Looking for the best restaurants in regional Victoria? Here are our favourites from our 2015 Australian Restaurant Guide, compiled in 2014. Come back soon for our 2016 lists.
Brae
Brae
Dan Hunter has lost none of his creativity in the move from the Royal Mail Hotel in Dunkeld to his new digs at the former Sunnybrae restaurant just 90 minutes from Melbourne.
Read our full review of Brae
Provenance
Provenance
Owner-chef Michael Ryan’s food alludes to Asia and Europe, deftly combining apparently disparate ingredients into coherent, often inspiring dishes bursting with flavour and balance.
Read our full review of Provence
Lake House
Lake House
Thirty years after it opened, Lake House is still a standard-bearer for regional Australian dining…
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Ten Minutes by Tractor
Ten Minutes by Tractor
Since staking a claim several years ago as Mornington Peninsula’s finest restaurant, Ten Minutes by Tractor shows no signs of letting up…
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Gladioli
Gladioli
Gladioli is a country gem that truly celebrates a sense of place by sourcing choice local produce and fine wine – but it’s not parochial…
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The Terrace Restaurant
The Terrace Restaurant
If the vibrantly flavoured, beautifully plated food emerging from The Terrace Restaurant kitchen is anything to go by, country air agrees with chef Simon Arkless.
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The Argus Dining Room
The Argus Dining Room
The sympathetic renovation of The Argus’s high-ceilinged Art Deco dining room – all flattering lighting, upholstered seating and glass-and-timber dividers – gives an excellent first impression.
Read our full review of The Argus Dining Room
Jim McDougall in Stefano’s Cellar
Jim McDougall in Stefano’s Cellar
The new name is clunky but that’s the only downside to chef Jim McDougall truly making Stefano di Pieri’s former restaurant his own…
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Royal Mail Hotel
Royal Mail Hotel
Yes, Dan Hunter has left the building but the Royal Mail is still a particularly good regional fine-diner…
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Healesville Hotel
Healesville Hotel
It’s easy to get a sense of place at the Healesville Hotel. The Yarra Valley winery map on one wall of the elegant, high-ceilinged dining room speaks commitment to the local, as does the menu that name-drops local producers with impressive regularity.
Read our full review of Healesville Hotel
