The pub has a different section for the restaurant and I love the classy decor. Service is fantastic and the food came out quick. I was a bit worried about that but the quality was amazing. We had the wild rabbit and pistachio terrine as a starter. It sure was good but fairly standard and not as tasty as I hoped that it would be. The St Bernard's free range pork belly on the other hand was the best I had in a long time. The pork belly was lean and so flavoursome and delicious without being too marinated. Scratchings were crunchy but not too hard, oily or salty. The burger was also more than decent with the beef being cooked perfectly. I would say the only downer were the fries. With the rest of the food being so wonderfully prepared, I would have expected the fries to not feel like the frozen ones you can get at the supermarket. The bill was not the cheapest but the portions are very good and with the current Amex Spend $50, get $20 back, it's definitely worth it.
Every single dish from the oysters to the salad and everything in between was amazing. Service was efficient and friendly. Wine list- good. Only criticism was the tables were very close to each other and the table was a tad squashy for the four of us.
Had the lamb croquettes. Waited a bit long . Abt 15min? The dish was good. Beautiful.Liked the combination of lamb dill and mint and the sauce.the decoration and music of the hotel were good.
Sorry for the bad photos, I was too hungry. A beautiful ly d we cleared place. Wonderfully nice staff. We had great champagne and wine. The desert was absolutely amazing. The scallops we heavenly. Would definitely go back.
The menu has enough variety to please everyone. I had the pork belly which was divine. Service is professional
without being stuffy. A great lunch!
Wow! Loved it, the salmon gravlax was especially melt-in-the-mouth. Quite busy, staff were under it but always lovely.
Awesome, definitely recommend.
We had the 1kg rib eye, I asked to have it cooked the way I like it, they smashed it out with some
Amazing triple cocked chips. It was fantastic! one of the best steaks I've ever had. Every thing we had, we enjoyed very much and the waiting staff were very helpful and friendly. We will be back! :)
Booked in for a table of 2 over the phone on the 6/9/18, when I arrived at O'Connell's I was greeted by a gentleman called Alex McCrae, who was very pleasant and showed us to our table. We sat down and looked at the wine list INCREDIBLE !! we ordered torbreck the laird shiraz 2012 which was to die for. Before we ordered we were given an amuse bouche what a lovely touch, we ordered a salmon gravlax and beef short rib to start, they were amazing. For mains we ordered a 1.1 kilo sharing rib eye medium rare, cooked to perfection. After the mains had been cleared we glazed at the dessert menu and were once again greeted by Alex with a fabulous pre dessert of lemon verbena ice cream, Bulgar and fennel meringue. after this we couldn't not try more, we ordered a mouth watering chocolate fondant to share. This experience was second to none we will definitely be back to taste more of the outstanding chefs food congratulations guys, Alex McCrae and O'Connell's team see you soon
Amazing service and outstanding modern take on classic food....family friendly and one of the best Sunday Roasts I've ever experienced...a must visit venue..!
Great menu! A bit of everything on there for everyone, from your pub classics, to more refined, sophisticated dishes. Will return again soon to try their $20 Steak and Grape special on Monday’s - sounds like a great deal!
Great service, we had the 1.4kg tomahawk steak between 3 people. MUST TRY! The steak was very well cooked and came with 4 sauces. Sauces could do with a bit more variety or choice, something with mushroom perhaps? Decent wine selection, the portion size of the fried squid dish was lacking. Overall a good experience and will be back to try the other steaks.
Simply Superb! - Great food, great service all in a relaxed atmosphere. The cured salmon and the lamb belly were great.
Nice Charcuterie board however it did need more bread/toast.
service was good.
checked the QR codes
very nice Sunday afternoon snack
Great vibes, decent food. Good to be outdoors again especially without a mask. Staff was on point, ready to assist and serve. Nice long lunch.
We dined here for lunch today. The staff were kind enough to let us change our booking from a set menu to seats in the bar, which was very accommodating of them. The food was delicious and serving sizes were generous. Really nice atmosphere. Great pub! Thanks for having us!
Good food and service. Steak a bit too much gristle for a steak this price though.
Scrumptious and wholesome steak night, all cooked to perfection; Bavette and Porterhouse, just missing those hand-cut chips as advertised 🤔😊
Very good wine list by the glass; Chandon Brut, Woodcutter's Shiraz and Wild Duck Creek Estate Heathcote Shiraz Malbec.
Great service, classic and stylish ambiance.
One of the better Australian Venue Co establishment.
Lovely gastro pub. Dining room had an old school vibe, with attentive staff and complimentary bread. Great place to take your parents and have an elegant three course meal. A few things on the menu seemed a bit expensive, but I enjoyed everything I ate.
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