Vines at Helen's Hill

~ First Impressions ~
* Thai Calamari - Scored curls of calamari, fried and tossed with a lemon-grass sweet chilli sauce
* Zuchinni flowers - stuffed with smoked trout, served with steam locally made spagettini finished with saffron infused sauce
* Gnocchi - Yarra valley gnocchi tossed in asparagus, wild rocket and a pecorino cream sauce





~ Main Event ~
* Chicken breast filled with bocconcini cheese, wrapped in proscuitto and oven-baked, presented on porcini mushroom sauce and creamy polenta
* Filleted Barramundi served on braised tomato, potato and fennel, finished with chive butter sauce
* Noisettes of kangaroo with smoked bacon served with green beans and purple sweet potato with rich tarragon and cognac




~ Lasting impressions ~
* Chocolate Terrine - "Kennedy & Wilson" chocolate and nougat layered terrine served with chocolate sorbet and a chocolate cocoa wafer
* Bread & Butter pudding
* Baked apple and apricot crumble flan
* Rhubarb & Strawberry strudel

Avanti @ Witchmount Winery

Bruschetta, rib-eye wrapped in bacon on chat potatoes, squid ink fettucine with seafood & smoked salmon :)

Wild Oak

Great Lunch in Olinda

* Pan seared saltwater Barramundi fillet served on warm tomato
and basil with olive tapenade and aged balsamic

* Rare seared Kangaroo loin rolled in native pepper and served
with potato cheese galette and eggplant compote

Sake and Grill Maedaya

Lunch's only dish offered is begeyaki, a Japanese pizza that takes a vegetable pancake base and tops it with stir-fried meats and melted cheese.

Pearl Cafe

* bircher muesli / biodynamic yoghurt, fresh grated corella pear and toasted linseed
* french toasted chocolate sandwich / with maple syrup and whipped butter (really indulgent & sweet... YUM!!!)

Ezards

Fusion fine dining

Entrees
* warm beetroot, rhubarb and blood orange salad with spring herb salsa
* yellowfin tuna sashimi with wasabi and bonito pannacotta, soy mirin dressing and shiso leaf
* gratinated potato gnocchi, caramelised shallots, pear, walnuts and parmesan cheese crumble
* open wagyu beef burger with quail egg, onion jam, cresses, smoked tomato and truffle oil mayonnaise

Mains
* eight score sher beef, caramelised pumpkin, snake beans, aromatic red curry and peanuts, hot and sour coconut salad
* fried zucchini flower, goat's cheese, mascarpone, panzanella salad, balsamic syrup
* coconut grilled ocean trout with asian gazpacho, fennel, mint and avocado salad, creme fraiche


Desserts
* bitter sweet dark chocolate torte with macaroon and blood orange sorbet
* five spiced pannacotta with poached pears and dark palm sugar
* honeycrunch icecream with toasted gingerbread and sugar swirl

Manchester Lane

A jazz night out... and outstanding desserts!

The Pyramid of Chocolate- Layers of crunchy chocolate, caramel, chocolate mousse and marshmallow encased in a rich chocolate shell served with berry champagne sauce

Saffron Raspberry Mousse- Winter berries, vanilla bean & mint ice cream, chocolate halo &
Macadamia nut brittle

Steamed Light & Dark Chocolate Pudding - Warm vanilla Anglaise, vanilla bean biscuit & double cream

Happy Cook - Peking Duck

in a rather small cafe in nunawading, we had some great crispy skin peking duck, soup and noodles. a meal wouldn't be complete with dessert - banana fritters & ice cream!

kanteen cafe

we treated ourselves to a nice breakkie after jogging along the yarra :)

black sticky rice - w/ banana & coconut milk

toasted avocado pidé - served open w/ cottage cheese, lemon juice & sea salt

mini cupcakes

from a shop on degraves st!

Fog

Great place ... Great desserts :)
* Orange cake
* Chocolate mousse
* Rubarb tart
* Trio of sorbets & ice-creams
* Pistachio & Chocolate Chip Souffle
* Chocolate Moltaen Cake

Chez Oliver

Homely French food on Greville St

Entrees:
LES ESCARGOTS - in garlic butter
ASSIETTE DE CHARCUTERIE Chez Olivier’s platter with paté, rillettes, terrines, cornichons


















Mains:
*SAUMON DE TASMANIE Baked salmon fillet w Crispy skin
*STEAK AU POIVRE Generous grain fed porterhouse w Pommes frites, green salad & pepper corn sauce
*“FROZZIE” DUCK Double-roasted duck - with lemon & pepper mash, bok choi & pickled ginger in a lime, ginger & red current jelly sauce
*LAPIN À LA MOUTARDE ANCIENNE Rabbit in a wholegrain & estragon mustard - Basmati rice
*Lamb Special
*POISSON DU JOUR Fish Special - Whiting
*CASSOULET À LA JACKY Traditional dish from Toulouse region with our duck confit