- 7 Beans Coffee Echuca 0433 836 820 – NEW NOMINEE in 2019
- @Mavs Restuarant Geelong CBD (03) 5221 0837
- At The Heads Barwon Heads (03) 5254 1277 NEW NOMINEE in 2019
- Armageddon Cake Geelong CBD 0404 400 701
- Ballarista Ballarat Ballarat CBD 0401 723 357
- Bannockburn Station – Bannockburn (03) 5281 2575
- Barwon Ebb & Flow Barwon Heads (03) 5254 1779
- Basilis Farm Bellarine (03) 5258 4280 NEW NOMINATION in 2019
- Batesford Hotel Batesford (03) 5276 1201
- Bendigo Gallery Cafe Bendigo (03) 5441 8896 NEW NOMINATION in 2019
- Bistro Terroir Daylesford 0499 022 212 NEW NOMINATION in 2019
- Blue Pyrenees Estate Winery & Cellar Door Eatery Avoca (03) 5465 1111
- Bodega Cafe Soldiers Hill (Ballarat) (03) 5331 7672
- Botanical on Ryrie East Geelong (02) 5221 6578
- Brougham Arms Hotel Bendigo (03) 5442 3555 NEW NOMINATION in 2019
- Busters Bar and Grille Newtown (Geelong) (03) 5299 3089
- Captains Creek Winery Blampied SW Victoria (03) 5345 7405
- Cambrian Hotel Bendigo (03) 5443 3363
- Carbonis Italian Kitchen Ballarat (03) 5331 2184
- Centra Hotel Geelong (03) 5224 1515
- Clyde Park Vineyard & Bistro Bannockburn (03) 5281 7274
- Cortille Cafe Bendigo (03) 5444 3082
- Copper Kettle Cafe Elmore 0354 326 551 NEW NOMINEE in 2019
- Curlewis Golf Club Clubhouse (03) 5251 1111 NEW NOMINEE in 2019
- The Greek Customs House Waterfront Geelong (03) 5246 6500 NEW NOMINEE in 2019
- Driftwood Cafe Ocean Grove (03) 5255 1832
- Drive Cafe Golden Point Ballarat 0404 131 269 NEW NOMINEE in 2019
- Eddy and Wills Hamlyn Heights (Geelong) (03) 5298 2353
- Edwards Provedore & Eatery Kennington Village (Bendigo) (03) 5444 2244
- Elephant and Castle Hotel Geelong (03) 5221 3701
- Emerge Ryrie St CBD Geelong (03) 5229 5511 NEW NOMINATION in 2019
- Five Flags Hotel Campbell’s Creek (03) 5472 1010 NEW NOMINEE in 2019
- Flying Brick Cider House Wallington (03) 5250 6577 NEW NOMINATION in 2019
- Frankie Bar and Eatery Geelong CBD (03) 5223 1228 – NEW NOMINATION in 2019
- Gallery Cafe Bendigo (03) 5441 8896 NEW NOMINATION in 2019
- Great Ocean Road Brewhouse Apollo Bay (03) 5237 6240 NEW NOMINATION in 2019
- Greek Customs House Waterfront Geelong (03) 5246 6500 NEW NOMINEE in 2019
- Grovedale Hotel Grovedale 1300 476 837
- Hydrant Food Hall Ballarat (walk-in. Bookings not required – see trading hours)
- Inverleigh Cellar and Kitchen Inverleigh (03) 5265 1111
- Inverleigh Hotel Inverleigh (03) 5265 1220
- Jack Rabbit Vineyard Restaurant Bellarine (03) 5251 2223 NEW NOMINATION in 2019
- Kangaroo Hotel Maldon (03) 5475 2214 NEW NOMINATION in 2019
- King of the Castle West Geelong (03) 5222 5023 NEW MEMBER GOLDEN PLATE HALL OF FAME
- Larder@Mantra Lorne (03) 5228 9764
- Larder Cafe Daylesford (03) 5748 4700
- Le Peche Gourmand Creswick 0435 044 663 NEW NOMINEE in 2019
- Leura Park Estate Curlewis (Bellarine) (03) 5253 3180 NEW NOMINATION in 2019
- Malayan Orchid Restaurant Bendigo (03) 5442 4411
- Merne@Lighthouse Drysdale (Bellarine) (03) 5251 5541 NEW NOMINATION in 2019
- Mexican Republic Geelong (03) 5221 2880
- Mikro Coffee Kiosk Torquay 0433 662 129
- Mint Cafe Ocean Grove (03) 5255 1883
- Moon and Mountain Ballarat (03) 5333 3336 NEW NOMINATION in 2019
- Moto Bean Malmsbury (03) 5243 2327
- Mount Duneed Estate Waurn Ponds (03) 5266 1244 – MEW NOMINATIONin 2019
- National Hotel Geelong (03) 5229 9407
- Nicol’s Paddock Waurn Ponds 0432 085 404
- Nouvelle Orleans Ballarat 0407 054 224
- Number One Restaurant RACV Torquay (03) 5261 1666 NEW NOMINATION in 2019
- Ocean Bar and Cafe Queenscliffe (03) 5258 2441
- Parade Espresso Bar Ocean Grove 0413 609 368
- Percy and Percy Cafe Bendigo (03) 5442 2887
- Pickers Union North Geelong 0447 531 844
- Q-Train Bellarine Peninsula (03) 4238 3930 NEW NOMINATION in 2019
- Queenscliff Brewhouse (03) 5258 1717 NEW NOMINATION in 2019
- Quigley & Clarke Clunes 0408 101 316
- Rifle Brigade Hotel Bendigo (03) 5443 4091
- Rocks on Rosalind Bendigo (03) 5441 2222
- Rook Sri Lankan Fusion Geelong (03) 5222 7905
- Shiraaz Innovative Indian Restaurant Geelong (03) 5229 7777 NEW NOMINEE in 2019
- Soft Cafe Herne Hill (03) 4244 9308
- Soni Cafe West Geelong (03) 5246 6500 NEW NOMINEE in 2019
- Spotted Cow Maldon (03) 5475 2200
- Spring Gully General Store Spring Gully (Bendigo) (03) 5442 2358
- Steel Cutters Cottage Great Western (SW Victoria) (03) 5356 2486
- Sticks and Grace Newtown (Geelong) (03) 5224 2900
- Talbot Provedore & Eatery (SW Victoria) (03) 5463 2008 NEW NOMINATION in 2019
- Terindah Estate Bellarine (03) 5251 5536 NEW NOMINEE in 2019
- The Avoca Hotel (SW Victoria) (03) 5465 3018
- The Gallery Cafe Bendigo (03) 5441 8896 NEW NOMINATION in 2019
- The Greek Customs House Waterfront Geelong (03) 5246 6500 NEW NOMINEE in 2019
- The Forge Pizzeria Armstrong Street Ballarat (03) 5337 6635
- The Forge Pizzeria Sturt Street Ballarat (03) 5338 4309
- The Kangaroo Hotel Maldon (03) 5475 2214 NEW NOMINEE in 2019
- The Larder@Mantra Lorne (03) 5228 9764
- The Local Cafe Ballarat (03) 5332 3640
- The Lord Nelson Hotel Geelong (03) 5222 8756 NEW NOMINATION in 2019
- The Old Boundary Hotel Bendigo (03) 5443 6502
- The Pickers Union North Geelong 0447 531 844
- The Q-Train Queenscliff-Drysdale 0474 968 309 NEW NOMINATION in 2019
- The Range @ Curlewis (03) 5251 1111 NEW NOMINATION in 2019
- The Telegraph Hotel Geelong West (03) 5222 2471
- The Vue Grand Hotel Queenscliff (03) 5258 1544
- Tuki Restaurant Smeaton (SW Victoria) (03) 5345 6233 MEW MEMBER GOLDEN PLATE HALL OF FAME
- Tulip Restaurant Geelong (03) 5229 6953
- Websters Market and Cafe Ballarat (03) 5331 2498
- Whisky Bar @ Queensclffe Brewhouse NEW NOMINEE IN 2019 Closed for alterations until Spring
- Winters Cafe Newtown (03) 5221 8832
- Woodhouse Cafe Belmont (03) 5242 8293