Pier 10: Week of Eats
A while ago now, back when my in-laws Annette and Terry were here, we spent a gorgeous Friday down in the Mornington Peninsula laughing, tasting wines, and enjoying the sunshine.
Our lunch time view at Pier 10
After stops at two wineries (T-Gallant and Montalto), our lunch stop was Pier 10. Pier 10 used to be a weekender, and became a vineyard in 1996. It’s a very pleasant spot, with the restaurant looking out over the vines and fields. I seem to remember being told that it’s called Pier 10 because the structure in the front garden used to be part of a pier.
After tasting a few wines in the tasting room (where we came across a bucket of seriously gigantic zucchinis that were looking for homes), we headed to the back deck for food.
For lunch, we had an antipasto platter to share. It was all pretty good – olives, cured meats, some very good crunchy green beans, marinated vegetables and a bit of smooth pate.
And for the mains, the options were: a wild mushroom risotto, fish and chips, roast chicken breast and pan roasted ocean trout.
Alastair, Terry and I, ordered the pan roasted ocean trout, with nicoise salad and basil pesto. We were all pleased with our lunch – the trout was perfectly cooked with crispy skin, and the vegetables and salad were crunchy and fresh. Good boiled egg too!
Annette had the roast chicken breast with mashed potato, green beans, and gravy. This looked great – and it was a massive portion!
It was a very pleasant lunch – nothing fancy, but the food was well cooked and tasty. And as a bonus, we took a zucchini home for later – I told you they were massive!
Pier 10
10 Shoreham Road
Shoreham 3916
Phone: 5989 8848
missklicious
June 12, 2010 @ 10:05 am
Wow, that zucchini really is massive! It looks like it could feed a whole village. Hahaha
The ocean trout looks sooo good!
Hannah
June 12, 2010 @ 10:44 am
I was going to try and make a pun about that zucchini by playing with gourd/good, but then I realised it probably wouldn't make sense, and also I'm not positive that zucchinis are a member of the gourd family. So, instead, I shall say that that trout looks yumdiddlyumptious.
Conor @ Hold the Beef
June 12, 2010 @ 2:16 pm
Was smitten by the trout (surprise surprise) but then spotted the chicken. Mmmm bone in.
You could throw a zucchini party. Or protect yourself in case of burglars.
mademoiselle délicieuse
June 14, 2010 @ 9:34 am
Food looks lovely and country-style but LOL at that massive melon of a zucchini!
Agnes
June 14, 2010 @ 8:48 pm
missklicious: Hehee, the zucchini were SO large!
Hannah: The zucchini is a small summer squash. Along with some other squashes, it belongs to the species Cucurbita pepo. In a culinary context, zucchini is treated as a vegetable. Botanically, however, the zucchini is an immature fruit, being the swollen ovary of the female zucchini flower.
A gourd is a plant of the family Cucurbitaceae, or a name given to the hollow, dried shell of a fruit in the Cucurbitaceae family of plants of the genus Lagenaria. It is in the same family as the pumpkin.
I didn't look up wikipedia for that. Okay, yes I did.
Conor: I should post a sign on the door to deter would be burglars: "Beware of the giant zucchini."
mademoiselle: That one zucchini made a massive pot of stew! They were the largest ones I've ever seen.
Maria@TheGourmetChallenge
June 15, 2010 @ 9:28 pm
oooohhhh those dishes sound great, love crispy fish skin…of any sort. And bonus score with free GIGANTIC vegetables!
Agnes
June 18, 2010 @ 1:59 pm
Maria: You know me – free fruit and vege? Yes, please! 😀