Expect fine dining with Granite Belt produce on the menu at the multi-award-winning Varias Restaurant. Onsite at The Queensland College of Wine Tourism, the restaurant overlooks the College's own Banca Ridge vineyard.

Varias Restaurant, located in Stanthorpe is renowned for showcasing local food and wines and the hospitality skills of the talented young locals who prepare and serve them.

In winter, dine in front of the fireplace or enjoy dining on the deck overlooking the spring-fed dam and vineyard on warmer days.

Varias Restaurant has won the 'Best Restaurant in a Winery' Category in the Queensland and Northern Territory Savour Australia™ Restaurant & Caterers HOSTPLUS Awards for Excellence for many consecutive years.

Wine taste at Banca Ridge Cellar Door or experience the 'Tastes of the Granite Belt' cellar door, a beautiful introduction to the region's wines, showcasing a wide variety of wines from wineries across the Granite Belt.

Conference and function facilities are also available.

The QCWT is a joint venture providing training and learning experiences in all thing's food, wine, tourism and hospitality, based within an accurate commercial operation.