Weekend Away - Bellarine Peninsula Part 1
For the Queen’s Birthday long weekend we headed down to
the Bellarine Peninsula for the National Celtic Festival at Portarlington.
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| Point Lonsdale Beach |
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| Point Lonsdale Lighthouse |
Lunch: Day 1
We arrived at Ocean Grove around noon. The Driftwood Cafe
looked like they would make a decent coffee so we thought we would give it a
try. We waited for a very long time to be served but eventually gave up any
hope of that happening! Thus we ventured across the road to the Olive Pit
Delicatessen. Things were looking much more optimistic as we were given a menu straight
away. The place was quite cramped with tables and you had to squeeze your way
through to the counter to place your order. However, our lattes ($4.00) were
gigantic and delicious! Just what we needed...
Address: 73
The Terrace, Ocean Grove, VIC
We just wanted a light meal for lunch as we were planning
on going out for dinner that night. So, we each ordered a sausage roll ($3.00) from
Rolling Pin Pies and Cakes. Obviously a popular bakery as we needed to wait
and take a number. The sausage roll was a little bit bland. The pastry was not
flaky as I managed to eat the whole thing without dropping so much as one
crumb. It wasn’t my favourite sausage roll I have had...
Address: 12 Park
Lane, Ocean Grove, VIC
Dinner: Day 1
I have always loved Queenscliff. The historic seaside
village is so beautiful and charming, with many interesting stores and
bookshops to browse. We decided to have dinner in Queenscliff at Lombardys On
Hesse.
An Italian restaurant that caters for families, with a children’s play
area located towards the back of the restaurant. Thankfully we were seated near
the front of the restaurant which was less rowdy... We both ordered a glass of
Phaedrus Estate Pinot Gris ($7.50) from the Mornington Peninsula which was
lovely.
We ordered a ‘Capricciosa Pizza’ to share and a ‘Tomato
salad with fresh zucchini, boccocini, fresh basil and cracked pepper’. The
service was very good but we had to wait nearly an hour for our meal. Just
before our meal arrived we were informed that they had run out of zucchini for
the salad so we opted for their alternative salad of ‘Rocket, parmesan, and
balsamic dressing ($10.00)’. The salad was very dry. Some olive oil to dress
the salad would have been nice.
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| Rocket and Parmesan Salad |
The Capricciosa ($18.00) with ham, olives and mushrooms was very average. With poor quality ingredients, the pizza lacked any flavour. The salad helped to jazz up the pizza slightly. It’s not somewhere I would return again soon...
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| Capricciosa Pizza |
Phone: 03 5258 1838
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We stayed at the Point Lonsdale Guest House for the whole weekend. Built in 1884, the guest house is conveniently located within a short walk of the Point Lonsdale shops. Our hosts Sue and Peter provided a relaxing haven for us to unwind in between our various outings over the weekend. I would absolutely stay at the Point Lonsdale Guest House again.
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| Point Lonsdale Guest House |
Address: 31 Point Lonsdale Road, Point Lonsdale
Phone: 03 5258 1142
Weekend Away - Bellarine Peninsula Part 2 coming soon...
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