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Case 02: Took the long way to dinner. Ask the locals, read the land, find her before sunset. Find her and go in the draw for $250 to dine at Doot Doot Doot, Jackalope.
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Handmade chocolates, rich hot chocolates, and a small café, a reliable family stop with enough seasonal stock to justify the detour.
Known for Handmade ChocolatesHot Chocolate BarSeasonal Gift BoxesFamily Cafe Stop
Why we’d goThe sweet stop you slot into a Flinders loop without planning to and somehow spend forty minutes in, handmade chocolates, proper mocha, seasonal gift stock.
Mornington Peninsula Chocolates is the sweet stop you slot into a Flinders or hinterland loop without planning to and somehow spend forty minutes in. The chocolates are handmade, the hot chocolate is the real thing, and the small café at the front holds enough seasonal stock, Easter, Mother's Day, Christmas, to justify a return visit or three across a year.
It is unpretentious and built for families. The kids get a treat, the adults get a proper mocha and a slice of something, and everyone leaves with a small box for later. The room is small and fills up on weekends; arrive mid-morning if you want a table. The seasonal gift range makes it one of the better Peninsula stops when you need to bring something back to Melbourne.
A useful seasonal gift stop when visitors are in town and you need something to take back with you.
Worth knowing
If you only do one thing
Buy a mixed box of the handmade chocolates and keep at least one bar for the drive home.
Works well with
Flinders General Store · Flinders Sourdough
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