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# Moke Dining

Family-run fine dining on Cook Street, a weekly-changing set menu built on Peninsula produce, led by a chef who represented Australia at Bocuse d'Or.

Known for   Bocuse d'Or Chef Michael Cole Weekly-Changing Set Menu 20-Seat Cook Street Room Set Five-Course Format

[Reserve a table](<https://mokedining.com.au/>)  +61 458 418 524

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Why we’d go

A 20-seat room, a fixed menu, and a chef who placed fourteenth in the world at Bocuse d'Or, Moke is the most serious cooking in Flinders and it isn't close.

Moke is the most serious restaurant in Flinders. Chef Michael Cole, who represented Australia at Bocuse d'Or in 2019, placing fourteenth globally, runs a weekly-changing set menu from a compact room on Cook Street. Family-owned and operated, which gives the whole experience a quality that larger operations rarely manage: the chef comes out and talks to the room.

The cooking blends European precision with Asian-inflected flavour combinations. Flathead with chickpea butter and kaffir lime. Potato agnolotti with olive oil hollandaise. Pork two ways. A smoked almond and Bosc pear cake that finishes things cleanly. The menu changes weekly, sometimes daily, based on what the kitchen can source from the Peninsula.

Book well ahead, especially for Saturday lunch, which is the best pairing with a coastal walk day. Thursday and Friday are dinner only; Sunday is lunch only. Closed Monday to Wednesday.

Worth knowing

**Best for**

Special occasions · Anniversary weekends · Food lovers · Couples

If you only do one thing

Book Saturday lunch and walk the cliff path to West Head in the morning, Moke is the kind of restaurant that rewards having earned it.

Works well with

Flinders Hotel · Georgie Bass Cafe & Cookery

Filed under   Anniversary Romance Slow First Date All Year Couples Group

At a glance

**Type**

Restaurant

**Location**

60 Cook St, Flinders VIC 3929 · [Directions](<https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Moke%20Dining%2C%2060%20Cook%20St%2C%20Flinders%20VIC%203929>)

**Call**

+61 458 418 524

**Awards**

Bocuse d'Or Australia 2019 (Chef Michael Cole) · Chef of the Year 2017 · Chef of the Year 2019

**Website**

[mokedining.com.au](<https://mokedining.com.au/>)

**Hours**

Thu–Fri dinner from 6:00pm; Sat lunch 12:30pm, dinner from 6:00pm; Sun lunch 12:30pm; Mon–Wed closed

**Directions**

[Get directions](<https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=-38.4724%2C145.0231>)

**Live status**

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Part of an escape

## Weekend plans that already include Moke Dining

Skip the planning - these itineraries sequence this venue into a proper Peninsula weekend.

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Cape Schanck, Mornington Peninsula. Photo: Courtesy of Visit Victoria

Plan

### [Flinders and the Cape: A One-Night Reset](<https://peninsulainsider.com.au/explore/plans/flinders-and-cape-reset/>)

For people who want salt air, one excellent meal, and just enough structure to stop planning.

One-night escape · Best for couple · Flinders

[View Plan →](<https://peninsulainsider.com.au/explore/plans/flinders-and-cape-reset/>)

Nearby picks

## More from Flinders

 [Back to Eat & Drink →](<https://peninsulainsider.com.au/eat/>)

Café  [Flinders](<https://peninsulainsider.com.au/explore/places/flinders/>)

### [Flinders General Store](<https://peninsulainsider.com.au/eat/flinders-general-store/>)

45 Cook St, Flinders VIC 3929

The village general store on Flinders' main street, slow-drip coffee, fresh bread, and pick-your-own picnics for the Blowhole walk.

slow  walk

[Read notes](<https://peninsulainsider.com.au/eat/flinders-general-store/>) [Book](<https://flindersgeneralstore.com.au/>)

Bakery  [Flinders](<https://peninsulainsider.com.au/explore/places/flinders/>)

### [Flinders Sourdough](<https://peninsulainsider.com.au/eat/flinders-sourdough/>)

58 Cook Street, Flinders VIC 3929

A small Flinders bakery using its original wood-fired oven for naturally fermented sourdough.

quick bite  weekend escape

[Read notes](<https://peninsulainsider.com.au/eat/flinders-sourdough/>)

Café  [Flinders](<https://peninsulainsider.com.au/explore/places/flinders/>)

### [Georgie Bass Cafe & Cookery](<https://peninsulainsider.com.au/eat/georgie-bass/>)

30 Cook St, Flinders VIC 3929

All-day cafe on Cook Street built around produce from their own farm, the natural anchor for a Flinders morning or a post-cliff-walk lunch.

slow  walk

[Read notes](<https://peninsulainsider.com.au/eat/georgie-bass/>) [Book](<https://www.georgiebass.com.au/>)

Build a day around this

## Planning guides that include Moke Dining

Peninsula Insider guides that put this stop into the context of a full day or weekend.

[Peninsula weekend itinerary →](<https://peninsulainsider.com.au/journal/mornington-peninsula-itinerary/>) [The long lunch guide →](<https://peninsulainsider.com.au/journal/the-long-lunch/>) [Winery tour route →](<https://peninsulainsider.com.au/tour/wine-tours/>) [Rainy-day Peninsula →](<https://peninsulainsider.com.au/journal/rainy-day-peninsula/>)

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