4 Best Restaurants in Phillip Island, Victoria

Isola Di Capri has been serving up generous plates of seafood since 1972. Start with a shared antipasto platter or lobster toast before moving on to the fish of the day or locally sourced rib-eye steak. The lamb shoulder with crispy pumpkin risotto is a stand-out dish for non-seafood lovers. For a lighter bite, their wood-fired pizzas come hot and fresh and the wine list includes plenty of local options. Save room for a gelati to eat as you wander down the pier afterwards, or time your visit to watch the setting sun from the dining room with a cocktail in hand.

Taste Australia's unique ingredients at this exciting café---try wattleseed scones, a zingy finger lime aioli on the side of a lemon-myrtle tempura barramundi fish fillet, a sweet crumble with quandong and macadamia nuts. Classic breakfast and lunch dishes such as smashed avocado on toast or bacon and eggs are lifted with the addition of wild lime olive oil or mushrooms with native thyme. Local prawns and mussels are spiced with Kakadu plum or Murray River salt. Afterwards, shop the produce store for their sauces, teas, curries and muesli, blended with native Australian ingredients and finish with locally roasted coffee.

Serving regional and Victorian produce from breakfast to late lunch, Cape Kitchen is a wildly popular brunch spot. The exciting breakfast menu, served until 11:30 am, includes house-cured ocean trout, corn cakes with chili jam and eggs, and locally smoked salmon. After noon, sit down inside to a two- or three-course lunch featuring prawns from the uninhabited Skull Island or a carpaccio of Gippsland beef, with local cheeses and house-made sorbets to finish. The outside deck, with its fabulous views of the rough Southern Ocean, serves a casual light menu including a charcuterie plate, to pair with a local wine. The indoor two course lunch costs A$60, three courses costs A$70.

Spilling onto an upstairs terrace above the main Cowes beach, Harry's is a Phillip Island institution. Its menu, which changes regularly, draws heavily on seafood bought fresh from local trawlers, along with locally raised beef and lamb. Don't pass up the crayfish if it's on the menu. The wine list has an Australian emphasis and includes local wines. The bread is made on the premises, as are the pastries and ice cream.