Huon Valley, D'Entrecasteaux Channel and Bruny Island
The Huon Valley Visitor Information Centre has a new home!. It is now located at 2273 Huon Highway , Huonville and is open 7 days a week 9am -5pm. Tel: 03 6264 0326 Email: vic@huonvalley.tas.gov.au.
Hobart
Some more great places to eat:
Garagistes
103 Murray Street Hobart Tasmania Telephone: 03 6231 0558
Open Wed - Sat from 5pm (no reservations). Sunday lunch 4 course menu $65pp (reservations essential).
Savoury $15 - 30, cheese $10 -$14, dessert $14
Be sure to call into this smart little wine bar and restaurant in the centre of Hobart. Formerly an old garage, it now provides diners with a ‘cool’ and contemporary dining space. Open kitchen, large refectory-style tables, wood oven, brilliant red steel and timber beams and clean lines all make this an exciting location to feast. Much thought has been given to flavour combinations, textures and using premium quality fresh ingredients. Be sure to try a charcuterie dish or two. The very large and quirky wine list focuses on natural and organic wines from across the globe. Stunning food, perfectly balanced and always intriguing. A great journey for the palate!
Sweet Envy
341 Elizabeth Street, North Hobart Telephone: 03 6234 8805
Pop into Hobart’s most indulgently and delectable cake shop. Enjoy a coffee while you peruse longingly at the selection of macaroons, chocolate tarts, melt-in-the-mouth croissants and pastries, glamorous tiered cakes, sweet little cupcakes, and the abundant hand-crafted sweat treats. If it’s savoury you are after, on offer is also savoury meals, freshly baked breads, gourmet pies and sausage rolls. Don’t miss the amazing selection of home-made ice creams!
Piccalilly (on the corner of Hampden Road and Francis Street in Battery Point) has changed menu focus and name to The Battery Point Steakhouse. Under the watchful eye of chef/owner Iain Todd, this up-market steakhouse serves Tasmanian dry-aged beef, cooked to perfection. Telephone: 03 6224 9900. Closed public holidays. www.batterypointsteakhouse.com
Iain Todd’s additional venture is Ethos Eat Drink
100 Elizabeth Street, Hobart Telephone: 03 6231 1165
Open breakfast and lunch 7 days and dinner Tuesday to Saturday. Closed public holidays.
Small plate dishes range from $3 - $25 per dish
The cleverly restored 1820’s carriageway and stable-yard in Hobart’s CBD is home to a vibrant cafe-restaurant that serves modern Tapas style small plate meals. The very contemporary menu (much like Piccalilly's food) focuses on ethically produced ingredients (hence the name). Even the equipment used is low emission/low energy consumption. The fried pig's ears with fennel salt is a bit of a hit! Check out the unique plates made by young potter Tom Welch. A relaxed rustic and old charm setting with a great food-friendly wine list and fun service. Great coffee too.
www.ethoseatdrink.com
Pop in to bright and big Cupping Room warehouse café for a great, very well priced coffee. Choose from the specialty coffee menu. See a variety of beans being roasted and smell the heady aromas. Passionate baristas and a regularly changing food menu. 105 Murray St, Hobart. Telephone: 03 6234 7339.
Something new to do:
Museum of Old and New Art (MONA)
Now open at Moorilla. The opening exhibition 'Monanism' features David Walsh’s
favourite works; the ones that represent him and present him to the world for interest, outrage or indifference. This exhibition closes on the 19th July 2011.
Museum open daily 11am - 7pm. Free entry. 655 Main Road Berriedale, Hobart. Telephone:03 6277 9900
www.mona.net.au
Image by Leigh Carmichael
Coal River and Derwent Valleys
Frogmore Creek Wines has purchased Meadowbank Winery. Both cellar doors are operating as normal.
The Mussel Boys luxury self-contained contemporary accommodation on the Tasman Peninsula is still welcoming guests, however the Mussel Boys Restaurant is closed until further notice.
East Coast
Saffire Freycinet $$$$+
2352 Coles Bay Road, Coles Bay
Telephone: 03 6256 7888 or 1800 723 347
www.saffire-freycinet.com.au
A magnificent coastal accommodation sanctuary capturing the essence of the unique east coast and Freycinet National Park. Features include 20 luxuriously appointed suites, a glass walled restaurant celebrating rich local flavours, a ‘classic cool’ lounge, a relaxing and restoring day spa and state-of-the-art gymnasium. With stunning views of the breathtaking Freycinet region everywhere you turn and with staff dedicated to quality and service, Saffire Freycinet will create a holiday to remember. 195 km/2.5 hrs drive from Hobart.
Angasi Restaurant in Binalong Bay has closed but the very comfortable Angasi Apartment is still available to stay in.
Wise and Tilly
157 Scamander Avenue, Scamander Telephone:03 6372 5234
Open Wednesday to Sunday 10 am ‘til late. Menu prices range from $10 - $29.00
A new addition to the East Coast is Anita and Darren Lewis’ (formerly of Angasi in Binalong Bay) Wise and Tilly (situated at the Pelican Sands Resort). Casual but sophisticated food in a relaxing setting. The all day dining menu highlights the great local produce available as do the pizza's (available from 3 pm each day). A great spot where lunch often can linger into dinner... www.wiseandtilly.com
Sadly the Village Store and More in St Helens has been severely damaged by fire and is no longer operating.
Tamar Valley and Launceston
No updates at this stage.
North West
Keep your eyes out for Drift Cafe, soon to open (late May) on the ground floor of the Devonport Surf Lifesaving Club in Devonport. Former Angasi part-owner and chef, Tom Dicker is in the final stages of setting up this new eatery and things look to be shaping up fabulously!
