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( 03-5021 3627;
www.stefano.com.au
;
27 Deakin Ave; meals $10-23; 7.30am-4pm Mon-Thu, 7.30am-4pm &
6-9pm Fri, 7.30am-3pm Sat, 8am-noon Sun)
Fresh bread baked daily, Calabrese eggs, pastries and, of
course, good coffee - Stefano's casual daytime cafe and bakery (now run by his talented
in-laws) keeps things fresh and simple. It's also a gourmet grocery store selling foodstuffs
and wines.
Pizza Café at the Grand
PIZZERIA
$
( 03-5022 2223;
www.pizzacafe.com.au
;
18 Langtree Ave; pizza & pasta $15-22; 11am-11pm Mon-Sat,
11.30am-11pm Sun)
For simple and inexpensive (but stylish) family dining - with all the atmo-
sphere of the Grand Hotel dining strip - Pizza Café is perfect. The wood-fired pizzas hit
the spot and there's a supporting cast of salads, pastas and chicken dishes.
Spanish Bar & Grill
STEAKHOUSE
$$
( 03-5021 2377;
www.seasonsmildura.com.au
; cnr Langtree Ave & Seventh St; lunch mains $18-38, dinner $22-39;
6-10pm Mon-Thu & Sat, noon-3pm & 6-10pm Fri)
In the Grand Hotel, this place keeps it simple
with top-quality steaks and barbecue food, including kangaroo and Mallee rump. No
tapas, but it is a carnivore's heaven.
Restaurant Rendezvous
FRENCH
$$
( 03-5023 1571;
www.rendezvousmildura.com.au
;
34 Langtree Ave; mains $18-48; noon-4pm & 6pm-late
Mon-Fri, 6pm-late Sat)
The warm, casual atmosphere of this long-running place that's almost
swallowed up by the Grand Hotel complements the perfectly prepared Mediterranean-
style seafood, grills, pastas, crepes and unusual specials.
Stefano's Restaurant
ITALIAN
$$$
( 03-5023 0511;
www.stefano.com.au
;
Seventh St; 2-/3-course lunch set menu $45/52, dinner set menu $110-150;
7-11pm Tue-Thu, noon-3pm & 7-11pm Fri & Sat)
Descend into the former underground wine cel-
lar at the Grand Hotel to see Stefano work his magic with the ever-changing six- to eight-
course Italian dinner. The food is exquisite, combining local produce with Italian recipes.
It's an intimate, candlelit experience and very popular - book well in advance.
