Very VERY nice food. They have a good selection without going overboard. The have gluten free dishes. Prices are a bit high, but you expect this for high quality food. They also have a free points club.

Approximate cost: $12.00

Savory pancakes (Crêpes)? Yes! Steak, fish, chicken! Not just the most awesome sweet dishes, but good, filling, tasty savory dishes including mexican! Prices are not too bad either. AND, if you like the pancakes sooo much you can't wait till the next visit, you can also buy bags of thier pancake mix! Staff are always friendly. Being so popular can sometimes be a problem with weighting to be served and getting your meal, but with food and service as good as this, it is worth the wait. Hey, and if you just want desert, here, but want your main somewhere else, try two doors south at the Ballarat Steakhouse. The Pancake Kitchen is in an old warehouse, so it can be a little tricky for those with mobility problems, but there is a small dining area just off the entrance and down two stairs, and for those with hollow legs, two more floors of seating! Told you they were popular.

Approximate cost: $5-$20

Oh yeah! Best steaks in Ballarat! Meals are a little on the small size, but then I am a big boy with a big appetite. Most people will find the servings ample. Prices are reasonable. Food is fresh and tasty. While waiting for your meal, browse around the dining area and read the history of some of Ballarat's well known landmarks. Their menu will not have you scratching your head. A good selection of dishes without being too overwhelming. Stay for desert, or take the 50m stroll along the street to The Pancake Kitchen, two doors east. Sauces/gravies for your steak are very tasty. They even have a Dutch blue vein cheese sauce that is to die for! Well worth the visit.

Approximate cost: $16-$40

Always a good feed. Now that the Blundstone Boot Factory has downsized, you don't have to contend with 100 lunch time customers. (Oh, did we ex-Blunnies workers give Mermaids a work out!) Service always friendly. Food is tasty. A good selection of fast food, salad rolls, and cakes. A small selection of supermarket lines. If you park on the opposite side of the road, be very careful crossing as it is a busy road all day.

Approximate cost: $3-$15

Don't be put of by the location. Although Gagebrook has a stigma attached to it, being in a housing suburb, the shop is well catered with a huge menu, and with a well stocked supermarket range. The operators are friendly, and always greet you with a smile. The food is always well made. The hamburgers are huge, filling, and tasty. Prices are reasonable. Some of the locals are a bit scary, but the majoritory will say "Hi", hold the door open for you, and help out with directions if needed. Laona's fresh fruit and vegetables are mostly locally sourced, being on the fringe of a farming area. Well worth the stop.

Approximate cost: $3-$15

Always a friendly greeting. Best coffee in Moonah, with the promise "If you don't like it, let us know so we can make it better!" Darcey (the owner/operator) makes a wicked sticky citrus cake. Prices are very reasonable, especially when weighed against the excellent quality. Soups, quiches, sandwiches, roasts, pies. Hearty, tasty, healthy, and ever changing menu. Top spot for a quiet snack or meal, and always welcomed as friends, not just as customers.

Approximate cost: $5-25$

Having seen this store through two operators (The owner being the second after he wasn't happy with the quality of the food being sold. Food that was nearly perfect. Shows you just how exacting thier standards are!), I can say that the food is exceptional, the service even better, and for a shop on the main road, very reasonably priced. Be aware though, with two high schools within 200m, and the netball, cycle, and football complex across the road, lunch times and weekends can sometimes entail a wait. Well worth it though!

Approximate cost: $6-$12

We are frequent visitors, and as such, the lovely ladies (and gentleman occasionally) know us by sight, and wwlcome us with friendly smiles and the best English teas. The ladies know exactly what we are going to order every time, and the broad leaf teas, and huge scones go down a treat! Browsing through all the nicknacks and snacks is always a treat. Weather it's a light tea, or hireing/buying classic china, the Vintage China Company is the place to be.

Approximate cost: $4-10

As with every visit, food is fantastic, service is professional, courtious, and friendly, and those non alcoholic margaritas are to die for. (and healthy too!) We have literally just eaten and am about to pay as I write this. We are full as boots, with ear to ear smiles! Thank you again La Casa.

Approximate cost: $15

As a middle-of-the-night long-haul newspaper deliverer, I often drop in at Warrack Hot Bread for a coffee and 6inch sausage roll. Even at 5am, the coffee is hot and fresh, and those sausage rolls are hot, soft, and flaky!

Please note:- they officially open at 5:30am, but if you are a delivery driver/truckie they will often bend the rules and serve you early. All down to the wonderful, friendly, caring country town attitude towns like Warracknabeal are renown for.

Don't go past the excellent selection of meat pies. They have bacon, cheese, mushroom, and many others. Biscuits are also a specialty. Thier kiss biscuits with the character faces are rich and tasty. A good range of bread products are on the menu too, as well as sandwiches/rolls, and a selection of deep fried food to eat in or take away.

So if you are on your way from Horsham or Hamilton to Echuca, or back the other way, drop into Warrack Hot Bread for a break.

Approximate cost: $3.50 large coffee. $2.50 sausage roll. $3.50 pies.