Doyle's Deck & Bistro: Shame File Warning

So today was a beautiful day and what better way to spend a beautiful day than to sit on a sunny deck, under an umbrella, enjoying lunch with friends!

Today was all about Doyle’s Deck & Bistro in Mordialloc, located out the back of Doyles Bridge Hotel on Nepean Hwy. Unfortunately for Doyle’s, service is traditionally slow but the place still seems to be fairly busy year in year out, primarily because it is such a pleasant place to sit and while away an afternoon.

I hadn’t had a chance to check out Doyle’s menu before arrival, so just in case I had a large breakfast on the off chance they didn’t cater for Coeliacs sufferers. My companions were very excited about the menu, with lot’s of Mediterranean options, including some mouth-watering seafood dishes.

For my part, I examined the amazing dishes on offer, salt and pepper calamari, open souvlaki, lamb cutlets, a tasting plate (which my companions ordered and loved) amongst many other fantastic dishes.

Doyle’s have also taken the time to cater for vegetarians and Coeliac sufferers by including Vegetarian and Gluten Free options on their menu.

And by options, I mean one.

So if you’re a big fan of roast pumpkin risotto with toasted pinenuts, semi dried tomatoes, fetta and baby spinach, then you’re in luck!

If you don’t feel like that, forget about it. To be fair, I did not ask if they were prepared to adapt another dish for me – after waiting almost half an hour just to get our order taken we didn’t want to drag things out any further. The risotto was nice enough, I ate the whole plate, but I’ll admit if I had the option I would have preferred something a bit lighter.

So in summary, if you like pumpkin risotto, come along. If you don’t, then don’t bother.

Doyle’s Deck & Bistro: Shame File Warning

We recommend that you either expand your menu to include more Gluten Free items, or pop a note after certain dishes stating ‘gluten free option available.’ You would get a lot more customers this way and make any visitors who do have Coeliacs Disease feel a lot more comfortable!