MoVida Lorne combines modern Spanish cuisine, that is well known and loved in Frank Camorra's Melbourne restaurants, with the beachside atmosphere of Lorne. As Franks tells us “our aim is to ensure that guests have an incredible meal paired with fun Spanish or local wines in a relaxed setting.”

Hot Chilli Mama was established 3 years ago by Sue Porter, along with her now teenage children Matt and Kate, as a way to combine the family’s love for chillies, with a small business that would allow her kids to earn pocket money. Sue is a chilli lover, mother and now entrepreneur, who lives by the mantra that life is too short to do something that no longer makes you happy.

Great Ocean Road Gin is a small batch, craft gin company in Aireys Inlet producing local gins which feature botanicals and ingredients from the Surf Coast region. Their signature gins have 24 botanicals including coast daisy, salt bush, hop wattle, pigface, kelp, indigenous eucalypts and Surfcoast Honey. These ingredients make their gin truly unique to its location. 

Ocean Grind is all about fresh roasted, quality coffee. It’s about appreciating the coast and the natural environment. It’s about the allure of the ocean and the grinding waves it produces. Mark Clatworthy began his professional career as a specialist engineer but he found that coffee was his true passion and calling

Great Ocean Road Wellness, better known as GROW, was established 3 years ago. Over this time, it has evolved in many directions with its core values of sustainability, wholesome food and community always at the forefront. It has become an Anglesea go-to for homemade organic food, great coffee and the place to buy bulk wholefoods and locally sourced products.

Onda Food House is a coastal cafe that has just celebated its fourth birthday. It is that one you can see from the Great Ocean Road in Aireys Inlet overlooking Painkalac Creek. Carli Setchell, owner of Onda focuses on selling good coffee while using fresh seasonal produce to provide delicious and wholesome food ideas.

It’s chocolate to the rescue to brighten up Lockdown! The talented Chocolatiers and Pastry Chefs lead by Ian and Leanne Neeland at the Great Ocean Road Chocolaterie have created choc-loads of ways to bring their Chocolaterie experience to you at home.

The Salty Dog Cafe is a little hole in the wall situated on Fisherman’s Beach next to the boat ramp and Torquay Angling club. They support local coffee roaster, Ocean Grind, and serve breakfast and lunches all with a view to the sand. And of course... are very dog friendly.... 😃🐶🐕🐕‍🦺🐩🦮😍

Dominic Talimanidis runs Ipsos restaurant in Lorne, a Great Ocean Road dining institution known for having the freshest seafood and its refined yet authentic take on traditional Greek food.