Canonical: https://peninsulainsider.com.au/eat/bistro-elba/ Publisher: Peninsula Insider Published: unknown Modified: unknown Format: public main text, generated from the canonical page; imagery and interactive controls omitted. Dates and caveats below retain their page meaning; this format is not a new fact check. [Eat & Drink]() Restaurant [Sorrento]() # Bistro Elba A Southern French bistro on Sorrento's Ocean Beach Road, open for lunch and dinner throughout the week. Known for Southern French Cooking French Bistro Format Prix Fixe Lunch Ocean Beach Road Location [Reserve a table]() +61 3 5984 4995 Why we’d go Southern French cooking makes this a useful dinner choice when you are staying in Sorrento and keeping the evening close to your room. Bistro Elba brings Southern French cooking to Ocean Beach Road in Sorrento. The operator lists lunch and dinner seven days a week, with a sample a la carte menu, a set menu and a prix fixe lunch. Menus can change, so choose it for the bistro format rather than a promised dish. Book a table before travel, especially for dinner. The restaurant sets a 90-minute dining window for groups of up to four on earlier reservations and suggests booking after 7.30pm if you want more time. Check the current menu and availability when you reserve. Worth knowing **Best for** Rainy-day plans · Anniversary weekends · Couples · Wine lovers If you only do one thing Reserve dinner after 7.30pm if you want a longer table, and check the current menu before you go. Works well with The Baths Sorrento Filed under Anniversary Fireplace First Date Slow All Year Couples Group At a glance **Type** Restaurant **Location** 100–102 Ocean Beach Rd, Sorrento VIC 3943 · [Directions]() **Call** +61 3 5984 4995 **Awards** Good Food Guide 2024 **Website** [www.bistroelba.com.au]() **Directions** [Get directions]() **Opening hours** - Every day 12pm–11pm **Live status** [Check current hours →]() [Book now]() Not sure how to build a day around Bistro Elba? [Search Peninsula Insider]() In the journal ## Stories that mention Bistro Elba These pieces give you the context a listing page never does - the when, the why, and the who-it’s-for. [Journal →]() Editor's Letter 8 min ### [A Winter Peninsula Weekend: The Case for Coming in July]() 13 April 2026 Short days, cheap rooms, empty dining rooms, a fire in every cellar door with a hearth, and a coast that looks like a different country in a southerly. Winter is the Peninsula's most underrated season and the one that gives the region back to the people who actually live here. Editor's Letter 8 min ### [The Autumn Weekend Edit: Why April on the Peninsula Feels Most Earned]() 9 April 2026 Cool mornings, warm lunches, empty terraces, and the kind of light that makes every terrace look serious. This is the month the region stops performing and starts meaning something. Service 6 min ### [The Four-Hour Peninsula: A Surgical Strike for When the Weekend Is Half a Day]() 15 April 2026 For the midweek visit, the work trip with a free morning, or the Melbourne friends who have a flight out of Tullamarine at five. Four hours, three stops, one decisive lunch, and no wasted drives. The Peninsula you can actually do in half a day. Nearby picks ## More from Sorrento [Back to Eat & Drink →]() Pub [Sorrento]() ### [The Sorrento Hotel]() 5-15 Hotham Rd, Sorrento VIC 3943 The centre-of-the-village trading post on Ocean Beach Road, reliable parmas, a big dining room, and the default Sorrento pub for a reason. family big group [Read notes]() [Book]() Restaurant [Sorrento]() ### [Stringers Sorrento]() Sorrento VIC 3943 A wine bar and small-plate restaurant in Sorrento, cured kingfish, raw bar selections, and a natural-wine list built to match the food. slow romance [Read notes]() [Book]() Restaurant [Sorrento]() ### [The Baths Sorrento]() 3278 Point Nepean Rd, Sorrento VIC 3943 Sorrento's most enduring waterfront dining room, perched on the sand with Port Phillip Bay at your feet and a seafood-first menu. waterfront anniversary [Read notes]() [Book]() Build a day around this ## Planning guides that include Bistro Elba Peninsula Insider guides that put this stop into the context of a full day or weekend. [Peninsula weekend itinerary →]() [The long lunch guide →]() [Winery tour route →]() [Rainy-day Peninsula →]() Keep this for later [← Part of Sorrento - view the destination guide]() Is this your business? [Manage this listing]() Something wrong on this page, or is this your business? [Tell us what to fix]() and you get a case reference back. corrections@peninsulainsider.com.au reaches the same desk. ## The Insider Note The Peninsula worth knowing. An occasional email. What's on, where we'd go and what's worth knowing next. Independent editorial. Sent when there is something worth knowing. Unsubscribe any time [Privacy]()