How to get here
Contact us —
The office is attended from 10am to 3pm Tuesday to Friday. Outside these hours, please email or make a reservation here.
Phone +61 3 5236 2226
Email enquire@braerestaurant.com
How to get here —
Brae is located in Victoria’s Otway hinterland, two kilometres from the township of Birregurra.
From Melbourne, 1.5 hours
From Lorne, 30 minutes
From Geelong, 40 minutes
Sleep / Birregurra —
Brae offers six luxury guest suites onsite, exclusively for restaurant diners. A wide range of accommodation is also available in Birregurra, all within ten minutes’ drive of Brae. Return transfers are provided by Colac Taxis.
Tarndie / Bootmakers Cottage /
Yalloak House / Whoorel Station /
Strachan Cottage / Montalban /
Warilda Spa / Croft House/
The Old Bank / Bluestone Fields /
Stones Throw / Billies Retreat /
Butlers Guesthouse /
Sleep / Otway Hinterland and Great Ocean Road —
More than ten minutes’ drive from Brae.
The Wensley / King Parrot Cottages /
Forrest Guesthouse / Otway Fields /
Forrest River Valley B&B /
Charleson Farm / Steam Carriage Forrest /
Boonahview / Countrywide Cottages /
Cumberland Lorne / LaPerouse /
Around About Lorne / Chatby Lane Lorne /
Yeodene Homestead / Otways Loft Forrest /
Sleep / Colac —
Fifteen minutes’ drive from Brae.
Taxi and Private Car Services —
A number of car services transport guests to Brae from the township of Birregurra and as far afield as Melbourne. Advance booking is recommended for all transfers. Allow three hours for dining.
Colac Taxis
— 0498 854 843
Great Ocean Rd Limousines, Lorne
— 0408 971 850
Murrell Car Service, Geelong
— 5278 9456
Lorne Tours
— 0436 026 488
Lorne Shuttle Service
— 0417 517 008
Lorne Taxis
— 0409 892 304
Victorian Prestige Transfers, Melbourne, Geelong, Ballarat
— 0402 665 669
Helicopter —
Microflite Helicopters operate private helicopter transfers to Birregurra. Please contact Microflite directly for details.
Plane —
Avalon Airport is Birregurra’s closest domestic airport, servicing Sydney and Brisbane. Car rental available. A one-hour drive to Birregurra.
Tullamarine Airport is Melbourne’s international and domestic airport, servicing all locations. Car rental available. A one hour, forty minute drive to Birregurra.
Explore —
While in Birregurra, explore the town’s heritage streets on the Birregurra Heritage Walk. Visit the Royal Mail Hotel, Yield Providore and Otway Artisan gluten free bakery for quality food, wine and coffee. Stock up on local produce and craft at Birregurra’s Sunday Market in the Park, or book a tee at the picturesque Birregurra Golf Club. Each spring the town welcomes thousands of visitors for the annual Art Show and Birregurra Festival.
Stay a few days to make time for a boutique treatment at Warilda Spa. Explore the walks and waterfalls of The Otways and farm gates and cellar doors along the way with the Otway Harvest Trail. Paddle with the platypus at Lake Elizabeth with Otway Eco Tours, or see the best of The Otways and Great Ocean Road with Lorne Tours or Otway E-Bikes. For touring throughout Victoria, make sure to visit the highlights on the Great Southern Touring Route.