Storytelling through food | Mark Briggs, Sardine Eatery and Bar @visitmelbourne
Storytelling through food | Mark Briggs, Sardine Eatery and Bar  @visitmelbourne
Uploaded November 2020 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Celebrating the best of Gippsland's producers, farmers and fishers with everything he puts on plate, meet Mark Briggs, award-winning chef and owner of Sardine Eatery and Bar in East Gippsland.

Established October 2017, Sardine Eatery and Bar overlooks Raymond Island in Paynesville, East Gippsland - also known as the boating capital of Victoria.

The ever-changing menu is a celebration of the best of Gippsland's finest produce, the freshest seafood, local beer and wine, with the final plated food resembling an intricate piece of art.

In Gippsland, the spirit of the land, and its people can be found around every bend. As the world begins to unfold once more the treasures of Gippsland are glinting. Never has the grass been greener, never have such riches felt so close. Stay Close, go further. Visit Gippsland.
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