Tasmania

MOUNT NELSON SIGNAL STATION

700a  Nelson Road, Mount Nelson.

(03) 6223 3407.

The site of a semaphore station in the

19th century, Mount Nelson gets far less

fanfare than Hobart’s dominating Mount

Wellington, but its views are just as

impressive. The Mount Nelson Signal

Station dining room wraps around the

building’s original verandah, offering

views of the city and eastern suburbs in

one direction and a panorama of Storm

Bay and the northern tip of Bruny Island

in the other. Although best known as a

tearoom, the menu has been

substantially expanded.  A small selection of mains

includes locally caught fish and chips, portehouse steak,

and coq au vin: nothing fancy but well

cooked with fresh ingredients.

Open: lunch daily; dinner Fri-Sat.

Licensed. Mains $12 - $29.

(Qantas Inflight Magazine)