ReviewGood Food Guide (Vic)Lakes Entrance

Sodafish

Where the catch of the day comes from the water you’re dining on.

November 18, 2024

1 / 7Sodafish serves seasonal, local seafood.Supplied

2 / 7You cannot get any closer to the water.everyday nicky

3 / 7Fine dining by the water.everyday nicky

6 / 7Pea, verbena, sand crab, sugarsnap and fig leaf oil.Anna Davis

Critics' Pick

Seafood$$

When staff boast that everything is sourced locally at this floating restaurant, they’re not kidding. The king prawns twirled with spaghettini, chilli and garlic Your waiter will point to a trawler along the jetty. Chunky octopus? Grilled flathead? Sirloin steak? All local – even the carrots in a cake crowned by caramel cream.

That octopus gets oomph from chorizo and a sauce fragrant with vadouvan spices. Beurre blanc alongside the flathead hums with preserved tomato. Moored among the Lakes Entrance fishing fleet, this former ferry is a prime spot to sip a Gippsland chardonnay at a blondwood table, and watch the sun set and the pelicans cruise by.

The ends of the venue have the best views -inside and out – so if that’s important, ask when you book. The fact that service is cheerful is all the more reason to step aboard.