Seriously good food in warm and cosy renovated home. We stumbled out after too much wine but just…read moreenough good food. Recommend the cinnamon doughnuts.

This is a fabulous place to spend a few hours. Great art, glass work and jewellery by local…read moreartists, a very inviting deck that overlooks a beautiful valley and a very appetising breakfast and lunch menu. The staff are amazingly friendly, we went for lunch and didn't leave until 5! Definitely recommend.

Very nice French Bistro serving very good good. Service was excellent. Bookings are essential as…read morethere sister establishment Ten Minutes by Tractor was burnt recently. The confit of Duck was excellent and so were the different entrees.

The food was nice, but the service provided by a waitress (English / Irish accent) was dismissive…read moreand unhelpful. The wait between mains and entree was over 30 minutes and, despite following up on several occasions, the waitress couldn't be bothered to get back to us with an update on when desserts would be provided. Having been told we needed to order dessert with the entree and main (not after mains as is usual) and considering all the desserts were cold (ie. minimal preparation), the delays were unacceptable. I do hope they take this feedback onboard and have a word to the waitress who clearly had no real interest in providing any service other than the minimum she could get away with. For an $800 meal (8 adults), more is expected.

Awesome food, amazing and personal service. The spirits are expensive and few, but the whiskey neat…read moreI had was definitely a nice drop to treat myself with

Wonderful! The service, the food, the plating... All amazing. We loved everything we sampled here,…read moreand found it to be well worth the money spent. Our waiter was pleasant, knowledgable and prompt. I had the rabbit for entree and the duck for main. Divine! Highly recommend dining here, it is my new favourite on the Peninsula!

Professional kitchen provides artful , flavourful and texturally delicious meals…read more Hospitality is crafted , as are the wines from home and abroad .

Sommelier was excellent. Very informative. Food delicious. Service perfect. Ambiance classy but…read morerelaxed

So how did we end up here? Well, it was that glass of local gal Kathleen Quealy's vibrant Rageous…read morelabel wot did it - we ate at The Long Table the night before and couldn't resist trying the sangiovese, shiraz, pinot noir and merlot blend - a luscious affair that was one of the stand-outs on this thoughtful wine list. Actually, the food was pretty thoughtful here, too. In the kitchen of this assured one-hat place, head chef Andrew Doughton serves arty creations and exciting flavour combinations. To start, an amuse bouche: tuna tartare on crispy pig's skin with a smooth layer of mirin adding a satisfying savoury dash of unami and holding everything together. Ash-baked celeriac, cauliflower 'tofu', cedar, kale and nashi pear. An adventurous veggie starter - we liked that they tried to make this dish as exciting and multi-dimensional as possible, and while some elements really worked in isolation, the plate ended up being a bit of a miss-mash of flavours and, in particular, textures. From fibrous celeriac to the crunchy kale and a spin on tofu - the consistency of thick-set natural yoghurt. Not convinced, but that's certainly better then being presented with a boring, safe vegetarian starter. Blue swimmer crab spring roll, fennel, sweet corn mayonnaise and chicken skins. Great - crunchy pastry, creamy crab filling, crisp chicken skins. A hit. Big fan of sweet corn mayo, too. Grass-fed aged sirloin, shallots, king browns, radish pods and barbecue sauce. A joy to behold, perfectly cooked rare steak peppered with perfectly cooked vegetables and sitting in a thick, rich and unctuous sauce. Otway pork belly and neck, black pudding, toffee apple and baby leeks. The holy trinity of pork belly - moist meat, gelatinous fat, teeth-sticking crackling. Hallelujah! Plus the added bonus of rich neck meat marbled with rich veins of fat and black pudding. Pig on a plate. Done. Tarte au citron, salted oats and fennel pollen ice cream. One word. Deconstructed. And it worked without trying too hard or alluding us common folk who just love a good lemon tart. Great citrus flavour offset by the salty oats and smooth ice cream. Handpicked berries, parsnip, hazlenut, basil blossoms and sorbet. Parsnip cream (wrapped in pretty much the same pastry as the crab starter) and tart berries with a punchy sorbet. Another beautiful dessert in which the savoury elements almost overtook the sweet - a great end to a meal without the sickening sugar rush. This place runs like clockwork under the watchful eye of Samantha, and its welcoming spaces move from casual wine bar, to homely restaurant to smarter dining room with ease. Book a taxi and get stuck into that wine list. A truly memorable menu and gorgeous place to pass an evening. The same couldn't really be said for lunch the following day, at the Red Hill Estate, but that's another story all together... Part 3 coming soon. But first, when you are not eating and drinking, be sure to check out this gorgeous corner of Victoria - the coastline either side of Cape Schanck Lighthouse (one of the oldest active lighthouses in Australia) is stunning, as are the surf beaches, especially nearby Gunnamatta. And if it is views you are after - drive up to Arthur's Seat before taking the winding road back down and stopping off at various lookouts along the way. On a good day you can make out Melbourne's skyline looking very otherworldly and mystical as it looms up out of the water across the bay.

Lovely decorated interior in an unfortunate shopping strip in Red Hill…read more The food was very good. Though by the look of the place and menu item descriptions it may surprise you that they are heavily asian influenced. Not a bad thing, just seemed an odd fit. My co-diners enjoyed their meals greatly. I had the pork neck which I found lacking in flavour and it need a stronger sauce or plenty more of the delicate sauce provided. The interior is French provincial with an aristocratic touch. I just wish you could pick the whole place up and move it to a better location. Driving into the car park and then walking into the restaurant is not the Red Hill experience you desire give the picturesque surrounds nearby.

This is a very fun place to do a tasting. Everyone was helpful and gracious and it was a beautiful…read moreplace with great ambiance and food available.

Foxey's Hangout is simply stunning and an absolute must when travelling through the Red Hill area -…read morethe view alone should be enough to get you there! We popped in on a Friday afternoon and the place was pumping, surprising for a week day! The service was fast and efficient and while we didn't get a seat outside on the deck, we got one right in the window so were still able to take in the breathtaking hilly views of the Red Hill country side. Foxey's offers wine tastings if you are on a cheeky tour, otherwise you can grab some simply yet delicious nosh to accompany your glass of wine, with all menu items costing $12. We ordered: + Bread with olive oil and pistachio spice + Mushroom sausage rolls + BBQ quail The sausage rolls were truly a standout and an absolute must if you visit. A lot of the wine at Foxey's is award winning. Best ask the friendly staff what might go best dependent on the flavours you like.

Lovely restaurant to dine with friends and families. I have done a few visits with friends we all…read moreloved it. There's a solo singer that entertains your evening while you enjoy chatting with friends. Food wise, absolutely delicious. Atmosphere? Very comfy and friendly staff

The space is lovely and welcoming. The staff are friendly and helpful. It was very busy but they…read morehandled it superbly. Most of the menu is share platters and tapas style food. The fish and chips were excellent. Just about as good as you can do them, I reckon. The ham and cheese croquettes with red pepper sauce were also terrific together with the wombok salad which was fresh and zesty. A really good local restaurant. A very sound option in this area.

God bless Victoria. No matter where you are, there's always a craft beer brewery nearby. In this…read morecase it was in the bush in the middle of Red Hill. And I mean true-blue bush - tractors, a shed and a lot of blokes talking shop. While I am not certain that you can actually do a brewery tour here (there doesn't seem to be many staff) the bar area of the Red Hill Brewery is a lovely place to stop for a paddle or two. I tried a paddle of four of their freshly brewed beers and with the exception of one (their Temptation golden ale was a bit too fruity for my palate) loved all of them. We sat out on their lovely deck, admired the giant smoker on the side and cheekily eavesdropped on some of the local conversations. We left and couldn't help ourselves... we bought a bunch of takeaways. Their Cherry Saison is currently chilling in my fridge and I plan to sip on it in just a few short hours. This would be a fun place to get rowdy with the locals on a Saturday night and if you're in the area, it would be very silly of you to not stop by.

Red Hill Brewery's beers are some of our favourite hand crafted ales. I love them all from the…read moreBelgian style to more Germanic brews, to stout. And one of the things I like about coming here is that in addition to their usual delicious range are seasonal speciality brews. If you're interested in trying a selection of their beers, try a tasting paddle. The brewery is a small operation run by husband and wife team David and Karen Golding. It's an added bonus that their hop garden and bar are located in a beautiful part of the Mornington Peninsula, surrounded by wineries and farms. This makes a visit even more of a pleasure. You don't have to be a beer lover to stop in here, the cafe food is beer friendly and not typical of peninsula venues, featuring interesting locally sourced food, from snacks to grazing plates or something more substantial. If you prefer wine or cider to beer you're still bound to find something to please. Sit out on the deck and unwind or at certain times of the year you can also take one of their beer appreciation sessions/brewery tours. When we were there last a small wedding party dropped in late afternoon while the bride and groom were having their photos taken nearby - what a great idea! The cafe can get really popular for lunch in Summer so be prepared to wait if you are a large group with kids, they'll do their best but it's not a huge venue. I don't live nearby, but thankfully their beer is also available at selected venues in Melbourne. So coming to Red Hill Brewery still remains a special treat for me.

Starting off with the good things: lovely location, huge and open space. We sat near a fire place…read moreand it was really nice. Now onto the bad: We arrived right as the restaurant was opening and immediately got out appetizer, the focaccia bread with dips and olives. This was ok but it's also pretty hard to ruin bread and dip. The waiter stood around for nearly an hour and a half waiting for us to finish it before he even thought to bring our mains. Our main dishes were the wagyu gnocchi and the shrimp pizza (Gamberretto) as suggested by our waiter. The gnocchi came out and looked like a really simple dish. The gnocchi was mushy and the sauce was nothing special. Honestly it could've been regular ground beef and I wouldn't know the difference. I feel like if you're going to use wagyu you should make it more prominent in the dish. The Gamberretto pizza was uninspired. It just tasted like plain pizza with shrimp on it. There was no real flavor to it and was really disappointing. To add to all that the pizza was so oily or so wet that it just drooped when you picked it up :/ We debated whether or not to get the apple pie dessert. We thought it'd be just as tragic as the rest of the meal had been but ordered it anyways. It was as expected, not very good. TLDR; Great location, meh food, get drinks here instead!

If your heading out to Red Hill way the Epicurean is a must visit. Although it is always packed and…read moreyou generally need to wait about 20 to 30 minutes it is definitely worth the wait. Staff are quite pleasant and work very quickly and efficiently. We decided to stop by for lunch for a group of 4 and decided to order several dishes to share. We had the antipasto platter, polenta chips, waygu beef pasta and the napul'e pizza (buffalo mozzarella and anchovies) and were not disappointed. Would have to say my favourite was the polenta chips!