Local Dining
Restaurants & Cafes
Georgie Bass Café & Cookery
Georgie Bass is located opposite the Flinders Hotel and set amongst kitchen gardens, offering a range of innovative and healthy food & beverage options that reflect local seasonal produce.
Commonfolk Coffee Company
Tucked away in Mornington’s industrial estate, Commonfolk serves mouthwatering blends that rival the best Melbourne has to offer. The wide-open warehouse space serves as a community hub incorporating recycled wooden benches, communal tables, and an open roastery area that continuously sends fresh coffee aromas through the air.
Merchant & Maker
Lodged between the tourist totems of Rosebud and Dromana, McCrae often gets overlooked. But this historic hamlet — the site of the Peninsula’s oldest lighthouse — holds a little gem on its bayside promenade. Merchant & Maker, a coffee-focused café and bar.
Laneway Espresso
Nestled along the Nepean Highway you will find Laneway in Dromana. Serving a delicious breakfast menu and their very own Odyssey Coffee, you will not want to miss this place.
Panda Blairgowrie
Panda Blairgowrie is fashioned around the simple concept of sharing. The sharing of food, wine, laughter and good vibes was the main motivation when creating their venue. Their delightful menu focus’ on local and seasonal produce.
Red Hill Epicurean
From the fresh incarnation of Red Hill’s historic Cool Stores comes the Red Hill Epicurean, Mornington Peninsula’s most innovative and exciting new gourmet icon. Proudly showcasing the finest local produce and wine of the surrounding Mornington regions, Epicurean is a multi-functional venue with a spectacular atrium style restaurant, extensive wine tasting area, bakery, café and cheese larder fromagerie.
Saint Ernest
Saint Ernest Blairgowrie showcases the very best of the Mornington Peninsula. Breathtaking views overlooking Port Phillip Bay, exceptional locally produced wine and delicious, fresh produce. The menu is inspired by Mediterranean cuisine and designed to be shared. With picturesque outdoor dining that’s perfect for soaking up the sun, there’s lot to love about Saint Ernest.
Winery Restaurants & Fine Dining
Montalto Vineyard and Olive Grove
Montalto produces finely crafted Mornington Peninsula wine with the real character from 6 vineyard sites across the Peninsula. The range of vineyard sites provides a great natural diversity of fruit and wine style that is important in making interesting and complex wines. This is showing in wine results, with the estate holding the top red five star rating in Halliday’s Wine Companion as well as numerous trophies and gold medals at national and international wine shows.
The chef’s hat rated Montalto Restaurant is imbued with a provincial spirit, from a personal greeting at the front door to the food on the plate in front of you. Food is inspired by regional France but anchored in the fresh seasonal produce of the estate and region. Floor to ceiling windows takes advantage of the breathtaking and rambling rural outlook of vines, olive groves, sculpture, lakes and wetlands, with pasture, and a hint of the ocean as the backdrop.
The adjoining piazza offers simple, tasty food with wine enjoyed in a garden or courtyard table setting. Selected sites within the property are available for elegant, fully catered outdoor picnic dining, ideal for a romantic lunch or unique experience.
Stillwater at Crittenden
Renowned for excellence, Stillwater at Crittenden is one of the best tourism restaurants on Victoria’s stunning Mornington Peninsula.
Within the beautiful grounds of Crittenden Estate Winery, our multi-award winning modern restaurant with its vineyard setting provides a full service, yet relaxed, fine dining experience showcasing local produce and regional wines.
Its additional dimensions of the nearby Crittenden Wine Centre, Lakeside Villas and extensive visitor information area add to the overall package of Stillwater as a significant drawcard for tourism in the region. Specialising in relaxed fine dining, weddings and special events while featuring private dining Stillwater boasts a magnificent lake, manicured lawns and incredible views.
Ten Minutes by Tractor
Ten Minutes by Tractor is an award-winning winery and two-hatted restaurant located in the undulating hills of Main Ridge.
Sample a selection of their highly acclaimed wines at the Cellar Door and Allis Wine Bar, or enjoy an in-depth masterclass in their Private Tasting Room. Dine at their two-hatted restaurant, where the innovative menu creates a powerful connection between food, wine, and nature. The award-winning wine list provides an opportunity to explore the breadth and depth of wines produced on the Mornington Peninsula and in cool climate regions like ours from around Australia and the world. The list focuses on the key varietals grown in these regions, including Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Riesling, Pinot Gris, and others, selected from wineries like ours.
Pubs & Bistros
Portsea Hotel
The Portsea Hotel is committed to using fresh, local produce and vegetables are sourced from Barragunda Estate, Cape Schank, providing the focal point for many dishes. Whether its mussels caught off Mount Martha Pier or fresh produce grown in the gardens of Cape Schanck, at the Portsea Hotel they do their best to source the best local and sustainable produce all year round.
Open 7 days a week for lunch and dinner, the contemporary bistro menu offers everything from pub classics to seasonal salads, catering for every taste and occasion.
The menu is complemented by a number of Mornington Peninsula Wines and craft beers including their own Colonial range
Elegantly situated overlooking the majestic and historical Portsea Pier, the Portsea Hotel is an iconic landmark at the heart of Portsea Village and is close proximity to golf Courses, National Parks, Bay & Surf Beaches. The Hotel overlooks Port Phillip Bay and boasts sweeping views across to Queenscliff & the Heads.
The Rye Hotel
The Rye Hotel, opposite Rye Beach, serves meals every day and offers a number of choices for dining. From the Street Cafe, open for breakfast, family bistro with play zone to alfresco dining on the Cafe balcony. Full TAB facilities, weddings, conferences and functions.
The Rocks Mornington
Established in November 2001, the rocks offers the Mornington Peninsula a unique fresh air dining experience with an absolute waterfront setting. Two separate dining environments, the dining room and the covered deck provide the perfect location to celebrate life.
The Rocks offers modern Mediterranean cuisine, a variety of the freshest seafood and a variety of lighter options for lunch. Daily and seasonal menu changes ensure our food is of the highest quality. The Rocks is fully licensed and is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner seven days per week throughout the year.