1841 bar and restaurant

the food from the bar is good but thats about it. environment is good but staff service is average at best. the breakfast, lunch and dinner menus are very average for what you pay.

johnsonville really needs a decent pub/restaurant and unfortunately 1841 isn’t it. they can poor a good wine and successfully fry some chips but that is sadly all. the actual meals are always bland, undercooked and generally low quality.

the service was good. food was pretty amazing except the breads and dips because it's not already cut up so expect to make a mess. overall was pretty good there but if you're looking for a place that is quiet and with no screaming kids around, this is not the place to go

went there for the last big test match, had a 200g steak dinner with beer. good old kiwi tucka, but i really loved the steak, was a true medium rare! juicy and tender, the way i like it. even the outer edges, where it cooks faster, were still red, juicy and well seared. other places overcook those parts (some even cooking it till well done!) having left the steak on the grill too long, but this is one of those rare places that gets it just right. kudos to the skills of the chef!

in summary, this is pretty good for pub food. don't come here expecting fine dining, and you won't be disappointed.

this is a great place to go for a great meal with friends and/or family, i have been here many times (mostly on tuesday nights)
tuesday night is steak night (400g steak, chips, slaw, egg, and a drink, for $25)

i would highly recommend calling and making a booking (even if you only make the booking when you get into the car)

they have a great menu and will make a adjustment as requested

took my sister there for her 60th birthday tea. worst meal i've ever had. they couldn't get our order right. we are 4 adults and 3 kids and they served 2 of the kids meals and when we asked about the 3rd - opps it was on the other side of the docket.. not our fault. we waited 50 mins for our mains (we had been told there was a 30 min delay as they were busy). thankfully the kids were served promptly. we were on the verge of telling them to cancel the meals when when we got our mains turned up however only 2 of the 4 were correct. the other 2 we had to send back and they still didn't get it right. we gave up in the end and when the waiter came back to see if the meals were ok i said 'don't ask'. i did ask to speak to the chef but antoher staff member said she was in charge. i advised this was the worst meal i've ever had the steak we'd asked for to be medium with no pink, the first one was blue and when we sent it back the next one came back just as bad. we were advised that they cooked there steaks medium but still pink. this still had blood coming out of it. we did get that meal taken off the bill. but overall it was disgusting.  we've been here several times over the years but this is the worst we've ever encountered.

the food was really great and customer service was really good to start off with, but went downhill as the night went on. we booked a table for 7:30pm and were told we had to sit at a high table until our table was ready so we ordered a few drinks and waited. we were then told we should order our food quickly as there were two large groups ordering soon. we finally got to our seated table at 8pm only to wait for a further 50 min for our food. i really wanted to rate 5 stars, but waiting 50 min for your mains was way too long (4 ordered steak meals and 1 ordered the filo meal). i get it's christmas and they're busy but should be told meals would take that long. food was cooked well and great value.

meet with friends for brunch...eggs are always poached to perfection and they brew a great coffee. great atmosphere and service! love their 2-4-1 mains 👌👌

i was here recently for lunch with a group of friends. the quality, portions and price of our meals was superb and the service was exceptional. we are all looking forward to returning at some time

this restaurant is the worst. their food is very average and the service is poor. last monday, my sister and i came here for dinner and our food was taking ages to come out. because it was a 2 4 1 night, i thought that maybe they were just very busy but then people who came later than us started getting their food. when we followed up on our order, it was very obvious that they forgot about it and so we waited for another 20 mins or so. when the food finally came out, they forgot my sister's order. we didnt want to wait any longer as we have already wasted more an hour of time for nothing. i've never experience this kind of service before and i do not recomment this place.

i only go there because they offer two for one deal and also not many places to go in johnsonville. if anyone open a decent restaurant in johnsonville area this place will be in trouble. there are smoking area and pocky machines as well. food is so so.

most importantly, the owners manner is not so smooth based on my own experience. he told us to leave the restaurant when i had drinks there because it was almost closing time.

yes there are many ways to tell you customers to say "time to go home" but the owner chosen a way to make us stupid and made us feel really uncomfortable.

i may go there if my friends want to meet there as long as they pay but if i need to choose the place to meet. i will not go there.

so not recommended!

arrived with a group of friends for saturday brunch. we were attended to pretty quickly but our orders took quite long to arrive. so a little inconsistency in the service there.

we got a few servings of their big breakfast, eggs benedict, and bubble and squeak. the portion sizes were generous, and overall the food was pretty decent. the place was pretty empty when we were there so i was surprised when no one came around to refill our glasses, etc.

as a whole, the food and prices were not too bad but i wouldn't necessarily pick this as a first choice if coming to johnsonville again.

we have been here a few times now and they have great pub food.  everything i have personally ordered here has been good so far.  their lunch meals are reasonably priced too.  my son didnt like their butter chicken and i did have a taste of it and i must say it did taste like watties tomato soup with chicken pieces in it.  so wouldnt order that again.  if you want to dine in a quiet atmosphere dont come here as its loud and rowdy.  with a family that has 3 children this suits us as we dont have to tell the kids to be quiet all the time.  staffs service is unpredictable.  we have had fabulous service and then terrible service.  the big disappointment was i always like to get a coffee at the end of the meal and they advised that they had turned there coffee machine off so no can do.  with a pub thats open late at night this surprised me.  overall we will continue to visit 1841.

1841 would be the worst restaurant and bar i have ever experienced. the service was very poor, the waitress got our drinks order wrong, we had to wait 2 hours for our food to arrive (yes 2 hours, not a typo) and the food was disgusting (chicken over cooked, potatoes under cooked, chips re-cooked and soaked in oil). on monday night it is buy one main and get one free. unfortunately the ribs are excluded (not mentioned anywhere) so the bill was also a bad surprise. i complained twice about over 10 tables getting their food before us when they arrived over 1 hour later than us.  i would recommend that you never go to this restaurant!

it was my first visit to this place on my sisters recommendation. welcome was nice & warm. we were also told about the lunch specials.
we ordered beef nachos , fish & chips and ginger beer..
overall was good experience with outdoor seating. though i had bit different taste in mind for nachos but it was equally good or could have been better. quantity was good too.
i wont mind coming back to this place but will see few more places first too ..