Donovans Restaurant
Home in Port Phillip

Sea-side dining at its best dining here is like being invited into gail and kevin donovan's beautiful home to share a meal. The stunning seaside location, open fireplace, professional service and comfortable surrounds make for a perfect meal any time of the year, particularly on cold winter nights! awarded two hats in the age good food guide 2008 it remains one of melbourne's best. Choose from a wide range of fresh seafood, barbecued specialities and luscious desserts. The italian-inspired menu is full of bold flavours courtesy of great ingredients and masterful cooking. Private dining room available for 28 people.

Welcome to Donovan our house on the beach’ and home we love to share. With a bay side view, pretty Mediterranean inspired food and the exceptional relaxed atmosphere of the restaurant, Donovan is where you will feel at home. The restaurant has been designed to have the look and feel of one’s house, featuring floortoceiling windows opening onto the beach. The interior offers the extensive use of spontaneous timbers, wealthy fabrics and sandstone fireplaces. The menu is extensive with a unused combine of favorite dishes emphasizing the superior local produce. Donovan also offers an extensive wine list of Australian and imported wines and an eclectic mix of cocktails. The site of Donovan was one of three clever bathing houses built in 1920 on the St Gilda foreshore. The main purpose of the bathing houses was to provide segregate facilities for men and women visiting the beach. Sixty years on, the rarely old temporary rooms became run down so the local council decided to put the building up for tender as a restaurant, an innovative concept at the time. The refurbished bathing house was reopened in 1986 and operated as Jean Jacques by the Sea. In 1995, Jean Jacques offered the business for sale and Kevin and Gail Donovan were lucky sufficient to purchase it. With extensive renovations and a complete makeover, Donovan expressed an creative and unique concept in stylish, snug eating by the sea.

Welcome to Donovan our house on the beach’ and home we love to share. With a bay side view, beautiful Mediterranean inspired food and the special relaxed atmosphere of the restaurant, Donovan is where you will feel at home. Our menu at Donovan celebrates fresh, automatic flavors and the food we love to eat ourselves. However, I’ve made a great discovery in the. Gail Donovan and Darryl Bell are best buddies and love to share stories about life at Donovan. STORIES’ is a place to chat, share ideas and inspiration, unite our adventures and go after the scenes with the Donovan family. With over 500 wines in the collection, Kevin loves to chat about his favorites! Wallis and Red look forward to sharing their wonderful stories and meeting new friends through The doggier Door. We’d love to show you our favorite three Vintage Market places we routinely visit! We were thrilled to find more wooden cogs to total to our collection. So when we discovered a vintage Foosball table we knew it was accurate for the fresh Gentleman’s Theme’ in the Library dining space at Donovan. A rainy day followed by a sunny one will eternal guarantee a productive day picking mushrooms.along the pine grove in the forest close where we live, we tiptoe through the trees with our mushroom eyes’ on scanning the ground for the mushrooms that ever so slightly, poke their tops through the pine needles that smother the ground. I love sitting on the couch, I love Parmesan cheese and chicken. ABOVE: Wallis and his favorite places to lounge at home. I got turned on to cider numerous years back in Ireland, particularly over ice on a sunny afternoon behind a game of golf. Red and Wallis you make our day!! We get to deal with some incredible suppliers, and through the years we have arrive to cherish the marvelous friendships we have made. DRINKING This is where you will find Kevin sharing his favorite wines, ciders, cocktails and beer! Also we will get to confront Donovan’ favorite suppliers and local winemakers. We’d love to hear from you. Donovan will get you to the reveal on time! Stir sugar and olive oil into hot water and blend into arid ingredients. Deposit in a warm, draughtfree spot and allow dough to double in size, about 45 minutes. Turn dough back onto labor surface and knock down to its clever size.