After a 2-hour drive from Melbourne with several stopovers made along the Great Ocean Road, we reach our first road trip lunch destination in a little cozy town called Lorne -- A quiet and charming seaside town and has been popular with Victorians as an ideal holiday destination for years.
Lorne, Great Ocean Road (VIC) |
The town of Lorne is best described as,
Bustling sidewalk cafes, superb restaurants, shops, boutiques and galleries combined with Mediterranean weather. It is no wonder Lorne was the first place to be declared an area of special significance and Natural Beauty by the Victorian Government and that was more than 100 years ago!
Looking for a place to grab a bite |
Weather was very good for walking and it didn't take long before a restaurant caught our attention...
Chopstix Noodle Bar |
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Chopsticks holder @ Chopstix |
Yey! We availed of their labor day special! |
Chopstix Menu |
LOOK! Philippine Style Chicken Soup! |
Kung Fu Kway Teow | AUD $16.90 (Paid $15.00 - Labor Day Special) |
Traditional Green Chicken Curry | AUD $16.90 (Paid $15.00 - Labor Day Special) |
Emperor's Nasi Goreng | AUD $16.90 (Paid $15.00 - Labor Day Special) |
BBQ Pork Singapore Noodles | AUD $16.90 (Paid $15.00 - Labor Day Special) |
I ordered the BBQ Pork Singapore Noodles as I wasn't on the adventurous side that day. I was just hungry and I wanted to eat something familiar.Yep, I got what I want but I wasn't expecting such a huge serving! I wasn't able to finish it even though it was very good. Tasty tasty tasty. That's all I can recall. I would surely eat here again the next time I visit Lorne.
Oh, and another cool thing about this restaurant? I discovered this super cool washroom filled with comic strips and karate sound effects. I just had to video record it and show you guys!
A meal would almost always be never complete without.. dessert!!!
Chopstix Asian Noodle Bar
96 Mountjoy Parade, LORNE
03 5289 1205
We found an ice cream place nearby called Stone Cold
Stone Cold Ice Creamery |
Old School Ambiance |
We got 2 flavors - Rocky Road + Strawberry |
Mix mix mix... mixed with candy poppers and nerds! |
Best.Ice.Cream.Ever |
Other flavors available... |
More ice cream flavors from Stone Cold Ice Creamery @ Lorne, Great Ocean Road AU |
Stone Cold Ice Creamery CafeAddress: 114 Mountjoy Parade Lorne VIC 3232 | (03) 5289 1301
That's one unforgettable ice cream experience coming from a non-ice cream fan. I rarely eat ice cream and when I was a kid, I very seldom eat ice cream. After our afternoon food trip, we went straight to Apollo Bay. It was a 45km drive.
Lorne to Apollo Bay (Great Ocean Road, Au) |
Upon reaching Apollo Bay, we first check-in at Sandpiper Motel (Reviewed in a separate post). This is a memorable place because this is when the magnitude 9.0 quake happened in Japan. We were all shocked that we stayed in our room first to watch the news.
Shocked | Watching the Japan Quake news (March 11, 2011) |
Here's the menu of Apollo Bay Hotel:
Apollobay Hotel Menu
We waited for our order to arrive but dessert arrived first.
Apple / Strawberry Pie |
Marinated Kangaroo Fillet | AUD $32.50 |
Porterhouse Steak | AUD $33.50 |
Pepper & Pea Risotto | AUD $23.90 |
Garlic Prawns | AUD $26.90 |
It was a great food trip + road trip day and I hope you enjoyed looking at the photos and reading something about our meals there.
Check out the Sandpiper Motel feature and the must-see sights and attractions in Great Ocean Road Australia in our next posts!
Here are other awe-inspiring Great Ocean Road attractions:
Split Point Lighthouse
Town of Lorne
Lorne Food Trip
Apollo Bay
Gibson Steps
Twelve Apostles
London Arch
Loch Ard Gorge
The Grotto
Cheftonio
2 comments:
Wow I got hungry after reading this post. It's always fun to do food tripping while traveling abroad. And the washroom looked really cool with all those kung fu/karate sound effects. hehe
@My Lovely Adventures,
Yes, food tripping is and must be a part of a travel plan. It's digesting their culture one bite at a time. :)
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