PETTAVEL Information

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."