Idealy located riverside at Yarra's Edge, Docklands. Stop by, unwind and enjoy some fabulous modern cusine, a great coffee or simply a glass of your favourite. Warm, friendly and fun - and a view like no other.
It’s a nice find. Tucked away at the Yarra’s Edge, on the Port Melbourne side of Docklands, is Milton Reboe an internationally trained chef spreading his love of food within a cosy, casual and completely attitude-free eatery.
That’s The Loading Dock, and not only is it a welcome surprise, but arrive here on the third Sunday of each month, and you’ll be whisked to Jamaica for a feast befitting Bob Marley, Shaggy or that beach-loving bobsled team.
Melbournians can experience culinary diversity and far-flung influences any time of day. The Loading Dock serves up breakfast, lunch and dinner Tuesday to Sunday sans attitude and inflated prices. The menu is best described as modern Australian with excellent thin-crust pizzas, burgers from the grill and an abundance of fresh seafood and Jamaican-influenced dishes.
But Milton truly gets his groove on in the kitchen when he retraces his Jamaican roots on the third Sunday of every month with ‘Jamaican Sunday’: a night of Kingston-inspired Caribbean fare, featuring such plates as curried goat, jerk chicken and rice and peas, all for a meager $25.
And while Melbourne weather and water can’t exaclty compete the Negril sands, you can get a step closer with the restaurant’s north-facing, sun-soaked outside tables, plus bobbing boats jostling mere steps away on the marina. The warming weather should help with the effect.
So melt into the large, comfortable couch seating, soak up the sweeping city views, and as you devour that that jerk chicken, imagine yourself lighting a spliff and grooving to some wicked riddims. Possibly.
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