LOCATIONPort Melbourne
PROFILED BY DE GROOTS MEDIALocated on the ground floor of the HMAS Lonsdale apartment building in the beautiful Port Melbourne, choose to sit indoors or out at this Mediterranean influenced eatery. Bellezain offers a warm and casual dining experience with exceptional Bay views and a modern décor.
Saturday, Sunday’s and public holidays from 9am until 1pm, shy away from traditional breakfast options and choose haloumi cheese, pepperonata and cumin spiced eggplant toasties, or the sujuk (spicy sausage) omelette with roast peppers and coriander. Monday to Friday enjoy the weekday lunch special where for $25 per person you can choose two courses and a glass of wine from a weekly changing menu. Alternatively, from the a la carte menu choose the veal strip loin pita wrap with rocket and tuna mayonnaise. For dinner start with deep fried arancini filled with roasted yellow peppers and basil. Follow with parmesan potato gnocchi with chilli marinated eye fillet, roasted peppers, basil and olive oil, or confit duck risotto with oyster mushrooms, parmesan, fresh herbs and duck jus. The mouth watering gourmet pizzas shouldn’t be overlooked like the oven baked artichoke with grilled eggplant, olive tappenade and bocconcini cheese. Finish with the chocolate muscatel and dark rum cake with espresso pana cotta. The concise wine list features Australian, New Zealand and European varieties chosen to match the Mediterranean menu.
Veda Wickens, September 2006
