Dine at Max’s Restaurant
Max’s Restaurant offers a seasonally changing menu with a focus on local sustainable produce. Our menu may feature mussels from Flinders, cheese from Red Hill, berries from Main Ridge, organic vegetables from Baxter, honey from Moorooduc and more. In this way we reduce food miles, support our local economy and provide the freshest produce to you.
Dishes are expertly matched to wines from Red Hill Estate, local vineyards and beyond.
Dine at Max’s Restaurant
Max’s Restaurant offers a seasonally changing menu with a focus on local sustainable produce. Our menu may feature mussels from Flinders, cheese from Red Hill, berries from Main Ridge, organic vegetables from Baxter, honey from Moorooduc and more. In this way we reduce food miles, support our local economy and provide the freshest produce to you.
Dishes are expertly matched to wines from Red Hill Estate, local vineyards and beyond.
Menu
Max’s Restaurant is able to cater to a range of dietary requirements. Please advise upon booking to allow us to give you the best experience possible.
Please note the below menu is a sample only but gives a good indication of our dishes.
lunch wed-sun
dinner Saturday
15% surcharge applies on public holidays
taste of the peninsula
salumi
Max’s salumi | keto cracker | sour dough crisp
2024 ocean eight rose | shoreham | VIC
farm
potato | salt | vinegar
beetroot | cashmere | cumin
ricotta | olive oil | lime
carrot | qukes| radish
sea
raviolo | prawn | ora king salmon | bisque
bread | wholemeal | sesame seed | linseed
2023 quealy musk creek chardonnay | main ridge VIC
land
beef short rib | black garlic | tamarin
bbq beef tongue | hazelnut | togarashi
apple | foraged herbs | cucumber
green pea | buckwheat | chimichurri
potato millefeuille | onion| saltbush
2022 john duval ‘concilio’ shiraz | barossa valley | SA
indulgence
strawberry | mascarpone | muscovado | salted shortbread
caramel cremeaux | vanilla bean | chocolate | hazelnut
2023 patrick bottex ‘la cueille’ | bugey-cerdon | FRA
$120pp | matching wine $80pp
dietaries catered for on request. please inform us of dietaries with your booking
on the terrace
Max’s warmed preserved olives $8
oysters natural | shucked in house 3 $15 | 6 $30 | 12 $50
panko crumbed prawns | aioli | 5pcs $22
Max’s salumi | peppered capocollo | bresaola | sopressa | sourdough crisp | keto cracker $39
cheese | kingfisher creek brie | viking danish blue | alpine gruyere | prosecco jelly | muscatel | poached fig | lavosh $38
shoestring fries | aioli $10
heirloom tomato caprese salad | labneh $14
kids
12yrs and under only
fish & chips | tomato sauce $15
chicken tenderloins & chips | tomato sauce $15
sweet
mini magnum | caramel cremeaux | chocolate | hazelnut $10
vanilla choc top ice-cream cone $8
Wine and Beverages
sparkling| champagne |
GLASS 105ml | BOTTLE 750ml |
|
nv dunes & greene prosecco, south eastern (australia sa) |
15 | 70 |
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2018 foxeys hangout ‘morning sun vineyard’ (red hill vic) |
17 | 80 |
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nv louis perdrier champagne (piccolo 200mls) (beaune fra) |
22 | |
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2020 mantons creek ‘mendi. reserve cuvee’ (main ridge vic) |
95 | |
| nv louis perdrier champagne (piccolo 200mls) (beaune fra) | 95 |
sparkling |
GLASS 105ml | BOTTLE 750ml |
|
nv heart & soul moscato (south eastern australia) |
14 | 55 |
|
nv louis perdrier champagne (piccolo 200mls) |
22 | |
|
2018 foxeys hangout morning sun sparkling (mornington peninsula) |
17 | 80 |
white |
GLASS 150ml | BOTTLE 750ml |
|
2023 ocean eight pinot gris (shoreham, vic) |
16 | 75 |
|
2023 pala soprasole vermentino di sardegna doc (sardinia italy) |
15 | 70 |
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2024 paringa estate riesling (red hill south, vic) |
15 | 70 |
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max’s pick chardonnay, (main ridge, vic) |
14 | 65 |
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2023 quealy ‘musk creek’ chardonnay (main ridge vic) |
17 | 85 |
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2024 quealy ‘pobblebonk’ field blend (balnarring, vic) |
75 | |
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2020 trevelen farm riesling (cranbrook, wa) |
65 | |
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2021 rocche costamagna arneis langhe doc (piedmont, italy) |
80 | |
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2023 kooyong estate chardonnay (red hill south vic) |
90 | |
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2019 kyberd hills ‘turramurra vineyard’ chardonnay (main ridge vic) |
85 | |
|
2022 marchesi antinori ‘bramito’ della sala chardonnay (umbria, italy) |
98 |
rosé |
GLASS 150ml | BOTTLE 750ml |
|
2018 louis grange estate (main ridge, vic) |
15 | 70 |
|
2023 ocean eight (shoreham, vic) |
75 | |
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2023 red hill estate (multi regional vic | nsw) |
75 |
red |
GLASS 150ml | BOTTLE 750ml |
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2018 Max’s pick pinot noir (main ridge, vic) |
14 | 65 |
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2018 kyberd hills ‘brigadier vineyard’ pinot noir (red hill, vic) |
19 | 90 |
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2022 riley harrison ‘fleur de la lune’ grenache (barossa valley, sa) |
16 | 80 |
|
2022 john duval ‘concilio’ shiraz (barossa valley, sa) |
15 | 70 |
|
2017 turners crossing ‘mb’ cabernet sauvignon (bendigo, vic) |
15 | 70 |
|
2021 fattoria la braccesca ‘sabazio’ rosso di montepulciano (tuscany, italy) |
78 | |
|
2020 villa antinori chianti classico riserva DOCG (tuscany, italy) |
112 |
dessert | fortifieds |
GLASS 150ml | BOTTLE 750ml |
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2023 patrick bottex ‘la cueille’ (bugey-cerdon, france) |
17 | 85 |
|
2023 yalumba ‘fsw’ botrytis viognier (wrattonbully, sa) – 375ml |
15 | 50 |
|
2023 heggies vineyard botrytis riesling (eden valley, sa) – 375ml |
55 | |
|
nv bass & flinders distillery limoncello (dromana, vic) |
14 | |
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nv all saints muscat (rutherglen, vic) |
18 | |
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nv Buller Wines Muscat (rutherglen, vic) |
12 | |
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nv valdespino ‘yellow label’ pedro ximenez sherry (jerez, esp) |
14 |
beer |
PRICE | |
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heaps normal quiet XPA zero alcohol (vic) |
375ml | 8 |
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james boags premium light (tas) |
375ml | 7 |
|
crown lager (aus) |
375ml | 10 |
|
corona, Coahuila (mexico) |
355ml | 10 |
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st andrews brewery ‘the strapper’ australian lager (st andrews, vic) |
375ml | 10 |
|
mornington peninsula brewery pale ale (mornington vic) |
375ml | 10 |
cider |
PRICE | |
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seven oaks cider: kingston black | dry, pink lady | sweet, french blend clozette | bittersweet, merricks north VIC |
330ml | 10 |
spirits |
PRICE | |
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aperitif |
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aperol, campari, fratelli ramazzotti amaro, pimms |
12 | |
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maidenii ‘classic’ vermouth, maidenii ‘sweet’ vermouth |
14 | |
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gin |
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bombay sapphire |
12 | |
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four pillars ‘rare dry’, hendricks, begin ‘pink’ |
14 | |
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vodka |
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absolut |
12 | |
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tequila |
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jose cuervo especial ‘silver’ |
12 | |
| ouzo | ||
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isidozoz azvanitis of plomari |
12 | |
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bourbon |
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makers mark |
14 | |
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jack daniels ‘black’ |
12 | |
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whisky/ey |
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jameson irish, glenmorangie 10 yo |
16 | |
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johnnie walker ‘black’ |
14 | |
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chivas regal 12 yo |
15 | |
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cognac |
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remy martin xo |
22 | |
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brandy |
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st remy vsop |
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rum |
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barcadi carta blanca, bundaberg original u.p. |
12 | |
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liqueurs |
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bass & flinders limoncello, st germain elderflower, g.e.massanez d’abricot, m. kruskovac fine pear |
14 | |
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midori melon, cointreau, grand marnier, disaronno amaretto, baileys original irish cream, frangelico, kahlúa |
12 | |
|
drambuie |
16 |
cocktails |
PRICE | |
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max’s elderflower whisky sour: st germain | irish whisky | lemon juice | egg white |
22 | |
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aperol spritz: aperol | prosecco | soda | orange |
18 | |
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negroni: campari | vermouth | gin |
22 | |
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tommy’s margarita: tequila | lime | cointreau | agave | salt |
22 | |
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mojito: bacardi | lime | mint | soda |
22 | |
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japanese slipper: midori | cointreau | lemon |
18 | |
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amaretto sour: amaretto | lemon | egg white | bitters |
22 | |
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espresso martini: vodka | kahlua | frangelico | espresso |
24 |
mocktails $15
virgin watermelon sour | seedlip 42 | watermelon | lime | egg white
virgin mojito | mint | lime | soda
soft drink |
PRICE | |
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hepburn springs organic soft drinks: lemonade | brewed ginger beer | lemon, lime & bitters |
300ml | 6 |
|
coke | coke zero | schweppes lemonade |
330ml | 5 |
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capi soft drinks: soda water | tonic water | dry ginger ale |
250ml | 6 |
|
kids pop top juice: apple | apple & blackcurrant |
250ml | 4 |
| splitrock still water | 750ml | 4 |
| hepburn springs natural sparkling mineral water | 350ml | 4 |
| 750ml | 8 |
as red hill is not connected to mains water, we serve only bottled water.
little rebel coffee, locally roasted in Dromana
espresso, cappucino, cafe latte, flat white, macchiato, long black, mocha, hot chocolate, iced coffee, iced chocolate, spiced chai latte, coffee with a glass of muscat
happy hour
4-6pm saturday
beverages
aperol spritz – aperol | prosecco | soda | orange — $12
nv dunes & greene prosecco (south eastern australia, SA) — $10
Max’s pick chardonnay (mornington peninsula, vic) — $10
Max’s pick pinot noir (mornington peninsula, vic) — $10
2017 turners crossing ‘mb’ cabernet sauvignon (bendigo, vic) — $10
What’s On at Max’s
Foraging tour and feasting lunch
Sunday 9th February 2025
Charcuterie masterclass and feasting lunch
Sunday 16th March 2025
Terrace now open for summer
Every day weather permitting
Summer truffle hunt and lunch at Max’s Restaurant
The hunting adventure concludes at nearby Max’s Restaurant with a two course truffle lunch prepared using Red Hill Truffles.
happy hour 4-6pm saturday
A select Menu of specials are available
Our much loved bench seat is back
Perfect spot to soak in the views with a glass of wine.
Remember to tag @maxsrestaurant all your social pics
Christmas at Max’s
Wednesday 25 December 2024
Group & Corporate Bookings
Max’s welcomes groups, large and small.
Whether a family gathering, social group or business event, we have packages tailored to your needs.
A lunch or dinner at Max’s can be preceded by wine tasting in the cellar door, with canapés and drinks on the terrace following as you soak up the stunning view. Enjoy a three course meal in the restaurant, matched to estate wines as you are attended by our friendly and experienced staff.
Let us make your next group event one to remember.
Please contact us at info@maxsrestaurant.com.au for more information.
Email enquiries can generally take up to 24 hours to be responded to.
Group & Corporate Bookings
Max’s welcomes groups, large and small.
Whether a family gathering, social group or business event, we have packages tailored to your needs.
A lunch or dinner at Max’s can be preceded by wine tasting in the cellar door, with canapés and drinks on the terrace following as you soak up the stunning view. Enjoy a three course meal in the restaurant, matched to estate wines as you are attended by our friendly and experienced staff.
Let us make your next group event one to remember.
Please contact us at info@maxsrestaurant.com.au for more information.
Email enquiries can generally take up to 24 hours to be responded to.
