The Castle Hotel

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   Shandelle

   Melbourne3 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on February 12, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Sat up near the bar side. So you can watch tv while you eat. Great music & big open space.
   

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   Shandelle

   Melbourne3 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on February 7, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Had the chicken Caesar a salad. It was absolutely beautiful.
   

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   Shandelle

   Melbourne3 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on January 24, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We sat up the top section near the bar. The fish of the day was salmon wth quinoa salad and veggies. Was delicious. Dad had Parma and chips & my brother fish and chips. Everything looked and tastes great.. will definitely be going back.
   

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   Jason

   Melbourne1 review

   5.0

   Dined on January 15, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Good portion of food. Great value for money. Differently will go back.
   

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   Melissa

   Melbourne1 review

   3.0

   Dined on December 10, 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 4

   Overall experience and food was positive, but 3 lunch dishes out of nine were delayed by 10+mins, and one even longer than that - turned out they couldn't identify which table it was for. This was disappointing as it wasn't that crowded or busy and it was very clear 6 of us were not eating while waiting for the remaining 3 dishes to arrive.
   

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   Eirisa VIP

   Melbourne10 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on November 29, 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 4

   Its a cool local neighborhood pub with a reasonably priced menu and a decent drink list. Service was extremely slow (although the staff were lovely), even to get drinks or some water for the table. The place wasn't that busy so I was a little confused as to why it took so long to get some drinks to the table. Menu has great variety and prices are cheaper than most comparable venues with very decent sized meals as well. I had the palma, it was slightly burnt and also soggy at the time, and I cannot stand when they put your palma on your chips! So, I wasn't a huge fan although I still wouldn't write this place off completely. Perhaps they had some new staff, kitchen issues or were just not having their best day. I would still come back for a second chance and hope it doesn't disappoint next time around.
   

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   Marcus

   Melbourne1 review

   5.0

   Dined on November 9, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great old pub, good food and service. Clean place and friendly staff. Reasonably priced. Great for a catch up with friends!
   

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   Tim

   Melbourne9 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on October 27, 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Castle Hotel food and service was great. Can highly recommend attending if you're after somewhere to get a good quality meal with friends or just have a catch-up over a drink.
   

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   Debbie

   Victoria4 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on October 20, 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   From being greeted as we came in, to leaving with very full bellies, the service and food were great. The steak was cooked to perfection, which seems to be rare these days. When we are back in the city, am more than happy to go back and dine again or go for a few drinks.
   

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    Michael

    Victoria5 reviews

    2.0

    Dined on October 5, 2024

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 2

    Food and drink were good standard but service was a disorganized mess. Staff couldn’t find ingredients for cocktails, and confused one of our food orders so it basically eat what they brought or wait another 20 minutes. No refund or even complimentary drink was offered for the failure. Place was less than a quarter full so pressure of orders was not an excuse. I’m sure there are plenty of other places to have lunch on a Saturday where the staff give a hoot.
    

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