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PETTAVEL RESTAURANT
Kept busy sourcing the freshest local produce and quality ingredients Pettavel Executive Chef Matt Dempsey and the Pettavel kitchen team continually produce modern, innovative and creatively presented taste sensations on a plate.
The Pettavel menu changes daily dependent on the freshest seasonal flavours, and consists of three banquet style entrees, a wide selection of main courses and tempting desserts. Pettavel wines are available by the glass and bottle, and we also have a comprehensive wine list featuring both Australian and International wines. The restaurant is open seven days a week for lunch and every Friday night for dinner, served in the same format as our five course lunch. Light meals are available in cellar door to compliment the cellar door wine tasting experience, and provide time constrained visitors an option to sample the Pettavel menu. A cheese menu, dessert from our restaurant menu and coffee are served throughout the day, as of course is our cellar door wine tasting.
The banquet style trio of entrees, flavoursome array of main courses, exciting seasonally influenced desserts, comprehensive wine list, relaxed atmosphere and efficient service has satisfied many a guest, and industry peers.
Pettavel has been awarded six consecutive chefs hats in the acclaimed Age Good Food Guide, and after three consecutive "Best Restaurant in a Winery" awards from the Victorian Restaurant and Caterers Association, Pettavel was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2005.
PETTAVEL COOKING CLASSES 2008
The Pettavel cooking class schedule for 2008 is now open for bookings. Executive Chef Matt Dempsey, Sous Chef Graham Jefferies and Chef-de-Partie Gabby Ladd will be conducting the classes, which will run from April to June. Classes are held on Wednesday evenings....discover more about the 2008 Pettavel cooking classes
Download the 2008 Pettavel cooking class schedule and booking form
The Age Good food guide 2008
Pettavel Winery & Restaurant are once again, thrilled to maintain their award winning status as a ‘One Hat’ restaurant, awarded by The Age Good Food Guide. Pettavel are proud to be the recipient of six consecutive ‘One Hat’ ratings since 2003. Pettavel is the only restaurant in Geelong and one of fourteen winners in Country Victoria to receive the ‘One Hat’ award for 2008.
A Chef’s Hat awarded by The Age Good Food Guide is one of the most recognised awards in the restaurant industry, and not awarded injudiciously. A team of anonymous, professional reviewers and food writers travel state wide searching for Victoria’s best dining experiences. Pettavel was awarded a ’One Hat’ score of 15/20 for 2008, indicating that the restaurant is “Reliably good: notable in its class”.
The staff at Pettavel are passionate about what they do and endeavor to exceed guests expectations, providing efficient and unobtrusive service and serving distinctly local, vibrant food, to maintain the high standard that Pettavel is recognised for.
The 2008 review comments included: “Every day is harvest day at Pettavel and the bubbly, well-trained staff seem genuinely excited that the ‘golden beets have come from the kitchen garden’ (to be roasted and teamed with goat’s cheese and black truffle tortellini) or that home-grown tomatoes might go into a jam to serve with juicy fried quail, zucchini and corn fritters. With the chefs who built this restaurant’s reputation now gone, successor Matt Dempsey creates a different five-course degustation each day in the produce-determined manner his predecessors cemented.” “Just allow a good three hours as Pettavel encourages slowing down. Kick back, enjoy the view through floor-to-ceiling windows, and wait for the next generous course to arrive.”
Pettavel Restaurant Daily Lunch Menu
Seven days a week, the seasonally influenced Pettavel lunch menu offers guests a leisurely dining experience. A trio of entrees are served before a choice of main course, followed by dessert. The five course banquet meal is served at a relaxing pace allowing visitors time to enjoy and appreciate the flavours of both food and wine.
Bookings are essential and available between 12.00 and 2.00pm, seven days a week.
Download an example of the Pettavel menu (PDF)
friday night dining at pettavel
Friday night dining is a year round feature at Pettavel, allowing guests to enjoy the Pettavel five course dinner from 6.30pm every Friday night. The Friday night dinner menu follows the renowned Pettavel format of three seasonal entrees, followed by a choice of main course and dessert.
Bookings are essential
The Pettavel Cellar Door menu, including a tasting plate for two, provides guests the opportunity to complement wine tasting's with a selection of flavours and textures. The cellar door menu also allows time constrained guests the opportunity to experience the complete spectrum of Pettavel flavours. To complement an casual meal, or for afternoon enjoyment desserts and coffee can be ordered throughout the day.
Thierry Marx Career Development Award for Apprentice Chefs
The full range of Pettavel wines are available by the half glass, glass and bottle, and may be tasted in our cellar door prior to being seated in the restaurant. Our extensive wine list features over 150 wines from both national and international wine regions, ensuring that an interesting and complimenting wine match can be found for the ever changing creativity of the Pettavel menu.
We are proud to announce Pettavel third year Apprentice; Scott Stevenson has been declared one of three winners of the inaugural Thierry Marx Career Development Award for Apprentice Chefs. As a winner Scott will travel to France for a month, working under the guidance and direction of celebrated French chef, Thierry Marx, in his two Michelin star restaurant, Chateau Cordeillan-Bages in Bordeaux.
The Thierry Marx Career Development Award was open to all apprentice Chefs in Victoria, employed by members of Restaurant and Catering Victoria. The aim of the award is to encourage young apprentices to strive for excellence and enable them to bring back new skills and ideas to their workplace. As one of six finalists, Scott underwent an extensive interview and created two original dishes highlighting local produce. The judges commented that the finalists’ talent, passion and enthusiasm for cooking and their profession impressed them.
Scott says, “I am very excited to work with Thierry Marx in his 2 Michelin star restaurant and to travel overseas for the first time. I would like to thank the Pettavel team and my teachers at the Gordon for their support and the sponsors for making the awards possible”. All of us at Pettavel are thrilled for Scott and congratulate him on his well-deserved win. We wish him all the best in France and his future career....discover more about Scott Stevenson's experience in France
A carefully selected cheese menu, sourced from a range of local and imported cheese makers offers Pettavel guests a broad spectrum of flavours and textures.
These specialty cheeses are served with Pettavel's own freshly baked bread and can be enjoyed paired to a wine tasting, as a part of the restaurant dining experience or as an afternoon indulgence.
Weddings, Functions, Parties and Special Events
The flexible facilities at Pettavel allows you to host your personalised event, with a specially designed menu, matching wines and professional service. The Hon. Prime Minister John Howard enjoyed such an evening when attending a Liberal Party function at Pettavel....discover more about function facilities at Pettavel
Restaurant & Catering Victoria
Awards for Excellence 2007
Pettavel once again, this year are thrilled to win ‘Best Modern Australian - Regional Restaurant’, for the second year running.
In 2005, Pettavel was inducted into the Restaurant and Catering, Victoria, Hall of Fame, after winning ‘Best Restaurant in a Winery’ category for three consecutive years. In 2006, Pettavel was awarded ‘Best Modern Australian Regional Restaurant’ and were finalists in the ‘Professional Development’ category.
Executive Chef Matt Dempsey and Front of House Manager Caleb Fleet, lead the Pettavel team of passionate and dedicated staff, to deliver modern innovative taste sensations using fresh seasonal produce, served with focus and high attention to detail. The ‘back to back’ win for Pettavel, is a testament to the hard working team who pride themselves on providing a consistently high quality dining experience for their guests.
Numerous visitors to Pettavel, impressed by the creativity of the Pettavel dishes have requested recipes from the Pettavel menu. As a result the Pettavel kitchen team have put together recipes of some of the Pettavel favourites, with step by step instructions, and matching Pettavel wine suggestions....discover the Pettavel recipes
Pettavel Gift Vouchers are an ideal gift solution, sure to bring delight to all recipients. Gift vouchers can be made out to any amount and are redeemable for food, wine and merchandise at Pettavel Winery & Restaurant, valid for 12 months from the date of purchase.
To purchase a gift voucher, please contact Pettavel, or visit our cellar door
Garden fresh herbs and vegetables
If you have been to Pettavel recently you may have noticed more than a hint of green outside the Terrace. We can thank our new gardener Claudio for all his hard work in getting the garden to its current glory. We also believe our diners will be pleased as they sample our garden fresh produce, such as spring onions, mignonette lettuce and spinach.
PETTAVEL INDUCTED INTO THE TELSTRA COUNTRY WIDE GOLDEN PLATE AWARDS “HALL OF FAME”
At the recent 2007 Telstra Country Wide Golden Plate Awards, Pettavel Winery & Restaurant was inducted into the Hall of Fame, after taking home the overall Golden Plate Award in 2004, 2005 and 2006.
The Telstra Country Wide Golden Plate Awards are designed to recognise excellence within the hospitality industry in the Geelong region. The judging process, lead by The Herald Sun, food critic Stephen Downes, considers food quality and presentation, wine lists, customer service, ambience and overall value for money.
Over the past three years the judges have honoured Pettavel with the highest praise. “Yet again this restaurant shines with all the components that make it a truly great venue; exceptionally attentive and knowledgeable service; a kitchen that delivers technically brilliant and innovative fare and a wine list that perfectly complements the menu”.
“Continually lives up the accolades. One of Australia’s best”
Winning the inaugural “Hall of Fame” award is an immense honour for Pettavel Winery & Restaurant. Pettavel Front of House Manager, Caleb Fleet accepted the award, thanking staff for their dedication to providing exemplary service and an outstanding dining experience for all guests.
Pettavel Winery & Restaurant
65 Pettavel Road, Waurn Ponds, Victoria 3216, Australia
Telephone 61 3 52661120 Facsimile 61 3 52661140