Review The Australian Hotel - Townsville

Only $17 per 400g rump steak meal, that’s awesome!

Went for dinner after watching incredible footy game... Cowboys beat Storm 🏈 Friendly staff, cold drinks, central to Palmer Street and a short walk from Cowboys Country Bank Stadium, clean amenities and beaut food.

Mushrooms sauce…. Mate ? U don’t make mushrooms sauce that isn’t a sauce… it was like a garlic mushroom pate … and 2 scallops and 2 prawns and 3 little garlic calamari that u can’t taste the calamari all garlic… steak was cooked rare and nice done .. but again seafood sauce was running..but tasted like just garlic and I love garlic but not that much where u can’t taste the food $46 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

Visited a few times. Loved the experience. The young lady organised for us to watch Bombers & Adelaide on the big screen with minimum of fuss. Went back for tea last Wednesday night to return the favour, and all very happy with our meals. Just a nice, spacious, friendly user friendly establishment.

100% recommend. Can’t thank Darlene & her team enough for the best experience we’ve had in a long time! Hosted a surprise 30th in the beer garden. Lucky enough to have the whole back section cornered off. Allowed us to set up, use the tv and catered excellent platters. Absolutely to die for! Delicious food ✅ Great customer service ✅ Cost effective ✅ Great location ✅ Thanks again and we’ll be back!

The menu had great variety and priced very well. We both ordered bugers and when they came to the table they looked impressive. But that's where it ended. The filling was huge but so was the base of the bun. You couldn't take a bite out of it and that was after taking half of the filling out. Then the base of the bun was so dense it had a stale feel to it. We both ended up getting forks and knives to eat it. Mine ended up being fish salad and the other pulled brisket and slaw. The pulled brisket was amazing though.

Good place for a few bevies with friends, there is ample seating in front bar and a nice area out back. Although I didn't eat my mate's meal looked great and he recommended it.

We stopped in on a Tuesday night, for their 400g rump special, as advertised for $15.00. Included coleslaw and an Idaho potato on the side. Sauce is not included In the deal, and is an additional $2.00 per person. Overall our meals were good. The rumps did not come out as a medium and medium rare as requested, but due to the sheer number of people that night, we decided to est them anyway. Our friend got the double brisket meal, and can I tell you, was beyond disappointed. The meat was tough and dry. Tasted like reheated jerkey, and not in a good way. He ate the sides, and tried to share the meat component. We didn't finish it. When the waiter came to collect the plates from the table, I let them know how disappointed we were with the brisket. There was no real action as the young man was a bit taken back by it. Overall, a great place for friends. I recommend the 400g rump on their Tuesday night specials.

We walked in to the Australian on Thursday arvo and was greeted by a lovely woman ( who we found out last night is the owner) who was more then happy for a chat. We returned on Friday afternoon for a few games of pool and was then greeted by a young barman named Matt, who once again was up for a chat and gave us some local knowledge. We loved the laid back pub lifestyle the Australian had to offer. We were very impressed by the friendly staff and cleanliness of the pub. SO .. We returned on Saturday afternoon as it was our last night in town. Dave and I absolutely love this pub.. Great atmosphere, great staff and great conversations with the staff. We must say that Matt goes above and beyond to make you feel welcome and to make sure we get a few laughs too. We highly recommend that if you are in Townsville that the Australian on palmer st is the place to be. Oh and have a chat with Matt cheers

We had a bad meal with the mussels. .... don't order the mussels. Not one of them opened. And don't have any fun.... they don't like laughing and cheer or loud people. Don't have the buckets of coronas cos they will make you drink water after two drinks!!!! Shitty experience all round and won't be going back. Matthew was unhelpful.

Thanks Rob and Katie for allowing us the venue for our sons 21st. Your flexibility with catering and professional service to our guests was great. We had a great night and all our guests enjoyed the venue. The meals we had were good and we will be back for a meal.The Australian is as Australian as it gets and we would recommend it to all.

So went there for dinner waited for an hour for our food and people who ordered after Us got there food first never going again !!!! Food was yuck too

Best "Dirty and Cheap" Hotel in town. Don't expect food to be served at the same time, or to be of amazing quality. But you can't bet a $10 for a parmy and pot of beer

Thank you to Matty and the crew who looked after us for my sons 18th bday last night . Your service is unbelievably the best we have ever experienced in Townsville . Definitely recommend The Australian to everyone . Thanks again guys we will definitely be back .

New bottleshop on palmer street is great. Great location and good selection. Excellent service from a friendly person behind the counter. We will be back for sure.

The food was terrible tried to make one of us eat muscles that weren't open and made us drink water after serving only two beers and Matthew the manager was very rude.

Customer service in the hospitality industry is a tricky thing and if your manager on duty can't handle irate customers with a valid issue without storming off in a huff, has made a serious vocational error. Will not be recommending this establishment in the future like I have in the past.

Thank you Katie and staff for helping us pull off a great surprise 30th! It was a fantastic night. Great food and great service :)

Loved the Ceaser salad I had on Saturday night and good turn out from the Hermit Park Tigers footy club after our win in the Preseason blitz during the day :) #Tigerland2015

Such a great vibe here! Delicious meals and the staff are so welcoming. Definitely coming back!!

Came here for a 21st. Food was great, staff are friendly & service was good. Will return.

We just love the $10 steaks on Tuesday's !! We wouldn't miss it for anything

WORST SERVICE EVER! Cancelled meal after waiting an hour and a half. Constant excuses. Not impressed at all!

Can't go wrong. $10 for 400g rump on Tuesdays lunch and dinner.

Just wondered what happened with the meals tonight??? My friend was served with a beautiful mustard chicken with lovely sauce, huge helping of sweet potato mash with all the veggies, I was so looking forward to my salt and pepper squid only to be presented with what was supposed to be a main size meal to 7 pieces of squid, handful of chips with what was the whitest part of the core of the lettuce that should of been thrown out, with two pieces of to tomato, half of one slice of cucumber ... What happened!!!!! So so disappointed :(

Thank you so much for supplying the Fire with so much fun :)

I have been waiting a hour and a half for a parma def don't recomend this place on a Wednesday night it's a joke!!!! The rum is good but parma is Cold