The roaring fireplace at the Merrijig Inn.
1/5The roaring fireplace at the Merrijig Inn.Visit Victoria
Take a seat in the beer garden.
2/5Take a seat in the beer garden.Supplied
Dining at the Merrijig.
3/5Dining at the Merrijig.Supplied
Outside the charming Port Fairy pub.
4/5Outside the charming Port Fairy pub.Supplied
The quaint beer garden.
5/5The quaint beer garden.Supplied

Pub dining$

The floorboards creak,the old windows rattle,but the metre-thick stone walls cocoon you in the front bar of this 180-year-old pub.

Overlooking the River Moyne,the Merrijig Inn is home to chef Tanya Connellan,who writes a new menu daily focusing on local seafood and farm produce. Dishes include snapper fillet from Portland with pureed cauliflower grown on the side of a local volcano,and crunchy pav topped with strawberries and rhubarb from a neighbouring garden – all accompanied by drinks from an award-winning wine list.

With a garden in summer and crackling fires in winter,this old pub oozes beguiling charm.

Richard CornishRichard Cornish writes about food,drinks and producers for Good Food.

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