Rare Hare Wine & Food Store

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Closed nowOpens 12pmSunday: 12pm - 5pm
166 Balnarring Rd, Merricks North VIC 3926

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Jackalope Estate's vineyard winery restaurant builds share plates around barramundi wings.

Set among Jackalope Estate's vines on the Mornington Peninsula, with sweeping vineyard views, an airy communal dining room and shared long-table seating; reviewers call the setting stunning but note close bench seating can feel impersonal for couples.

Vineyard views from the dining room, on-site cellar door wine tasting next door, share-style set and à la carte menus, accommodation and pool on the Jackalope Estate property, kids' menu and outdoor play space.

A modern Australian share-plate menu with occasional Middle Eastern and Japanese-inflected touches (miso furikake eggplant, nduja butter on barramundi wings), reflecting a contemporary winery-restaurant style rather than one national cuisine.

Reviewers are split. the $59-$85pp set menus are called great value by regulars for quality and share-plate volume, while others describe small portions and $17 wine by the glass as expensive for what's served.

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166 Balnarring Rd, Merricks North VIC 3926

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Merricks North

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