A memorable breakfast...

Breakfast is a special meal at Glen Isla, and its prepared in our restuarant grade commercial kitchen.  

Both Ian and his son Martin are professional chefs, with a passion for food and wine!   On any day you might find either or both of them in the kitchen at Glen Isla...

A focus of the fine food at Glen Isla is fresh local produce and ingredients with regular visits to local farmers markets. 

For breakfast: Selection of juices, yoghurts, fruit compotes, cereals and fresh fruits.  Cooked-to-order al la carte selection, including certified free-range eggs, our special smoked bacon sliced in our kitchen, and accompanyments including field mushrooms, tomatoes etc.  Madeleine's personal selection of special jams and spreads is popular, and our freshly ground premium mocha coffee in French plungers are all part of breakfast.  Herbal and traditional teas are also offered.

Certified free-range eggs are sourced from a local farm. Freeranger Traditional Free Range Eggs.  Used exclusively in the Glen Isla restaurant kitchen, including breakfast.   From Grantville in West Gippsland, traditional free range eggs fresh from the farm have a unique flavour.  At the Freeranger in Grantville, West Gippsland, just an hour an a half from Melbourne, hens range all day, enjoying fresh air and sunshine as well as wind and rain! No chemicals, no additives, no cages - just pure, natural eggs.  (www.freeranger.com.au) 

Fresh seasonal herbs are taken from our own kitchen herb garden on the property. 

We can accommodate dietary needs, including gluten free, vegetarian etc - but please let us know in advance so we can meet your expectations.

The guestbook has many comments on our legendary breakfasts - read them for yourself here at Glen Isla...

Local Wines...

Excellent local wines can be enjoyed on Phillip Island.

Visit The Purple Hen and taste award-winning and locally grown varietals.  Cellar door open at weekends for tasting.

Phillip Island wines is another long established vineyard offering locally grown varietals.  Extensive award winning history, and the entire vineyard is netted for protection from birds and wind!  Cellar door open for tastings and sales.

Dinner

We can recommend excellent local restaurants close to Glen Isla.  

These restaurants often showcase local Phillip Island produce, including locally reared beef and lamb from Island Primary Produce, Phillip Island Wines, and the Purple Hen Wines. 

We regualrly check-out the local restaurants, and we have the menus here at Glen Isla for guests to peruse.  We can also make reservations (recommended) for guests on arrival at Glen Isla.  We suggest guests make reservations direct with these restaurants well in advance for weekends and public holidays to avoid disappointment on arrival.

Restaurants we recommend are:

Youki's Japanese Tapas Bar (just 800 metres walk from Glen Isla House)

Harry's On the Esplanade 

The Foreshore Bar & Restaurant

To maintain complete privacy for our resident houseguests, Glen Isla's dining room is not open to the public and we do not operate a restaurant.  The primary focus at Glen Isla is our multi award-winning exceptional accommodations and our special breakfast service.

Glen Isla has offered the restaurant kitchen & dining room facilities for charity fundraisers over the years.  Unfortunately with recent re-introduction of penalty rates in the hospitality industry by the federal government, it has become unviable to offer any catering/meals other than our special breakfast service, so we do not cater for weddings or offer our Table D'Hote Dinner service these days...

Heritage Garden Tranquillity

The established heritage gardens at Glen Isla include three magnificent 100+ year-old oak trees, original in-ground water wells and five very grand old Norfolk pines, which form the original driveway entrance to the historic heritage house. 

The formal gardens are extensive, comprising some 2 acres, totally private from the street, secluded and available for guests of Glen Isla to relax in and enjoy.  The 'summer house' overlooking the pond is a popular sitting area all year round.

An array of bird-life can be seen (including regular visits by Kookaburras). Koala's have even been seen on rare occasions! (the last sighting of a wild Koala was December 2008 in the gardens at Glen Isla)