To complement the City of Gastronomy and Bendigo Art Gallery’s event ‘Savouring History - Talk with Gabriel Gaté' on the 27th April,

Ms Batterhams is thrilled to host Gabriel Gaté for a Parisian lunch at MacKenzie Quarters. 

Join us and Gabriel for lunch between talks and enjoy a menu design by the much loved French Chef himself.  Gabriel will chat to guests over the duration of the 2 course lunch which will be individually plated and served with a glass of french wine.

Ticket includes:

2 course lunch where Gabriel will offer insights to the carefully curated menu, along with a glass of fine French wine.

Menu to include:

Entreé - Parisian gourmet salad with prawns, hazelnuts and fine herbs

Main - Roast beef filet in a puff pastry case with a delicate mushroom medley

A vegetarian substitute can be arranged with notice on registration. However, as this is a set menu additional dietary adjustments will not be catered for on this occasion. 

"A Lost Feast" is a multi-sensory experience that will transport guests back in time to explore the culinary delights and cooking techniques from yester years. This is an enjoyable and engaging event with banquet style seating that will not only tantalise taste buds but also ignite curiosity and spark conversation.

Guests will be treated to a delicious 4 course meal with beverages included (beer, wine and soft drinks)  Throughout the evening you will hear from 4 ‘Artisan experts’ who are connected to the food industry in an unique way, each artisan will deliver a 10-15 minute talk between courses.

The menu will include:

Canapes
King mushrooms on a thyme tart
Seared scallops in the shell, escabeche

Entrée
Confit Duck Leg, red cabbage sauerkraut, fennel and sprouted grain salad
Gravlax of ocean trout, creme fraiche

Main Course
Roasted Cockerel with Moroccan quinoa and charred corn
Black Suffolk Lamb, heirloom carrots, honey and sherry vinegar dressing

Served with a seasonal side  

Dessert
Selection of local cheese & petit fours

 

As this is a set menu we are not able to make any adjustments and capacity will be limited so be sure to organise your tickets early!

Help us celebrate 4 years of Mackenzie Quarters and Ms Batterhams this February! 

Enjoy nibbles, oysters and entertainment, from DJ Will, on us.

Drinks will be available for purchase from the bar.  

Ellis has planned a pop up Gin Bar up in our Spritz Garden and DJ Will will kick off from 6pm.

Please register your interest to attend so we can ensure enough oysters for all!

In 2024 National Rosé Day falls on Monday the 5th February and to celebrate we felt it essential to transform MacKenzie Hall into a Rosé Tasting Lounge for the weekend. 

On Saturday 3rd of February we will host up to 50 different Rosé varieties from around the globe at 5 different tasting stations with a huge lavish grazing table to nibble away at over the course of each 3 hour tasting session.  

Throughout your session you will be able to sample a huge variety of rosé from many different regions around the world, including France, Spain, New Zealand, Australia and Bendigo/Heathcote.  You will have the opportunity to learn all about the different regions, the grape varieties used and how the climate and soil conditions affect flavour profile.

In addition to tasting rosé, you will also be able to purchase bottles or cases to take home with you or have delivered right to your front door.

Your ticket includes:

• Option to sample up to 50 different Rosé

• Unlimited tastings

• 3 Hour Tasting Session

• Snack plates from the grazing table

In 2024 National Rosé Day falls on Monday the 5th February and to celebrate we felt it essential to put together a series of Rosé inspired events.

Kicking off our Rosé weekend on Friday night is our 5 course matched food and Rosé Rendezvous Dinner.  Chef will prepare 5 courses matched to 5 different Rosé Regions from around the World.  Locations will include France, Spain, New Zealand, Australia & Bendigo/Heathcote.

You will have the opportunity to learn all about the different regions, the grape varieties used and how the climate and soil conditions affect flavour profile whilst devouring a delicious meal from the Ms Batterhams kitchen.

Ticket numbers will be limited so be sure to book early to avoid disappointment.

The Menu

To Start - Bruschetta with tomato, pistou, anchovy & Scallop in the shell with gazpacho vinaigrette 

1st Entree - Stuffed piquillo peppers with ratatouille, farrow with salsa verde

2nd Entree - Pavé of ocean trout with sauce vierge

Main Course - Chicken Ballotine with provencale served with a side of sauteed zucchini, pinenuts, preserved lemon, fromage frais, with mint, basil and dill 

Dessert - Meringue, white, chocolate, parfait, rhubarb and strawberries

Please note:

** As this is a set menu, dietary adjustments will not be catered for on this occasion.  **

Join us this October as we transform MacKenzie Quarters into a Bavarian Beer Hall to celebrate our German heritage with an Oktoberfest inspired evening event!

This event is all about celebrating Bavarian culture with a group of friends, beer, music and delicious food.

Tickets will include a Stein of Beer on arrival (the stein is for keeps!), four courses of tasty German food, traditional German music and a festive atmosphere where you can have a blast with your mates!  Capacity will be limited so be sure to organise your tickets early!

das Menü

Upon arrival, receive a house-made pretzel with sweet mustard

Canapés -

Mini Kartoffelpuffer and Oma's Kartoffelklöße,

Kaiser flash with mustard 

Main Meal (platters to share)

Schnitzels, wurst (sausages), pork knuckle, with an array of traditional sauces.

to be served with Crispy roasted potatoes, sauerkraut, pickles and seasonal greens

Dessert

House-made apple strudel with berry coulis and vanilla custard 

Please be aware that due to the set menu nature of this event we will be unable to cater to any specific dietary requirements or adjustments.

Choose your starting point and we’ll take care of the rest!

Four groups will enjoy four unique menus as you head from venue to venue. Begin with a starter and matched wine at your designated venue. We’ll have a bus at the ready to get you to your next course and next venue. Enjoy a second starter and matched wine before bussing to your main course at the next venue. Dessert will be presented at the fourth venue, with paired wine. Buses will be at the ready to make sure you get back to your first venue, if you so choose.

Spots are strictly limited so don’t delay in booking!

Choose your starting point and we’ll take care of the rest!

Four groups will enjoy four unique menus as you head from venue to venue. Begin with a starter and matched wine at your designated venue. We’ll have a bus at the ready to get you to your next course and next venue. Enjoy a second starter and matched wine before bussing to your main course at the next venue. Dessert will be presented at the fourth venue, with paired wine. Buses will be at the ready to make sure you get back to your first venue, if you so choose.

Spots are strictly limited so don’t delay in booking!

An Intimate Immersive Dining Experience With Lauren Starr 

"Luminaries: Re-imagining women in the Australian goldfields"

Friday 7th, Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th of april - 11:00am - 5:30pm

MacKenzie Quarters in conjunction with local artist Geoff Hocking brings you an Easter pop up art show. 

Open Friday, Saturday & Sunday from 11am - 5.30pm in MacKenzie Hall (above MsBatterhams) 10 MacKenzie Street, Bendigo.

Attendees can immerse themselves in Art whilst enjoying a beverage from the bar and cheese platter from the MsBatterhams kitchen.

Entry is free with drinks and food available for purchase over the bar and seating in the rear courtyard areas.

Free entry

Join us for drinks, nibbles and live music in the Spritz Garden as we celebrate 3 years of business.

Live acoustic music from local artist, Jess Mangan, and nibbles are on us with drinks for purchase at bar prices.

Entertainment from 6 - 9pm.

Please register your interest to attend so we can cater accordingly!

Food savers

We have all wondered how to make the most of the contents in our fridge,  well this event brought to you by Murdoch Books, The Bendigo Writers Festival and MacKenzie Quarters will give you some insights into just how to do that!!!  

Alex Elliott-Howery and Jaimee Edwards run the Cornersmith Cooking School in Sydney, where they teach traditional kitchen skills for modern cooks, highlighting the importance of seasonal eating and reducing food waste. Their mission is to empower home cooks to make less wasteful, more delicious meals every day.  

In their book, ‘The Food Saver’s A-Z’ you will find waste hacks, storage tips, swaps and shortcuts for more than 150 common vegetables, fruits and kitchen staples, as well as hundreds of recipes from their popular Cornersmith Cooking School.

This timeless resource is packed with ideas and advice for reducing food waste and making great meals with what you already have, whether that's half a jar of tomato paste, a handful of green beans that have seen better days or a whole cauliflower that looked beautiful at the shops but now gives you the guilts.

At this book launch event Alex & Jaimee will share a few of their best hacks with the audience so you too can make the contents of your fridge reach further!   Tickets include a beverage on arrival, live demonstration, Q&A audience interaction and book signing. 

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We’re thrilled to be part OF the 2022 BENDIGO Open House,

combining the Open House spirit with Bendigo’s rich architecture, big ideas and enthusiastic community.

Join owners Rhianwen & Andrew Seiter in MacKenzie Hall for an overview and history of the buildings with a presentation of the renovation journey. Then take a self-guided wander through the gardens and rooms of The Residence of MacKenzie Quarters.

Featuring curly flat

Introducing our next Wednesday Wine dinner. Partnering with Curly Flat, guests will be treated to a 4 course feast from the Ms Batterhams kitchen and accompanied by matched wines. 

These dinners are an intimate affair with seating capped for each event so guests can maximize their time with the company and experience in the room.

Curly Flat was developed from 1989 by Phillip Moraghan and Jenifer Kolkka after the greenfield site had been identified as ideal for growing the early ripening varieties of pinot noir and chardonnay. In 2017, Jenifer became the sole owner of Curly Flat. Under her leadership, the winery’s reputation for high-quality winemaking continues. Jenifer and her team, led by winemaker Matt Harrop, are fully committed to producing the best possible wines from the carefully nurtured site.

The menu will consist of the best fresh local seasonal produce and be matched to the delicious Curly Flat wines.

COCKTAIL CREATION SESSIONS

FEATURING MS BATTERHAMS’ HEAD BARMAN ELLIS NUTALL

Friday nights just got a whole lot better at Ms Batterhams as we spring into Spring with our Ding & Batty Cocktail Creation Sessions.

Our namesake, Winifred Batterham was a well respected music and kindergarten teacher and served at Girton for many years under the leadership of Principal Jean d’Helin. According to sources they were great friends, thick as thieves and were often fondly referred to as ‘Ding & Batty’. Our cocktail creation sessions pay homage to this friendship, we imagine that Ding & Batty would often spend a Friday night debriefing on the week over a beloved cocktail or two.

At our cocktail creation session head bartender (Ellis) will break down the recipes and teach you the tricks and tips of everything you need to know to create, mix and drink some of our signature cocktails.

We provide the booze and dirty secrets, all you need to bring is the ‘spirit’ and some friends! Hosted upstairs in MacKenzie Hall our cocktail creation sessions offer guests a unique, fun and interactive experience. What's included… 2 of our signature cocktails (to make & drink), nibbles on arrival (charcuterie platter), live cocktail making demonstration (3 cocktails in total, 2 to drink) and all recipes.

So gather your friends together and book a shaker space! Session sizes will be capped at 24 so book early to avoid missing out!

Featuring Animus distillery

White Night is coming back to Bendigo this September and we wanted to help celebrate this momentous occasion with an on theme event……. So we give you White Dinner for White Night featuring Animus Distillery! 

Guests will be treated to a delicious 4 course dinner from the Ms Batterhams kitchen accompanied by Gin Cocktails inspired from the wonderful gin flavours at Animus Distillery in Kyneton.

Animus Distillery was founded in 2015, by four friends with a shared passion for producing world-class spirits. Initially starting with round-the-clock research and development in a Fitzroy North garage, they quickly outgrew this space and expanded to a larger rural property, before establishing their distillery in Kyneton, Central Victoria. Capturing the soul of the freshest ingredients for their gin is central to their production philosophy

The Menu will consist of: 

House made sourdough & Ms Batterhams community olives

Canapé: Oyster with granita served with a Mini Martini

Entree: Gin cured ocean trout, compressed fennel & almond puree with a classic G & T

Main: Roasted duck leg, ginger and star anise broth with accompanying side and Southside cocktail

Dessert: Pear tarte tatin, buttermilk ice cream - Barrel Aged Gin (served neat or on the rocks)

Doors open at 6.30pm for a 7pm start!

Featuring tellurian wines

Introducing our next Wednesday Wine dinner. Partnering with Tellurian Wines, guests will be treated to a 4 course feast from the Ms Batterhams kitchen and accompanied by matched wines. 

Tellurian was born from founder Ian Hopkins passion for Heathcote shiraz. Offered the opportunity to establish a new vineyard on the Mount Camel range in 2002, Ian’s enthusiasm was driven by the idea of crafting something fine and beautiful from Heathcote’s 550 million-year-old Cambrian soils.

Bringing together a talented team, winemaker Tobias Ansted, viticulturist Tim Brown and co-principal Daniel Hopkins, Ian’s focus on the future potential saw the first vintage of Tellurian shiraz bottled in 2008. Within four years they had completed the building of an Australian shed-style winery and cellar door overlooking 32 ha of vineyards.

These dinners are an intimate affair with seating capped at 50 for each event so guests can maximize their time with the company and experience in the room.

Overview

Craft beer is about local ingredients, flavour and aroma. It’s about enjoying a quality product with friends and living life with a little flair. In the last three years, the number of craft beer venues in central Victoria has grown from a handful to over fifty, in part due to the hard work and dedication from the team at Bendigo Beer.

Bendigo Beer's annual event, Bendigo On The Hop, Australia’s best and most unique winter beer festival, will once again pair some of the city's finest beer venues with Australia’s best independent breweries. 

Meet and talk to the brewers, experience unique beers brewed just for this event, and be entertained by live music all while you take a leisurely stroll from venue to venue in beautiful, historic Bendigo. 

This is a celebration of Bendigo’s heritage, its amazing beer venues, and Bendigo Beer’s commitment to establish Bendigo as the craft beer capital of regional Australia.

Delicious beers. Great food. Fabulous music. Good times. 

Grab your tickets now!