Bay Tree, The

The Bay Tree Restaurant, located in the centre of the village of Melbourne, has over the last twenty-one years gained a reputation for offering new world cuisine. Co-proprietors, chef Rex Howell and Vicki Talbott, have combined friendly service, a relaxing ambience and deftly prepared dishes, making it a popular venue for breakfast, romantic dinners as well as special events.

Start with natural smoked haddock folded in deliciously seasoned risotto cooked with vodka and finished with yellow wax beans and crème fraiche and Thai fish cakes with a plum and spring onion garnish. Move on to thinly sliced calf's liver presented with homemade sausages, 'fluffy' mashed potato and onion gravy, and crispy Lunesdale duckling with a Saint Clements sauce. The champagne breakfast has its steady following among regulars. The wine list complements the food well.