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Mornington Peninsula

Mornington Peninsula · Eat

Best Restaurants

Where to eat, from the icons to the local secrets.

6 hand-picked places · curated by locals

  • 01
    Fine diningMain Ridge$$$$

    Ten Minutes by Tractor

    A celebrated cellar-door restaurant across three vineyards, the peninsula's special-occasion lunch.

    UnmissableCouplesLuxury
  • 02
    VineyardMerricks$$$$

    Pt. Leo Estate

    Dining over a sculpture park and the bay, the views and the wine are the headline.

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  • 03
    VineyardRed Hill South$$$

    Montalto

    Vines, gardens and a kitchen garden lunch you can wander before and after.

    CouplesFamily
  • 04
    BistroMerricks$$$

    Merricks General Wine Store

    A converted general store doing relaxed, excellent food, easy with kids and a dog.

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  • 05
    Farm caféRed Hill$$

    Green Olive at Red Hill

    A working farm with a paddock-side café and animals for the kids to meet.

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  • 06
    Fine diningMerricks North$$$$

    Doot Doot Doot at Jackalope

    Theatrical fine dining beneath a thousand-light installation, a grown-up night to remember.

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