Golden Plate Awards:
Best Regional Restaurant 2025
We’re incredibly proud to be named Best Contemporary Dining and the Overall Best Regional Restaurant at the 2025 Golden Plate Awards. We’re also thrilled to celebrate our Venue Manager, Jackson, who was awarded Barman of the Year.
These awards recognise the care, craft, and creativity that go into every service, and reflect our commitment to bringing guests the very best dining experience in the region. Our Head Chef Eli Grubb was winner of Golden Plate Best Chef 2024, and leads our kitchen staff with passion and creativity. We couldn’t be more proud.
We thank our guests for their ongoing support, it means the world!
Your new go-to
Restaurant & bar
We’ve created a place to gather, connect, and feel proud to call your own. Woolstore is a restaurant & bar in the heart of Newtown’s river-end precinct. Sharing a drink with a friend after a river walk, enjoying a meal with family and friends, whatever the occasion you’ll feel right at home.
Join us for lunch, dinner or drinks any day of the week.
Modern Australian cuisine
Explore our seasonal menu
Led by award-winning Chef Eli Grubb —Regional Chef of the Year at the 2024 Golden Plate Awards—our menu celebrates modern Australian cuisine.
Expect seasonal dishes, refined small plates, and generous share-style meals, all crafted with the best local ingredients from the Geelong region.
