The Perch at Lavers Hill

Very nice venison ravioli dish, interesting combination of flavours that worked well together. Great setting looking out over the garden / rainforest with lots of birds just outside. A little on the pricey side but you can tell they use quality ingredients.

Great food, fun quizzes, and glow worms to spot outside the restaurant.

Absolutely the best except for high noise levels. Interesting menu, great cooking, lovely setting, great service… noise levels too high for comfort, but don't know what you can do about it— Will be back. Thankyou

We'd been here three years ago and it was lovely. We sat outside again this time and the tables were covered in bird poo and they forgot our order.

We were visiting the region and our host recommended The Perch. Exceptionally delicious food, creative flavours and such generous servings. Service was also very attentive and we loved the ambience. 10/10 for everything we ordered. If only we weren't interstate, we'd love to come back!

We had a great dinner at The Perch, the cocktails were very tasty(my favourite was the Old Fashioned) and the food was really good. The lady running the show created a lovely relaxed atmosphere and made us feel very at home. We took a walk to see the glow worms after dinner and that was also lovely

The food was absolutely delicious and the view was lovely. The atmosphere was so beautiful and I would love to be able to come here regularly, but alas just a holiday visit. I would highly recommend!

Best service and food and could dine here every day!!

Fantastic food and great service, with really nice views and wine. We’ll be back for sure!

Great meal and friendly service. Will be back. Thank you

We had a lovely meal, but the restaurant was so cold hard to enjoy meal when it was such a cold environment

Thankyou for a great meal, the service was excellent, would highly recommend 🙂

Lovely to visit The Perch with tour guests who enjoyed the local food, the birds and especially Gabrielle's wonderful welcome, excellent service and friendliness. All very much appreciated and I look forward to bringing more guests.

I like the place, but was disappointed with battered fish in that batter was overpriced, looked burnt, tasted good though

Wonderful food. Great service. Really loved all the beautiful birds too!

The menu provides great options for almost all diners. Our party of four all traveled about an hour to share a meal together and have enjoyed The Perch every few months

We arrived a little early and had our booking accomodated when we arrived. We then watched as the two floor staff sat 4 additional tables while already having a full upstairs and 15 other guests in the downstairs area. Noticing only one chef, we decided to leave and dine elsewhere. The two staff that were on were lovely and did attempt to attend us, they were just severely understaffed...and that's on the owners/management.

Delicious food, very fresh and full of flavour. Book to ensure a place otherwise it gets busy so you might miss out. Highly recommend.

A delicious meal with perfectly cooked seafood. View from the restaurant was amazing.

Second time eating here and both times were excellent. My partner had the steak. He is South African and said the texture and taste were just like eating top quality biltong. Melt in the mouth steak done properly. We had the fries with it and they were also seasoned beautifully. I had the pulled lamb pita which was light and super tasty. We shared the honey carrots which we also had last time and they were exactly as we remembered. For drinks my partner chose from the beer list and tried something called hard lemonade which was dangerously good. I had the mock tail “black cockatoo” which I had last time as well. It’s bloody good. We don’t eat out much these days because we got sick of being disappointed (I’m a chef so want to experience food that I don’t make at home). Really, the Perch is the only place we will go out to for special occasions. Consistently great food which we very much appreciate. Do yourself a favour and go there.

The description of the main dish, the lamb, could have been more descriptive of what I was getting. My expectation was different. The lamb was thinly sliced, fatty, and cooked well-done. Nothing else was served with it except a sauce. Everything else was good.

Had a great lunch at the Perch. All the food was great and we especially enjoyed the cabbage! The decor and vibe was stellar. Aptly named, there were many birds enjoying their perches outside the restaurant - had a good time bird watching after the yummy food :).

Unfortunately all 5 of us were disappointed with our meals. The fish was overcooked and the “slow cooked” lamb was barely edible, tough and flavourless. Disappointing for the money!

Bad service. Food very good but let down by the fish.

Food was lovely and staff brilliant. Definitely Would visit again

We were not at all impressed with the quality and quantity of food that we were served. For the entree, the house Turkish bread was limp, and the smoked butter was far too cold and hard to be usable. The sirloin steak was well-cooked but we were not a fan of the sauce that was served along with it. There was nothing "slow roasted" about the Otway lamb; it wasn't at all tender and succulent and was served with an odd green sauce.

Amazing food and very friendly service, will definitely be back!

Absolutely loved our dining experience here, food was delicious and the environment perfect!

It was okay. The service was good. The food not that good. The steak was hard.

Enjoyed an excellent lunch in lovely setting in the Otways

Such a tranquil setting and delicious food and drinks. The service was really efficient and welcoming. A must stop on your Great Ocean Road adventure.

It was really nice, quite and nice music. Food is interesting and tasted very good. Waiter was really nice and the surroundings cute :)

We enjoyed the atmosphere in the restaurant but found the food just ok or disappointing. On the positives, the side dishes were delicious! The mains were served in a very small plate which was quite awkward as it was hard to fit any food from the side dishes onto it. The fish was ok but not particularly flavourful and the lamb was thin cuts and quite fatty. Could improve by choosing better quality meat or fish and make servings smaller to keep price same but improve quality. Quality over quantity!

Lovely place, great food, friendly team and delicious food and drinks

Meals were a mix of flavour and delicious surprise; vegetable sides balanced main dishes, and little extras made an enormous difference. The friendly staff were kind and met our needs with an energetic approach. The perch is a delightful spot to watch birds flitter or perch on the garden feeding platforms. We were fortunate to dine on a Sunday afternoon and catch Cam Henderson, who played guitar with an authentic style and voice. A fantastic long lunch after a lovely rainforest walk, and particularly good as we entertained family visiting from London. Many thanks, and I look forward to visiting again.

Delicious food, great portions, friendly staff, cozy atmosphere 😊 we live in Apollo Bay and this is hands down the best restaurant in the area. Highly recommend!

All round great destination restaurant with excellent food at very reasonable prices. Waiters took a tad too long to provide menu at the start, but after that, everything went smoothly. Would thoroughly recommend the drive to The Perch at Lavers Hill. We will be back again for sure.

Loved seeing beautiful birds up close and the food was delicious….great staff too!

Nice environment and delicious food, highly recommend for family feast

Beautiful place, wonderful food and lovely staff. Thank you for the perfect and cosy dinner tonight!

Delicious food, a lot of dogs running around and live music, and the venue itself is very pretty!

We were rushed to order and the dishes were expensive for what was on offer. The restaurant was nicely presented.

Very good food, lovely decorated en spectaculaire birds, like kakatoo’s , red and green parrots, there is a small walk through the rainforrest, you can find glowworms. Absolute must go!

Mediocre food and thumping music. Not value for money. Would not return.

Great food and friendly service all at reasonable price eh

It was Fabulously delicious, service ok, but not very refined

Great service from the Belgian backpacker!! Amazing food and catered to gluten free

Excellent Food - staff spot on also - couldn’t fault

A birthday dinner evening with great service and most enjoyable food.

Had a lovely lunch for 5 with a good selection of small plates and dessert. Thank you