Canonical: https://peninsulainsider.com.au/eat/red-gum-bbq/ 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 [Red Hill]() # Red Gum BBQ Airy warehouse, picnic tables, and low-and-slow American barbecue, pulled pork, brisket, smoked chicken, the family-friendly antidote to the winery-restaurant circuit. Known for Low-and-Slow American BBQ Red Gum Wood Smoker Counter-and-Tray Ordering Peninsula Brewery Taps [Reserve a table]() +61 3 5989 2528 - Photo · Two Palms Australia, courtesy of Visit Victoria - Photo · Two Palms Australia, courtesy of Visit Victoria - Photo · Two Palms Australia, courtesy of Visit Victoria - Photo · Two Palms Australia, courtesy of Visit Victoria - Photo · Two Palms Australia, courtesy of Visit Victoria - Photo · Two Palms Australia, courtesy of Visit Victoria - Photo · Two Palms Australia, courtesy of Visit Victoria 1 of 7 1 / 7 Overhead spread of brisket, pulled pork, sausage, mac and cheese, chips, coleslaw and beer on a timber table Red Gum BBQ, Red Hill, Mornington Peninsula. Photo · Two Palms Australia, courtesy of Visit Victoria Why we’d go Red Gum is the Peninsula's essential non-wine-restaurant lunch, the one that makes the ridge work for people who do not drink Pinot Noir. Red Gum is the Peninsula's essential non-wine-restaurant lunch. Martin Blunos and the team smoke low and slow over red gum in a big airy warehouse on the ridge, and for a decade now they have been pulling beef brisket, pork shoulder, and whole chickens out of the smokers at exactly the moment the tables are ready for them. The ordering system is counter-and-tray, the seating is picnic tables, and the vibe is the polar opposite of the hatted dining room across the road. Photo · Two Palms Australia, courtesy of Visit Victoria What makes it work beyond the smoker is the discipline. The sides are actually good, slaw with enough bite, pit beans cooked proper, corn bread that has not been sitting. The kids' menu exists. The beer taps rotate through Peninsula breweries. A dark and stormy arrives in a jar big enough to settle an afternoon. Book for a crowd; go casual; come hungry. This is the antidote the Peninsula needs to its own more serious instincts. Worth knowing **Best for** Long lunches · Family outings · Big groups · Food lovers If you only do one thing Book for a crowd, go casual, and come hungry, the brisket is what the smoker was built for. Works well with Red Hill Estate · Red Hill Cheese Filed under Long Lunch Big Group Family All Year Families Group First Timers At a glance **Type** Restaurant **Location** 51 Shoreham Rd, Red Hill South VIC 3937 · [Directions]() **Call** +61 3 5989 2528 **Awards** Time Out Best Regional Restaurant **Website** [redgumbbq.com.au]() **Directions** [Get directions]() **Live status** [Check current hours →]() [Book now]() Not sure how to build a day around Red Gum BBQ? [Search Peninsula Insider]() In the journal ## Stories that mention Red Gum BBQ These pieces give you the context a listing page never does - the when, the why, and the who-it’s-for. [Journal →]() Service 6 min ### [The Friday Night Arrival]() 10 April 2026 You leave the city at four. You hit the freeway. 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