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Queenscliff

The Esplanade Hotel in Queenscliff, reborn under Australian Venue Co, has an upgraded beer garden and kids’ play area.

The Esplanade Hotel

A reborn pub just back from the foreshore with a beer garden and kids’ playground.

  • Tomas Telegramma

Couta Boat Cafe

The Couta Boat occupies the ground floor of a grand old guesthouse.

Athelstane House

Take a seaside sojourn at this 1860 boutique hotel, where the timber-accented dining room has a contemporary feel and modern artwork, and the adjoining courtyard is relaxed.

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Vue Grand

The dining room here is as grand as the hotel's name. With its high ceilings, chandeliers, antique ...

The Queenscliff Hotel's grand exterior.

Queenscliff Hotel

There's few surprises on the menu, but this imposing beauty is the perfect place to taste some old-world glamour.

  • Larissa Dubecki
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360Q

Right on the water, 360Q is modern, spacious and seafood-inclined. There may be a tasting plate of ...

Couta Boat Cafe

History is tangible at this 1902 Edwardian guesthouse. It's in the iron lacework above the patio ...

Athelstane House

This guesthouse-restaurant was established in the 1860s. The menu's simple but appealing: Coffin ...

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Vue Grand

Don't be fooled by the high, sky-blue ceilings, statuary lamps, leadlighting and other signs of ...

Raw Ingredients

Grab a red lentil roti wrap or tofu and kidney bean curry before padding barefoot down to the beach ...