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Hours
Sun
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Wed
4:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Thu
4:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Fri
4:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Sat
12:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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PRICE RANGE
$10.00 – $25.00
CUISINES
Brew Pub, Bar, Australian
Meals
Lunch, Dinner, Drinks
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Bring the whole family! Visit Ocean Reach Taphouse, conveniently located at 47 Thompson Ave Cowes Phillip Island. We have ten rotating taps made up of Ocean Reach beers all brewed at our production brewery located in Cowes. Can't decide what to have? Let us put a tasting paddle together for you. We are a family-friendly venue. Dogs are allowed out the front but in the interest of safety for our patrons, we kindly ask you to keep your puppies on a leash. Like the unapologetic flavour junkies we are, we’ve devised our food menu with beer enjoyment in mind. Enjoy a range of sumptuous American-style burgers, wings, and more all prepared fresh to order in our food van - located on-site. We also cater kids' meals and vegetarian options. Cider, wine and soft drinks are also available. Our independently owned production brewery is also located in Cowes Phillip Island. Please note this is not open to the public.
PRICE RANGE
$10.00 – $25.00
CUISINES
Brew Pub, Bar, Australian
Meals
Lunch, Dinner, Drinks
FEATURES
Takeout, Reservations, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Street Parking, Free off-street parking, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Wine and Beer, Mastercard, Visa, Digital Payments, Free Wifi, Accepts Credit Cards, Dog Friendly, Family style, Non-smoking restaurants, Gift Cards Available
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4.5
75 reviews
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Steve M
Moe129 contributions
June 2021 • friends
A recent visit to Cowes saw us book a table at the venue. The beer sampling started with a couple of paddles of their craft beer selection. Some really good beers! The weather outside turned a bit nasty so we settled and planned a couple of burgers, which after a previous visits we were looking forward to. Power outage! No burgers. Our host managed to ensure we finished our range of beers and provided us with a few nibbles under the light from our mobile phones. As mentioned, not our first visit and certainly not the last. Extraordinary service given the situation and greatly appreciated. Highly recommend Ocean Reach to anyone visiting the Island in need of a decent beer or burger.
Written 19 June 2021
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jebskulker
2036 contributions
Jan 2024 • solo
This is a rather unassuming place on the main street of Cowes, a bunch of tables and chairs inside with menus located on each table. I didn't try the food, but there was an extensive beer list, so I decided to try a few of them.
Staff were more than happy to assist me with explaining the different beers, and they had options for tasting paddles or pots, both small enough in size and price to allow for sampling most of their beers, as well as schooners.
The pale ale was surprisingly good, the porter was malty and smooth, and there were a few lovely IPAs available as well. I had a great afternoon.
Written 10 January 2024
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StephenJ
75 contributions
Nov 2020 • none
Ocean Reach is a popular spot in Cowes. I tried several times to secure a spot for one, but Covid-19 restrictions meant they were at capacity (23 people). Having tried some takeaway beers and some from the IGA, I was lucky enough to get a spot on my last day in Cowes. These are SERIOUSLY good beers. The owner is a gracious host (I only discovered she was the owner after stepping in to stop two entitled customers from abusing her for not allowing an extra person in to join them (a $10,000 fine under Covid). She knows her beer and hops and all that. It's a family run business and in my opinion makes some of (if not the best) IPAs in Australia.
The burgers looked amazing, however, I did not eat. I did however, over a period of a few days, try the IPA, the Private Idaho IIPA, the White IPA, the Onslow ESB and the Hazy Pineapple IPA. They were all amazing.
They also do a line of sours, but can't comment on them as they are not my thing.
I have a new favourite brewery.
Written 21 November 2020
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robnicho
Melbourne12 contributions
Jan 2022 • none
This brewery is a great place to enjoy good beer and a really good burger. Sitting outside is best, especially in the hot weather. The staff are very helpful and you can enjoy a taste of any of the beers before ordering.
Written 23 January 2022
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Alex B
Cheers for stopping by! Great to hear you enjoyed your experience. Cheers
Written 26 January 2022
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Craig W
Melbourne38 contributions
Jan 2020 • family
We took our boys, 12 and 14, in for burgers and walked out bery satisfied. We were treated with friendliness and given advice when choosing our beer tasting platter. I recommend the dark ale (Porter I think it was called). Our burgers were juicy and delicious. Will definitely return next time we're on the Island.
Written 15 January 2020
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Amanda H
3 contributions
Jan 2023 • family
Only had a drink and some snacks, but appreciate the waitress standing up for use when the table became free people walking past pounced, she asked them to get up and get in line. When you have young kids, I love that she had the backbone to do that for us. Plus the wine was really nice. 10 stars!
Written 5 January 2023
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Pawlu G
1 contribution
Apr 2023 • none
Horrible food, burnt chips and 24 dollars for a little burger. Small roll, chicken dry as. Tourists I'm a local and I'm telling you. Don't waste your time here.
Written 22 April 2023
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Hayunit
38 contributions
Apr 2021 • none
Good choice of burgers, not too many choices so it made life easy with kids. We had our dog there which as easy.
Nice beers on tap, very friendly and helpful service. Would recommend to a family.
Could put lights outside
Written 7 April 2021
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Tahla
Ararat121 contributions
Dec 2019 • none
Ok ..... technically not a brewery but the brewery outgrew to location. The service is great and friendly and the food is good American style grub ..... the Buffalo wings were great but the Jalapeno poppers were better. We will return as this was a great little find
Written 4 January 2020
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Skeney57
Sydney25017 contributions
Mar 2023 • friends
Our timing again proved poor in Cowes as we completely missed this spot last visit! But as we arrived to sample the goods the crew were packing up for the night but the lovely staff member said come on in! We had to pick a good one and settled on the Porter, which proved popular. A fair selection available to try and with more time I always go the paddle! Well suited to a quiet afternoon in the outdoor area on a sunny day, we will hope for fine weather when next in PI? And a longer visit to fully sample the wares!
Written 31 March 2023
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Stuart B
Hastings28 contributions
Mar 2020 • none
Found the place 2 years ago and returned again to watch Superbikes. Thankfully still as good.
Loved the beer especially the Pale Ales. Cant comment on the food, but looked good.
Written 16 March 2020
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sammi
Caringbah13 contributions
Dec 2021 • couples
Great beer, lacking atmosphere.
We tasted all 10 tap beers and were impressed. Although 6 of the 10 were IPAs we enjoyed them, but thought more variety would be nice. Our favourite was the hazy pineapple IPA.
Only thing lacking was atmosphere, we didn’t quite know why. Maybe lacking a bit of personality or character.
Still had a great experience and would recommend the beer.
Written 4 December 2021
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Simon Zanoni
Geelong4 contributions
July 2024 • family
Came here for a quick bite with the kids and was pleasantly surprised...kids loved the food, basic but tasty, visited during happy hour and beer prices were ridiculously cheap and the beer tasted great (not a craft beer person either!). So good that we will probably come back tomorrow.
Written 25 July 2024
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Brian M
Calgary106 contributions
Oct 2023 • couples
Fantastic burgers and fried mac ‘n cheese. Their local beers are great as well. Very nice place in Cowes.
Written 8 November 2023
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Alecia B
15 contributions
Nov 2022 • couples
Blooming brilliant burgers! I had the Gluten free version of one and my partner had the super size chicken and beef patty burger. Honestly the best burger I've had since I dont know when! And the other got a similar rating! Get onto it!
Written 5 November 2022
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