Waterside eateries around Victoria

Yarra Valley and the Dandenong Ranges

Visitors to Rochford Winery will notice a new addition to the property, home to 400 Gradi – Yarra Valley.  Built over the lake, diners can tuck in to delectable traditional Italian cuisine such as the award-winning Margherita Verace Pizza, along with an array of pizzas and mouth-watering antipasto dishes, pastas, sides and desserts, complemented by an authentic winery experience. 878-880 Maroondah Highway, Coldstream, Yarra Valley VIC 3770, (03) 5957 3399

Phillip Island

Oceanfront restaurant The Cape Kitchen offers diners breathtaking, uninterrupted views from Cape Woolamai through to Pyramid Rock and looking out onto the Southern Ocean and Bass Strait. The restaurant supports regional, Victorian and Australian producers with a menu that has been carefully sourced and thoughtfully prepared. 1215 Phillip Island Rd, Newhaven VIC 3925, (03) 5956 7200

Mornington Peninsula

Visitors to Sorrento beach can enjoy a dining experience at The Baths Restaurant on the picturesque waterside, with a beautiful pier sitting gracefully in front of this seaside favourite. After a fire demolished the entire premises in 2015, the building has been recently re-built and offers amazing views and fresh food to visitors and locals alike. 3278 Point Nepean Rd, Sorrento VIC 3943, (03) 5984 1500

Not directly on the water, but visitors can claim they have found a hidden gem that is Blue Range Estate winery, which has sweeping sea views of both Port Phillip and in the distance Bass Strait. A cellar door and family run restaurant with Italian heritage, visitors will find this winery at the very back of Rosebud as they travel along a dirt road climbing to a high vantage point which looks over the southern end of the peninsula. 155 Gardens Rd, Rosebud VIC 3939, 0419 553 343

Goldfields

Whether it’s Sunday breakfast, or just stopover for lunch on the way through town, café-goers at The Boardwalk Bendigo can relax and take in the ambience overlooking Lake Weeroona.  Open every day, the restaurant also caters to four-legged pals welcomed by their resident Labrador, Chino, who loves to make friends. Nolan St, Bendigo VIC 3550, (03) 5443 9855

Travellers can opt to dine at the grand pavilion at Pipers by the Lake on the foreshore of Lake Wendouree. Post meal, diners can cross the road to take an afternoon stroll at the Ballarat Botanical Garden. 403 Wendouree Parade, Lake Wendouree VIC 3350, (03) 5334 1811