Towonga Pub Suitable for returning bushwalks around Mt. Bogong. Good honest pub fare in a bonza setting. Run by keen paddlers of serious rivers running of the Main Range. The Lilydale Bakery is good for day trips in that direction. There is a bakery in Moe.
Sale has real coffee shop.
They also do pastas and schnitzels. Driving into town on the way home, on the left a pizza shop with yellow flashing lights serves wonderful pizza with stacks of topping. The Dragon Temple chinese restaurant in the Stawell Mall does a mean Szchechaun Chicken. Look for the giant horse. There are several other bistros, family restaurants and ordinary take-aways to choose from.