GOURMET AT ITS FINEST

Life’s finer things abound in the Great Ocean Road Region, including gourmet restaurants where creative chefs dream up and execute amazing culinary adventures. From hatted restaurants with organic kitchen gardens to multi-generational restaurateurs, you’ll find dozens of upscale dining spots flaunting polished service and menus brimming with local inspiration.

Fabulous fine dining and regional produce is showcased seven days a week at Number One at RACV Torquay Resort and The Coast Restaurant at Great Ocean Road Resort Anglesea. Whether you’re indulging, celebrating or working your way through a bucket-list of foodie eateries, book a table and settle in to eat it up and drink it all in.

HATTED HIGHLIGHTS …

• Lorne’s Ipsos continues a five-decades-old family tradition of Greek restaurants on the Great Ocean Road. Driven by seasonal and local produce, the menu boasts embedded signature dishes and a refined yet authentic take on traditional Greek food. Sink into the slow-cooked lamb shoulder for two with a side of crispy potatoes and tsigareli. Or taste-test the fried local calamari with beetroot tzatziki and dill. Or for a truly authentic whole-oftable experience, opt for the chef’s selection menu. You won’t look back.

• Brae in Birregurra is a triple-hatted experience like no other. Created by chef Dan Hunter, it’s a place to be immersed in nature and eat from the land. It’s a hilltop restaurant where every dish arrives with a textured backstory born in the lushness of the onsite organic farm. Each day the harvest is carefully selected and transformed into that day’s set menu. Seasonality and impeccable quality are givens. Why not stay over? Brae’s superb guest suites are architect designed and exclusively reserved for restaurant patrons.