Cardinia Park Hotel

A quiet garden, rich with manicured green grass and sturdy trees shade the paved entrance to the Cardinia Park Hotel on Emerald Road, Beaconsfield. Residents of the greener, South-East suburbs and guests making the trip from the city, seat themselves and survey the blend of antique and ornate golden wireframe seats, tufted sofa benches, hanging lamps and cigar room wallpaper. It’s the type of refined setting that brings conversation volume down just half an octave - think classy vintage lounge meets new age lustre. By the crackling fireside, diners delight in the likes of 500g king ribeye on the bone regionally sourced from Gippsland, or fillets of flat head fried in beer batter, served with lemon, house-made tartare and a choice of crispy chips or seasoned greens.