Canonical: https://peninsulainsider.com.au/eat/barragunda-dining/ Publisher: Peninsula Insider Published: unknown Modified: unknown Format: public main text, generated from the canonical page; imagery and interactive controls omitted. Dates and caveats below retain their page meaning; this format is not a new fact check. [Eat & Drink]() Restaurant [Cape Schanck]() # Barragunda Dining Chef Simone Watts's farm dining room on a 1000-acre regenerative estate at Cape Schanck, one of the Peninsula's most compelling new voices. Known for Regenerative Farm Dining Simone Watts Kitchen Weekly Changing Menu 1000-Acre Cape Schanck Estate [Reserve a table]() +61 3 5988 6766 Why we’d go When the menu is built entirely around what the farm produced that week, you're not choosing a restaurant, you're handing yourself over to the land. Barragunda is the Peninsula's most genuinely farm-to-table dining experience. Simone Watts's kitchen sits on a 1000-acre regenerative farm property at Cape Schanck, the menu is built almost entirely around what the farm produces that week, and the room is quiet, intimate, and deliberately under-publicised in a way that feels almost rare in the modern Peninsula food scene. The cooking is confident and seasonal in the most literal sense, most courses are pulled from within walking distance of the dining room, and the format rewards the kind of guest willing to hand themselves over to the chef for the duration. The wines lean into lower-intervention producers, and the pace is slow. Book well in advance. This is not a walk-in option and the seats are limited. One of the essential Peninsula dinners for anyone serious about where the food actually comes from. Worth knowing **Best for** Long lunches · Anniversary weekends · Couples · Food lovers If you only do one thing Book at least four weeks ahead, arrive with no agenda beyond the meal, and let Simone decide what the farm has given up that week. Works well with One Spa at RACV Cape Schanck Resort · Nazaaray Estate Filed under Anniversary Long Lunch First Date Weekend Escape Worth The Drive All Year Couples Solo At a glance **Type** Restaurant **Location** 165 Boneo Rd, Cape Schanck VIC 3939 · [Directions]() **Call** +61 3 5988 6766 **Website** [www.barragunda.com.au]() **Directions** [Get directions]() **Live status** [Check current hours →]() [Book now]() Not sure how to build a day around Barragunda Dining? [Search Peninsula Insider]() In the journal ## Stories that mention Barragunda Dining These pieces give you the context a listing page never does - the when, the why, and the who-it’s-for. [Journal →]() Service 7 min ### [The Peninsula Birthday Weekend: A Two-Night Plan That Actually Feels Celebratory]() 16 April 2026 A milestone birthday deserves more than a booking at the usual restaurant. Here is the two-night Peninsula plan that lands the celebration properly: one memorable dinner, one surprising morning, and a stay that makes the whole thing feel earned. Long Lunch List 8 min ### [The Long Lunch: Why the Mornington Peninsula Does Sunday Better Than Anywhere in Victoria]() 15 March 2026 Three hatted restaurants, a bay view, and nowhere you need to be until Monday. This is the case for staying the whole weekend. Insider Edit 7 min ### [The Seafood List: Where the Fish Comes Off the Boat and Onto the Plate]() 10 April 2026 The Peninsula is a wine region that happens to be surrounded by water. The seafood story is quieter than the pinot story, but it is arguably the more honest one - and the best of it is very, very good. Build a day around this ## Planning guides that include Barragunda Dining Peninsula Insider guides that put this stop into the context of a full day or weekend. [Peninsula weekend itinerary →]() [The long lunch guide →]() [Winery tour route →]() [Rainy-day Peninsula →]() Keep this for later [← Part of Cape Schanck - view the destination guide]() Is this your business? [Manage this listing]() Something wrong on this page, or is this your business? [Tell us what to fix]() and you get a case reference back. corrections@peninsulainsider.com.au reaches the same desk. ## The Insider Note The Peninsula worth knowing. An occasional email. What's on, where we'd go and what's worth knowing next. Independent editorial. Sent when there is something worth knowing. Unsubscribe any time [Privacy]()