The Best Restaurants On The Bellarine Peninsula Australia

The laid-back Bellarine Peninsula is home to a diverse range of dining options, cuisines and restaurants, including award-winning bakeries, boutique hotels, wineries, cider bars and cafés. These are five of the best bites between Geelong and Barwon Heads.

1. Jack Rabbit

Cafe, Restaurant, Wine Bar, Australian

Perched on a cliff, Jack Rabbit is a vineyard and winery that looks out past the rolling hills and onto Port Phillip Bay. Open seven days a week, you can enjoy breakfast, lunch and dinner, and the venue is even available for functions and weddings. Their ever-changing contemporary Australian menu includes panko crumbed squid, a Mediterranean-inspired calzone and slow-cooked lamb shank with sweet potato mash.

2. Rolling Pin Pies

Bakery, Australian

Rolling Pin Pies has been dishing out pies since 1997 and has since become one of the leading pie makers in Australia, winning over 150 awards. All of their pies are made from 100 per cent Tasmanian Greenham Natural Beef, and there are 15 varieties from which to choose. This quaint bakery also has a range of pasties, sausage rolls, quiche, family pies and a selection of mouthwatering sweet sensations including lamingtons and vanilla slice.

3. Flying Brick Cider

Bar, Restaurant, French, Vegetarian, Gluten-free

‘Unashamed and unrestrained’, the Flying Brick was established in 2010 as a cider house and restaurant. Their cider is crafted using traditional methods, and their food is fabulous without seeming too fancy, with bites including pork belly with watermelon, jicama and macadamia crumble; cappuccino crème brûlée with cinnamon jam donuts; and a range of sharing dishes including popcorn, chorizo and sage. Open seven days a week, a meal and drink at Flying Brick are accompanied by live music on Friday nights.

5. The Vue Grand

Boutique Hotel Restaurant, French

In 2015, The Vue Grand was named Best Contemporary Restaurant for the 5th time in six years for the Geelong Otway Region, and it’s not hard to see why. Dating back to 1881, The Vue Grand has a history of opulence and now offers 32 boutique, four-star hotel rooms as well as casual and sophisticated dining options. In the Grand Dining Room, you’ll find award-winning cuisine including pork rillettes with crackle crumb, pineapple and chili, and kangaroo tartare with beetroot ketchup, while in The Vue Street Bar, you can enjoy craft beer, pizza and sharing platters.

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