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The Conservatory, located in the Queenscliff Hotel, offers casual coastal dining with a menu that combines straightforward dishes elevated by creative twists like zaatar-seasoned grilled chicken and stracciatella with caraway dressing. The restaurant's interior features white arches, tiled floors, and a glass ceiling, creating an inviting atmosphere for diverse groups of diners. Notable must-order items include the Japanese Slipper cocktail, a famous creation from the hotel’s previous incarnation as Mietta’s in 1984.
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The Conservatory, a contemporary restaurant located towards the back of the recently renovated Queenscliff Hotel, offers casual coastal dining that could potentially outshine other establishments within the hotel. Previously occupied by Mietta's, a renowned city fine diner with a seaside outpost, The Conservatory has garnered attention for its innovative yet approachable menu. Notable dishes include grilled chicken with sweet potato and preserved lemon, featuring Middle Eastern flavors, and stracciatella with roasted beetroot and orange enhanced by treacle and caraway dressing. Vegetables are highlighted with creativity, and prawns cooked over wood with house-made hummus and crispy garlic also stand out. The restaurant's interior features booths behind white arches, tiled floors, and a peaked glass ceiling providing natural light, creating an inviting atmosphere for families and locals alike. A must-order is the Japanese Slipper cocktail, originally invented at Mietta’s in 1984.
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Towards the back of the Queenscliff Hotel, the same building once occupied by city fine diner Mietta’s seaside outpost, there’s a restaurant that could have been the wallflower of this recently renovated grand dame.
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But its menu is so joyous, so flexible and unassuming, that it threatens to be the star of the show.
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Vegetables are treated with respect and creativity, even if they’re not the sole focus.
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Grilled chicken with sweet potato, leek and preserved lemon sounds straightforward but possesses a fantastic Middle Eastern aura thanks to zaatar.
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Crowd-pleasing stracciatella with roasted beetroot and orange is made dynamic by its treacle and caraway dressing.
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Prawns are cooked over wood, juicy and sweet, and laid over house-made hummus with tarragon and crispy garlic.
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Booths are tucked behind white arches, the floors are tiled, and a peaked glass ceiling adds both drama and natural light to the room, which hums happily with families, daytrippers, locals and everyone in between.
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Must-order: Japanese Slipper, the cocktail which was famously invented at the original Mietta’s in 1984.
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Good Food reviews are booked anonymously and paid independently.
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A restaurant can’t pay for a review or inclusion in the Good Food Guide.
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