British praise for the Royal Mail

The Observer newspaper in London has joined those heaping praise on dining at the Royal Mail Hotel in Victoria's Grampians. "Winner of a fistful of foodie awards, this hotel is home to quite simply one of Australia's best restaurants," said a review on Sunday. "It's headed by Dan Hunter (former head chef at two-Michelin-starred Mugaritz in San Sebastian), and fuses fresh, local and seasonal ingredients with essence-enhancing technology to create tummy-tickling flavours: this is molecular gastronomy with an Australian accent. Make sure you don't settle for anything except the aptly named Mountain View rooms, where full-width, floor-to-ceiling glass sliding doors frame postcard-perfect aspects of Mount Sturgeon and the Southern Grampian Ranges."
Cape Lodge at Margaret River, Western Australia is another to receive high praise. "Come to Cape Lodge to celebrate all that's wonderful about Western Australia's famed Margaret River wine region – especially at the lakeside restaurant. Under chef Tony Howell it has become a world-class dining destination. And did we mention the 14,000 bottles in the wine cellar?"