Restaurants
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Newly built after a devastating fire a few years ago. This is a fine dining experience. They have also recently built a casual outdoor bistro.
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A wonderful place for lunch or dinner in the restaurant or bistro or just for a glass of wine on the terrace. Stunning views across to Phillip Island as you take in their outdoor sculpture park.​
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Brigitte Hafner’s restaurant is beautiful ... it is a long lazy lunch or dinner with a set menu. You need to book well in advance and clear the diary!
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Creative Director Matt Wilkinson and his team are consistently delivering exceptional food, with many of the ingredients picked from the gardens on the property. You can dine in the restaurant or enjoy a more casual dining experience in the piazza. Their sculpture walk is also a highlight.
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Polperro $$$
A beautiful dining experience in their Hecker Guthrie designed restaurant. Also subscribe to their newsletters to be updated on their fun events on the lawn during the year.
Chef Gayan produces beautiful Sri Lankan food and the bar is a cool place to sit in the afternoons. If you can't get a table for dinner you can take home their curries.
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A lovely country restaurant for lunch or a coffee in the garden.
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Thyme @ Alba Thermal Springs $$
Enhance your Alba Thermal Springs experience by booking Karen Martini's Thyme Restaurant. Her menu showcases the freshest seasonal dishes paired with an extensive local wine menu. It is the perfect way to extend your experience at Alba after a relaxing day or evening of thermal springs ... you can even keep your robe on!
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This is a favourite. Tony and the team deliver a Red Hill perfect relaxed and casual experience. Let them do the ordering for you whilst you sip on their award winning pinot gris. You also can’t book a table and they only take max 6 per table.
If you can't get in at Foxey's you can try your luck at the newly opened Morning Sun x Foxeys Hangout in Main Ridge.
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Red Hill Estate believe their wines are best enjoyed with good company and great food. They offer an extensive menu of Italian classics. Their newly renovated estate has been designed to allow visitors to feel like they’re sitting at Nonna’s table, enjoying local and seasonal produce, sharing the moments that count (and a bottle of Red Hill Estate wine) with the people that matter.
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Perfect French cuisine in the heart of Balnarring. Owner, Stephane, has had a lifetime love affair with French cuisine and moved his skills from his home in France to France-Soir in South Yarra to the Peninsula where his loyal customers keep coming back for more. One of our personal favourites midweek! BYO Tuesday & Wednesday.
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Doot Doot Doot @ Jackalope $$$
You can opt for the fine dining wow factor at Doot Doot Doot or a more relaxed experience at Rare Hare with shared tables overlooking the vines. Beautiful all year round. ​​
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Epicurean $$
Set in a historic cool store & packing shed, this is a crowd pleaser for a relaxed Italian feast by the open fire or looking over the Rail Trail and bushland. An easy walk or cycle back to Cassis. ​​
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Alatonero $$
Stunning authentic Greek experience on the foreshore of the pristine McCrae Beach.
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An excellent restaurant with fantastic views.
A beautiful degustation set menu by Head Chef Michael Cole utilising local ingredients and producers in nearby Flinders.
A lovely cheese and wine bar in Flinders. Perfect to enjoy after a long coastal walk.
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For a comprehensive guide you can purchase a copy of Eat Drink Mornington Peninsula
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Private Drivers
Peninsula Wine Region Transfers (David Begg)
0412 153 061
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Fabio's Driving Service
0424 301 884
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Flinders Wine Tour (John)
0400 239 523
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