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Double Happy.
11.5/20

Dead flies in the soy sauce: Our critic’s verdict of George Calombaris’ Chinese restaurant

Callan Boys digs the cosplay dining room, but wonders if diners should spend their money at a theme-park tribute or a family-run original.

  • Callan Boys
Steak is available in three cuts.

Batesford Hotel

A revived pub with an epic beer garden just outside Geelong.

  • Gail Thomas
The hand-cut, double-cooked chips are a cut above.

This 1860s pub punches well above its weight for food (even if there’s no chicken parma)

Bobbie Peels’ simple dishes − including these chunks of fluffy spud − have surprising depth.

  • Dani Valent
Pirate Life’s Melbourne pirate ship is a cruisy, spacious food hangout.
14/20

This huge brewpub in Nowheresville is a bold move (much like its drink-friendly food)

Pirate Life’s beer is made off site, so does its 200-seat venue stand on its own terms as a food and drink drawcard?

  • Dani Valent
The historic Victoria Hotel was built in 1868.

The Victoria

A beautifully renovated gem in Rutherglen.

  • Richard Cornish
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Seven Creeks Hotel

A Federation-era pub with a landscaped beer garden.

  • Richard Cornish
The roaring fireplace at the Merrijig Inn.

Merrijig Inn

A historic pub with a fairy light-festooned beer garden.

  • Richard Cornish

Marlo Hotel

A friendly fishing-village pub serving local meat and seafood.

  • Richard Cornish

Gunbower Hotel

Dry-aged steaks worth stopping for.

  • Richard Cornish
Exterior of the Guildford Family Hotel.

Guildford Family Hotel

Country pub grub in a historic setting.

  • Richard Cornish

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