There’s nothing fancy about this casual, all-day dining option at Freycinet Lodge, but the bistro food (burgers, antipasto plates, steamed mussels, sticky-date pudding) is decent. Grab a table on the deck outside and simmer in the sunshine. Kids' menu, too.
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