Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Foreshore Bar & Restaurant
OFFLINE MAP
( 03-5956 9520;
www.theforeshore.com.au
;
11 Beach Rd; mains $17-36; 11am-late)
The water views
and nautical theme from the timber deck of the classy pub-turned-restaurant complement
your lunchtime steak sandwich or bowl of mussels. The evening has a relaxed, fine-dining
feel with a gastropub menu from bangers and mash to Indonesian pork curry.
PUB
$$
Cape Woolamai
White Salt
OFFLINE MAP
FISH & CHIPS
$
( 03-5956 6336; 7 Vista Pl; fish from $6, meal packs from $15; noon-8pm Thu-Tue, from 4.30pm Wed)
White Salt serves the best fish and chips on the island - select from fish fillets and hand-
cut chips, tempura prawns and marinated barbecue octopus salad with corn, pesto and
lemon.
Curry Leaf
OFFLINE MAP
( 03-5956 6772; 9 Vista Pl; mains $12-25; noon-8pm Wed-Mon; )
This cheery Indian restaurant
and takeaway is popular for its piquant meat, seafood and vegetarian curries, samosas and
aromatic biryani dishes.
INDIAN
$
Information
Phillip Island Visitors Centre
( 1300 366 422;
www.visitphillipisland.com
; 9am-5pm, till 6pm school holi-
days)
Newhaven
(895 Phillip Island Tourist Rd, Newhaven)
; Cowes
(cnr Thompson & Church Sts, Cowes)
The
main visitor centre for the island is on the main road at Newhaven, and there's a smaller
centre at Cowes. Both sell the Three Parks Pass (adult/child/family $40.40/20.20/101),
and the main centre has a free accommodation- and tour-booking service.
Getting There & Away
BUS
V/Line
( 1800 800 007;
www.vline.com.au
)
has train-bus services from Melbourne's Southern
Cross Station via Dandenong station or Koo Wee Rup ($12.40, 2½ to 3½ hours). There
are no direct services.
