NewsBite

Advertisement

Pt. Leo Restaurant

Alluring union of blockbuster scenery and trusty dining.

Pommes anna, romano beans and chevre.
1 / 8Pommes anna, romano beans and chevre.Bonnie Savage
The dining room.
2 / 8The dining room.Bonnie Savage
Beef eye fillet, port wine jus, pine nuts and tarragon.
3 / 8Beef eye fillet, port wine jus, pine nuts and tarragon.Bonnie Savage
Basque cheesecake, charred greens and pea coulis.
4 / 8Basque cheesecake, charred greens and pea coulis.Bonnie Savage
Wood-fired snapper, beurre blanc and zucchini flower.
5 / 8Wood-fired snapper, beurre blanc and zucchini flower.Bonnie Savage
John dory, teriyaki and mushroom XO.
6 / 8John dory, teriyaki and mushroom XO.Chris McConville
Yellowfin tuna tataki.
7 / 8Yellowfin tuna tataki.Bonnie Savage
Pt Leo Estate.
8 / 8Pt Leo Estate.Supplied

Good Food hat15/20

Contemporary$$$

It’s hard to ignore the sky, sea and sculpture just beyond the wraparound windows. Try as you might, that million-dollar view keeps pulling you back. But plenty is happening inside the light-soaked dining room, where even the cutlery is sculptural.

Arrive on a weekend and find the space filled with a flurry of multi generational families, international tourists and loved-up couples. Floor staff are experienced enough to keep everything on track. Using first-rate peninsula ingredients, the busy kitchen sends out a savoury take on Basque cheesecake using Main Ridge goat’s milk alongside foraged pine mushrooms.

Another satisfying entree brings together Flinders mussels and locally grown vegetables dabbling in a gently smoky curry. Mains steer a classic course – perhaps wood fired snapper napped by beurre blanc made from the estate’s sparkling wine. After tiramisu reprised as a mascarpone-filled choux bun, stroll around the sculpture park as nature intended.

Continue this series

Mornington Peninsula
Up next
Snack plates on the Rare Hare menu.
  • Review

Rare Hare

Laidback wing of a premier address.

Tedesca Osteria in Red Hill.
  • Review

Tedesca Osteria

A leisurely lunch as nature intended.

Previous
Port Phillip Estate’s striking building matches the restaurant’s views.
  • Review

Port Phillip Estate

Chic restaurant up top, working winery down below.

See all stories

From our partners

Advertisement
Advertisement

Original URL: https://www.watoday.com.au/link/follow-20170101-p5jdbm