The Q Train - Social Carriages (Departing Drysdale)

Posted By : Kerry R
From the moms you arrive at the Drysdale platform the experience could not be faulted. Friendly helpful staff guided us to the complimentary sparkling and nibbles.
The degustation meal was well balanced in many ways, flavours were fresh and complimentary. The starters were spot on as with the meat dishes, the delicate piece of porterhouse melted in my mouth.
Good selection of local wines.
It is very relaxing watching the rural scenery as you sip on your wine.
This makes for a lovely Sunday
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Posted On : 2024-01-26 16:14:21

Posted By : Wendy O
Amazing food, fantastic waitstaff, great service. Enjoyable and ever changing scenery. A wonderful experience and we'll be back.
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Posted On : 2022-09-11 01:08:26

Posted By : janemR6664KN
We found this to be an enjoyable experience. Our host, Liam, was friendly, knowledgeable and set the tone for a beautiful night.
We particularly enjoyed the explanations of each course as they were being served and learning the origins of the local produce.
The meals and wine pairings were delicious and we would definitely recommend this experience to both the local Bellarine community and visitors alike.
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Posted On : 2022-02-27 23:32:17

Posted By : chrissym1965
We left the Drysdale train station and boarded the Q Train bound for Queenscliff! Along the way we were served a wonderful 5 course degustation menu, my husband and I don't drink so a mocktail was pared with each course. We sat in our own first class dining carriage and coasted along looking at the beautiful views as the sun set. Great service from start to finish, nothing was to much trouble. I'd highly recommend this unique dining experience that we thoroughly enjoyed.
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Posted On : 2022-02-27 02:16:55

Posted By : Mark0vski
Q Train are not going to appreciate this review but it is an honest appraisable, which was shared by a few other tables in our carriage. Lovely surroundings and enjoyable trip along the coast and rural countryside. However, the food was disappointing. 1st course was 2 slices of tomato with some goat's cheese on top. It was okay however nothing special. 2nd course were fish balls. Dry and salty and barely a taste of seafood. 3rd course pork belly with vegetables in a pepper broth. The meat was good and not overly fatty so enjoyed this plate, although the broth was quire teasteless. 4th course braised osso bucco in risotto. Beef was tender but the rice uncooked - every agreed on this. Finally flourless chocolate cake with berries and cream. It was fine.

When the table of 4 next to us complained to the manager about the seafood balls and rice, he responded that post covid it was diffifult to obtain good staff. Understand that it adds pressure on them however I don't believe customers should be paying full price for a sub-standard offering. Hopefully, for their sake, we caught them on a bad night and they will lift their game for future train riders.
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Posted On : 2021-11-29 02:49:06

Posted By : debra s
Nice to see an experience of this kind supports its local community. We went first class so we had our own carriage and I know from speaking to other passengers that they said if they went again they would take the 1st class option. Good wine on board and somellier so overall a really good experience.
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Posted On : 2020-01-14 17:53:07

Posted By : Spartan162
My wife and I had a great time on the Q Train. We loved that the food is locally sourced and it looked and tasted magnificent. The atmosphere was great, the staff were friendly and we had a really enjoyable night. Highly recommended!
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Posted On : 2019-10-05 09:35:08