Australian Honeymoon

Breaking news, team No Biggie did the sneaky and got married in Adelaide last October. We went on a short, yet highly indulgent honeymoon to Victoria. I know what you’re thinking – this sounds totally out of character…

Brae

First stop was Birregurra, an hour west-ish of Melbourne. A quintessential small country town, with a pub, a bakery and one of Australia’s best restaurants – Brae. We spent a glorious Sunday afternoon lunching at Brae, we were the first to arrive and quite possibly the last to leave. Everything about our meal was absolute perfection. We took a mid lunch walk through their extensive kitchen garden, with a glass of Beaujolais in hand.

Champagne to start

Dining room at Brae

Prawn, nasturtium + finger lime – the prawn head was incredible

Champagne and Sancerre

Herb toast and hand dived scallops

Barbecued beetroot, Brae farm honey + rainbow trout roe. Plus smoked eel doughnut

Iced oyster

This bread was ALL that. And the butter, we asked for many refills

Onto an incredible bottle

Isabelle & Bruno Perraud Fleurie

Hapuku, onion grass, macadamia, scrub nettle + blue mackerel

Sake for the crayfish course

Crayfish, shiitake, egg yolk, meat broth + seaweed

Living his best life

Aged pekin duck, clams, desert lime + globe artichokes

Mid lunch break for a much needed walk about the gardens

Red flowering eucalyptus ice cream, quandongs, rhubarb + mead

Parsnip + apple

Whiskey for Jesse

More Champagne for Sarah

The Royal Mail Hotel

Next stop was Dunkeld in the Southern Grampians. A spectacular spot and home to The Royal Mail Hotel. A great place to spend a couple of nights – many a hike to do, wine cellars to raid and food to be eaten.

From the top of Mount Sturgeon looking towards Mount Abrupt

This view point was insane

Love a good hike

Wickens – the newly opened restaurant at The Royal Mail hotel. Hot tip – book a table before the sun sets. The view from your table will be amazing. We had a very delicious, very memorable meal and a fine bottle of Montrachet. Plus it was great to only have to trot 100 metres back to bed.

All in all a brief but extremely satisfying way to begin married life.