Winery Hopping In Mornington

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Few weeks ago we went for a road trip to Mornington! 

First stop: Montalto Vineyard & Olive Grove

Different type of olive oil free to taste

Let's get drunk!

List of wines for tasting

Sighhh only a small gulp per each wine, how to get drunk?

Bottoms up

We were suppose to be in there having our lunch =(

Second stop: Paringa Estate

Third stop: Port Philip Estate

We had our lunch in Port Philip Estate, our first choice was initially to have lunch in Montalto but it's fully booked when we got there. Another lesson learnt, always make reservation before going anywhere to dine. So we immediately call up Port Philip Estate to make a reservation for an hour later and lucky us there's still empty table, so here we are.

Complimentary appetizer

Roasted rabbit loin, braised leg, celeriac,radish

Crispy skin pork belly, cheek and trotter sausage, heirloom vegetables

Quail, caramelized onion tart, quince and crispy potatoes

Roasted partridge, spaetzle, cavolo nero, mushrooms, Madeira jus

Fillet of Patagonian tooth fish, caviar black lentil, clams, cavolo nero, beure blanc

Fillet of Gippsland beef, braised cheek, root vegetable puree, red wine jus

Flinders Island lamb cutlets, tarragon crusted neck, peppers, black garlic

Abalone look alike pear dessert

In the end, the lunch turned out to be just fine, mostly because of the view and the company. The food wasn't too bad but it was a mutual agreement that it wasn't worth the money and we would not visit this restaurant again. We believed that with the same amount of money we're paying, other winery restaurants nearby such as Montalto and Paringa Estate would be more tummy-satisfying. 

Plus, from the moment we sat down till we left the place, the lunch took us about 3 hours. We do not know why but their services was sooooo slow. If it wasn't because we have our kakis there to chit-chat, it will be such a frustrating experience having to wait so long for our food tobe served and its not like the restaurant was super busy.

Fine dining is not just about the quality of the food, its about the full dining experience. From food to service to enviroment. Basically the only good component in the equation is their enviroment. Other then that, it was a little disappointment.