Bani's Restaurant & Bar

Best Known For

House marinated, tender and juicy lamb shoulder, slow-cooked for 12 hours, served on a bed of almond tarator, roasted capsicum salad and Greek crispy potatoes.

Modern Greek cuisine, lovingly created in the heart of Cowes, has locals and visitors returning time and again to Bani’s Restaurant & Bar on Thompson Avenue. This Phillip Island dining destination has picturesque views of Western Port Bay while indoors embraces a coastal vibe of blue and white with cane and blond wood table settings and stunning pictures of the Aegean coastline. Begin a seafood feast with char-grilled octopus, fava bean purée, capers, gherkins, pickled peppers and hazelnuts, before mains of whole baby snapper, leek skordalia, roasted cauliflower salad, Greek crispy fried potatoes, parsley and walnut salsa. Carnivores opt for moussaka with slow-cooked pulled lamb, ragu, aubergine, potatoes and béchamel sauce – finish with a dessert of authentic baklava or chocolate mousse.