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Weekdays
Weekends
Adult Package
All inclusive premium package
A$143
A$ 150
Concession Package
All inclusive premium package
A$135
A$ 141
Groups larger than 12 are welcome, however you'll need to call or email to arrange. Phone: (03) 9514 8959 or email: info@portphillipferries.com.au
Taste the Bellarine Experience
A premium package featuring local wine, appetisers, and of course the famous mussels
Leave the city behind and start your day with one of the most scenic journeys in Victoria. Step aboard in Docklands and cruise across the sparkling waters of Port Phillip Bay, watching the skyline fade as you head towards the relaxed coastal charm of Portarlington.
On arrival, take a short stroll along the waterfront to Pier St, perfectly positioned right on the harbour and at the heart of the region known as the mussel capital of Australia. Here, you’ll settle in for a relaxed, produce-led experience that showcases the very best of the Bellarine.
Begin with a premium local wine flight, featuring four carefully selected wines that reflect the region’s character. Enjoy a selection of locally sourced appetisers, designed to highlight fresh, seasonal produce, before choosing your main event, a generous bowl of Portarlington mussels, grown just offshore and served in a range of rich, flavourful styles.
Pair it all with a glass of wine, soak in the waterfront views, and enjoy the kind of long, relaxed lunch that makes the Bellarine so special.
With return ferry travel included and everything taken care of, it’s an easy, comfortable and genuinely unique day out. No driving, no stress, just great food, local wine and fresh sea air from start to finish.
Included your Premium Bellarine Experience
- Your return ferry journey from Docklands to Portarlington and back
- Premium local wine flight of 4 wines
- Pre-lunch local appetisers at Pier St
- Choose a bowl of mussels from the range of 6 delicious flavours*
- Choose a glass of wine to go with your lunch
*Primarily this package features Portarlington Mussels. However, if there are some members in your party who don’t eat shellfish, we are able to exchange the Mussel Lunch with another main menu item to the equivalent value (seafood sharing platter not included). Please leave all dietary requirements information in the comments field when booking.
Group Booking Information: The Port to Plate Mussel Experience can accommodate groups of up to 12 people. Groups larger than 12 are welcome, however you’ll need to call or email to arrange. Phone: (03) 9514 8959 or email: info@portphillipferries.com.au
Weekday Itinerary – 2 lunch seating times
- Depart Docklands at 9.30 am and arrive in Portarlington at 10.40 am
- Choose an early lunch seating at 12.00 pm or a late lunch at 1.30 pm (choose when booking)
- Coming home you will depart Portarlington at 4.00 pm and arrive back to Docklands at 5.10 pm
Weekend Itinerary – 2 lunch seating times
- Depart Docklands at 10.30 am and arrive in Portarlington at 11.50 am
- Choose an early lunch seating at 12.30 pm or a late lunch at 2.00 pm (choose when booking)
- Coming home you will depart Portarlington at 5.00 pm and arrive back to Docklands at 6.10 pm
Bookings within 48 hours or when unavailable online
In the event you are trying to make a booking within 48 hours of travel, on weekends, public holidays, peak season or wanting to waitlist; Please send us a request prior to travel to info@portphillipferries.com.au or call 03 9514 8959.
Menu items are seasonal and therefore are subject to change. Please let us know if you have any dietary requirements in your booking by adding them to the booking comments.
About Pier St
From the team behind French dining restaurant Noir (Richmond) comes Pier St – a Portarlington seaside dining destination for locals and Geelong/Melbourne day-trippers alike. Pier St marries exceptional restaurant quality with an unpretentious beach-side charm and convenience.
Serving up contemporary-Australian dishes with a heavy focus on seafood – you can expect to see several dishes centred around the famous Portarlington mussels!
Offering breakfast and lunch and barista-made coffees – Pier St is one of the best restaurants in Portarlington. With gluten-free, dairy-free, vegetarian and seafood options galore, whatever you are after, we have it on offer.
Kid-friendly, Pier St is a family-run business that prides itself on servicing top-notch specialty coffees, local wines, fresh seafood and tasty breakfasts.
Whether it’s a special occasion or day trip to Portarlington, enjoy water views of Port Phillip Bay from the pier while sampling some of Bellarine’s best seafood at Portarlington’s best beach-side cafe and restaurant – Pier St.