Located in Mornington Peninsula, Merricks Creek Winery Cellar Door is a family run winery boasting a 5 star rating by James Halliday.
Owner and winemaker, Peter Parker's passion for Pinot Noir translates to a wonderful selection of high quality vintages (with its very first vintage of Pinot Noir attracting a score of 96 from James Halliday in 2001).
The cellar door is chic and modern with clever use of textures including hues of stone and timber. The stunning vineyard is simply a sensational backdrop whilst enjoying rustic shared dishes on the raised deck.
We loved the variety of share plates on offer - simple but absolutely delicious. The menu offer
Found this little gem, booked lunch today, lucky to have a table for Mother’s Day. Great food and relaxing experience was had.
Thank you, we will be returning soon
Sunday lunch in November with a companion. What an amazingly beautiful experience - I cannot recommend this place highly enough. We had a bottle of wine plus an assortment of tasting plates including a potato and cheese concoction, duck tagine and goats cheese. Everything was delicious and interesting with fresh ingredients and generous portions. Very friendly service, an amazing view and reasonable prices.
Score out of 5:
Food: 0.9
Drink: 0.9
Service: 0.9
Ambiance: 0.9
Price: 0.8
4.4 rounds up to 4.5.
Lovely to sit under the trees with our dogs, enjoy an excellent coffee and a delicious glass of Pinot noir and a nice snack plate. Lovely dessert of passion fruit tart with fresh cream and another of deconstructed tiramisu ... only complaint is vegetarian options are limited.
Small snack style meals. We ordered a bit of everything for lunch and the quality was amazing. The smoked salmon terrine was a welcome surprise as it was my first time having a terrine but the cheese and salmon was a delicous combination. The other dishes, such as the goats curd with ciabatta and grilled tomatoes was so amazing, the tomatoes just popped in your mouth and the crunchy, salty ciabatta with the creamy goats curd was a match made in heaven. For dessert we had the deconstructed tiramisu, which was a bit overpowering for some but for those who like a very strong liquor-coffee taste (which my mum does), this would be the dessert for you. The white chocolate mousse with fresh passionfruit was one of my highlight dishes, the white chocolate was fluffy and melted in my mouth, not too sweet either. We were also blown away by the friendliness and amazing service of the staff, who were both efficient and conversational. A wonderful experience.
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Surrounded by rows of beautiful vines, the newly added cellar door to Merricks Creek Wines is the perfect balance of sophistication and homeliness. After all, it was once the living room of the Parker family, who have been running this wine business for 15 years now. On visiting, one might be lucky enough to be served by the enthusiastic Sam, the son of the family that owns Merricks Creeks Wines. Moving away from simply supplying their wines to restaurants, the newly opened cellar door is Sam’s dream, accompanied by his sister Georgia and her partner, his dad Peter (the wine-maker) and mum Georgina (the chef). For an 18 year old boy, Sam knows a lot about wine and the pride he feels in his family business is charming. He has grown up making wine since the vineyard began producing Pinot Noir in 2001- make sure you check out the sweet photos of he and his sister running through the estate as little children. His passion for wine-making and the new dining offering at such a young age is energetic and inspiring, and it is clear that with his families support his dream is on its way to becoming a reality.
Posted by Chasing a Plate in Mornington Peninsula, Victoria on 03/03/2016. Chasing a Plate dined as guests of Merricks Creek. The Mornington Peninsula just got a little bit better with the recent opening of Merricks Creek’s cellar door. This family run vineyard which produces startling drinkable chardonnay and pinot noir is the epitome of simple pleasures. When you want to avoid being enclosed in a vineyard restaurant facing a degustation menu then Merricks Creek is the place for you.
Though the family has fifteen years of winemaking to its name, the cellar door has been open just a month. It’s an impressive feat. The service is really special, helmed by patriarch Peter (yes, Peter Parker; a whole new light is shed upon those glossy white webs splayed across the vineyard) who delights in sharing his family’s work. The food is simple and delicious and made for picking at between mouthfuls of wine. The cellar door is already busy, but in a way that feels like a cosy and beloved local haunt.
Great place! Relaxed, low key but perfect. Food was amazing, good portions and of a very high quality. The setting is lovely and the wines were great - mainly Pinot noir. Great place all round.
One of my favourite day or weekend trips out of Melbourne is the Mornington Peninsula. It’s a diverse region, full of pristine beaches, great surf and a burgeoning food scene, brimming with top quality restaurants and picturesque wineries. And just over an hour from the city, it makes the perfect weekend escape.
A truly outstanding luncheon experience in a relaxed open atmosphere. You kind of just know something is special when you read the Menu and described is the following:
"Baby Black Pearl" handmade artisan goat's milk cheese by Boatshed Cheese. Light & fresh with a wrinkled rind dusted with vegetable ash. Served with caramelised fig, strawberry, raw honey, toasted fruit bread and sourdough snaps.
This cheese is very difficult to obtain and 8 servings only were allocated to Merricks Creek this weekend.
JUST BRILLIANT!
Had so much fun here, got to try my very first “hipster wine” which was amazing! The venue is very homey and private. The older gentleman serving us was a character, told us some quirky stories and some cheeky jokes haha loved every minute of our experience thanks guys!
Amazing wine, delicious food, a fireplace just as warm as the kindness of the staff... I cant think of a better way to spend a winter afternoon in Melbourne! Peter welcomed us with a big smile, presented us with some of their own wine and was always happy to suggest us amazing dishes and advice on what to have. The whole experience was just great. My date was delighted and so did I.
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Nice place to chill out with family and friends with great wine,cool relaxed athmoshere and beautiful view of the vignard. Fantastic place to spend the weekend bruch with family too. Friendly owner and nice staff. I would recommend to check it out if you are in the area.
I had an amazing time at Merricks Creek: wine, food, grounds... everything was marvelous!
Service from the staff and specially the owner Peter was great: he is such a lovely character!
Definitely going back soon and will recommend it to friends :)
Had a lovely few hours enjoying wine tasting followed by a scrumptious shared lunch in our group of 3 couples. All agreed that this was a great choice for lunch and we will certainly be returning to taste the rest of the menu. The service so friendly and outlook over the vines and lovely garden so relaxing. Great vibe here! Congrats to owners and all the staff!
Just had a lovely tapas and great rose, very friendly atmosphere. A nice change from some of the other wineries. Good selection of wines to sample.
Love coming here. The food is so tasty, such a selection of share plates that pair really well with their wines.
The staff are always friendly and helpful. Pete is a fun character as well.
The gardens make a beautiful backdrop to friends and family enjoying great wine and food.
Definitely make Merrick's Creek a place to check out if you havent already.
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