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LORNE: Cuda Bar $$ background. Light, modern
Modern Australian food on the menu. Open for Eastern Victoria
84 Mountjoy Pde, VIC 3232 breakfast every day.
Tel (03) 5289 5006 AVENEL: Bank Street Woodfired
Enjoy picturesque views of Louttit SHEPHERDS FLAT: Lavandula Pizzas and Gardens $$
Bay while savouring contemporary La Trattoria $$ Pizzeria
delights. Friendly ambience. Italian 5 Bank St, VIC 3664
350 Hepburn–Newstead Rd, VIC 3461 Tel (03) 5796 2522 Closed Mon–Thu
MACEDON: Ida Red $$ Tel (03) 5476 4393 Closed Wed & Thu Laid-back weekend eatery in a
Italian (Mon–Thu in winter); dinner former bank with dark-wood fit-
14–16 Victoria St, VIC 3440 Indulge in lavender scones and tings. Creates imaginative pizzas in
Tel (03) 5426 4888 Closed Mon & tea or enjoy a Mediterranean- a wood-fired oven. The “Smooshed
Tue; lunch (except Sun) style lunch. Dine inside the warm Potato” pizza won't disappoint.
Wood-fired-oven pizzas are the café or alfresco, overlooking the Eat inside or in the garden.
speciality here, with toppings lavender fields.
ranging from pork and fennel, to AVENEL: Fowles $$
Serrano ham and leek. Dessert TIMBOON: Timboon Railway Winery Restaurant
pizzas are available too. Shed Distillery $$ 1175 Lambing Gully Rd (cnr Hume
Modern Australian Freeway & Lambing Gully Rd), VIC 3664
MILDURA: Mildura Brewery $$ Bailey St, VIC 3268 Tel (03) 5796 2150 Closed dinner
Modern Australian Tel (03) 5598 3555 Closed dinner (except Fri)
20 Langtree Ave, VIC 3500 This old railway shed-cum- Fowles is a welcome pit stop
Tel (03) 5022 2988 micro-distillery demonstrates while exploring the wineries
This lively brewery and restaurant a deep commitment to locally of the region. Offers antipasti,
produces a range of its own natural grown produce. The eclectic charcuterie and other European
beers. The food menu lists gastro- offerings include Asian dishes, dishes, especially game.
pub dishes such as Scotch fillet pub favourites and kids’ meals.
steak and slow-cooked duck confit. BEECHWORTH:
Creative vegetarian options, too. TRENTHAM: Du Fermier $$ Bridge Road Brewers $$
French Brewery/Pizzeria
MILDURA: 42 High St, VIC 3458 Old Coach House, Brewers Lane,
Spanish Grill $$$ Tel (03) 5424 1634 Closed Tue–Thu Ford St, VIC 3747
Steakhouse lunch; dinner Tel (03) 5728 2703 Closed Mon–
Quality Mildura Grand Hotel, cnr Annie Smithers’ delightful Wed dinner
Seventh St & Langtree Ave, VIC 3502 restaurant serves rustic French Gourmet pizzas made by
Tel (03) 5021 2377 fare. The menu changes weekly an Austrian chef who adds
Exceptionally good steaks, local featuring ingredients from the Bavarian wheat beer to the
ingredients and superb cooking. restaurant’s garden and the best dough mix. The food is perfectly
There is nothing Spanish about poultry and meat from the region. matched with Bridge Road’s
this place – the name is simply a hand-crafted ales.
tribute to its forerunner. WOODEND: Colenso $$
Modern European BEECHWORTH: The Press
MOONAMBEL: Warrenmang Cnr Old Bakery Ln & Anslow St, Room Wine Bar $$
Vineyard Resort $$$ VIC 3442 Spanish
Modern Australian Tel (03) 5427 2007 Closed Sun; 37 Camp St, VIC 3747
188 Mountain Creek Rd, VIC 3478 Mon–Thu dinner Tel (03) 5728 2360 Closed Mon,
Tel (03) 5467 2233 Closed Mon; Enjoy good coffee and casual Tues; lunch
Sun dinner food by day, and choose from a Offers a range of tapas, local wines,
European-style hospitality and more sophisticated set menu on craft beer and cocktails. Don’t
fine food. Local yabbies, berries, Friday and Saturday nights. Works miss the delectable churros (fried
cheese, rabbit and trout can often by local artists add to the vibe. dough pastry). Book ahead.
be found on the menu. Lodging
options in cottages as well.
PORT FAIRY: Merrijig Inn $$$
Modern Australian
1 Campbell St, VIC 3284
Tel (03) 5568 2324 Closed Tue &
Wed; lunch
Lots of charm in the dining room
of Victoria’s oldest inn. The menu
(written daily) features the area’s
best produce. Excellent wine list.
QUEENSCLIFF: Vue Grand $$$
Modern Australian
46 Hesse St, VIC 3225
Tel (03) 5258 1544 Closed lunch;
Sun–Tue dinner
Step back into a bygone era
at this hotel, where you can
dine in a chandelier-lit room
as a grand piano plays in the The restored historic stone building at Lavandula La Trattoria, Shepherds Flat
For more information on types of restaurants see page 498