Tedesca

Red Hill's farm-to-table fine dining icon with seasonal set menus, kitchen garden walks and an epic wine list.

Intimate and rustic fine dining in a whitewashed ~30-seat farmhouse on the Mornington Peninsula. The open wood-fire kitchen is the centrepiece of the dining room. visible and fragrant throughout the meal. Between courses, guests stroll through the on-site kitchen garden. The setting is pastoral, unhurried, and quietly remarkable.

On-site kitchen garden where produce is grown, harvested, and incorporated into the changing menu. Open wood-fire grill operating within sight of the dining room. Underground wine cellar with rare allocations. Handwritten seasonal set menu that changes with the garden's harvest. Adjacent accommodation (The Glasshouse) for overnight stays.

Chef Brigitte Hafner's cuisine is rooted in European tradition. particularly Mediterranean, Greek, and Italian. executed with Australian-grown seasonal produce from the restaurant's own kitchen garden and local Peninsula farmers. The wine list strongly represents Victorian and Mornington Peninsula producers.

Approximately $185 per head for the set menu before wine. A lunch for two with wine can easily exceed $500. Opinion is genuinely divided: devoted fans call it exceptional value for the experience and produce quality; critics point to small portions and find it overpriced. The wine list can equal or exceed the food cost.

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