Guidebook for Ferntree Gully
Food Scene
Our favourite coffee shop. Great cafe food. Friendly staff. Often busy so be prepared to relax with a magazine for a bit
Rapture Cafe
41 Forest RdOur favourite coffee shop. Great cafe food. Friendly staff. Often busy so be prepared to relax with a magazine for a bit
This small restaurant in Upper Ferntree Gully offers value for money and high quality Indian food. Friendly service and good size meals make this restaurant a must for anyone living or visiting nearby
Indian Rogan Josh
1216 Burwood HwyThis small restaurant in Upper Ferntree Gully offers value for money and high quality Indian food. Friendly service and good size meals make this restaurant a must for anyone living or visiting nearby
Their eggs Benedict or Atlantic eggs are always perfection, runny and tasty. Always generous servings. Good coffee. Service is prompt and friendly and prices normal for a cafe. Vegan options are also available.
Brew'd Cafe
1226 Burwood HwyTheir eggs Benedict or Atlantic eggs are always perfection, runny and tasty. Always generous servings. Good coffee. Service is prompt and friendly and prices normal for a cafe. Vegan options are also available.
For something a bit lighter, the food here is consistently excellent with attentive service. Sometimes the wait for food to arrive is a little long, but it is always worth the wait.
The roti bread is better than most.
Lime Leaf Thai Restaurant
1880 Ferntree Gully RdFor something a bit lighter, the food here is consistently excellent with attentive service. Sometimes the wait for food to arrive is a little long, but it is always worth the wait.
The roti bread is better than most.
Always good Not just pizza, a wide selection of fare. Pasta is a specialty. The daily specials add a little surprise.
Caesar's Italian Cuisine
1182 Burwood HwyAlways good Not just pizza, a wide selection of fare. Pasta is a specialty. The daily specials add a little surprise.
Go for lunch. Deliciously dangerous desserts and good coffee. You can sit comfortably inside or out
Frank's Cakes
511 Scoresby RdGo for lunch. Deliciously dangerous desserts and good coffee. You can sit comfortably inside or out
We go to this cafe-Bar-restaurant quite often. They serve breakfast , lunch and dinner there. The food is always nicely presented tastes great and delivered by the friendly and helpful staff.
Montania Cafe - Bar - Restaurant
1880 Ferntree Gully RdWe go to this cafe-Bar-restaurant quite often. They serve breakfast , lunch and dinner there. The food is always nicely presented tastes great and delivered by the friendly and helpful staff.
Fat Chef's Pizzeria - Ferntree Gully
101 Station StFat Chefs home deliver delicious pizza and kebebs
Drinks & Nightlife
Everybody in the local area knows about the Royal - it is just one of those places. The food is good pub food. The service is always friendly, food arrives quickly. Prices are typical pub prices, and so is a mid range place to eat. Good for a relaxed night out.
Royal FTG Hotel
1208 Burwood HwyEverybody in the local area knows about the Royal - it is just one of those places. The food is good pub food. The service is always friendly, food arrives quickly. Prices are typical pub prices, and so is a mid range place to eat. Good for a relaxed night out.
Sightseeing
Enter Osprey Rd off Ridge Rd, Mount Dandenong and follow the track. Truly the best view, better than at Sky High and it's free! Go just before dusk, bring a rug to sit on and settle in to watch Melbourne light up. Magic.
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Burkes Lookout Reserve
9 Eyre RoadEnter Osprey Rd off Ridge Rd, Mount Dandenong and follow the track. Truly the best view, better than at Sky High and it's free! Go just before dusk, bring a rug to sit on and settle in to watch Melbourne light up. Magic.
Park the car, admire the gorgeous view across the Yarra Valley, have a picnic, stroll the walking tracks, lie back on the grass, relax.
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R.J. Hamer Arboretum
10 Chalet RdPark the car, admire the gorgeous view across the Yarra Valley, have a picnic, stroll the walking tracks, lie back on the grass, relax.
Parks & Nature
A place of beauty and tranquility, due both to the natural setting and the mystical sculptures half hidden among ferns along the pathways. It is a place for quiet reflection and for contemplation of the essence of the vision of William Ricketts. Now managed by Parks Victoria, entry is free (but please donate!)
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William Ricketts Sanctuary
1402 Mount Dandenong Tourist RdA place of beauty and tranquility, due both to the natural setting and the mystical sculptures half hidden among ferns along the pathways. It is a place for quiet reflection and for contemplation of the essence of the vision of William Ricketts. Now managed by Parks Victoria, entry is free (but please donate!)
The famous '1000 steps'. Enter the car park at the start of Mount Dandenong Tourist Road just after its turn off from Burwood Hwy, Upper Ferntree Gully. Go early, it gets crowded. This is a challenging, steep hike, take it easy.
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Kokodos takas memorialinis pasivaikščiojimas
Tree Fern Gully TrackThe famous '1000 steps'. Enter the car park at the start of Mount Dandenong Tourist Road just after its turn off from Burwood Hwy, Upper Ferntree Gully. Go early, it gets crowded. This is a challenging, steep hike, take it easy.
A great day out. Meet Australian wildlife up close. Set in a natural bushland environment, Healesville Sanctuary is lined with paths that lead to areas where you can spy animals like dingoes, wombats, wallabies, kangaroos, and more than 200 different species of birds in a natural environment.
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Healesville Sanctuary
A great day out. Meet Australian wildlife up close. Set in a natural bushland environment, Healesville Sanctuary is lined with paths that lead to areas where you can spy animals like dingoes, wombats, wallabies, kangaroos, and more than 200 different species of birds in a natural environment.
See the nightly ritual of these beloved fairy penguins waddling from the ocean to their burrows in the sand. Phillip Island is home to one of the world’s largest colonies of some of the world’s smallest penguins.
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Filipo salos gamtos parkai
156 Thompson AvenueSee the nightly ritual of these beloved fairy penguins waddling from the ocean to their burrows in the sand. Phillip Island is home to one of the world’s largest colonies of some of the world’s smallest penguins.
Arts & Culture
A great cultural center in the Hills. Supports local as well as national artists and performers. Frequently exhibits Australian Aboriginal arts. Good cafe with live music some nights. Great place!
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Burrinja Cultural Centre
351 Glenfern RdA great cultural center in the Hills. Supports local as well as national artists and performers. Frequently exhibits Australian Aboriginal arts. Good cafe with live music some nights. Great place!
Shopping
You will need a few hours to shop through this great store - so much vintage and handmade under one roof! Love the books, handmade ceramics, designer clothing, bric-a-brac and retro furniture! Very reasonable prices and a cafe next door.
Market Fair
794 Burwood HwyYou will need a few hours to shop through this great store - so much vintage and handmade under one roof! Love the books, handmade ceramics, designer clothing, bric-a-brac and retro furniture! Very reasonable prices and a cafe next door.
Usual huge shopping mall. Department stores, specialty shops and many eateries. I don't think there's anything you couldn't buy there. Village Cinema too
City of Knox
Usual huge shopping mall. Department stores, specialty shops and many eateries. I don't think there's anything you couldn't buy there. Village Cinema too
The Ferntree Gully Village Artisan Market runs every 3rd Saturday of the Month between October and April each year. In the car park.
Ferntree Gully Village Artisan Market
102 Station StreetThe Ferntree Gully Village Artisan Market runs every 3rd Saturday of the Month between October and April each year. In the car park.
Essentials
Largest local supermarket. There's a Woolies across the road from Aldi. We prefer IGA in the village
ALDI Ferntree Gully
1009 Burwood HwyLargest local supermarket. There's a Woolies across the road from Aldi. We prefer IGA in the village
Chemist Warehouse Knoxfield
622 Burwood HwyOpen late
Upper Gully Dry Cleaners
1206 Burwood HwyGood service
Kypri & Co Unisex
1 Alpine StFamily owned unisex hair salon in the village.
Lovely friendly staff
Officeworks Ferntree Gully
802 Burwood HwyBusiness Travelers: Massive store for office supplies