This is your everyday seaside town homeware store with a bit of a twist. Located in the middle of…read morethe main street, it is a duplex shop with two shops either side sharing an exposed alcove. In the main shop part you can indulge in the odd throw rug, some tasteful white ceramics, smelly oil stick thingies and shells and star fish in bright decorative colours. The twist comes in the alcove bit where they offer wine tastings as the shop is owned by Koonara Wines. Perhaps this is all a cunning plan to keep hubby distracted while the wife conducts a smash-and-grab with the visa card on all the goodies inside! My advice is not to linger with the wine tastings as they are yummy and overindulging could leave you a bit wobbly when you enter the overflowing store, and well, with someone like me who is not so coordinated when fully sober, that could be a disaster waiting to happen!

We come here every time we visit Robe - bit amiss of me not to review it before! This little shop…read moreis PACKED with lovely homewares, more upmarket than most homeware shops - Loaves & Fishes (though I'm not keen on the name) would fit in well in the eastern suburbs of Adelaide ;) As the previous review mentioned, there are lovely wine tastings outside (very nice wine too!). This shop caters for pretty much everyone, lots of jewellery, candles, bit of clothing, cards, kitchen gadgets, kids stuff ... it's all pretty overwhelming in a nice sort of way! Staff are always very friendly and welcoming too :)

Myself, my wife and our dog-child, Sally spent this October long- weekend staying in the Cape…read moreJaffa Wines Cottage. And we were not disappointed! The cottage is only a few hundred metres from their Cellar Door and is a farm-stay style cottage, set back from the vineyards of Cape Jaffa Wines. After our long drive from Melbourne, we were grateful to be welcomed with an impressive cheese grazing board, a bottle of Cape Jaffa Wines '25 Sauvignon Blanc and a 4-pack of Loophole Brewing Co. beer on the table. We visited their Cellar Door the next day and enjoyed a wine flight so we could taste their wine varieties. All delicious - my favourite being the En Soleil Shiraz. Afterwards, we drive the 20 minutes to nearby Robe, for some sightseeing and grocery shopping, to then cook dinner together before flopping on the couch to watch a movie. We stopped in at the adjacent Loophole Brewing Co brewery on Sunday before our drive home, to enjoy a brewery tour led by Tom, their head-brewer. All-in-all, it was a beaut weekend spent relaxing. Didnt see much of the Limestone Coast - we were too busy sipping the wines and beers! Highly recommend a visit and a stay. Jeff

Terrible place to visit. Give a miss! Expensive and service average. Not good value. Nice views…read moreonly exception, best to bring a picnic and sit on lawns!

I have really mixed feelings about this place, and as such this will be a very mixed review…read more This bookshop is in a gorgeous old building and has a beautiful leafy garden - a lovely spot to sit and enjoy a delicious coffee, glass of wonderful local Woodsoak wines or locally brewed beers all available. The book selection is 90% second hand and doesn't seem to change over very regularly. It's a shame - a couple of years ago there were lots more new books, a lovely selection of kids books and lots more second hand books. I'm not sure if there's been a change of owners, but it feels a bit like it's just the unpopular used book leftovers available after a changeover. I used to buy a couple of books every time I visited Robe - now I hardly bother browsing as I feel like I'm seeing the same stock, even though I only visit 2/3 times a year. Finally, I wish someone would teach the owner/manager a thing or two about the importance of friendly customer service. Whilst not rude, his persona is totally cold. He doesn't even say hello to people walking in - very strange for a tiny country town and a business that's presumably reliant on tourist trade. It's a real shame - he's presumably missing many opportunities to cross sell their local goodies (olive oils, coffee, gorgeous scented candles and interesting jewellery) plus I think his lack of personality is doing the owners of the wines he sells a real disservice - we've never been offered to taste the wines unless by the other staff during the high season (who are all lovely and chatty). Such a shame - this is a great spot, but the owner is missing big opportunities by not making more effort to engage with his customers!! I will continue to enjoy a glass of lovely Woodsoak wines with friends in the garden as it's such a lovely spot - and no doubt the conversation will always roll around to 'imagine how well this place would do if the owner smiled and chatted with his customers, and it they restocked the bookshelves!'

AKA The Whistling Fish Bookshop... This bookshop has a wonderful ambience with an interesting…read morecollection which is well curated by the owner. It is always a delight to visit and see what is new on the shelves. You can sit and have a relaxing cup of coffee.

A competent newsagency in the centre of Robe's shopping precinct. Stocks everything you would…read moreexpect, along with a range of toys and gifts. Every square centimetre of space is put to use, and the staff are friendly.

The lighthouse was a great experience. Even though it doesn't seem so large from the outside, when…read moreyou're in it, you have so much vertigo, you think you're as high as anything else for miles! It was indeed very interesting, and a great overall experience. The architecture of it is just so detailed, and so well made, I don't see why a person could doubt it lasting for another hundred or so years. I'm definitely visiting again, I don't know how someone could pass up the opportunity. The balcony also has great views!

Some much better than CJW, better service and no tasting fees! No rude Hooper's either!read more