Steak is available in three cuts.

Batesford Hotel

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

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The historic Victoria Hotel was built in 1868.

The Victoria

A beautifully renovated gem in Rutherglen.

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Seven Creeks Hotel

A Federation-era pub with a landscaped beer garden.

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The roaring fireplace at the Merrijig Inn.

Merrijig Inn

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

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Marlo Hotel

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

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Gunbower Hotel

Dry-aged steaks worth stopping for.

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Exterior of the Guildford Family Hotel.

Guildford Family Hotel

Country pub grub in a historic setting.

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Steak with miso mushrooms and duchess potatoes.

Gold Mines Hotel

A history-soaked hotel that’s part restaurant,part pub.

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Fried eggs on chips at the Bunyip Hotel in Cavendish,Victoria.

The Bunyip Hotel

A reliable watering hole with an ex-MoVida chef at the helm.

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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