The Village Door Cafe

Name: The Village Door Cafe
Address: 156 Pakington Street, Geelong West, AU-VIC, Australia, 3218
Telephone: (03) 5221 1571
Price range: $40 and under
Rating: 4.3

4.3 (229)

$40 and under

European

156 Pakington Street, Geelong West, AU-VIC 3218

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2 people

Jun 8, 2025

7:00 PM

Booked 12 times today

About this restaurant

Great for brunch
Good for groups
Neighborhood gem

At The Village Door, we offer a small taste of Europe, with hearty meals, great coffee and sweets to die for. Experience authentic home made recipes with genuine European chefs from all different backgrounds, prepared fresh in our kitchen – made with love.

Dining areas

Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$40 and under
Cuisines
European, Breakfast, Dining Bar
Hours of operation
Mon–Fri 8:00 am–2:00 pm Sat, Sun 8:00 am–3:00 pm
Phone number
(03) 5221 1571
Website
http://www.thevillagedoor.com.au/
Payment options
AMEX, Diners Club, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress

Location
156 Pakington Street, Geelong West, AU-VIC 3218
Neighborhood
Geelong City Center
Parking details
None
Additional
Beer, Cafe, Cocktails, Gluten-free Options, Indoor Fireplace, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Vegan, Weekend Brunch, Wine

Ultimate Village Platter - Serves two
Free range eggs your way, bacon, krajnski sausage, cevapi, tomato, mushroom, beans, hash browns, and dutch pancakes
The Village Breakfast
Breaky Your Way
Free range eggs on toast
Chilli Scramble Eggs
The Village Benny
Breaky Burger
Egg Bacon Deluxe Burger
French Toast
Dutch Pancakes
Lemon and Sugar / Nutella and ice cream / Fresh strawberries, jam and cream / Maple syrup and ice cream
Cevapi Muffin
Hangover Roll
Avo Toast
Toast / Fruit Toast
Granola Bowl

Lunch

Ultimate Lunch Platter (serves two)
Chicken
Ultimate Lunch Platter (serves two)
Calamari
The Village Lunch
Chicken
The Village Lunch
Calamari
Lignje Na Zaru (Grilled Calamari)
Krajnski Burger
Sarma (Cabbage Rolls)
Grilled Chicken Salad
Grilled Calamari Salad
Cevapi Roll
Cevapi Burger
Open Suvlaki Chicken
Open Suvlaki Lamb
Raznjici
Bruschetta

Kids Menu

Kids Chips and Cevapi
Kids Chips and Nuggets
Kids Cheese Soldiers

Something Extra

Bowl of Chips
Side Salad
Garden Salad or Kupus (cabbage) Salad

What 229 people are saying

The Village Door Cafe reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.3

4.3 based on recent ratings

4.2Food
4.3Service
4.1Ambience
4.1Value

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Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews

The Village Door Cafe offers a delightful dining experience with "amazing and delicious" platters and a "great vibe." The menu is ideal for a quiet meet-up, and the "fantastic service" leaves diners satisfied. While some reviews note room for improvement, the majority praise the "yum food" and friendly atmosphere.

229 Reviews

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Laura
Victoria2 reviews
5.0
Dined on May 31, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Platters all the way! So yum and great vibe. We had a lovely time and meal.
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Dan
Victoria27 reviews
3.0
Dined on May 16, 2025
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Menu offers good choice, ideal for Saturday morning meet up with a friend. Quiet.
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lisa
Victoria2 reviews
1.0
Dined on May 11, 2025
1. Overall 1
2. Food 2
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 1
Arrived to confirmed booking to a table with no seats available to sit on having to wait 10 minutes before we could sit down The 2 person platter is significantly smaller than the last time we visited while still costing the same amount Unfortunately we would not recommend this cafe anymore
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Sue
Victoria13 reviews
5.0
Dined on April 27, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We ordered the lunch time chicken share platter and amazing and delicious as always
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Amanda
Tasmania1 review
5.0
Dined on April 23, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We had a wonderful experience with friendly staff and delicious food! Will definitely be back.
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Kellie
Victoria1 review
3.0
Dined on April 19, 2025
1. Overall 3
2. Food 2
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 2
Overall OK but not great, was expecting more. Food was average, probably over priced given the serving of meat versus the salad. Then to be hit with a surcharge of $14 on 3 meals without any notification was a bit steep. Would consider other dining options in the area.
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Taylah
Melbourne2 reviews
5.0
Dined on April 18, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Delicious food. Staff were minimal but they still managed to serve everyone in a very reasonable time frame
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Kerri
Victoria1 review
4.0
Dined on March 29, 2025
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Beautiful Sunday breakfast with family, fantastic service, amazing food, everyone was very satisfied, overall happy visit .
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Peter
Victoria1 review
5.0
Dined on February 4, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
perfect! staff were attentive and supportive. Thank you!
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Alex
Victoria1 review
5.0
Dined on January 25, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Great value for price, yum food as well. If you are there grab the platter.
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The Village Door Cafe is rated 4.3 stars by 229 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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2 people

Jun 8, 2025

7:00 PM

Booked 12 times today

156 Pakington Street, Geelong West, AU-VIC 3218

Dining areas

Additional information

Neighborhood
Geelong City Center
Hours of operation
Mon–Fri 8:00 am–2:00 pm Sat, Sun 8:00 am–3:00 pm
Price
$40 and under
Cuisines
European, Breakfast, Dining Bar
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
None
Payment options
AMEX, Diners Club, Mastercard, Visa
Additional
Beer, Cafe, Cocktails, Gluten-free Options, Indoor Fireplace, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Vegan, Weekend Brunch, Wine

Website
http://www.thevillagedoor.com.au/
Phone number
(03) 5221 1571

The Village Door Cafe

Make a reservation

About this restaurant

Dining areas

Additional information

Breakfast

Ultimate Village Platter - Serves two

The Village Breakfast

Breaky Your Way

Chilli Scramble Eggs

The Village Benny

Breaky Burger

Egg Bacon Deluxe Burger

French Toast

Dutch Pancakes

Cevapi Muffin

Hangover Roll

Avo Toast

Toast / Fruit Toast

Granola Bowl

Lunch

Ultimate Lunch Platter (serves two)

Ultimate Lunch Platter (serves two)

The Village Lunch

The Village Lunch

Lignje Na Zaru (Grilled Calamari)

Krajnski Burger

Sarma (Cabbage Rolls)

Grilled Chicken Salad

Grilled Calamari Salad

Cevapi Roll

Cevapi Burger

Open Suvlaki Chicken

Open Suvlaki Lamb

Raznjici

Bruschetta

Kids Menu

Kids Chips and Cevapi

Kids Chips and Nuggets

Kids Cheese Soldiers

Something Extra

Bowl of Chips

Side Salad

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Review summary

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