Lorne Beach Pavilion entrance.

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Lorne Beach Pavilion

Top choice in Great Ocean Road


With its unbeatable foreshore location, here life is literally a beach, especially with a cold drink in hand. Cafe-style breakfasts and lunches hit the spot, while a more upmarket modern Australian menu of seafood and rib-eye steaks is on for dinner. Come at happy hour (3pm to 6pm) for $8 pints and $12 cocktails, or swing by sunset for a bottle of prosecco.


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