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The Innocent Bystander is a must-try experience if you visit Healesville but it's not somewhere I would go again and again. The pizzas are very nice but at $22+ are a little on the expensive side I think. They also have a $95 steak!!! So this is very much a fine dining experience to enjoy occasionally. It gets very busy here so we usually try to avoid the main feeding times but the restaurant is a great place to enjoy a meal and drinks, with wine barrels in view down the side of the building.

Approximate cost: $22+

I love Kellybrook winery as I am a cider drinker from the UK! The apple cider here is a dry cider and is a very nice smooth tipple! The pear is not as sweet as some and is also very smooth. The cider champagne is also amazing and even won over my father in law who is a staunch beer and wine man! Well worth a visit as part of the Cider and Ale trail and should be on your list to visit (and first if you are coming from the Melbourne side of the Yarra valley). This winery also does tours and has a restaurant (but I haven't tried the restaurant yet!)

This is my girlfriend's family's favourite winery (so far!). The women who guide the tastings are hilarious, relaxed and make the experience really good each time we go. The wines are all very nice and the family usually spend a lot there! The winery is set in a beautiful location, with a lot of history and you are welcomed to sit on the deck and enjoy the weather (provided it's nice!) Definitely one to visit and close to the very popular Chandon winery.

This is a great fish and chip shop, the serving sizes are good, fish is always nice and $3.30 chips is more than enough for 3 people in my opinion. The chips are nice, not greasy and everything is good value for money.

This is a great cafe and you get a free fine chocolate with every coffee you buy, lethal! Service can be a little slow but the staff are friendly and there is a nice courtyard at the back to relax in! The coffee itself is worth 3 stars.

Good coffee but the hot chocolate was a bit disappointing. The cakes and treats however are really nice, enough Baclava to sink a ship! No prices on the cakes but pretty good value. There is plenty of room inside and they do catering too. Worth a visit if you are in the area.

I am now renting a house through Phillip Webb in Mitcham and have to say that they are the most professional agency I have rented through. Our letting agent was very pro-active at the start of our tenancy re getting issues sorted out and was well aware of the laws surrounding notice to vacate, landlord and tenant duties etc. I feel much more confident with this agency and highly recommend them!

I rented an apartment through Century 21 in Brighton and would not recommend using them at all! I had 3 different agents managing the property I was living in over the course of 10 months! They never let me know when the second left and the third started and she didn't issue a notice to vacate 90 days before the end of my fixed term tenancy as required by law. She also managed to stuff up the bond release forms by not signing them! A very bad experience sadly.

This is a great funky new little cafe on funky Nicholson Street, right near a tram stop. The coffee and hot chocolate are really good and the food is amazing. I had pancakes, my girlfriend had egg benedict and they were so good! Nicely decorated inside and the windows open fully which will be great in summer!

Our friends took us to this restaurant when we visited them last year. We had the special which consists of four different Aussie meats - Kangaroo, Emu, Croc and steak, presented on a hot stone so you can cook it to your liking. I love love loved the Emu, even more than the steak (and I love steak!) and the whole meal was fantastic although a little on the expensive side for the size. The service was good and I would recommend this for the unique experience.