1841 bar and restaurant

we have been regular diners at 1841 since the new ownership took over a year ago. noticeably, this place is beicoming busier no matter what day of the week. the menu offers a wide variety(although we have been through it in full!) and is very well priced. if you are aftergoodpub grub at a great price this is the place. the staff are very attentive, friendly and welcoming. i also come here with my girlfriends and feel safe and comfortable. perhaps adding a tasting platter of some sort may cater to the females a little more than the deep fried platter that i'm sure the lads love! overall great offering, service with a smile and a place that caters to the people! keep it up

booked well in advance for mother's day. on arrival table booked for 2pm for 10 not available. paid for drinks and waiting in the outside smoking area. told our table would be available soon table had just ordered coffee. waitress brought 6yo and 3yo kids activity kit and menus so 'our orders would be available once the table was'. 45 minutes later no table. moved us inside to 2 tables not adjacent to each other. entrees started to arrive. some of our party couldn't fit on the 2 tables we were sat so were still outside. asked about our table and told restaurant couldn't do anything about it. people still sitting at table proposed for us starting perusing menu and picked up carafe of water from the bar. decided after 45 minute wait for taking our 70 yo mother/mother-in-law for a mother's day lunch we had been patient enough and told the waitress we were leaving. she then said had another table available and it was up a small step. one of our party is in a wheelchair. went outside to let the rest of our party know we were leaving, some of our party had already left and waitress said we could now have free entrees. 45 minute wait and 10 people inside, outside, already left, some entrees delivered....no thanks. wouldn't recommend for busy occasion's mother's day etc. or for large parties. either 1841 don't know how to run foh and turn over their tables or they are greedy and overbooked their restaurant. huge disappointment will not be returning. our alternative arrangements came up trumps!

made amends by inviting us back for complimentary meals. although matriach who original booking was made for refused to return the rest of our party enjoyed prompt service,goodpub fare. restaurant was not busy so attentive staff, prompt service. thanks for the gesture. appreciate the generous compensation.

we so looked forward to this night out as my husband and i where celebrating our 26yr wedding anniversary, only to be totally disappointed. it started really well, staff where very friendly. we ordered starters which where ok, then ordered our mains... that's when it all turned sour.

pork belly, it look as if it had been sitting under the heat lamp for so long that the reduction was reduced, no crackle at all as the apple sauce had totally soften it and the meat was so over cooked and salty we both couldn't eat it, coleslaw and mashed potatoes where terrible. the only reason i am giving you 1 point is due to my husbands steak being cooked amazing.

it also seemed that after our mains we became invisible to the staff, as my husband had ordered pudding which didn't arrive. in the end we got tired of waiting and went to pay the bill only to see that we were being charged for pudding? it had ended up on someone else's table apparently.

not a verygoodexperience for us, and one we will not be repeating. i know i should have complained about the food, but due to my husband not wanting to make a fuss, i let him win this time round...

we have been there three times and got the shitest service ever. their food is also so budget, you get what your pay for. the longest waiting time we had was about 45 mins.goodworks guys, keep it up.

we went on the night the ironside steak was $25.00 was amazing meal, we had to wait a bit to be seated as the place was packed, we weren't asked if we want dessert, which we did, prettygoodservice, but it was the meal that got the 4* for me.

great service. staff are helpful and really friendly. place has agoodvibe wether your having dinner or just out for a cheeky or 2. recommend this place to anyone who hasnt tried it.

i am trying hard for this review not to be tainted by the all blacks loss to the springboks that occurred while we were eating at 1841 but not sure i will achieve this...

we booked a table and the lovely person i spoke to made sure we had agoodspot to watch the big screen for the game. for the most part, the service on the night was just as great as when i had called. this was no easy task as the place was packed with avid suburbia rugby viewers.

the waitress who took our orders was polite and welcoming. the waitress that cleared our plates, then distributed all the table bills. i get they were busy and she wanted to streamline that process but she didn't check if we wanted dessert so that may have lost some additional $$. catch 22 for them i guess...

the food is decent pub food. i had the vege burger and substituted the bun for gf toast. i barely managed to eat the burger as the housemade vege patty is huge. i was a bit dubious about it so was pleasantly surprised at the numerous flavours they managed to pack in there. the fries were a bit soggy (i'm a crunchy chip fan) so didn't eat them all but overall was an ok meal.

overall, decent experience...overshadowed by a great game of rugby with a result that wasn't what we were after. thanks 1841 team!

the food from the bar isgoodbut thats about it. environment isgoodbut 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 agoodwine 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 prettygoodthere 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.goodold 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 prettygoodfor pub food. don't come here expecting fine dining, and you won't be disappointed.

the food was really great and customer service was reallygoodto 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.

we have been here a few times now and they have great pub food.  everything i have personally ordered here has beengoodso 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.

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 wasgoodexperience with outdoor seating. though i had bit different taste in mind for nachos but it was equallygoodor could have been better. quantity wasgoodtoo.
i wont mind coming back to this place but will see few more places first too ..

went for sunday lunch with family. wasgoodas it has plenty of room, and with one a couple of elderly, one broken leg and one baby amongst the ten of us, we need a bit of space.

the staff were friendly , and made the group feel welcome. the food was basic pub grub - butgoodvalue.

we had a great time. thanks.