1915
Highlights
- Savour modern Australian fare crafted from the freshest seasonal ingredients in a historic boiler house setting.
- Enjoy tapas-style small bites alongside wood-fired meat and seafood, perfect for sharing with friends and family.
- Relax on the stunning roof deck or mezzanine, offering unique views and a vibrant atmosphere for any occasion.
- Discover over 400 free car parks onsite, making your visit to 1915 a hassle-free experience just six minutes from Geelong.
Enjoy a unique dining experience beneath the iconic Federal Mills smokestack.
Steeped in local history, the venue revitalizes a century-old boiler house that once powered the Mills. Inside, the past merges with the present as we serve top-notch, locally sourced modern Australian fare, featuring the freshest seasonal ingredients.
Think tapas-style small bites, and an array of wood-fired meat, seafood, and vegetables, all complemented by an exceptional drinks list, and a sommelier on hand to guide you.
With a stunning mezzanine, roof deck, and adjacent function space in addition to the main restaurant, the soaring conversion of the heritage-listed building is truly something else, and is perfect for intimate dinners, long-table celebrations, cocktail nights, and everything in between.
Whether you’re a local or just passing through, they’re the perfect pit stop. Just a six minute drive from central Geelong, and with over 400 free car parks onsite, join in for a delicious lunch, dinner, or simply drinks and small bites.
Open seven days, from midday. Vegan and Gluten free options available.
Bookings recommended.
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Features
Actively welcomes people with access needs.
General access
- Offers multiple options for booking – web, email, phone is available.
- Offers a range of contact methods for receiving complaints.
- Employs people with disabilities.
- Accessibility information and photos, including of a bathroom, room and/or floor plan on their website (can be emailed on request).
- Advise tour guides of the access needs of guests at the time of booking (includes pick up and drop off requirements)
- Assistance with booking arrangements (includes providing clear itineraries with written instructions on what to do at various destinations)
Communication
Welcomes and assists people who have challenges with learning, communication, understanding and behaviour. (includes people with autism, intellectual disability, Down syndrome, acquired brain injury (ABI), dyslexia and dementia)
- Staff are trained in communicating with people with learning or behavioural challenges.
- Uses Plain English / easy read signage and information (includes menus and emergency information)
Physical – Mobility
Caters for people with sufficient mobility to climb a few steps but who would benefit from fixtures to aid balance. (This includes people using walking frames and mobility aids)
- Uses floors/coverings which are slip resistant, firm and smooth
- Grab rails in the bathroom
- Seating in common areas including reception area
Physical – Wheelchair
Caters for people who use a wheelchair.
- Step free outdoor pathways (includes picnic areas, barbecues and shelters)
- A step free main entrance to the building and/or reception area (includes ramps or slopes with a maximum gradient of 1:14, otherwise are too steep for wheelchairs)
- Step free access to restaurant, lounge and bar
- Step free access to the conference or function room
- Lifts with enough space for people using a mobility aid to enter and turn around to use the lift buttons. Buttons are at accessible height.
- An accessible public toilet which is unlocked.
- A wheelchair accessible toilet / shower and change room is available.
- At least one wheelchair accessible parking space with wheelchair accessible signage clearly displayed (International standards are 3200mm wide x 2500 mm high).
Physical – High support needs
Caters for people with high support needs who travel with a support person.
Allergies and intolerances
Caters for people with allergies and intolerances.
- Modify their cooking and cleaning practices to cater for people with food allergies or chemical intolerances (could include menus with meals free from: nuts, dairy, seafood, eggs, gluten etc).
- Complies with The Food Authority requirements for allergy management in food preparation.