Ten Minutes by Tractor
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| Head chef | Hayden Ellis |
| Location | 1333 Mornington Flinders Road, Main Ridge, Victoria 3928, Australia |
Ten Minutes by Tractor is an Australian restaurant and winery in Main Ridge on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria.[1][2]
Description
The dining room is described as "beautifully light-filled" with "vines and gum leaves framed like landscape paintings by large windows".[2] It has dark timber floors, linen-clothed tables, and moss-bench seats. Lorikeets can be seen outside the venue's windows.[1]
Dishes are set, with five courses plus a small number of appetisers. Dishes mentioned by Ben Groundwater in his Sydney Morning Herald review included salmon roe, bone marrow, salted butter, crisp-skinned duck breast, and lamingtons for desert.[2] Other dishes highlighted by reviewers include the fatty pork loin, crispy pig skin and trotter crumble, and the snapper tart.[1]
Wines include both the winery's own produce, as well as others from around Australia.[2]
History
The restaurant was built nearby three vineyards planted in 1999. The vineyards are 10 minutes tractor ride apart, from which the venue derives its name.[2]
In February 2018, a fire destroyed the tasting room, restaurant, and 16,000 bottles of wine in the cellar.[1][2] It was later rebuilt.
The head chef is Hayden Ellis, who formerly worked at Vue de Monde in Melbourne, Australia and The Fat Duck in Berkshire, England.[1] The previous chef was Adam Sanderson.
Reception
In her review for the Herald Sun, food writer Kara Monssen wrote: "A celebration of provenance, produce and homegrown pleasures, I have no doubt Ten Minutes by Tractor will remain a jewel in the Peninsula's crown for many years to come", giving it a rating of 16.5/20.[1]