{"id":42100,"date":"2016-05-13T11:11:55","date_gmt":"2016-05-13T01:11:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/vc\/blog\/?p=42100"},"modified":"2018-05-14T06:09:38","modified_gmt":"2018-05-13T20:09:38","slug":"munch-your-way-through-mollymook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/vc\/blog\/munch-your-way-through-mollymook\/","title":{"rendered":"Munch your way through Mollymook"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>It\u2019s Friday afternoon and I\u2019m rushing through my to-do list with one eye on the time ticking in the corner of my laptop screen.\u00a0It&#8217;s been a busy week and the weekend is almost setting in &#8211; excitement is an understatement!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>My girlfriends and I are so keen for our much needed weekend break\u00a0in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/Mollymook-Hotels.d180385.Travel-Guide-Hotels?brandcid=LASTMINUTE-au.display.BLOG.MUNCHYOURWAY_MOLLYMOOK.generic&amp;utm_source=BLOG&amp;utm_medium=display&amp;utm_content=ALL&amp;utm_campaign=MUNCHYOURWAY_MOLLYMOOK\">Mollymook<\/a>\u00a0 and after a 3.5 hour <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/Car-Hire?brandcid=LASTMINUTE-au.display.BLOG.MUNCHYOURWAY_MOLLYMOOK.generic&amp;utm_source=BLOG&amp;utm_medium=display&amp;utm_content=ALL&amp;utm_campaign=MUNCHYOURWAY_MOLLYMOOK\">drive<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/Flights-To-Sydney.d178312.Travel-Guide-Flights?brandcid=LASTMINUTE-au.display.BLOG.MUNCHYOURWAY_MOLLYMOOK.generic&amp;utm_source=BLOG&amp;utm_medium=display&amp;utm_content=ALL&amp;utm_campaign=MUNCHYOURWAY_MOLLYMOOK\">Sydney<\/a>, we arrive at our accommodation. It\u2019s almost 8 at night\u00a0and we&#8217;re <em>starving<\/em>, so we head to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.stisidore.com.au\/\">St Isidore<\/a><strong>, <\/strong>a\u00a0restaurant\u00a0in the Milton Hills that we&#8217;re just dying to try!<\/p>\n<p>When I think of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/Mollymook-Hotels.d180385.Travel-Guide-Hotels?brandcid=LASTMINUTE-au.display.BLOG.MUNCHYOURWAY_MOLLYMOOK.generic&amp;utm_source=BLOG&amp;utm_medium=display&amp;utm_content=ALL&amp;utm_campaign=MUNCHYOURWAY_MOLLYMOOK\">Mollymook<\/a>, I think of Country Target, and my friends think of their childhood holidays on the beach in Ulladulla &#8211;\u00a0none\u00a0of us think about sophisticated drinks and dinner.<\/p>\n<p>If anything we&#8217;re expecting a low key weekend, with decent seafood and some decent wine. It&#8217;s safe to say that we are pleasantly surprised as\u00a0we skim through St Isodore\u2019s\u00a0menu full of beautiful seasonal dishes and a variety of wines, all I can think at this stage is &#8220;get in ma belly!&#8221;<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/images.trvl-media.com\/media\/content\/expaus\/lm\/blog\/5_2016\/10-may\/stisodore_desert-1048.jpg\" alt=\"St Isodore Dessert | lastminute.com.au\" width=\"1048\" height=\"1048\" \/>\n<p>We share the buffalo mozzarella, yellowfin tuna, free-range chicken, pear sorbet with blue cheese mousse\u00a0and finish with a warm chocolate tart. And &#8216;cos the weekend has officially\u00a0started, we also order a bottle of Pinot Gris from Bungendore, mmm.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-version=\"6\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BFENS_up_M4\/\" target=\"_blank\">A video posted by Semra (@semravdl)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2016-05-06T12:26:22+00:00\">May 6, 2016 at 5:26am PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script>The next morning, I wake up to a soft orange light coming through the sides of the curtains. It was dark when we arrived last night, so we&#8217;re\u00a0not aware of the surroundings of our hotel. After opening the curtains, I see the ocean and contently watch the orange sun\u00a0rise over the water. I quickly change out of my pajamas and go down to the beach, surrounded by the sound of the ocean and squeaking of the seagulls, I feel very far removed from my post-it covered desk &#8211; pure bliss!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-version=\"6\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 47.5% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BFFRxN-p_I_\/\" target=\"_blank\">A photo posted by Semra (@semravdl)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2016-05-06T22:24:41+00:00\">May 6, 2016 at 3:24pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>After last night&#8217;s dinner, we&#8217;re so ready to tackle our first full day (and all the food!).We jump in the car and make our way to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pilgrimsmenu.com\/\">Pilgrims Vegetarian Caf\u00e9<\/a>\u00a0in<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Milton. We order some delicious breakfast burgers (omg drooool!) and a much needed cappuccino.<\/p>\n<p>Despite being on the Princess Highway in the middle of Milton, Pilgrims&#8217; has a beachy, chilled feel which also adds to the relaxed vibe of the weekend.<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/images.trvl-media.com\/media\/content\/expaus\/lm\/blog\/5_2016\/10-may\/pilgrims-burger-1048.jpg\" alt=\"Pilgrims Burger | lastminute.com.au\" width=\"1048\" height=\"699\" \/>\n<p>Since, it\u2019s the first Saturday of the month, the local markets are being set\u00a0up on the pavement throughout the town centre. We browse through local produce and products and have\u00a0a shop in the local boutiques, perfect weekend so far!<\/p>\n<p>After we drop off our new outfits at the hotel (my bank account didn&#8217;t approve #sorrynotsorry), we make our way to <a href=\"http:\/\/cupitt.com.au\">Cupitt Winery<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/Ulladulla-Hotels.d6135768.Travel-Guide-Hotels?brandcid=LASTMINUTE-au.display.BLOG.MUNCHYOURWAY_MOLLYMOOK.generic&amp;utm_source=BLOG&amp;utm_medium=display&amp;utm_content=ALL&amp;utm_campaign=MUNCHYOURWAY_MOLLYMOOK\">Ulladulla<\/a>. The winery is in the hills and has a stunning view of the meadow and Burrill Lake.<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/images.trvl-media.com\/media\/content\/expaus\/lm\/blog\/5_2016\/10-may\/cupitt-winery-scenery-1048.jpg\" alt=\"Cupitt Winery | lastminute.com.au\" width=\"1048\" height=\"699\" \/>\n<p>It\u2019s after 12, so a glass of bubbles is in order. As we sip, we decide on two courses with matching wines. The presentation is amazing and after picking off each other\u2019s plates, we nominate the Grimaud Duck Breast with Black Pudding and the Butter Squash Gnocchi as our favourites.<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/images.trvl-media.com\/media\/content\/expaus\/lm\/blog\/5_2016\/10-may\/cupitt-red-wine-1048.jpg\" alt=\"Cupitt Wine | lastminute.com.au\" width=\"1048\" height=\"699\" \/>\n<p>The Cupitt Pointer Pinot Noir \u2013 that comes with an sticker\u00a0of the family dog who can be found walking around the winery (super cute!) &#8211; is a real treat. We try a couple of other wines in the tasting area, but we stock up on the Pinot Noir.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 1058px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.trvl-media.com\/media\/content\/expaus\/lm\/blog\/5_2016\/10-may\/louis-cupitt-dog-1048.jpg\" alt=\"Louis Cupitt Dog | lastminute.com.au\" width=\"1048\" height=\"699\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Super cute family dog at Cupitt Winery<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s late in the afternoon when we arrive at the <a href=\"http:\/\/ulladullaoysterbar.com.au\/\">Ulladulla Oyster Bar<\/a>. It looks rough on the outside, but don\u2019t be fooled, this is a local gem, famous for its fresh oysters with UOB\u2019s signature lime, coriander and tabasco dressing.<\/p>\n<p>At night, visitors gather on the square outside and a DJ takes over on the weekends. The bar supports over nine local wineries and with a wide variety of oysters, it\u2019s the perfect place to get the night going.<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/images.trvl-media.com\/media\/content\/expaus\/lm\/blog\/5_2016\/10-may\/uob-1048.jpg\" alt=\"Mollymook | lastminute.com.au\" width=\"1048\" height=\"699\" \/>\n<p>We make our way back to the hotel to freshen up before we head off to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bannisters.com.au\/rick-stein-restaurant-mollymook\">Rick Stein at Bannisters<\/a>. Since we slightly overdosed on oysters at UOB, we start with the king crab ravioli and salmon and tuna tartare. There\u2019s no going back at this point, so we decide to order a bottle of Pinot Gris from Orange to keep us company.<\/p>\n<p>After the mains we feel the need to satisfy our sweet tooth and the hot chocolate fondant hits the spot. As we crawl into bed later that night, we are full, happy and too impressed to even think about overflowing inboxes or deadlines.<\/p>\n<p>When we wake it&#8217;s raining, but the pleasing contrast of the grey skies against Milton\u2019s green hills make up for the lack of sun. We stop off at <a href=\"http:\/\/milkhaus.com.au\/\">Milkhaus<\/a>\u00a0in Woodstock for a light breakfast and coffee before driving back to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/Flights-To-Sydney.d178312.Travel-Guide-Flights?brandcid=LASTMINUTE-au.display.BLOG.MUNCHYOURWAY_MOLLYMOOK.generic&amp;utm_source=BLOG&amp;utm_medium=display&amp;utm_content=ALL&amp;utm_campaign=MUNCHYOURWAY_MOLLYMOOK\">Sydney<\/a>.<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/images.trvl-media.com\/media\/content\/expaus\/lm\/blog\/5_2016\/10-may\/milkhaus-1048.jpg\" alt=\"Milkhaus Mollymook | lastminute.com.au\" width=\"1048\" height=\"699\" \/>\n<p>While enjoying the scenery, we decide that we\u2019re not 100% ready to go home yet, so we stop at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/Wollongong-Hotels.d10427.Travel-Guide-Hotels?brandcid=LASTMINUTE-au.display.BLOG.MUNCHYOURWAY_MOLLYMOOK.generic&amp;utm_source=BLOG&amp;utm_medium=display&amp;utm_content=ALL&amp;utm_campaign=MUNCHYOURWAY_MOLLYMOOK\">Wollongong<\/a> for lunch at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diggies.com.au\/\">Diggies<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; it was a perfect idea!<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/images.trvl-media.com\/media\/content\/expaus\/lm\/blog\/5_2016\/10-may\/diggies-meal-1048.jpg\" alt=\"Diggies Lunch Mollymook | lastminute.com.au\" width=\"1048\" height=\"1572\" \/>\n<p>We find a spot in the window, overlooking the ocean and boulevard. The venue has a tropical feel, regardless of the drowsy weather, so I persuade myself to order a passionfruit mimosa, while our driver indulges in one of their amazing juices.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-version=\"6\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BFIbMNsp_DC\/\" target=\"_blank\">A photo posted by Semra (@semravdl)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2016-05-08T03:44:44+00:00\">May 7, 2016 at 8:44pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As we <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/Car-Hire?brandcid=LASTMINUTE-au.display.BLOG.MUNCHYOURWAY_MOLLYMOOK.generic&amp;utm_source=BLOG&amp;utm_medium=display&amp;utm_content=ALL&amp;utm_campaign=MUNCHYOURWAY_MOLLYMOOK\">drive<\/a> back to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/Flights-To-Sydney.d178312.Travel-Guide-Flights?brandcid=LASTMINUTE-au.display.BLOG.MUNCHYOURWAY_MOLLYMOOK.generic&amp;utm_source=BLOG&amp;utm_medium=display&amp;utm_content=ALL&amp;utm_campaign=MUNCHYOURWAY_MOLLYMOOK\">Sydney<\/a> we come to the conclusion that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/Mollymook-Hotels.d180385.Travel-Guide-Hotels?brandcid=LASTMINUTE-au.display.BLOG.MUNCHYOURWAY_MOLLYMOOK.generic&amp;utm_source=BLOG&amp;utm_medium=display&amp;utm_content=ALL&amp;utm_campaign=MUNCHYOURWAY_MOLLYMOOK\">Mollymook<\/a> is the perfect place for a getaway with (the girl)friends.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s more to it than Country Target or childhood memories. Good food, good drinks and adventures are plenty. For 48 hours, we were very far removed from our to-do lists and pinging inboxes.<\/p>\n<p>I know it will be\u00a0hard to maintain this state of relaxation back in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/Flights-To-Sydney.d178312.Travel-Guide-Flights?brandcid=LASTMINUTE-au.display.BLOG.MUNCHYOURWAY_MOLLYMOOK.generic&amp;utm_source=BLOG&amp;utm_medium=display&amp;utm_content=ALL&amp;utm_campaign=MUNCHYOURWAY_MOLLYMOOK\">Sydney<\/a>, but luckily I have four bottles of wine in my suitcase, so if I long for a weekend in Mollymook, she will just be a glass away \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<h2><em>Where&#8217;s your favourite place to eat and drink in Mollymook?\u00a0<\/em><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/Flights-To-Sydney.d178312.Travel-Guide-Flights?brandcid=LASTMINUTE-au.display.BLOG.MUNCHYOURWAY_MOLLYMOOK.generic&amp;utm_source=BLOG&amp;utm_medium=display&amp;utm_content=ALL&amp;utm_campaign=MUNCHYOURWAY_MOLLYMOOKY\">Flights to Sydney<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Hotels in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/Mollymook-Hotels.d180385.Travel-Guide-Hotels?brandcid=LASTMINUTE-au.display.BLOG.MUNCHYOURWAY_MOLLYMOOK.generic&amp;utm_source=BLOG&amp;utm_medium=display&amp;utm_content=ALL&amp;utm_campaign=MUNCHYOURWAY_MOLLYMOOK\">Mollymook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Hire a car in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/Car-Hire?brandcid=LASTMINUTE-au.display.BLOG.MUNCHYOURWAY_MOLLYMOOK.generic&amp;amp;utm_source=BLOG&amp;amp;utm_medium=display&amp;amp;utm_content=ALL&amp;amp;utm_campaign=MUNCHYOURWAY_MOLLYMOOK\">Sydney<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s Friday afternoon and I\u2019m rushing through my to-do list with one eye on the time ticking in the corner..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":152,"featured_media":42101,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,9,11],"tags":[41,76,410,4616,21],"acf":{"credits":[{"name":"","label":"","full_url":""}],"enable_review_score":false},"posts_api_cpm_point":{"name":"","description":"","thumbnail":"","address":"Mollymook NSW 2539, Australia","latitude":"-35.3407606","longitude":"150.4703786","icon":"\/images\/icons\/marker.png"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42100"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/152"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42100"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42100\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42152,"href":"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42100\/revisions\/42152"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42101"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42100"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42100"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42100"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}