After being shuttered for four years, The Victoria reopened in early 2024 after a contemporary refurbishment. Brendan Anderson, formerly head chef at the Stokehouse, is on the pans. His menu features modern favourites like meltingly delicious whipped cod roe served with pillow-like bread straight from the oven, and golden crisp nuggets of cacio e pepe polenta bites. Main dishes include smoky slow-cooked lamb shoulder from the Kiewa Valley, and a local grass-fed rump steak – perfectly matched with a glass of full-bodied Rutherglen Durif.

Enjoy the spoils of the region in the sunny, dog-friendly beer garden, or escape the winter chill in the glass-walled Garden Room, complete with roaring fire.