google
    The pizza was advertised as having mild chilli on it. Unfortunately on 2 separate pizzas there were pieces of chilli that were so hot it ruined the rest of the pizza and made the wine taste like acid. If you don’t like hot chilli ask for it to be left out. The pizza was- up until that bite - delicious.

  • 5/5 Sachin P. 1 year ago on Google
    A DiTC wine bar that delivers on all fronts. Excellent rotating wine list and the pizzas are great. Would be perfect if there were more small plates on offer.

  • 5/5 Dave G. 3 years ago on Google
    Perfect place to enjoy wine, a proper fire and pizza. Short of it raining donuts, kind of unbeatable.

  • 5/5 Michelle C. 1 year ago on Google
    Favourite wine bar to go! Good vibes and good pizza and drinks!

  • 3/5 Stephen G. 1 year ago on Google
    Pizzas are good, front of the restaurant is nice, the back not so much. I probably won’t go back because the prices are high which make it poor value for money.

  • 5/5 David C. 1 year ago on Google
    Excellent selection of wine in a very cosy setting. Very nice little bites and pizza to snack on while you sip.

  • 5/5 Simi B. 2 years ago on Google
    Had a great time here, very yummy pizza and good choice of wines by the glass.

  • 4/5 Thomas S. 1 year ago on Google
    Really nice bar, good selection of wines and food. The chef made a mistake and put cheese on our vegan pizza so we had to wait a little while longer for that but he made up for it with a free drink.

  • 5/5 Greg C. 2 years ago on Google
    Such a brilliant local. The drinks are up to expectation and the pizzas are actually really good. A relaxed place to just chill.

  • 4/5 Vincent C. 2 years ago on Google
    First time visit. Great atmosphere and nice pizza and wine. Great Friday night hang around place.

  • 4/5 Michelle P. 1 year ago on Google
    Had a work catch-up and we ordered pizzas to share. Couldn't make out which ones matched the menu as it was dark in the room, however the pizzas were nice (a bit too salty for my liking) and edges burnt. Only dessert on menu was tiramisu.... Was expecting at least a few 🙄

  • 5/5 Wineboyo 1 year ago on Google
    They seemed to have good wines here and nice staff too 🍷 It’s in the midst of leafy, hilly Surry Hills hence the name I guess. This is a smooth and easy to drink Australian Pinot Noir 🍇

  • 5/5 Aaron S. 1 year ago on Google
    The Hills is a beautiful wine bar with a very chilled ambience perfect for a catch up with friends or a date night. Good wine selection, small eats and amazing pizzas! Staff are friendly and know their wines really well, you just may be waiting sometimes though, but the wine and pizza are all worth it. Great venue!


Call +61 3 9890 3739 Open on Google Maps

Amenities


  • Parking
    • ✓️ Free street parking
    • ✓️ Paid street parking
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Food
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Food at bar
    • ✓️ Hard liquor
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible entrance
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible restroom
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Seating
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Takeout
    • ✗ Delivery

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