Announcing our 2022 Featured Eateries recommended after a rigorous round of judging by hospitality professionals. You can be assured of a great dining experience to suit all tastes and budgets.

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EATERIES & WINE BARS
GEELONG, SURFCOAST & BELLARINE  

18TH AMENDMENT BAR GEELONG 

Prohibition era cocktail bar,  82A Little Malop Street Geelong  Walk In – bookings not required   SEE MENU    

1915 RESTAURANT & DISTILLERY – GEELONG

33 Mackey Street, Nth Geelong  New listing in 2022   MAKE A BOOKING 0499 331 915

APOLLO BAY DISTILLERY APOLLO BAY

23-27 Great Ocean Rd Apollo Bay Italian Cuisine & Wood-fired Pizzas.  Last Judged in 2021  Enquiries and Bookings   (03) 5237 7165 

AT THE HEADS BARWON HEADS

1A Jetty Rd Barwon Heads Casual Dining Restaurant Enquiries and bookings: (03) 5254 1277  LAST JUDGED IN 2021   MAKE A BOOKING NOW 

BEAN AND BASE CAFE BAR GEELONG 

Contemporary Australian Dining and Woodfired Pizza  NEW LISTING IN 2022   Bookings and Enquiries  (03) 5277 2360  or SEE MENU  or EMAIL FOR BOOKINGS

BLANK SPACE CAFE GEELONG

New York style.  NEWLY JUDGED in 2022  Enquiries and bookings   0434 117 988   

CLARIBEAUX (FORMERLY CURLEWIS GOLF CLUB)

Contemporary French cuisine    NEW LISTING IN 2022   Enquiries and Bookings  (03) 5251 1111  or MAKE A BOOKING NOW

THE DUNES RESTAURANT OCEAN GROVE.

Last Judged in 2021  Enquiries and Bookings (03) 5255 3122  or MAKE A BOOKING NOW 

FLYING BRICK CIDER HOUSE WALLINGTON

New Judging in 2022  Enquiries and Bookings  (03) 5250 6577   or  MAKE A BOOKING NOW 

GREAT OCEAN ROAD BREWHOUSE APOLLO BAY

Brewery and Restaurant   Enquiries and Bookings  (03) 5237 6240, SEE MENU or MAKE A BOOKING NOW 

HOUSE OF JACK RABBIT CAFE BELLARINE

JUDGED IN 2022  Newly Judged in 2022  Enquiries and Bookings  (03) 5251 2223  or  SEE MENU or  MAKE A BOOKING NOW

JACK RABBIT VINEYARD RESTAURANT BELLARINE

STATE WINNER 2019-20. NEWLY JUDGED IN 2022 BOOKINGS AND ENQUIRIES  (03) 5251 2223    SEE MENU  or  MAKE A BOOKING NOW

JUSTIN LANE – WATERFRONT GEELONG

Restaurant Casual Dining – 57 Brougham Street, Waterfront Geelong.  NEW GOLDEN PLATE LISTING in 2022  C5246 6500  or MAKE A BOOKING NOW

KING OF THE CASTLE – GEELONG

Pakington Street Geelong, Unlicensed Cafe   NEWLY JUDGED IN 2022  BOOKINGS AND ENQUIRIES  (03) 5223 1341 or  SEE MENU  or MAKE A BOOKING 

LEURA PARK ESTATE- CURLEWIS

Casual Dining  NEWLY JUDGED IN 2022   Enquiries and Bookings (03) 5253 3180  or  MAKE A BOOKING NOW

MAVS GREEK RESTAURANT – GEELONG

73B Little Malop Street, Geelong   Last Judged in 2021  Information and bookings (03) 5221 0837

MALT SHOVEL TAPHOUSE – GEELONG

Geelong Brewery and eatery. NEWLY JUDGED IN  2022  BOOKINGS AND ENQUIRIES (03) 5222 8756  or MAKE A BOOKING NOW 

MERNE@LIGHTHOUSE – DRYSDALE

Contemporary Dining,  Drysdale.   Last Judged in 2021 Enquiries and Bookings (03) 5251 5541  or MAKE A BOOKING

PARADE ESPRESSO BAR – OCEAN GROVE

Ocean Grove  Cafe  Last Judges in 2021  Enquiries and Bookings: 0413 609 368

QUEENSCLIFF GENERAL STORE

Cafe and Provedore.  Last Judged in 2021 Enquiries and Bookings  (03) 5291 8879 

Q-TRAIN – BELLARINE PENINSULA

Bellarine Peninsula.  (Drysdale to Queenscliff)  Last Judged in 2021.  Enquiries and Bookings  (03) 4238 3930  or MAKE A BOOKING NOW

QUEENSCLIFF BREWHOUSE

BREWERY AND EATERY   Last Judged in 2021  Enquiries and Bookings  (03) 5258 1717  or  SEE MENU or  MAKE A BOOKING NOW

SURFSIDE CAFE OCEAN GROVE – OCEAN GROVE

Unlicensed Cafe & swimming pool – NEWLY JUDGED IN 2022  Enquiries and Bookings  (03) 5256 3999 

THE RANGE @ CURLEWIS 

Golf course and licensed Cafe  NEWLY JUDGED IN 2022    Enquiries and bookings  (03) 5251 1111  or See Menu or  MAKE A BOOKING NOW

TULIP BAR AND RESTAURANT – GEELONG

Geelong.  Last Judged in 2020  Enquiries and Bookings (03) 5229 6953 or  See Menu  or MAKE A BOOKING NOW

WINTERS CAFE – NEWTOWN

Pakington Street Newtown, New Golden Plate New Listing in 2022  Enquiries and Bookings: (03) 5221 8832  SEE MENU

EATERIES & WINE BARS 
BALLARAT & DAYLESFORD REGION

CRYPT – BALLARAT

14 Camp Street Ballarat Wine Bar/Cocktail Bar  NEWLY JUDGED IN 2022  WALK IN  (Bookings Not required) SEE MENU

BISTRO TERROIR

Daylesford,  Casual Dining  Multi Golden Plate Award Winning   Last Judged in 2021 SEE MENU  Bookings and Enquiries   0499 022 212 

DRIVE CAFE

Golden Point Ballarat    NEWLY JUDGED IN 2022    View Menu   Enquiries and bookings:   (03) 4373 1659 (note new number)

EAST QTR 
Eastwood Street, Ballarat,  Coffee Bar  NEW GOLDEN PLATE LISTING IN 2022   Walk in (Bookings not required)

HIGHER SOCIETY 
Sturt Street Ballarat,  NEWLY JUDGED IN 2022   Enquiries and bookings (03) 5383 0817  or  VIEW MENU 

KADOTA

1 Camp St Daylesford. 2021 GOLDEN PLATE AWARDS STATE WINNER NEWLY JUDGED IN 2022  Enquiries  and Bookings (03) 5348 1218   SEE MENU  or  MAKE A BOOKING

LE PECHE GOURMAND

Cafe, Bakery and Pattisserie,  Creswick  Last Judged in 2021  Enquiries and bookings  0435 044 663

MOON AND MOUNTAIN

Ballarat, Last Judged in 2021  Enquiries and Bookings: (03) 5333 3336

PEASANT

13 Lydiard Street North, Ballarat, degustation menus of European peasant style foods   NEW GOLDEN PLATE LISTING IN 2022  Bookings and Enquiries   (03) 4310 7238  BOOKINGs ESSENTIAL

ROYAL OAK HOTEL

Ballarat, Hotel Dining NEWLY JUDGED IN 2022  Bookings and Enquiries   (03) 5331 5373

THE SHARED TABLE

Buninyong,  NEWLY JUDGED IN 2022  Enquiries and Bookings: (03) 5374 2076    SEE MENU  or MAKE A BOOKING NOW

TUKI RESTAURANT

Smeaton, Member Golden Plate Hall of Fame,  See Menu  or  Enquiries and Bookings: (03) 5345 6233

 


 

EATERIES & WINE BARS

BENDIGO & MACEDON RANGES

7 BEANS COFFEE

Cafe Echuca,  Last Judged in 2021  Enquiries and Bookings:  0433 836 820 

BROUGHAM ARMS HOTEL

Bendigo ,  NEW JUDGING IN 2022   Enquiries and Bookings : (03) 5442 3555 or  MAKE A BOOKING

FOOK SHING

KYNETON  pan Asian Dining.   New Golden Plate Listing in 2022   Enquiries and Bookings (03) 5422 6560  SEE MENU  or  MAKE A BOOKING

FIVE FLAGS HOTEL

Campbell’s Creek.  NEWLY JUDGED IN 2022  Enquiries and Bookings :   (03) 5472 1010  

MALDON ROSE CAFE & PATISSERIE

NEW LISTING IN 2022  Enquiries and bookings:   0492 183 081  

MISS M’S LOUNGE

KYNETON WINE AND COCKTAIL BAR   NEW LISTINGIN 2022   Enquiries and Bookings  0409 779 936  or Email

HARCOURT PRODUCE AND GENERAL STORE

Last Judged in 2021  Enquiries and Bookings: (03) 5474 2125  or  Make a Booking