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The Golden City Hotel

83/100 (972 ratings)

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"This was my third time at the Golden City and i absolutely loved it. The food is to die for, the staff are amazing and i love the ambience of the..."

Leanda Love

"Just had a fantastic meal, chicken Kiev, I definitely recommend to give it a try! Great atmosphere and friendly staff. If I find myself in Ballarat..."

Joel Ferguson

"We had a lovely evening with our German Shepherds seated in the verandah. They were welcomed by staff and other patrons and offered water and pats...."

Sally Bick

"Haha some of the reviews, since these tv cooking shows everyone's a critic. Service was friendly, meals were some of the nicest we've had. Prices..."

Paul Deckert

"Great service & atmosphere, food is fantastic and full of flavor. Highly recommend to anyone wanting a feed thats affordable and tastes..."

Corey Medbury

"I would just like to say thankyou very much for being so kind and patient to my two children this evening. You made my little girls night! She was..."

Melanie Alford

"WOW, these guys have restored my faith in ordering a steak..........done perfectly with the most delicious vegetables I have ever tasted, coming back..."

Ian Alphey

"My daughter and I had the calamari. .. melted in the mouth. As always, the food and service were excellent...."

Christina Stefurak

"Great Hotel... old favourite. We are always greeted with a friendly smile. Service is great and quick delivery of meals to table. We had Salted..."

Paul J Fisher

"Great and consistently reliable pub. Fantastic parmas, great Atlantic salmon and good choice of kids food too. Always a good spot for dinner. Very..."

Reviewer101

"I have visited here before and on i cold night i had a desire for pub fare, unusually quiet night and directed to a prime table next to the window...."

The Pet Roo

"I had lunch here today at 11:35 am and I chose their Chicken & Avocado Penne at $25. The meal was truly flavorsome and I thoroughly enjoyed every..."

Melbourne Epicurean Juror

"Had a nice lunch here once again. Food is always good. Unfortunately our favourite ham wrap and veggie pide was gone from the menu! We tried out..."

Mel Gooding

"Meal was okay. Had the crumbed calamari it was a bit greasy but not overcooked. My partner has medium rare steak but came out well done and the cut..."

Megan Lesar

"Pretty hard to fault and always a good fail safe option. Despite the place being fairly packed due to the road nationals on, we were promptly seated..."

Catherine MacLean

"Good food , Nice atmosphere, Good service, Well presented , staff, food and decor.The trio of dips with warm bread was superb, the Pesto dip..."

Morris

"We were accommodated on a very busy Sunday morning without a booking which we appreciated (group of 4). Staff were friendly and happy to help. Food..."

Graeme Anderson

"Came here without a booking on a Saturday night. Extremely busy, staff were attentive and accommodating. Food was great! A lot of GF options. Kid..."

Heidi

"Golden City has a fantastic function space upstairs and in the back room. The outward presentation of the building is very pleasing aesthetically and..."

Customer1

"Can always rely on to be open... Good for big groups with fussy people that have different tastes. New decor is great! Can get a bit loud at times..."

Mmmfoood

"This is one of those places that meets your expectations but doesn't really wow you and you don't walk about feeling really wowed by your experience...."

Matt Rollo

"Standard pub food formula, well executed. The staff coped with our rowdy table of extended family including four kids under the age of six, weaving..."

Gin

"We came here on a Sunday afternoon for coffee and cakes. The carrot cake is one of the best I've ever had in Australia. It came with a thick layer of..."

Jikon Lai

"Went here for breakfast this morning and all I can say is that I don't think such a low rating of 53% is warranted. 6 of us ordered breakfast and..."

Michelle Flanagan

"I was here for a function upstairs recently and quite enjoyed the food and the service. GC is by no means fab, but worth considering and has the..."

Iceman

"Totally Surprised In A Good Way. I normally won't eat anywhere that has a menu with seemingly a thousand things on it. I don't know about the wedges..."

Foodie_Wanderings

"Had the Angus Double Beef burger.... Off the ricta..."

Mark Ferguson

"Well, that was tasty. Braised Gippsland Beef with mashed spud and oven roasted carrots. Yeah, the spud was dry but that made it easier to sop up the..."

Hungry Bugs

"Great Atmos.. Had a Sunday morning family breakfast at GC's yesterday.. Warm atmosphere with table in front an open fire. Prompt service. Kids menu..."

Matt

"A great stop while passing through and hungry! We tried a few others that were full and were initially put off this place because of the urbanspoon..."

Can't Talk. Eating.

"Honestly The Golden City Hotel is one of the best places I have ever been. The staff are so happy and helpful. The food is great. I don't know why..."

Sally Smith

"Have been coming here for brekky for on and off since it changed hands. Not sure why it gets a lot of negative comments. It is consistently good...."

Eggsy

"I am not sure what the other reviews did not like it bur I lovethe food. Yes it is not like the old England pub bit the good is great. For the..."

Lan Tan

"WEDGES!!!!!. Must say these are the BEST WEDGES we've had in a long time. Make sure you order double aioli because its to die for and the kids just..."

Alwayshungry

"Came here for breakfast only. All the staff were on point and did a great job - although the barista could do with some smiling tutorials… but he..."

Smac DD

"we were in town for a family vacation away from the hustle and bustle... had visited Sovereign Hill and was famished... was seated and served in a..."

Elle Tee

"Great coffee, excellent cake. Service was quick& professional. Polite staff. Prices were..."

Kez Richards

"Had the Parma with mash and veggies. Delicious meal with a nice atmosphere. Nice pub, family..."

Vincent Pham

"We tried the tapas share platter of duck spring roll, arancini balls and lemon calamari too. Food tasted very fresh. Coffee and cake was absolutely..."

Nishat Suchona

"We had a large family celebration at the Golden City over the weekend and had such a lovely time. The staff were so accommodating and kind and made..."

Annie Cat

"Amazing fish and chips - my partner had the parmy and said it was..."

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