Royal Mail Hotel

Great Ocean Road


Birregurra's only pub is this beautiful art-deco building (c 1871) along the main strip. As well as being a local hang-out with a great beer garden, it has a gastropub section with excellent meals (mains $24 to $38), ranging from pub classics to fine dining.

At research time the place was for sale, but expect things to be business as usual.


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