5 Million Dollar Re-Development!
New Chefs, Extended Hours
at the Wineries
Although they were able to build
The first new motel
24 rooms on the site, Allan opted
accommodation in the northern
Restaurant is open Monday
TEN MINUTES BY TRACTOR
for 21 and has made the rooms
Peninsula for a generation has
- Saturday evenings, allowing
have welcomed Stuart Bell as
much more spacious. The four
opened its doors in Mornington.
you to enjoy everything from
their new Head Chef. Coinciding
luxury rooms also include double
Not only is the Mornington on Tanti
fine dining in their Chefs Hat
with this is the news that they
showers, larger spas and double
Motel the newest, but it is also one
Restaurant to a gourmet pizza in
have finally won their VCAT
vanity units. Fifteen of the 21 4-
of the few four star venues at the
Wendy's garden.
case enabling them to open on
star rooms feature balconies and
top end of the region.
Sundays for lunch, to increase
Thursday evenings - That's
spas.
their seating capacity from 30 to
right- for those stuck for choice
All rooms are wired for free
50 and to establish an outdoor
mid week STILLWATER comes
broadband access and
eating area on the front terrace.
to the rescue! For the duration
feature the large plasma
More reasons to visit Ten Minutes
of Daylight savings they have
screens. Room prices
added Thursday evenings to
SALIX RESTAURANT AND
range from $150 to $240
their regular operating hours.
CAFÉ is open for lunch everyday
per night, with the top
Experience Stillwater as you
and for dinner on Friday and
price charged for the two
watch the sun setting over the
Saturday nights. During the
room family suite. Guests
lake & vines- bliss!
month of January Salix will be
can choose to enjoy a
open for dinner on Thursday -
continental breakfast
PIER 10 WINERY RESTAURANT
Sunday evenings. On Thursdays
is now open on Friday nights for
in their room or a fully
from 6-9pm enjoy a candlelit
dinner & drinks. Over the warm
cooked breakfast in the
dinner on the deck and watch the
summer come & enjoy a la carte
hotel's dining area.
sun set over the vines. Bernard
dining on the deck & watch the
The $5 million, two year
The dining areas have undergone
has designed a sumptuous menu
gorgeous sunsets, or dine in the
redevelopment of the hotel on
a total transformation, including
& will be offering back vintages
contemporary restaurant with
Nepean Highway has almost
new bars, lounge areas and
of Willow Creek wines by the
views across the vines. Open 7
doubled its size, plus set new
specially commissioned carpet.
glass. Bookings are always
days from Boxing Day & open
standards in the space of
Forget your laminex tops and
essential phone 5989 7640.'
for dinner every Fri & Sat night
bedrooms, bathrooms and the
floral pub carpet, this is retro-chic;
through January.
quality of fittings. Each of the 21
At MONTALTO THE
spacious, airy and stylish all
rooms features an in-wall plasma
RESTAURANT and Piazza
that's missing is a catwalk.
For more on all the Wineries
screen television, ranging in size
Cafe are open for lunch every
see our Wine Country section
The new double-storey Raffles
from 42" to 50".
day through January and the
from page 68 - 10
cocktail lounge is a blend of
The second storey
Singapore colonial and nightclub
accommodation is fully integrated
décor. The sumptuous area is
with the hotel's ground floor
open between 12 noon and 1am
offering of bistro/ restaurant
for cocktails, coffee, wine by the
areas, conference rooms, private
glass, tapas and food platters.
dining areas, cocktail lounge and
New executive chefs have
an outdoor café terrace. From
been appointed to the team to
breakfast to late night supper,
raise the hotel's already fine
guests need never leave the
food reputation to even greater
stylish complex.
heights, but still maintaining
Owner Allan Shepherd and his
the pub value. To celebrate the
wife Gail have been surprised by
opening of the redevelopment, the
the response to the new facility,
hotel is offering all guests
even before it opened. Interstate
who spend more than $20
enquiries and five bookings for
anywhere in the venue a ticket in
weddings began rolling-in virtually
the draw for a new Toyota Yaris
before the concrete had set. They
on January 30th.
expect that patronage for the
Allan Shepherd beams with pride
accommodation will be a mixture
as an army of workmen put the
of business and leisure trade.
final touches to his latest venture.
" It has obviously hit the mark
He is one of the region's most
and really added something to
dynamic and visionary business
the Peninsula's tourism offering"
people. Last year's project, Mt
Allan said.
Eliza's Majestic Cellars, has
already carved a major niche in the
"People used to describe the
village shopping strip. Ironically,
hotel as being next to Toyota on
the building is where he began his
the Nepean Hwy. We think that
working life as a bank teller during
in future people will be referring
the 1970s.
to Toyota as being next to the
Mornington on Tanti.
When asked what his next project
will be, it is met with a smile and
"We didn't want to just add some
the comment that he might take a
rooms; we wanted to create a
`breather'. However, you get the
destination for visitors & we're very
feeling that Allan's 'breather' will
pleased that we have achieved it.
be a mere pause in a non-stop
It's part of our ten year plan, so
business career. - Tim Bracher
were here for the long term".
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Peninsula Visitor . . . Summer 2007-08
