After years of tolerating lockdowns (how drained are you of that sentence?), CAPE, the hotly anticipated restaurant in Mornington has lastly opened its doorways. Helmed by Michelin skilled, French born, Chef Clavaron, this restaurant is actually well worth the drive all the way down to the Peninsula.
And since it’s perched alongside RACV’s Cape Schnack Resort, why not keep the night time too?
Design & Fitout
The house is just unimaginable — designed by Woods Marsh, the ground to ceiling home windows providing sweeping vistas of the Bass Straight and native vegetation. Cozy up as you watch the proficient cooks carry out by means of the open plan kitchen that stretches the size of the inside.
Meals & Beverage
A seasonal tasting menu that’s depending on recent substances, CAPE gives what was certainly one of our greatest eating experiences within the final couple of years. Fashionable and up to date, with native produce sourced from small scale growers is ready and plated to perfection.
Count on native wines paired to your tasting menu by the Head Sommelier. We opted for half glasses because the night time was lengthy, very lengthy. Fortunately we have been capable of keep the night time within the lodge. The 2016 Circe ‘Hillcrest Street’ Pinot Noir from Crimson Hill is likely one of the highlights on the in depth wine menu.
Oui Chef
Chef Clavaron is a 3rd era chef hailing simply outdoors of Paris. He has grown up round meals his total life, along with his father who can also be a Michelin starred chef — so naturally, he adopted in his footsteps.
The service was impeccable, every meal was defined intimately earlier than the servers hurried away.
“Probably the most essential issues is the story and historical past behind a dish. This is the reason we love speaking to individuals throughout every course, as a result of we would like their expertise to be enjoyable and insightful – we love creating a way of theater for them. I wish to present individuals the superb meals we’ve got right here on the Mornington Peninsula and the issues that may be performed with it,” Chef Clavaron mentioned.
Intimate, up to date, memorable. These are solely a handful of phrases to explain CAPE. Whereas we’re usually not followers of huge resorts, it’s plain that RACV have performed one thing nice with the addition of CAPE. A restaurant significantly worthy of an important day, e-book a desk right here.
