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Great hospitality, great food, and great temptation!
High quality local produce is celebrated in many of Warrnambool’s best restaurants, cafes and bistros. The resulting food matches the best you can find in Melbourne, with a wide array of Australian and multicultural options. And the prices will make you smile.
There are also plenty of interesting shops where you can can stock up on tasty delights. The local bakeries, butchers, delicatessens and fruiterers are exceptional.
Basalt Winery
The rolling hills, rich volcanic soil and deep blue sea of Warrnambool is home to some of Victoria’s most well kept secrets. Some of the finest produce and foodie stories are being generated here.
Basalt Wines is a member of this forward thinking collective and offers daily tastings at the Cellar Door during spring (seasonal times apply, check for details) accompanied by some French/Spanish inspired tapas. The vineyard was establish in 2003 and for the several years has been actively involved in biodynamic conversion and production. The winery is located just 15kms outside Warrnambool in a little hamlet called Killarney settled by - you guessed it - Irish potato farmers in the 1850s. Drop in and try some of the biodynamic range.
Open for CELLAR DOOR and BAR SNACKS
Monday to Sunday: from 10am
Address: 1131 Princes Hwy, Killarney
Phone: +61 429 682 251
Order up - Restaurants & Cafes
Find a feast that fits your palate and budget. Warrnambool has an array of dining options from signature CBD restaurants through to casual cafes with stunning ocean views. Locally sourced fresh produce and wines are proudly showcased on many of the menus.
Groups and special occasions are expertly catered for with many venues offering decadent degustation menus and other venues offering the opulence of high tea.
Allansford Cheese World
Across the road from the Warrnambool Cheese & Butter Factory, in the heart of a major dairy farming region, Cheese World brings together a museum, free cheese tastings, a licensed restaurant, and a wide selection of local and regional wines.
Enjoy award-winning cheeses then step back in time! The museum is a tribute to the local region's hard-working farming families. It houses an extensive collection of farm implements and household items from everyday farm life in the early 1900s. 2016 commemorates the company's 125 year anniversary, and the Museum is featuring stories and artefacts outlining the company's major achievements from early beginnings to today. The 125 year historical display incorporates a timeline recognising the journey and transitions of the company and a pictorial information book featuring significant dairy farming families with early connections to the factory.
Cheese factory opening hours:
Monday to Friday: 8:30am – 5pm
Saturday: 9am – 3pm
Sunday: 10am – 3pm
Address: : 5330 Great Ocean Road, Warrnambool
Phone: +61 3 5565 3130
After dark - Bars
As the biggest city on the Great Ocean Road, Warrnambool has a diverse mix of after dark activities from bars with sink in comfy chairs, to raging dance floors and late night cocktails. For live music enthusiast, Warrnambool also plays host to local and travelling artists.
The Seanchai Irish Pub, Highline Bar and Lounge, The Dart & Marlin are just to name a few.
Nearby restaurants
The Liebig
Your favourite Asian street style food from various countries such as Japan, Vietnam, Singapore and Thai.
Tender Roasts
Tender Roasts serves delicious, hearty, read-made meals full of flavour. Their meats are all roasted low and slow, guaranteed to be tender. Their beautiful vegetables are roasted, not deep-fried.
East Warrnambool Fish and Chip Shop
East Warrnambool Fish and Chip Shop caters for lovers of fish and chips, souvlakis and more.
Pronto Fine Food Merchants
Pronto Fine Food Merchants is a gourmet food store showcasing both local and international gourmet food.
Graze Urban Cafe
At Graze, Coffee is their passion. Graze Urban Cafe use only the finest and freshest beans brought to them by Will&Co.
Brightbird Espresso
Brightbird Espresso serves specialty coffee and an all-day menu – seven days a week. Great coffee, delicious meals including a burger range and home-baked cakes, available to sit in or takeaway.
