Lorne Restaurants

After passing by all the warning signs by the Victoria Government to keep your eyes wide open while driving on the road, our morning drive hit a peak where coffee was essential. As we came into Lorne, we saw a nice little row of cafes and bakeries, but even at 10am, a slim minority of them were open.

Louttit Bay Bakery was the most appealing of the options, as we could see the coffee brewing, and the seats were out and umbrellas up for us to sit and enjoy a drink. The coffee was warm, and although I am turning into a Melbourne coffee snob now, it did give us just enough lift to perk up for the rest of the drive.

I also tried the croissant sandwich, with ham and cheese. It was warmed, which is the only way to eat a croissant, and I was pleased with the outcome.

The little restaurant named Tiramisu is a few metres uphill from Lorne's main street. They have put up a mobile sign on the sidewalk in said main street, that is how we found it. I really hope it still exists, our visit took place in 2005.

The restaurant is run by a young couple. He is of Italian descent, the chef and an ambitious singer... She is the waitress, maybe of Dutch/Belgian/German ancestry - not sure. Really cute people. The food was ex-cell-ent. One of the best fish dishes I have ever had in my whole life. Unfortunately we were almost the only guests. I assume the location off the main street is a disadvantage for them, as many other restaurants are located in the main street. I hope hope hope they made it because it was superb.

Favorite Dish: I had the Fish of the Day, a Bue Eye fillet the size of a big steak, grilled and served on risotto with fresh tomatoes and herbs.

I do not remember the exact price but it was not expensive.

Food for all the four seasons of Melbourne and Victoria Weather this place has pizza, fish and chips, salads, Pasta, Mexican, Burgers, Toasted sandwiches, Hotdogs, Breakfast and all the beverages one would need at reasonable prices. Though the menu I have is a bit old, I am sure if there food is as good as when I was there it still is now.

A take away cafe where you can eat in or take it with you, Four Seasons was a reasonble place for a pit stop on the Great Ocean road for a graze. Yummo.

We went to the Lorne Pier Seafood Restaurant but they wouldn't be open until 6pm. Our tummies were making lots of noise and refused to wait for another hour, so we ended up in Andrew's Chicken Joint. Chicken salad, pizza, fish & chips, burger, etc.

Favorite Dish: I'd fish & chips, fish was very fresh, but Ewa's chicken salad made me drool.

Your trip to Lorne will not be completed without seafood! All sorts of fish, crabs, lobsters and crayfish brought in daily from the pier by Lorne's small fishing fleet. There is no safe anchorage for the fleet so the boats are stored on the pier and winched into the sea.

Price is not cheaper than the Queen Victoria Market but definitely fresh and more variety.

Favorite Dish: Take your pick and make your own favourite seafood dish!

There is a choice of first class restaurants and bistros to tempt you, where fresh local seafoods are a speciality and for the budget conscious, the take-aways are wide and varied, and can be enjoyed on the beach, or in the many parks and picnic areas over-looking the bay.

Well priced restaurant, with sometimes a local band playing. You can sit outside and watch over Loutit Bay - hey Lorne is a very small town!!! so you see it all when you are sitting on the restaurant terrace.

Favorite Dish: Modern food - we just had a drink - but other diners food looks great

This is a place ot have your fish and chips, grilled lobsters, or generally the seafood platter type. we stumbled into it when we were walking along the path from Loutit Bay to the Pier. You cannot miss it. The Lorne Pier is a nitstorical placeNext door to it is a fish market. You have outside dining - some of the seats are carved out of huge tree trunks. Sounded like a fantastic place, but I was not too impressed with the overall place. I think I was happier to eat at Marks, or even Mecca along Mount Joy Parade.

Favorite Dish: I saw lots of mornayed scallop on the shell, lots of seafood platters served etc. We just had coffee and a crumble - peach and apple -which was palatable - but not wuite good. They do not even use the best cream made from King Island - which should be to keep up woth the great eateries in Australia.