With a water's edge position and views like this, you could be forgiven for mistaking Livebait's location for one on a Mediterranean island somewhere, taking in and cooking up the day's catch as it comes ashore - if it weren't for the unmistakable Melbourne skyline. But a meal here will still certainly transport you to places exotic and sun-drenched, with dishes that invoke the flavours of South America via the Mediterranean. The barbecued swordfish with pickled cucumber and watercress salad is hard to go past, but simple, mouth-watering crustacean dishes like Moreton Bay bugs, crispy soft-shell crab and New Zealand scampi, each served with burnt garlic butter, sauce gribiche and lemon, might just do it. Less fishy options include braised beef cheeks with smoked eel puree and salsa verde, and a Clare Valley grain fed scotch fillet with beans lyonnaise and gorgonzola dolce butter.
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