This is easily some of the best gelato I've ever eaten. To cherries in the amaretto cherry flavor…read moreare so nice and it is so creamy. The place is clean and the staff were friendly. Totally blown away.

Authentic homemade pasta. Pizza is much better here surprisingly though. The pastella was a bit…read morethick like udon which is how it's done. The seafood pasta looks good. Garlic focaccia was a great type of pizza.

Stopped here to have dinner before our penguin parade. Lots of seating indoor and out. We had a…read morenice table near the windows on a chilly evening. We chose to split a salad, the bread and olives, and a pizza. While I like veggie pizza, husband likes meaty pizza so we asked if they could do a half and half. While they said, they don't usually do that, they made an exception for us. We love that focus on the customer and appreciate the accommodation. All the food was excellent. We were debating about all three salads and our server suggested the one we got and we were not disappointed. Such a nice light dressing and lots of veggies. For dessert, we had the affogato. I love that dessert. So simple but delicious. Husband hates coffee and loves ice cream. I love both so works for both of us.

After wrapping up our night at the penguin parade we headed over to downtown and decided to eat at…read morePino's. It seemed busy with lots of cars parked out front. It was a fairly large restaurant with outdoor and indoor seating. Decor was nice with an unusual display of motorcycle outfits mounted to the walls. We were promptly seated and asked a couple times by different staff if we were ready to order. It seemed like there was a lack of coordination. However, after placing our order it did take awhile to flag a waiter's attention to get water refills and later one to go box for leftovers. In general the pastas were good in size but a bit lacking in flavors and seasoning. The bolognese and arrabiatta tasted about the same. The chicken risotto was watery instead of creamy. The romana pizza turned out to be the best of all the dishes we tried that night. At the end of the meal, we paid at the counter in front.

My favorite fish and chips on the island. I have to admit, though, that their potato cakes are the…read morebest on the planet.

Got two cheese burgers and chips. The burger was one of the cheapest pieces of meat you can buy, it…read morewas grey and hardly edible. The chips were yellow and tasted old, except the one that tasted of disinfectant.

Date night with hubby in January on the epic storm night. Had front row balcony table with view…read moreover Westernport bay with storms brewing. Yummy entrees (prawn cocktail and scallops). Then tender lamb and beef for main. Storm started with thunder, lightning, etc, so the front blinds came down, rain was pelting in, rivers of water underfoot and we HAD to stay for dessert to avoid a drenching getting to the car!! Dessert was delicious - profiteroles for me and berry soup with mango for hubby. Staff were great given the difficulty of the circumstances. Good service and very friendly.

DON'T BOTHER - Chased down by the waitress! On arrival we…read morewere greeted by two people who couldn't be more disinterested or sour. The venue itself is in an excellent location with great views, but that's where the good ends. The staff are cold and unfriendly and there is zero atmosphere in the restaurant. We ordered the lakes entrance prawns and I've seen bigger shrimp on a pizza. The prawns themselves looked anaemic/extremely colourless, tiny, flavourless and still defrosting. When the waiter eventually came over (40 minutes later) he was apologetic and informed the kitchen that the meal was below par. To which the hostess, (sour puss) stormed back to our table with prawns in hand, defiantly proclaiming how fresh they were. We again explained our disappointment in the entree but she insisted on starting an argument. We calmly got up and tried to leave the restaurant all the while she was still angrily insisting the prawns were fresh, with the whole restaurant observing the embarrassment this woman was causing herself. I've never witnessed such appalling customer service and complete and utter disregard for the customer. Worst dining experience ever. Way to ruin my partners birthday dinner. Put this joint up for sale, it's a joke.

If you're reading this review, chances are it's because your Phillip Island Tour bus has dropped…read moreyou off in this random area for dinner at a restaurant of your choosing. I would recommend The Fat Seagull because: 1. Food was not bad, expect to spend $25 AUD per person. I would have loved to try their signature Coat of Arms pizza (half emu, half kangaroo), but they were sold out early. Instead, we enjoyed the baramundi fish and shrimp entrees. 2. Nice, clean atmosphere. Table cloth & wine glasses kind-of place, but everyone was in casual attire. 3. You really don't have many options in the area. For some odd reason, every other restaurant on the main street was closed for business, and the ones that were opened mostly served fried food.

For a small town this restaurant does not do badly - we were in search for dinner as one does and…read moreconsidering the options on the two main streets where restaurants were most apparent this seemed the best choice. The choices are pretty straight forward - pasta or pizza - I went for the seafood linguini - and it was pretty decent considering the neighbourhood. We got seating outside - even though there were five of us and it was peak time we were lucky to get that! And they also had a pretty economical deal going that evening - I think a Tuesday and for Australian standards that was the bargain. So why 3 stars? Well firstly the seagulls. At first it's pretty cool they come up close and you are feeling closer to nature - but then they get kinda aggressive ! Scarily so - they were attacking my friend - no joke and am pretty sure plucked a few prawns off his pasta bowl. So that was strange but memorable ;) And most people at this intersection of restaurants by the coast are to be fair tourists because they want to see the penguins - and we were guiltily the same. It's cool but it would be nice to hear your own thoughts whilst you eat sometimes.

This place was pretty good fun. Catching a trout in a small pond was actually quite good if you've…read morenever fished before. However they have a 'no release' policy which means you have to buy whatever you catch. So you are limited to the time it takes to catch the fish. What peeved me was that once you catch the trout they still charge you $22 per small fish for them to cook it for you! My oven baked trout was under cooked and inedible. The 'tempura' trout is actually deep fried; fish and chip style, Ending up spending $100 for 2 people and lunch which was a bit steep for an hour long activity.

Uhhh we came here for lunch as part of a tour bus stop. The tour guide kept saying how amazing…read morefarmed trout is =((( The place was covereddd in flies and had a smell to it. Eekers. They have trout ponds of increasing "hardness" to catch the fish. So some are super full and you can get your fill. The only positive is that they had a small walk with lots of native plants and informative labels. Plus the lunch had a gluten free salad option. And the taste was good, but given the smell in the heat, it did not help the appetite.

Never coming here again, rude and stuffed our order twice and charged us for a meal that was never…read moreordered.

What a great place. Right on Brisbane Bay overlooking the water. You order the food through the app…read moreso the food comes out within 10 to 15 minutes of your order. We were on a very tight schedule as we only had one hour to eat and be back on the bus to go to the penguin March. When we wanted to order another round of drinks and told him we couldn't wait 5 to 10 minutes they told us don't worry about it. We'll take a look with the order comes in and prioritize you guys. They got the drinks to us within minutes. I had the fish and chips and it was excellent. Laurie had the Sri Lankan chicken curry and it was phenomenal. Very spicy very perfect. Very good fine. The Prosecco was excellent, and the sewing blonde by the glass was delicious.

When you are in Cowes, unless you are having your food on the beach, then there are going to be few…read moreplaces that will have a view like Hotel does. This quaint little pub has a great open air feeling and with some fabulous views. This is a sit anywhere type place. We managed to find a seat right at the windows and decided to grab a pizza. Tracking down a server was a bit of a challenge, but instead I just went directly to the bar and ordered, Easy-peasy. The pizza was out shortly and was fresh and hot. Beer was cold, pizza was great and the views were fantastic. Overall, great spot, good food and cold beer. Atmosphere was chill and some good tunes playing. Servers were in a bit of short supply, but when we did get one they were super friendly. Great spot to have a drink and enjoy the views.