#1
Town & Country Pizza and Pasta Lara
4.8
Read 1217 reviews · Score: 91/100
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2026 Rankings
Best Restaurants in Lara
Compare the top restaurants in Lara, VIC, ranked by our composite reputation score.
Updated October 2026 · Based on 4,001 real Google reviews across the 15 restaurants
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Top Restaurants in Lara, VIC
The short answer
As of October 2026, the 3 highest-ranked restaurants in Lara, VIC on the Starworks directory are Town & Country Pizza and Pasta Lara (4.8 stars from 1,217 Google reviews), (Lara Area)The Centreway Fish & Chip Shop (4.5 stars from 243 Google reviews) and Curry @corio in Lara (4.5 stars from 222 Google reviews).
Starworks ranks 15 restaurants in Lara, VIC, holding 4,001 Google reviews between them. Across the 15 the median rating is 4.3 stars from a median of 161 reviews. Of the 15, 5 are rated 4.5 or better and 13 have passed 100 reviews.
Every figure here is computed from Google review data that Starworks collects for restaurants in Lara, VIC, recalculated when this page rebuilds. Placement on this list cannot be bought.
#2
(Lara Area)The Centreway Fish & Chip Shop
4.5
Read 243 reviews · Score: 79/100
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#4
Six Ways Fish N Chips
4.5
Read 560 reviews · Score: 70/100
18 Patullos Rd, Lara VIC 3212
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#9
Mustafa’s Kebabs Lara
4.1
Read 161 reviews · Score: 58/100
Lara Village Shopping Centre, Unit 11/2-4 Waverley Rd, Lara VIC 3212
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#13
Lara Sushi Noodle
4.2
Read 126 reviews · Score: 49/100
12 The Centreway, Lara VIC 3212
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#14
Lara Jan's Chinese Take Away
4.0
Read 57 reviews · Score: 39/100
8 Patullos Rd, Lara VIC 3212
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#15
Lara Chinese Kitchen
3.4
Read 75 reviews · Score: 25/100
4 The Centreway, Lara VIC 3212
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about restaurants in Lara.
Who are the best restaurants in Lara?
As of October 2026, the 3 highest-ranked restaurants in Lara, VIC on the Starworks directory are Town & Country Pizza and Pasta Lara (4.8 stars from 1,217 Google reviews), (Lara Area)The Centreway Fish & Chip Shop (4.5 stars from 243 Google reviews) and Curry @corio in Lara (4.5 stars from 222 Google reviews). Every figure here is computed from Google review data that Starworks collects for restaurants in Lara, VIC, recalculated when this page rebuilds. Placement on this list cannot be bought.
How many restaurants does Starworks rank in Lara?
Starworks ranks 15 restaurants in Lara, VIC, holding 4,001 Google reviews between them. Across the 15 the median rating is 4.3 stars from a median of 161 reviews. Of the 15, 5 are rated 4.5 or better and 13 have passed 100 reviews.
What star rating should I expect from a good restaurant in Lara?
The median Google rating across the 15 restaurants Starworks ranks in Lara, VIC is 4.3 stars, and 5 of them sit at 4.5 or above. A rating at or near that median is ordinary for restaurants in Lara, VIC rather than a warning sign on its own, and a rating well above it only means much when enough reviews stand behind it.
How many Google reviews does an established restaurant in Lara have?
The median restaurant Starworks ranks in Lara, VIC carries 161 Google reviews, and 13 of the 15 restaurants have passed 100.
How does Starworks rank restaurants in Lara?
Starworks gives every restaurant in Lara, VIC a reputation score out of 100 from three things: its Google star rating (up to 47 points), how many reviews back that rating (up to 35), and whether customers can reach it by website and phone number (up to 18). Review volume is the one part that can subtract: below 15 reviews it costs points, because a near-empty review record gives a stranger very little to go on. No score falls below 0 and placement cannot be bought. The score measures the strength of a business's public review record rather than the quality of its work, so it is worth reading the reviews as well, and every listing links to them on Google.
Why does a restaurant in Lara with all 5-star reviews score lower than one with a lower rating?
Because review volume counts as well as rating, and below 15 reviews it counts against you. Five perfect reviews are encouraging but thin evidence; three hundred reviews averaging 4.7 tell a stranger far more about what to expect on the day. That is a judgement about how much proof exists, not about the quality of the work, and a newer restaurant with a handful of excellent reviews may still be the right choice in Lara, VIC. The star rating and review count sit next to every score so you can weigh both yourself.
Why does the same restaurant not appear several times on this list?
Some businesses run more than one Google listing, often one per suburb they service. Those are the same company, so Starworks groups them and shows the business once, using the listing with the strongest review record. That is why this page opens with 15 distinct restaurants in Lara, VIC rather than a longer list of repeats.
How often is this list of restaurants in Lara updated?
This ranking of restaurants in Lara, VIC rebuilds on a 30-day cycle and prints the date of its last rebuild above the list, which for the current version is October 2026. Ratings and review counts are re-read from Google over time rather than on a fixed schedule, so an individual figure here can be older than the rebuild date.
How can I improve my restaurant business ranking in Lara?
Collect genuine customer reviews consistently, and keep a working website and phone number on your Google listing, because those are the three inputs the score reads. There is no placement to buy on this page. For scale: the median restaurant Starworks ranks in Lara, VIC carries 161 Google reviews at 4.3 stars.
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