Guidebook for Rye
Food Scene
Best coffee shop / cafe on the Peninsula. If you like your Melbourne cafe scene, then this is the place to go. Warehouse vibe, best coffee in town, great food. Breakfast & lunch.
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Captains of Rye Back Bar
2285 Point Nepean RdBest coffee shop / cafe on the Peninsula. If you like your Melbourne cafe scene, then this is the place to go. Warehouse vibe, best coffee in town, great food. Breakfast & lunch.
An up market pub, this is the place to be any day of the week, especially on the weekends. Great food in the restaurant and always busy in the bar. Bookings on weekends required for dinner.
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Hotel Sorrento Restaurant
15 Hotham RdAn up market pub, this is the place to be any day of the week, especially on the weekends. Great food in the restaurant and always busy in the bar. Bookings on weekends required for dinner.
Cute cafe on the main strip of Sorrento. A good selection of salads and pastas. Most of the food is pre-prepared and then served to order. It does get really busy on weekends and nice days here. The service can be a little up and down, some times it's great, sometimes really bad. But they do have one of the nicest little gardens to sit in, so give it a shot!
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The Sisters Kitchen Garden Cafe
149-151 Ocean Beach RdCute cafe on the main strip of Sorrento. A good selection of salads and pastas. Most of the food is pre-prepared and then served to order. It does get really busy on weekends and nice days here. The service can be a little up and down, some times it's great, sometimes really bad. But they do have one of the nicest little gardens to sit in, so give it a shot!
Great place for drinks & food (lunch or dinner) with a great view. Perfect for both families, or just the adults as there is a great big lawn area looking out onto the bay. There is also a bus that runs from here and drops off near our house, so might be best to check that out if you plan on a few drinks!
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Portsea Hotel
3746 Point Nepean RdGreat place for drinks & food (lunch or dinner) with a great view. Perfect for both families, or just the adults as there is a great big lawn area looking out onto the bay. There is also a bus that runs from here and drops off near our house, so might be best to check that out if you plan on a few drinks!
Good Aussie bakery to pick up a selection of pies, pastries, fresh breads, cakes and freshly made sandwiches. Best get in early before they sell out of everything!
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Conroys Bake House
360 Dundas StGood Aussie bakery to pick up a selection of pies, pastries, fresh breads, cakes and freshly made sandwiches. Best get in early before they sell out of everything!
A good half hour drive from our house, this is the pick of the bunch of cafe's in the Mornington area. Well worth a drive back up to the main strip of Mornington for some shopping and a wander around.
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The Winey Cow
39A Main StA good half hour drive from our house, this is the pick of the bunch of cafe's in the Mornington area. Well worth a drive back up to the main strip of Mornington for some shopping and a wander around.
A simple, yet quality little cafe, this is where the Rye locals eat. A big selection of food on offer, this is perfect for a low key breakfast or lunch. It's only really small and does get busy in summer.
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Peninsula Pantry
43A Wondaree StA simple, yet quality little cafe, this is where the Rye locals eat. A big selection of food on offer, this is perfect for a low key breakfast or lunch. It's only really small and does get busy in summer.
All of the smoked meats! If you like American style low and slow BBQ, this is the place for you. Located in a warehouse behind a service station, this unassuming place from the outside is a great place for lunch or dinner.
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Red Gum BBQ
87 Arthurs Seat RoadAll of the smoked meats! If you like American style low and slow BBQ, this is the place for you. Located in a warehouse behind a service station, this unassuming place from the outside is a great place for lunch or dinner.
Parks & Nature
If you’re looking for a longer walk which will be a few hours round trip from the house, then the Fort Nepean Walk is great! The park is located at the very tip of the Mornington Peninsula, with outstanding coastal scenery and panoramic views of Bass Strait, the Rip and Port Phillip Bay.
Explore the military forts and tunnels, discover the historic Quarantine Station, view the memorial where Prime Minister Harold Holt went missing or simply enjoy the coastal surrounds.
This walk takes place on a bitchumen road, so you’ll need footware. There is also a bus that runs along the entire track if you’re not up to walking the whole track. It’s about $10 / person.
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Parque Nacional Point Nepean
Ochiltree RoadIf you’re looking for a longer walk which will be a few hours round trip from the house, then the Fort Nepean Walk is great! The park is located at the very tip of the Mornington Peninsula, with outstanding coastal scenery and panoramic views of Bass Strait, the Rip and Port Phillip Bay.
Explore the military forts and tunnels, discover the historic Quarantine Station, view the memorial where Prime Minister Harold Holt went missing or simply enjoy the coastal surrounds.
This walk takes place on a bitchumen road, so you’ll need footware. There is also a bus that runs along the entire track if you’re not up to walking the whole track. It’s about $10 / person.
This is a nice little walk (with some small hills) with one of the most protected beaches on the Peninsula at the end. The beach is a great spot on windy days.
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Diamond Bay
Diamond Bay RoadThis is a nice little walk (with some small hills) with one of the most protected beaches on the Peninsula at the end. The beach is a great spot on windy days.
Cape Schanck Lightstation is a part of Parks Victoria. There is a large national park surrounding the lighthouse grounds with a boardwalk down to the ocean at the base of the cliffs and numerous walking tracks into the surrounding area. People have been visiting the rugged coastal landscape of Bushrangers Bay since the early 1800’s. The diversity of the environment combined with the ever present sounds of Bass Strait and a lighthouse in the background make it a walk to stimulate the senses.
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Cape Schanck Lighthouse Reserve
420 Cape Schanck RdCape Schanck Lightstation is a part of Parks Victoria. There is a large national park surrounding the lighthouse grounds with a boardwalk down to the ocean at the base of the cliffs and numerous walking tracks into the surrounding area. People have been visiting the rugged coastal landscape of Bushrangers Bay since the early 1800’s. The diversity of the environment combined with the ever present sounds of Bass Strait and a lighthouse in the background make it a walk to stimulate the senses.
Rye Ocean beach is just a short drive form the house and is one of the most easily accessible beaches on the Peninsula. This is great for a walk with the family, or surf, but only for experienced surfers. The waves here can get really big often, and there are lots of strong rips and rocks.
Having said that, it can also be quite calm on nice sunny days in Summer. There is no life guard on patrol.
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Rye Ocean Beach
Rye Ocean beach is just a short drive form the house and is one of the most easily accessible beaches on the Peninsula. This is great for a walk with the family, or surf, but only for experienced surfers. The waves here can get really big often, and there are lots of strong rips and rocks.
Having said that, it can also be quite calm on nice sunny days in Summer. There is no life guard on patrol.
One of the few beaches to have a lifeguard on Patrol (only in Summer holidays), Gunnamatta is a great surf beach that always has waves. This beach can also get very large surf quite regularly (mostly in the colder months), but is more friendly in the summer months. Swim only in the flags as the rips are really strong.
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Gunnamatta Ocean Beach
One of the few beaches to have a lifeguard on Patrol (only in Summer holidays), Gunnamatta is a great surf beach that always has waves. This beach can also get very large surf quite regularly (mostly in the colder months), but is more friendly in the summer months. Swim only in the flags as the rips are really strong.
Essentials
Woolworths supermarket is on the Rye beachfront to stock up on all the essentials.
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Woolworths Rye
4 Hygeia StWoolworths supermarket is on the Rye beachfront to stock up on all the essentials.
If you're coming to the Peninsula for the food & wine scene, then this is the place to stock up! They have a big selection of all the local gourmet food & wine produced in the area. If you don't mind spending a little extra $$$ on quality produce, then this is well worth the drive. Wines, cheese, spreads, fruit & veg. Yum! They also have a cafe here, and a play ground across the road for the kids!
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Red Hill Cellar & Pantry - Mornington Peninsula Food & Wine Store
141 Shoreham RdIf you're coming to the Peninsula for the food & wine scene, then this is the place to stock up! They have a big selection of all the local gourmet food & wine produced in the area. If you don't mind spending a little extra $$$ on quality produce, then this is well worth the drive. Wines, cheese, spreads, fruit & veg. Yum! They also have a cafe here, and a play ground across the road for the kids!
Drinks & Nightlife
Nice little local micro brewery creating a selection of craft beers. Go on the weekends when they have an American style BBQ for a mouth watering selection of smoked meats! One of our favourite little places.
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Red Hill Brewery
88 Shoreham RdNice little local micro brewery creating a selection of craft beers. Go on the weekends when they have an American style BBQ for a mouth watering selection of smoked meats! One of our favourite little places.
Great local brewery situated in an old horse stables that housed Melbourne Cup winners! This is our local favourite and great for lunch, dinner and fun for kids to run around.
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St Andrews Beach Brewery
160 Sandy RdGreat local brewery situated in an old horse stables that housed Melbourne Cup winners! This is our local favourite and great for lunch, dinner and fun for kids to run around.
Great local winery with a cool outdoor area and woodfire pizza!
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T'Gallant Cellar Door
1385 Mornington-Flinders RdGreat local winery with a cool outdoor area and woodfire pizza!