Fresh ingredients is the main focus for the restaurant. Our fish and meats are locally sourced. Chef and Owner, Annabel Tunley has worked at Balmoral Castle in Scotland and the French influence of the menu comes from her time in Courchevel, France.
Our menu is kept small to ensure the ingredients are fresh. Enjoy a romantic candlelit dinner by the log fire in winter, and in summer, dining is on the verandah overlooking the lakes of the Great Ocean Road and the Aire River Wildlife Reserve, (sometimes known as our own African plain).
Our new menu includes all the fresh ingredients from our garden and a new selection of fresh fish. The menu can change on a daily basis depending on growth in the garden and what is fresh from our suppliers. Menu
Our position on the Great Ocean Road provides a sheltered position perfect for an abundance of fruits, berries, vegetables and herbs. To be able to grow and then pick our kitchen produce daily gives our restaurant the freshest ingredients available along the Great Ocean Road. Seasonal changes along the coast means a wide range of ingredients can be grown at different times of year.
Our two gardeners, Wendy Hart and John Swain ensure the quality of the produce at all times in the restaurant garden.
Broad beans, dwarf beans, baby beets, beetroot, cabbage, cauliflower, egg plant, several varieties of lettuce, leek, onions, peas, potatoes, parsley, chives, rocket, silverbeet, spinach, rhubarb, parsnip, sugarsnap peas, thyme, coriander, tomatoes, basil, rosemary, carrots, radish, strawberries, sweet corn, zuchinni, squash, turnip, pumpkin, rockmelon, capsicum, cucumber, peaches, plums, apples, grape fruit, lime, lemon, oranges, gooseberries, blackberries, raspberries, mulberries, pears, mint, spearmint, garlic, red currant and probably many more that I've forgotten this is hiding in corners of the Restaurant Garden.
Hordern Vale has one of the best climates in Victoria for growing vegetables, fruit and herbs.
The area around the Aire Valley Restaurant is famous for Great Potatoes. Our most famous potato farmer was Cliff Young. Our menu is supplemented by a range of potatoes from the area.
Berries, especially blueberries and raspberries, are locally grown in Lavers Hill and Beech Forest.
