We actually happened upon this restaurant by chance, as we'd in fact been planning to walk to Surrey Hills to eat, but then it started to rain and so we ducked into the first restaurant we found- which was this one. The pork belly for entree was superb, as was the veal cutlets. Everything was plated beautifully and there wasn't one negative comment. A great meal and a restaurant well worth revisiting!

My first experience was an opening event 5 course degustation dinner with matching wines.

Our table of 11 enjoyed every tasty morsel that was put in front of us - well executed, beautiful flavours, imaginative use of local, mostly organic or sustainable foods.

The kitchen has recently had a major overhaul & is now (Since August 2012) under a new chef (ex Jamie Oliver's) named Peter. Together with his younger brother & a carefully selected team of very talented people who obviously love what they do & take pride & have the utmost respect of the beautiful produce at hand. Peter is one to keep an eye on because in my mind he has all the markings of a great chef... the passion & skill he exudes are incredible. We will be hearing a lot about this young man in not a too far future, mark my words!

Our 2nd visit was for breakfast last weekend. A casual, welcoming affair (a table of 4) where we chose dishes like Spanish omelet with chorizo, greens & roasted tomatoes, eggs & streaky bacon with artisan sourdough bread, pork chop schnitzel with house made tomato & capsicum relish (gorgeous relish) and coffee/hot chocolate.

Our hot drinks were excellent, I've not had a decent cup of coffee to this standard since Gigi sold Bar Coluzzi! Bruno, the coffee whiz was lurking on his day off & made my son an Elmo chocolate. He is currently asking for challenges on Facebook for coffee decal ideas. Such passion & knowledge of coffee, it's origins, history.. etc. I was most impressed. Very friendly bloke too.

All up, I highly recommend The Canopy... it is a wonderful place to relax & enjoy good food.

Approximate cost: $3.50 - $35.00