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Port Fairy

Exterior of the Guildford Family Hotel in Guildford, country Victoria.

10 of Victoria’s best regional pubs worth planning a road trip around

What’s even better than a long pub lunch? A long pub lunch in the country! These venues are the real deal, with food, drinks and settings worth planning a trip around.

  • Richard Cornish
Go-to dish: Abalone with smoked eel.
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Fen's truly exceptional tasting menu is worth travelling for

This version of the Port Fairy fine diner delivers both more and less than its predecessor, writes Besha Rodell.

  • Besha Rodell
Crayfish, native salad, seaweed broth at The Stag.
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The Stag

Chef Ryan Sessions is back on the road to glory with his hyper-local Port Fairy food.

  • Gemima Cody

Merrijig Kitchen

With its rambling vegetable garden and easy charm, the Merrijig provides the template for country pub dining.

Lemongrass

During summer, it can be a two-hour wait for takeaway orders, which says a lot about how well priced and delicious the food is at this simple seaside Thai cafe.

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The Stag

In a wing of a gracious wayside inn (established 1847) and graced by pressed metal ceilings, an ...

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Merrijig Kitchen

Country inns don't come cosier than this historic wharf-side tavern.

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The Stag

The corner dining room of this historic portside building has witnessed many incarnations in its ...

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