Shop 6
5 Gilbert Street
Torquay
Victoria
Australia

Pear Tree Restaurant & Cafe

Italian restaurant

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Opening/closing Info


We are open from 7 am till 10 pm 7 days.
Open on: Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday, Christmas Eve, Boxing Day, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day

Closed on: Christmas Day

Main features

  • Mediterranean food

  • Relaxed atmosphere
  • Friendly service

  • Good honest food
Licensed BYO Takeaway Average main meal Seats (max) Weddings Functions Bookings preferred Bookings required Cards accepted Children welcome
Yes Yes No $20-30 85 Yes Yes No Yes No
*** We accept all cards except Diners

Description

The Pear Tree Restaurant and Café

The Pear Tree Restaurant and Café offers authentic Mediterranean food cooked by its Italian chef. It is a popular eating place in Torquay, with its relaxed atmosphere and friendly service. It offers breakfast, lunch and dinner, as well as morning and afternoon tea, 7 days a week.

Breakfast

Breakfast is served from 8.30 am till 12 noon. For those who like a light breakfast, there is fruit toast, French toast served with maple syrup, or muesli served with seasonal fruit, yoghurt and honey. We do Eggs Benedict, Eggs Florentine, Omlette filled with ham, cheese and tomato, and Bagel served with smoked salmon, cream cheese and spinach. Also available are Egg and bacon sandwich, and Scrambled eggs, Fried eggs or Poached eggs served with toast. Then, of course, there is the Big Breakfast - fried eggs, bacon, tomato, spinach and mushroom. You can also order extras with any breakfast dish - avocado, bacon, mushroom, tomato or spinach.

Lunch

Lunch is served from 12 noon until late afternoon. We do a wide range of lunch dishes including various foccacias (ham, vegie, salami and chicken). Pasta dishes include: Tortellini alla Panna (cooked with bacon and mushroom in a cream sauce), Linguini (cooked with fresh fish, garlic, olive oil, white wine, tomato), Rigatone (cooked with salami, onion, garlic and tomato sauce) and Linguini (Bolognese Sauce). Seafood dishes include: Panfried Local Mussels (cooked in a garlic white wine tomato sauce), Grilled Calamari (served with salad and an oil lemon dressing) and Fresh Oysters with vinaigrette. Vegetarian dishes include Chargrilled Eggplant, Tomato and Fetta Stack (served with olive parmesan) and Risotto (cooked with roasted pumpkin, spinach and parmesan). Salads include Caesar Salad and Spinach and Chicken Salad. We also do a Rolled Chicken Leg, a Minute Steak, Soup of the Day, garlic bread and Bruschetta.

Dinner

A sample menu can be viewed below.

Drinks

We are licensed, but you can BYO wine.

We do a wide range of drinks: coffees (cappuccino, café late, long black, flat white, macchiato, mocha and short black), soy, mug, a selecion of loose leaf tea, hot chocolate, iced chocolate, iced coffee, soft drinks, freshly squeezed juice, bottled juice, milkshakes and smoothies.

Functions, Weddings and Conferences

We can do Functions, Weddings and Conferences, depending on the number of people.

Sample Menu

Entree Mains
Grilled Calamari   $16.00
Grilled Calamari served with Salad
Pork Loin   $24.50
Oven Baked Salt 'n Peppered Rosemary Pork Loin
Ocean Trout Carpaccio   $16.50
Vodka Cured Ocean Trout Carpaccio, served with a Rocket Salad
Mussels   $23.50
Fresh Local Mussels cooked in a Tomato, Garlic White Wine Sauce
Scallops   $17.00
Panfried Scallops cooled in a Garlic, Spinach, Tomato and Cream Sauce
Veal   $23.50
Panfried Veal cooked in a Marsala Sauce
Desserts Pasta Dishes
Tira Mi Su   $11.00
Tira Mi Su
Linguini Pescatore   $21.50
Linguini Pescatore - Cooked with Prawns, Calamari, Mussels, Fish in Garlic and Tomato
Sorbet   $9.50
Assorted sorbet served with a mixed berry coulis
Tortellini all Panna   $17.50
Tortellini all Panna - Cooked with Bacon, Mushroom, Creamy Cheese Sauce
Chocolate Mousse   $10.50
Chocolate Mousse served with a Chocolate Cream Sauce
Ragatone Matriciana   $17.50
Ragatone Matriciana cooked with Onion, Mild Salami and Tomato Sauce

Facilities/Themes

  • Facilities
    • • licensed
    • • BYO
    • • weddings
    • • functions
    • • bar
    • • cocktail bar
    • • highchairs available
  • Themes
    • • near beach
    • • cosy, romantic atmosphere for two
    • • caters for children/family
    • • outdoor eating available
    • • caters for conferences
    • • has wheelchair access both inside and out

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