port phillip estate

great location. view was amazing.
i chose the 2 course menu and had main and dessert. the main was a little small in fact the dessert was bigger imo. desserts were amazing. would have liked to try all of them. place was very full for a saturday lunch.

they also hadgoodoptions for kids. my son had the pork belly with a small salad and potatoes and for dessert vanilla bean ice cream.

food and persentation verygoodbut service terrible. only 4 male/female share toilets. had to line up outside the invidual toilets with others waiting, bit of a joke really.

food was good, i think my partner definitely got the better dishes however portions were ofgoodsize and everything was tasty and cooked well, however i felt like it didn’t hit that extra mile of fine dining

great location in the mornington peninsula for a winery visit, the view is breathtaking and the food none the less delicious, we had the barley risotto, mushroom raviolo, rib eye steak and cheese platter. they were all faultless, service wasgoodtoo the waitress did not stop refilling our wine and water.

made a round trip of 200 kms to celebrate my son's 20th birthday on 31st march 2019. there were 3 of us on table 106. the gentleman (maitre d) was very welcoming as he seated us and took our drink and food orders. the only positive. it was downhill from there onwards. what a disappointment. after the first course was served, we were totally ignored. after an hour had passed, i had to summon a passing waitress for our second course. my fire roasted strathbogie ranges angus sirloin was poorly prepared. i asked for medium rare, what i got was an inferior piece of meat that looked pan seared for a minute on one side and 30 seconds on the other.the middle was blue in doneness and hence chewy and leathery. i very much doubt the expertise of the person who prepared this meal and seriously doubt the pedigree of the meat as stated in the menu. i have been consuming steak for 42 years and i certainly know agoodone from a bad one. the quality of the steak has previously been mentioned in another review i notice in march. i consistently purchase supermarket steak and can honestly say this meal was inferior in quality in comparison. our waitress (the tall one with glasses) did not bother to communicate with us in any meaningful way and no one on the floor bothered to ask us if our meals were ok. after our plates were taken away, once again there was no offer with the dessert menu until i summoned a different waitress. we were in attendance for 3 hours and it was agonising to say the least. i wish i had spent my $294.50 elsewhere and i certainly could not return here for a planned 26th birthday celebration for my daughter in july.

really enjoyed our family lunch in the restaurant. great view over the vineyards to westernport bay in the background. enjoyed the food and the wines equally. spacious dining area with plenty of space between tables.goodchoice for a celebratory lunch - not cheap butgoodvalue.

did a wine tasting here on saturday and the wines were verygood(good flavour and variety of samples for $5). we found the staff to be very distracted during the tasting and didn’t gain much knowledge from their descriptions of the wines. overall,goodviews andgoodwine but staff seemed to lack time to conduct the tastings properly.

codalicious and i turned up after a great morning down the road. no booking so headed to the bistro section (not the restaurant).

the views are fantastic, the menu has agoodrange of options and the food was quite good.

while the wait staff were all friendly, drinks took a long time to arrive and we had to ask for my second drink three times. we were also charged for it twice (they adjusted the bill when we pointed out the problem).

very impressive location and building. beautiful views over the vineyard and westernport bay. ppe have a large range of wines but only 6 were available for tasting. the tasting service was a bit casual - we did not feel very special and obtained more info from the tasting notes than the server. we are lovers of red wines and were not impressed by the reds we tasted under either the port philip estate or kooyong estate labels. we liked the quartier chardonnay and the port philip estate salasso rose. the latter surprised me as i am not a fan of rose but this was very crisp and refreshing. we had lunch in the dining room and ordered a bottle of the salasso rose with our meal. we had a window table with a view - the whole setting is very pleasant. service was verygood-the staff were friendly and attentive and offered explanations re the food and wine. it offset the poorer service we received in the tasting room. the menu is restricted but offers some interesting choices. for entrees we chose pork jowl and agnolotto moreton bay bug. both were well presented and very tasty. for mains we chose the venison and roasted hapuka. the latter fish was excellent. the venison wasgoodbut uninteresting. the bread was freshly baked in the restaurant's own kitchen and was excellent.

beautifully presented food and every plate was so delicious. the view of the vineyard from the dining room was spectacular. i don't drink but my partner does and he said the wine was fantastic. service was alsogoodand we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.

what a shame!!! stunning, awesome beautiful venue -
went for a special anniversary dinner, when making the phone booking specifically asked if there were 'nicer' places to be seated and was told 'we will ensure you have a nice seat. well, it would have been nice by the window or close to the open fire, instead we got the first table out of the kitchen hmmm. bearing in mind it is a chilly june eve, it was frigid in this huge dining space, at one point the air con kicked in and it was unbearably cold and we had to ask for it to be adjusted.
the food - we opted for the three course, i started with the' cured cobia, kohlrabi, lemon, seaweed'. there was literally zero taste, to any part of the dish, i don't know how it was cured, ??but it was so bland, i did enquirer and was told that's just how it is!
i appreciate it could be subtle, there was no taste to it what so ever, and i really don't know what part of the dish was seaweed??? - there was however some white possibly cabbage in a dressing, which was more like a naff slaw, i will add i have never ever had a meal replaced, but this was a waste of fork to mouth.
our young females server was very nice, friendly and attentive, unlike the stern older female server and i assume the male restaurant manager, who didn't even bother to ask if we had enjoyed our meal when we paid and left a tip!!
the subsequent offerings were just ok, unbelievably my cheesecake desert was possibly the most savoury of all the dishes, and not in agoodway, there was absolutely no sweetness. the food was really bland, there was very little balance between savoury sweet salty - there was no seasoning, thank goodness for salt on the table. if i thought presentation was the main objective over substance. and taste, but even the presentation on the plate was drab.
i would whole heartedly suggest the chef tastes all the dishes that he sends out.
so so disappointed on our special evening, have wanted to dine here for a long time, still the venue is still pretty special.

gorgeous views. fresh ingredients. relaxed atmosphere. clean flavours. interesting menu.goodwine list. friendly service. great spot for a long leisurely lunch.

almost couldn't fault our experience here, however, two people in our party ordered the scallop entree and it was extremely bland. it was mainly a plate of cucumber (which was not listed on the menu as a main ingredient). it was also disappointing to have told the manager about it who did little but apologise. notgoodenough for a place of that standard.

pretentious food in a beautiful setting best describes this place. very large plates with very small portions and very fancy descriptions for the food. we all had 3 courses and felt like the meals barely touched the sides. if it's agoodsatisfying meal your after give this place a miss. but if your after a relaxing glass of wine surrounded by beautiful scenery definitely worth a try. not my cup of tea what a let down.

always great ambience, friendly staff and mouth-watering food. you can choose 2/3 dishes per person. tried the spanner crab pasta for their entree/first. delicious, tasty and flavourful. suckling pig was soft, fatty (in agoodway) and savoury; the best kind.