Steak is available in three cuts.

Batesford Hotel

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

  • Gail Thomas
Eleven Barrack is banking on the market for plush dining rooms.
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This new two-hatted grill is so good,our critic booked it for his birthday

Eleven Barrack pushes beyond the usual surf-and-turf trappings to create a singular restaurant,complete with a baby grand and live pianist.

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Kidman dry-aged sirloin on the bone,with coal-roasted greens,fried onion and black garlic.
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Does Sydney need another luxury grill restaurant? No,but this one dazzles

The Grill isn’t for everyone,it’s expensive and grand,but it’s the kind of ambitious opening that makes big cities feel international.

  • David Matthews
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
The dining room is a bona fide looker,all brooding leather,original terrazzo sandstone and cedar.
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Why this charming bistro is Newcastle’s new hatted dining destination

The handsome,historic site on Bolton Street finally wins back a chefs’ hat with the arrival Bistro Penny.

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Island Radio,Redfern.
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Deep-flavoured sambals and satay:Our critic’s verdict on the tropical disco of Island Radio

Does the first restaurant to open in Redfern’s new $500 million Wunderlich Lane precinct live up to the hype?

  • David Matthews
Pancakes with poached rhubarb,baked apple,coffee caramel and mascarpone.

‘Best in the country’:Why this pancake topping is worth a stop on your next road trip

The secret to earthly delight is in pairing local fare with passion at Moonacres Kitchen in the Southern Highlands.

  • Lenny Ann Low
Where’s Next Honey pizza topped with hot salami,honey and fresh chilli.

Gather your friends and head to this big breezy tin-roofed shed in an industrial estate

This summer,skip the tents and pitch a meal at Campground Kitchen to your friends instead.

  • Dani Valent
Juno and Sons.

Come for the cheesecake,stay for the community spirit at this interesting corner store

“You walk in and you can get everything,” says the owner of Juno and Sons shop and cafe in Elizabeth Bay.

  • Lenny Ann Low
Perry’s is an all-day cafe at Valley Lake estate,hosued in a former quarry.

One of Melbourne’s most perfectly situated cafes is hiding in plain sight

You’d never stumble upon this local hangout,on the banks of a picturesque lake,by accident.

  • Dani Valent