For a special dining experience to be remembered, locals and tourists alike are drawn to the Perfect Drop on Howe Street in Daylesford. Housed in a quaint cottage with a fretwork verandah and fireplaces in each of the three dining rooms, guests are cosseted in comfort with chandeliers and antique lamps casting a golden glow, where flowers and candles on every table create a romantic and elegant ambiance. Settle in with a starter from the contemporary Mod Oz menu such as semolina scallops with squid ink radish, flowers and caviar, or perhaps beef carpaccio with black salt and shiitake mushrooms. For the main affair delve into the likes of lamb loin and belly with blackened eggplant, wild rice tabouleh and pomegranate, before a divine dessert of chocolate, raspberry and pistachio crème.
