Mornington PeninsulaRestaurants

Restaurants in Mornington Peninsula

  1. Continental Cafe

    The Continental Hotel does gourmet fish and chips and stylish Mod Oz grub. Eat outside at weathered picnic tables overlooking the bay or in the funky and cosy café. Tuesday is pizza-and-pasta night, and Thursday is 300g steak night – both $15 flat rate.

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  2. Baths

    The waterfront deck of the former sea baths is the perfect spot for breakfast, lunch or a romantic sunset dinner overlooking the jetty and the Queenscliff ferry. The menu has some good seafood choices and there’s a takeaway fish and chipper at the front.

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  3. Three Palms

    Framed by the namesake palms, this relaxed main street bar and restaurant has a rocking side terrace with a ‘sarongs and thongs’ ambience. The menu is Asian fusion – ocean trout sashimi or King Island beef fillet with lemon grass panacotta to follow.

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  4. Acquolina Ristorante

    Acquolina upped the ante when it opened in Sorrento with its authentic northern Italian fare. This is hearty simple food – handmade pasta dishes matched with imported Italian wines. The owners winter in Italy.

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  5. Just Fine Food

    Famous for its sublime fluffy vanilla slices (recipe: top secret), this cafe and deli is a top place for all-day breakfasts, and lunches of open sandwiches, focaccia, antipasto and gourmet pies.

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  6. Stringer’s

    Stringer’s is a Sorrento institution with its little corner cafe serving house-made meals and Mornington wines for sale in the attached grocery shop.

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  7. Fed-Up Fish Café

    The Fed-Up Fish Café is a good option along the Point Nepean Rd.

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  8. Bamboo

    Bamboo is a decent eatery along the Point Nepean Rd at Rye.

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  9. Tuck’s Ridge

    Among the stand-out wineries around Red Hill is Tuck’s Ridge, with top-shelf wines and an excellent restaurant.

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  10. Red Hill Brewery

    The Red Hill Brewery, one of the state’s best microbreweries, is a great spot for a German/Belgian-inspired lunch.

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  12. Montalto

    Among the stand-out wineries around Red Hill is Montalto with top-shelf wines and an excellent restaurant.

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  13. Max’s Restaurant

    Max’s Restaurant is one of the best restaurants in the Red Hill region.

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  14. La Pétanque

    La Pétanque is one of the best restaurants in the Red Hill region.

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  15. Flinders Bakehouse Café

    This is the original home of Flinders Bread (now owned by a conglomerate and made in Dandenong!), but the folks who operate this licensed bakery-café-food store still bake great bread in a wood oven, and serve up pasta, pies and fresh sandwiches.

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