Clare & Clint’s guidebook
Food scene
Scotchmans Hill
190 Scotchmans RdWinery & Cellar Door.
360q
2 Wharf St ERestaurant & bar. Waterfront venue at Queenscliff Harbour.
The Q Train
10 Station StRail Restaurant on The Bellarine.
Oakdene Vineyards, Restaurant and Cellar Door
255 Grubb RdWinery & cellar door.
Little Creatures Brewing P/L
221 Swanston StBrewery
White Rabbit Brewery
221 Swanston StBrewery
Terindah Estate
90 McAdams LnWinery & Cellar Door.
Van Loon’s cafe
405 Grubb RdCafé & Nursery.
regional wines, craft beers, whiskies, rums and gins. Live music every Saturday.
25 locals recommend
Queenscliff Brewhouse
2 Gellibrand Stregional wines, craft beers, whiskies, rums and gins. Live music every Saturday.
Piknik
1195 Queenscliff RdConverted roadhouse, sources produce from The Bellarine.
Basils Farm
43-53 Nye RdWinery & Cellar Door.
Jack Rabbit
85 McAdams LnWinery & Cellar Door.
Leura Park Estate
1400 Portarlington RdWinery & Cellar Door.
Flying Brick Cider Co
1269 Bellarine HwyCider House.
Fishermen's Pier
1a Yarra StGreat local seafood.
McGlashan's Wallington Estate
225 Swan Bay RdWinery & Cellar Door.
Oneday Estate Winery & Function Centre
45 Curlewis RdWinery & Cellar Door.
Diva Dan's shed from Seachange - now a bloody good place to eat with a great view.
97 locals recommend
At the Heads
1A Jetty RdDiva Dan's shed from Seachange - now a bloody good place to eat with a great view.
The Blues Train
20 Symonds StUnique dinner & show, music experience.
Empire Grill
66 McKillop StBest steak in town.
Lipari Cafe Bar Restaurant
10 Union StBest local Italian in Geelong. Well Priced.
Piping Hot Chicken and Burger Grill
63A The TerraceBest Burgers, with 1970s music theme.
Trident Fish Bar
4 Gellibrand StVoted best Fish & Chips in Victoria.
Mr Grubb @ Oakdene
255 Grubb RdOakdene's Café nestled amongst Oakdene's silver birch tress.
Marty @ Oakdene
255 Grubb RdContemporary dining restaurant located at Oakdene.
Scully's Oyster Bar and Grill
4 Wharf St EEthically sourced seafood straight from the boat.
Ming Terrace
62 The TerraceGood Chinese restaurant with a great view.
Fu Chinese Restaurant
659 Bellarine HwyGood local Chinese restaurant. Well priced.
Town & Country Pizza and Pasta Leopold
621-659 Bellarine HwyGood local pizza and pasta.
Silvio's on Dorothy Street Pizza and Pasta
24-26 Dorothy StOne of the best local pizza and pasta. Well priced.
Luka Pizza Bar
678 Bellarine HwyGood local pizza and pasta.
Catch Fish & Chippery
659 Bellarine HwyOpsy's Leopold
678 Bellarine HwyThe local fish and chips in Leopold.
Chopsys Stir fry Noodle Bar Leopold
678 Bellarine HwyBrunenzo's
163 Bellarine HwyOne of the best pizza and pasta restaurants in the area.
Pistol Pete's Food n Blues
93 Little Malop StGreat burgers.
Jashn on Pako
331A Pakington StChaba Thai
54A Watsons RdThe Hot Chicken Project
84A Little Malop StElephant & Castle Hotel
158 McKillop StThe Lord Nelson
Bellerine StreetCremorne Hotel
336 Pakington StLorm Thai Restaurant
485 Moorabool StMan Bo Restaurant
361 Moorabool StLord of the Isles Tavern
3 W Fyans StShiraaz Indian Cuisine
95-97 Malop StKhan Curry Hut Indian Restaurant
99 Ryrie StAdvance Mussel Supply
40 Newcombe StreetSightseeing
Werribee Mansion
Escarpment RoadHistoric Mansion.
Werribee Open Range Zoo
K RoadOpen Range Zoo.
National Wool Museum
26 Moorabool St1872 bluestone woolstore. Australian wool, fibre & textiles.
The Pivotonian
4 Verner StArthouse cinema, playing world movies.
HM Prison Geelong
202 Myers StOpened in 1853. Solitary confinement & the gallows.
Geelong Botanic Gardens (GBG)
Podbury DriveAustralia's 4th oldest Botanic Garden.
Fort Queenscliff Museum
Gellibrand StreetDefence Heritage.
Maritime history of Port Phillip Bay, lifeboats and shipwrecks.
13 locals recommend
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
2 Wharf StMaritime history of Port Phillip Bay, lifeboats and shipwrecks.
Located in Torquay - the home of Australian surfing.
67 locals recommend
Australian National Surfing Museum
77 Beach RdLocated in Torquay - the home of Australian surfing.
The Old Paper Mills
100 Lower Paper Mills RdFood, wine, art, music, history.
National Trust. Built in 1857 from locally quarried stone. This mill used steam driven machinery to prepare flour from grain grown around the Bellarine Peninsula.
14 locals recommend
Portarlington Mill
7 Turner CtNational Trust. Built in 1857 from locally quarried stone. This mill used steam driven machinery to prepare flour from grain grown around the Bellarine Peninsula.
Neighbourhoods
Famous for the Mussel and Celtic Festivals. Can catch the ferry to Melbourne.
56 locals recommend
Portarlington
Famous for the Mussel and Celtic Festivals. Can catch the ferry to Melbourne.
Saint Leonards
Known for the Pub in the original Seachange series.
Known for its Harbour down at the Marina, historic buildings and the ferry to Sorrento.
92 locals recommend
Queenscliff
Known for its Harbour down at the Marina, historic buildings and the ferry to Sorrento.
Barwon Heads
Home of the original Seachange Series.
Known for the surf beaches which front Bass Strait and several walking tracks that offer good views along the beach.
57 locals recommend
Ocean Grove
Known for the surf beaches which front Bass Strait and several walking tracks that offer good views along the beach.
Catch the Ferry from Queenscliff to Sorrento. Great for beach, cafes and shopping.
231 locals recommend
Sorrento
Catch the Ferry from Queenscliff to Sorrento. Great for beach, cafes and shopping.
Saint Leonards
Nice spot for fish n chips on the beach.