VICROADS staff ate and drank their way through thousands of dollars of breakfasts, morning teas and lunches, courtesy of the taxpayer.
Documents obtained by the State Opposition show almost $24,000 was spent on food in the four months to March.
Staff ate treats such as cheese platters, chicken drumettes and party pies.
The smallest bill charged by a catering firm was $4.40 for coffee.
The largest outlay was on December 8 by the road safety department, which included $282 for lunch and afternoon tea, and $841 for drinks.
Opposition transport spokesman Terry Mulder said it was an extraordinary amount of money to spend when many Victorian roads were desperately in need of repair.
"You have to question whether this is money well spent," Mr Mulder said.
VicRoads defended the spending, which was for all-day meetings, training sessions and workshops.
"VicRoads provides modest catering for staff, stakeholder representatives and business contacts," a VicRoads spokesman said.
"Included in the total catering figure is a substantial amount of self catering, where employees purchase goods from a local supermarket to keep costs down."