Lauren's Guidebook
Food scene
Great coffee and wonderful spot for brunch or lunch. Also great for an afternoon cocktail and dinner on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings.
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The Kitchen, Bistro, Bar and Courtyard
1917 Point Nepean RdGreat coffee and wonderful spot for brunch or lunch. Also great for an afternoon cocktail and dinner on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings.
Fantastic coffee and very friendly service. Also nice, healthy takeaway foods for brunch or lunch.
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A Good Little Thing
15 Guest StFantastic coffee and very friendly service. Also nice, healthy takeaway foods for brunch or lunch.
A great little spot to get some takeaway food like pizza and fish and chips.
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Guest St Milk Bar
5 Guest StA great little spot to get some takeaway food like pizza and fish and chips.
This is my favourite spot for a long lunch. The menu has not changed for years but there is a great reason why! Make sure you either go early (before 12pm) to get a table or later (after 2pm) as it gets very busy on weekends and holidays.
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Foxeys Hangout
795 White Hill RdThis is my favourite spot for a long lunch. The menu has not changed for years but there is a great reason why! Make sure you either go early (before 12pm) to get a table or later (after 2pm) as it gets very busy on weekends and holidays.
This is such a beautiful winery and is so close to Charlie’s. It is fine dining food but a rather casual setting. One of the best lunches/dinners on the Peninsula.
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The Cups Estate
269 Browns RdThis is such a beautiful winery and is so close to Charlie’s. It is fine dining food but a rather casual setting. One of the best lunches/dinners on the Peninsula.
Great for a drink or lunch/dinner. Beautiful outside in the summer.
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Portsea Hotel
3746 Point Nepean RdGreat for a drink or lunch/dinner. Beautiful outside in the summer.
Hotel Sorrento Restaurant
15 Hotham RdGreat for a drink and lunch/dinner.
David PROSSER SEAFOODS
2383 Point Nepean RoadBest fish and chips in town!
Great for a drink and lunch/dinner. There is often live music in the beer garden during the warmer months.
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Rye Hotel
2415 Point Nepean RdGreat for a drink and lunch/dinner. There is often live music in the beer garden during the warmer months.
Saint Ernest
2827 Point Nepean RdSuch nice coffee, brunch, lunch and dinner.
Sightseeing
This is my absolute favourite walk on the Peninsula. Park on Lentell Ave, Sorento and go through the gate on the left at the end with the big yellow sign on it.
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Millionaire's Walk
3498A Point Nepean RdThis is my absolute favourite walk on the Peninsula. Park on Lentell Ave, Sorento and go through the gate on the left at the end with the big yellow sign on it.
Another favourite walk. This is the most beautiful country side. Don’t do this walk if it has been raining though - can be very muddy!
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Red Hill Rail Trail
155 Shoreham RdAnother favourite walk. This is the most beautiful country side. Don’t do this walk if it has been raining though - can be very muddy!
I highly recommend a walk on the local Tootgarook beach near Charlie’s. Simply cross the road at the traffic lights at the bottom of Carmichael St and you are there!
Tootgarook
I highly recommend a walk on the local Tootgarook beach near Charlie’s. Simply cross the road at the traffic lights at the bottom of Carmichael St and you are there!
I love the walk between Blairgowrie and Rye. So lovely and flat, easy walking.
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Blairgowrie
I love the walk between Blairgowrie and Rye. So lovely and flat, easy walking.
Shopping
Recommend wandering the shops in Sorento. There are some great clothes and homewares shops.
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Sorrento
Recommend wandering the shops in Sorento. There are some great clothes and homewares shops.
Rosebud Plaza is great if you need something from the bigger chain stores (e.g. Kmart, Coles, Amcal).
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Rosebud Plaza
McCombe StreetRosebud Plaza is great if you need something from the bigger chain stores (e.g. Kmart, Coles, Amcal).
Woolworths Rye
4 Hygeia StClosest supermarket to Charlie’s.
Relaxing
Simply the best! And so close to Charlie’s. Highly recommended.
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Peninsula Hot Springs
140 Springs LnSimply the best! And so close to Charlie’s. Highly recommended.