If you're in St Kilda, (why wouldn't you be?) and want a truly delicious dining experience, then head down to the Stokehouse (30 Jacka Blvd, along the water).
Upstairs for an unforgettable romantic evening with a partner, or a beautiful celebration, downstairs for a family dinner or a catchup with the girls over a bottle of two of a New Zealand Sauv Blanc and two dozen Tasmanian Oysters bigger than the palm of your hand.
Here's what The Age Good Food Guide has to say:
There's a lot to live up to when you're tagged one of Melbourne's destination restaurants, and with a combination of exemplary service and big, bold Mediterranean flavours, it's easy to see what continues to attract the crowds to Stokehouse's beach shack-chic upstairs dining room. But it might not be the failsafe proposition of old: the room is looking a little weary, and the menu of chef Anthony Musarra occasionally misses with the balance of ingredients. White gazpacho with kingfish and salmon tartare might be the lesser for an abrasive chardonnay vinegar; and tender veal set alongside a perfect, plump foie gras agnolotto might be overwhelmed by a heavily reduced sauce. Elsewhere there's more to justify the sometimes ambitious prices. Roasted quail saltimbocca with ras el hanout spices and a zesty preserved lemon yoghurt is modishly Middle Eastern, and among the crowd-pleasers is a beef carpaccio with beetroot 'jam' and horseradish mayonnaise – plus plenty of seafood to suit the prime beachfront location. 'The Bombe' (Alaska-style) is deservedly a menu fixture, while a raspberry vacherin with yoghurt icecream is a fittingly sunny and refreshing tribute to seasonal berries. The halo might have slipped a little but the fundamentals remain sound.
Do it.
Grace x
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