Food in Melbourne (3)

Day 4
- Phillip Island and Mornington Peninsula
Trying to catch up with some reading during breakfast.

I had the best Big Breakfast here in Cowes. The bacon was thick and tasty.

S had celery soup and toast.

Our dinner was at Mornington Peninsula. This was the pumpkin soup.

S had chicken while I had grilled whole flounder.

A closer look at the chicken dish.

Day 5
- Mornington Peninsula and Melbourne City

In the morning, we headed to Sunny Ridge Strawberry Farm (near Arthur's Peak) to pick our own strawberries. Each adult has to pay $10 and given a punnet (like the one above) to fill with strawberries. Obviously the strawberries were very fresh but not all were very sweet. I also realised it was not easy to find good ones to pick because the fruits lying on one side on the earth mound will likely to be soggy from being in contact with moisture. The best ones were those hanging.

Yes, we washed our strawberries before eating. Our kiasu plan of eating our fill in the fields did not materialise!

We had pancakes with strawberries (with strawberry jam) at the cafe. Not too bad.

This was back in Melbourne, along Swanston St. We had spotted the small yellow sign declaring "President Clinton had two bowls. How many can you eat?". So we had to try this. The food was not bad and very well patronised.

Our dinner at a small Jap food stall along the entrance to Melbourne Station (off Swanston St). Since all the cooks were Chinese, the food tasted more like Chinese than Japanese food. Still, it was tasty and we enjoyed the meal.