My parents are in town so my Sister flew in from Adelaide for a week to spend time with us. About 2 Saturdays ago, we took a family road trip to Yarra Valley for the first time to explore the sights and food that it has to offer.
First stop: Giant Steps / Innocent Bystander in Healesville...
After spending the morning exploring Healesville for a bit, we made our way to Yering Station for our 12:30pm booking... Which I was EXTREMELY excited about!
Before this, I spent hours on the Internet thinking of where to take my family for a road trip. After seeing photos of Yering Station, I thought it was just jaw dropping, as was the food described in their menu
Little did I know that being there in person and seeing everything in real life was much more sensational than I had imagined... Landscape was magnificent no matter which direction I was facing. Simply picture perfect all 360 degrees. I truly appreciated the decor, which was both classic yet contemporary. Cobblestones next to modern glazing... Still waters against the mountainous backdrop... Absolutely breath-taking. The restaurant which had incredibly high ceilings and full height windows made the experience so much more memorable. Could not have asked for a better view to enjoy our meal...
Yering Station Village Flume Blanc and Dry Riesling
Marinated Yabbies, Crispy Chicken Skin, Saffron Vanilla Sauce, Black Garlic Crumb - $24
AMAZING!!
Pimento and Rosemary Crusted Rabbit, Pomme Puree, Jamon Consomme - $23
SO GOOD
Special of the Day:
Seared Scallops, Chorizoes, Zucchini FLowers, Black Pudding, Pear Chutney and Pea Smash - $24
Moreton Bay Bugs, Black Olive and Potato Rosti, Tomato Sardine Vinaigrette - $24
SO JUICY AND FANTASTIC
Bread Crusted Baby Snapper, Confit Potatoes, Dutch Carrots, Smoked Mussels Sauce - $39
Could not get enough of this... Wow
Potato and Onion Gratin - $9
Best I've had
Eye Fillet, Beef Cheek Cigar, Parsnip Puree, Saffron Soffrito, Px Jus - $42
Memorable too
Caramelised Pear Pudding, Nougat Ice Cream - $17
FAVOURITE AT THE TABLE SO DAMN GOOD!!
WAAAAAAAH...
Champagne Bavarois, Blackberry Jelly, Rhubarb Sorbet - $17
Mum having lots of fun at Yering Station (as did we) =]
Honestly, the food was absolutely FANTASTIC!! We must admit that the entrees were so interesting we wanted to order them all. The yabbies and moreton bay bugs (2 of my fav things to eat) were top notch, could not be beat. Rabbit entree was the best rabbit dish I've had as well. Can't express how much I enjoyed the fish main, simply beautiful. And I thought the beef with beef cigar was a cheeky and tasty idea. Then, came desserts... That pear pudding may look plain but flavour was incredible. Best part of that dish was the nougat ice cream!!!!! And I'm not even a fan of nougat to begin with. INCREDIBLE MEAL.
Overall, the food at Yering Station truly knocked me off of my socks. Every dish that came was impeccable. What I love most about the food was that it was all centred around fresh, local ingredients... With a stroke of creativity and executed with great finesse without being overly complicated. What I don't understand, to be very frank with you, is how Yering Station is still not a hatted restaurant as it was much better than MANY of the hatted restaurants that I've been to, seriously...
Anyway, Yarra Valley has really captured my heart and I would highly recommend it to people wishing to go on a day trip somewhere in regional Victoria that's still within a 1 hour radius from the CBD. And Innocent Bystander is a great place to start your day there before heading over to Yering Station for lunch. Great ambience and lovely food and coffee. Will definitely be back to the Yarra Valley! Missing my time there already. Happy days... =)
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