Margaret & Agnes @ Isabella's

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The guys from Portland's stylish Margaret & Agnes have opened a second venture within the lighthouse precinct, offering a similar menu of quality homemade items, single-origin coffees and regional wines. The cafe occupies a wonderful historic building that was once the stables for the lighthouse keeper's horses. The name is a reference to Victoria's oldest shipwreck: the Isabella sank offshore in 1837.


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