Best Calamares in Ocean Grove

6 restaurant menus in Australia, (the ranking and the list of restaurants are based on the number of recommendations received from users in the last month, currently updated to December 2024)
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Zebra Bar & Bistro
Zebra Bar & Bistro
84/100 (546 ratings)
Restaurants
Bar
Vegetarian Friendly
Australian
Vegan Options
Australian
Seafood
Gluten Free Options
Vegetarian Friendly
Vegan Options
Gluten Free Options
Drinks
Dinner
Lunch
Fish & Chips
Seafood Platters
Prawns
Pasta
Fish & chips
Salad
Lamb
Pesto
Scallops
Fish
Duck
Oyster
Calamari
Mussels
Calamares
Salmon
Sit down
Australian
Accepts Mastercard
Accepts Visa
Street Parking
Gift Cards Available
Parking Available
Free off-street parking
Accepts Credit Cards
Dinner
Mid-range
"Thanks for continuing to service the local population during these challenging times! Beef Ragu was delicious!..."
Melissa Donaghey
"It seems this place is quite popular as it was pretty well booked out when I called to see if we could come in for an early dinner. They moved a few..."
Clare
"Loved this place. We booked through first table for our sons birthday and we loved it!! Food was great! Good size meals, even the kids meals were..."
Cheryne Bird
"Absolutely stunning meal, fantastic service, great views, tasty beer and the menu was easy to find on the internet, best steak sanga ever! Highly..."
Jordan Collins
"We had dinner and the food was fantastic. I had the thai salad with prawns and it was beautiful. We waited about an hour though but it was worth the..."
Cookie Monster
"Loved it! Good price, can choose 3 entrees for $32 all were beautiful. Calamari was really good.Kids meals were also very tasty, would..."
Scott Marshall
"Fantastic service and delicious meals! We walked in with 7 people and no booking, and were well fed in record time. Highly recommend the parma's,..."
Corina Portelli
"Excellent porterhouse steak and chips. Great service, well worth a..."
PhilB
"Zebra Bar is beautifully designed and boasts stunning views of ocean grove, the staff are friendly and attentive and the food is simply divine. Its..."
Mel
"Great ocean veiws, great people and great king island Steak for only $25..."
Macklin Parsons
"Part of the OG cummunity. Very relaxing and very welcoming..nothing is too much TROUBLE for them.Very nice people and easy to get table. It is a..."
Francis Fong
The Driftwood Cafe
The Driftwood Cafe
82/100 (1229 ratings)
Restaurants
Cafe
Vegetarian Friendly
Australian
Gluten Free Options
Cafe
Healthy
Australian
Healthy
Vegan Options
Vegetarian Friendly
Gluten Free Options
Vegan Options
Brunch
Breakfast
Dinner
Lunch
Toasts
Juice & Smoothies
Arancini
Pancakes
Cakes
Pasta
Lamb
Salad
Pesto
Calamari
Calamares
Juice & Smoothies
Burger
Eggs Benedict
Sit down
Healthy
Café
Australian
Full Bar
Serves Alcohol
Accepts Credit Cards
Wine and Beer
Highchairs Available
Outdoor Seating
Takeout
Accepts Mastercard
Accepts Visa
Seating
Table Service
Wheelchair Accessible
Lunch
Brunch
Breakfast
Dinner
Mid-range
"I had the Driftwood Harvest Bowl. It was delicious. Great coffee..."
IloveMelbourne
"This place is always busy for a reason. Best coffee and brekkie in Ocean Grove, never lets you..."
Chad Baygon
"has three beautiful spaces for diners to choose from at their Ocean Grove café, including a cosy fire set amongst their bustling coffee service..."
Glorious Food Melbs
"This place is fab! After being initially a little concerned that we might not get good and fast service (reading some other reviews) I was pleasantly..."
Clare
"Randomly came across this place on our walk and went in. Only had a coffee but it was great! Service was also good, no issues, would recommend...."
Lana
"I’ve visited this cafe many times and is always very busy sometimes can’t find somewhere to sit so the wait is usually quite long. Other than..."
Macey Oakfield
"We ordered the bacon and maple syrup pancakes, steak and eggs, and a ham and cheese toastie. The food was impeccable; well seasoned and nicely..."
KN J
"Stopped in here for lunch with the daughter (her choice). It was quite busy, even for a midweek, but very pleasant all the same. Food was good, well..."
Barbara Adams
"Beautiful and cosy atmosphere. We sat by the warm fire with our delicious Nutella hot chocolates. Great service and delicious, fresh food. I ordered..."
Melbcafegirl
"A detour on the way back to Melbourne took us here. Read a quick review on Zomato and it looks promising. Loved my kale, avocado and poached eggs. We..."
Food Junkie
"Have recently done the sea change to OG and I am proud to call this place my new regular. From brekkie to lunch, any meal ive had has been good and..."
Foodisgood
"We went there for our lunch today , waited for 45mins to served the foods. Not suitable for hungry & no patience young children. Food is good and..."
CLK
"Really good place service is fast the waiters are really nice, The caramel milkshake I got was very nice and big, very nice if you want a nice and..."
Little Foodie
"Nice place, great spot. Friendly staff. Went a couple of times. Kids milkshake in a baby milk bottle at $4 was hard to stomach for the wallet...."
Youngy
"3 poached eggs with my eggs Benedict was a delight. More cafes should be doing this!Extensive menu, without being too funky. Thickshake was..."
Mr Tiger
"Fantastic food and service. We were welcomed as soon as we walked in sat in comfortable area to fit our family. The latte was spot on and the..."
Rod
"We came here a few times during our stay. Why? The food is nice. Fresh and tasty. So we stuck with it and we didn't know the area that wellThe..."
Angelat
"Best cafe in Ocean Grove. food is very nice, staff is always friendly, atmosphere is cosy and relaxed and coffee is the best in Ocean Grove...."
Sacha Vlamynck
"All round Great cafe. Good food and reasonable prices. The coffee here is amazing. Staff have all been friendly and the service is really..."
Lucyroll
"Very impressed with service, meal and atmosphere at Driftwood for dinner. The service was excellent and we were so well looked after. Food was..."
Sophie Merivale McIntosh
"Definitely the best brekkie in Ocean Grove. Friendly and effective service, good fresh ingredients and generous servings to set you up for the day...."
Chris
"Came here with some friends. The staff were really friendly and very accommodating i.e they closed the outside shade because it was too sunny. The..."
Liv
"Dirftwood is the place to go if you are out that way. Amazing breakfast, great menu with a mix of everything.Well priced and friendly service..."
Mrs.Mielcz
"Driftwood was my go to for a long time after moving to ocean grove. Always had nice strong flavoured coffee and a great range of good quality food...."
Ray Berry
"Good food had by all. I enjoyed the pumpkin bruschetta whilst hubby was very happy with his fish n' chips with salad. Great cafe. Will definitely..."
Leonie J
"Fast and great service. We had the eggs and bacon with the splicycle which was excellent. Definitely recommend checking this place out. Will be..."
NC
"The service was wonderful at this place. Very casual but super friendly and made you feel comfortable. Everybody was really happy with their meals..."
Teagan Fraser
"We came down to Ocean Grove for the long weekend and ended up having breakfast, lunch, coffee and cake, and tapas here over the 3 days! Huge menu,..."
Em
"Driftwood is usually busy and having visited it I now know why. The cabinet of cakes looked great and the muffin I had was delicious. Husband's bacon..."
TR
"2 Lovely vegetarian meals for reasonable price. We had zucchini stack with greens and pumpkin linguine. Nice atmosphere and great service. Well done..."
Pauline Clancy
"Driftwood cafe is a well established cafe in the Main Street of Ocean Grove. The coffee is good, the food is excellent and the service is friendly...."
Sarah Mc
"Anticipated the worst and got the best. My mum and I dropped in on a busy Thursday afternoon for coffee and freshly made juice and were pleasantly..."
Nat
"It seems like a cool cafe - and actually it is but not good enough i believe. We ordered some english tea and lattes. My friend liked the latte and..."
Işın Gizem Çelik
"The Driftwood cafe has a great breakfast selection. I ordered the free range whole egg omelette with spicy capsicum, potato and onion, which came..."
The Go Go Mumma
"Very grateful for a late sitting at this busy cafe. Dinner menu was very extensive! I ate the lamb salad and it was sensational! Great wine and beer..."
Kirsty Daniel
"Absolutely love Driftwood. Food is excellent and staff always friendly. A real asset to Ocean Grove. The Umbrian Eggs are a standout! Definitely..."
Reviewer101
"Love this place for breakfast and/or lunch- just be ready as it does get busy. Best scrambled eggs with smoky bacon and a beautiful BBQ-like sauce...."
Daisy Werac
"Lots of positives. Friendly staff, prompt service, food and coffee very nice. Definitely be back..."
Mark Andrew Brunger
"Jane. My husband and I and 2 of our young adult children (in their 20's) ate at Driftwood Cafe on Saturday night and were so impressed! We all..."
Janeh
"Best cafe in town. Great food and service. Melb city quality food and breakki. I got eggs Benedict and it came three eggs, what a bargain for $15.5...."
Alex Barcenas
"Great. We had brunch here and were pleased. We all ordered a dish with some form of poached eggs on them and we were all very impressed that it came..."
April
"Great local cafe, shame about the smokers outside - spoilt my otherwise pleasant..."
HB
"Fabulous. We had 13 in our group and they made a big table for us. Service was fast and friendly. food was..."
Rebecca Cambrell
"Great service, great coffee. By chance we stopped here and we were pleasantly surprised, great BLAT sandwich, coffee and a real orange juice freshly..."
Francischelli
"Love this place! Extensive menu with a variety of items on the menu. Especially love the all day brekky menu. Will be a regular..."
Chotakai
"Amazing staff and very kid friendly. The food came out tasting delicious and the coffee was spot on. Went there for dinner with my partner and we..."
93anon
"I'm a local and have been frequenting this cafe for a while now! I also had the pleasure of enjoying there dinner service last week and felt..."
Kirbi Bound
"The absolute best. There is honestly no better place to eat in Ocean Grove! When I am posed with the question "Where should we go to eat?" It is..."
Lg
"Tasty food and excellent staff and..."
Morgansarah
"Easily the best cafe/restaurant on the Bellarine Peninsula. Superb breakfasts, lunches as well as dinners! The staff are really friendly..."
Chris H
"Coffee is the best in town. All day breaky as well as a lunch menu starting at 11.30am means there is heaps and heaps to choose from and they are..."
Spoondenburg
"Lovely staff. Very tasty food, we had the fruit toast (cream to die for), and the big breakfast. A little pricey, but bedsides that I would..."
Bella92
"Love this place. This place not only has a lovely atmosphere but the staff are lovely and seem to know what they are doing. The coffee is great and I..."
Maddy Moffat
"Great brekky! Food was served quickly and warm. There was a nice little vibe about the place, not too busy but enough to know it is a popular place..."
Cassandra Martin
"Great food! Large portions, lovely staff that check up on you for more drinks etc, relaxed atmosphere. I will be going back again..."
Sharee
"Lovely food, fantastic service. Staff go above and beyond. Food presentation is delightful. Staff presentation is equally delightful. A surprise to..."
Lyndsay
"Absolutely fantastic! a diverse menu, food is beautifully presented and incredibly fresh and contemporary - I wish I discovered driftwood earlier!..."
Sallyz
"Too early to tell. Driftwood.. seems to be a success addition to Ocean Grove. I was amazed to see so many staffs on duty... thinking in my head..."
Francis Fong
"Went for breakfast, coffee was amazing, food was great and generous servings for the price wod definitely go there again, awesome service as..."
Izzys
"Please bring me my cake.... I do like this place, but... every time I have visited they have forgotten part of my order so.... ? Good coffee..."
Maria Cushing
"Only the second night open for dinner meals, so they seem to still be working things out. Very friendly staff. Lovely, but noisy atmosphere (maybe..."
Caffeinated
"Great menu, excellent food and service. Finally a really good cafe in Ocean..."
Emma
"I really like this place, great atmosphere, service is friendly and efficient, foods yummy.....a real asset for Ocean Groves Main..."
Optimisticgirl
"We love this place! Food is great, only all day breakfast in the grove! Great friendly staff. Can't go wrong at this place, best breakfast in ocean..."
Sidney Jane
"Just what ocean grove needed! A warm welcoming cafe with great service, coffee, and delish sweets (the menu looked great too which will explore more..."
Sarah.i
"Take away coffee And bacon egg roll ... Very simple but just gold in every way ..love..."
Adrian
"Outstanding! Our party of four visited your establishment today for lunch. Even though it was extremely busy when we arrived (a good sign!) we were..."
Erin May
"Great food, service and vibe.. We started with the arancini balls to share and I had the driftwood burger, my friends had the salt and pepper..."
Janelle
Napona
Napona
82/100 (585 ratings)
Restaurants
Australian
Vegetarian Friendly
International
Australian
Gluten Free Options
International
Vegan Options
Vegan Options
Vegetarian Friendly
Gluten Free Options
After-hours
Brunch
Dinner
Lunch
Breakfast
Cakes
Lamb
Pasta
Pesto
Salad
Fish
Chili
Sashimi
Duck
Pork
Calamari
Mussels
Calamares
Burger
Sit down
International
Australian
Wheelchair Accessible
Highchairs Available
Full Bar
Serves Alcohol
Outdoor Seating
Parking Available
Reservations
Seating
Table Service
Lunch
After-hours
Brunch
Breakfast
Dinner
Mid-range
"What a wonderful little gem in Ocean Grove. Prompt service, amazing food. Not a large menu, but everything that was available was delicious. Dinner..."
Christine Garofalo
"Amazing food. Been enjoying brunch here for awhile now but ended up having a very late dinner. Kitchen was closing but they accommodated us last min..."
Achilles Garcia JR
"i had a wonderful meal. service was lovely. those girls need a..."
Ellen Jess
"Just had a takeaway veggie pizza and that was one of the best decisions of my life. ..."
Aman Arneja
"We both had the four course dinner which was delicious! The chef was very accommodating swapping out the meat option to suit my pescatarian needs...."
Tania Asper
"Only had great experiences there. The slow poached eggs, the bread, the coffee, the cakes, all my favourites. To top it off the customer service is..."
Melanie Fabien
Ocean Grove Bowling Club Inc.
Ocean Grove Bowling Club Inc.
81/100 (1718 ratings)
Restaurants
Vegetarian Friendly
Bar
Australian
Gluten Free Options
Australian
Bar
Vegetarian Friendly
Gluten Free Options
Drinks
Dinner
Lunch
Beef
Pasta
Salad
Calamari
Calamares
Pesto
Fish
Australian
Bar
Reservations
Television
Accepts Mastercard
Seating
Accepts Visa
Wheelchair Accessible
Sports bars
Serves Alcohol
Wine and Beer
Gift Cards Available
Parking Available
Free off-street parking
Highchairs Available
Full Bar
Free Wifi
Accepts Credit Cards
Non-smoking restaurants
Dinner
Lunch
Drinks
Mid-range
"We were pleasantly surprised by the bistro food. Very tasty and well cooked. Easy to order and quick to arrive... I'd recommend the sticky date..."
Deoniel Nguyen
"Came fir an evening meal with friends and family and was not disappointed. Service was good and drinks were reasonably priced. All meals on our table..."
Briz Winston
"Had seniors lunch, very nice, quality meal. Price was only $16 for 2 course, can't beat that. Good size portions, definitely back there..."
Barry Steenholdt
"Absolute pleasurable experience, what happy staff, what a change. Prompt service and well priced meals. We dined there several times and will do it..."
Phil Goodman
"Overall we had very nice meals on a busy night and service was quite quick. The biggest disappointment was we had very little option for a vegan..."
Adrian Dillon
"Great place to visit for lunch. Great food and staff exceptionally friendly. Lunch special menu has generous portions and a really good..."
Juris Austrums
"Good food excellent value. Friendly and helpful..."
Robert Lambert
Chang Noi Thai
Chang Noi Thai
80/100 (681 ratings)
Restaurants
Asian
Asian
Vegetarian Friendly
Gluten Free Options
Vegan Options
Thai
Thai
Vegetarian Friendly
Gluten Free Options
Vegan Options
Dinner
Lunch
Fish
Beef
Chili
Calamari
Calamares
Pad Thai
Curry
Prawns
Green Curry
Sit down
Thai
Asian
Reservations
Seating
Table Service
Wheelchair Accessible
Serves Alcohol
Highchairs Available
Full Bar
Takeout
Dinner
Lunch
Mid-range
"We had a beautiful meal here. I had been told it was amazing food and it was. Super quick, fresh and full of flavour. Both dishes had plenty of meat..."
skye EAGLES
"Takeaway was so exceptional, I was compelled to review. Massaman beef was super tender, and lovely flavor, prawn spring rolls and money bags were..."
L Wong
"Great venue, attentive staff and an excellent menu with realistic..."
Barry White
"The food came out so quickly and was so delicious. All the staff were very polite and..."
Victoria Comer
"Amazing experience! Had a missing green chicken curry from our home delivery (got 2 cashew nut instead) called up…. And bam! Hot delicious green..."
Blossom
Mavros Fish And Chips
Mavros Fish And Chips
77/100 (469 ratings)
Quick Bites
Seafood
Fast food
Seafood
Australian
Australian
Fast Food
Dinner
Lunch
Salad
Scallops
Calamari
Calamares
Fish & Chips
Fish & chips
Prawns
Souvlaki
Cakes
Fish
Burger
Sit down
Seafood
Australian
Fast food
Outdoor Seating
Takeout
Lunch
Dinner
Cheap Eats
"I seriously don’t know how the reviews for this place aren’t higher , the grilled flake is amazing the potato cakes are to die for and the staff..."
Nikki McGeehan
"Definitely the best fish and chips in the area. Fish is fresh, chips are nice and crunchy and now they have calamari strips which are the best..."
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"Very long wait but was worth it, very nice grilled fish, crab Stick & chips, very hot too, all chair's & tables need repairing but still worth eating..."
Niko Muzza
"Ordered from here because the Barwon Head's fish and chip shop has gone down hill. It's a pain having to trek across the bridge but I'm glad to say..."
WAG
"Well done. Both the battered and crumbed were exactly as they should have been - super crunchy but light, not doughy or oily. Chips were quite good,..."
Amy
"Awesome food! Probably best Souvo I've ever had (and I've had a lot of Souvo's) Very highly..."
Nick
"My hubby and I get our fish and chips from here regularly anyway and have always thought they are by far the best in town but even more so when I had..."
Brodie McGregor
"Great fish and chips. Food not oily and the fish was fresh. Certainly be..."
Chris
"This is not cheap fish and chips. But if you are looking for quality, look no further. We were impressed. Chips were crunchy on the outside, grilled..."
Justine
"Delicious everytime! Their Calamari is 10/10..."
Sidney Fox
"Really wonderful service, even when busy at crazy times of year. One of the best chicken souvlakis I’ve had on the Bellarine. Highly recommend..."
Ryan Saundry
"It was amazing hands down best souvlaki I’ve ever eaten and friendly staff what else could you want after a nice swim at the..."
BlazeAU
"Best fish and chips I’ve had in my life would definitely go..."
James Molini
"Great food with a great staff. Food is always cooked to perfection, would highly..."
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