karalee on preston

we used to come to the karalee but after today's meal we will not be dining here anymore, our steak that we ordered as a rare came out well done, dry and chewy i don't usually like spending 10 minutes to chew one bite of steak. all up it was a terrible meal and we will not be coming here anymore

previous i had the sirloin steak with pepper sauce on the old menu which blew me away every time. i arrived this afternoon with 10 others who had not dined here since the menu was changed. we feel that there must be new chefs to compliment the new menu. i had the new sirloin with sauce and prawns.the steak was over cooked but just within range to my liking, unfortunately the salad was pathetic and more than 7 chips would have been a delight. the sauce wasn't any better either and it barely dripped down the side of my steak. overall 6/10 for my dish. around the table i found that others steaks were dryer and more overcooked than mine and the fish was small and dry and rice overcooked. i don't think we shall dine here again. good day sir.

expensive and overpriced... they have to remember they are serving food in a pub not a high end restaurant!!!

very generous entree, and delicious mushroom soup. friendly and helpful staff - what more could you want!

warm and fuzzy. good produce,fast service,reasonable pricing,clean and warm atmosphere,attentive staff etc.
well done karalee well be back.

i eat perth. not much to be said about this place. yet another renovated pub. along with fresh paint and led screens comes the over-priced-super-average menu of meat, frozen seafood and pasta.

ten years ago you could at least enjoy one of the best traditional pub salad bars in the city. all that's left now is the view.

theatre package. karalee offer a very well priced movie and meal deal in conjunction with the cygnet theatre across the road.

my wife and i arrived about 5.00pm this evening for a quick meal before a 5.30 movie but that turned out to be too early for food. the manager kindly accepted our reservation for a post-movie meal instead, including noting our choice of food.

we returned at 7.30 and found our reserved table. i advised the order desk that we were there and they asked us to take a seat at our table and wait for our meal. an hour later we were finally served. during the wait none of the staff said anything, asked how we were, explained any delay. nothing. just a slightly sheepish grin when the food finally arrived.

i wanted to ask the manager's opinion on why we should choose to dine there again but my wife suggested i don't say anything because they most likely don't care. they seem to have enough business without bothering with us coming back.

my advice is don't go there during a busy period. they seem unable to cope. there are plenty of other restaurants in the area.

good food, once it arrived. i've been to the karalee several times for drinks and it's a nice environment with decent prices.
a few of us went there the other night for drinks which lead into dinner. it was a friday night and quite busy so we were happy to have a couple of rounds while waiting for food. after about 45 mins though we wandered over to see how much longer the meals were going to be, and it seems that somehow our food had disappeared into the ether.
the food manager asked if we could wait at the table while they took a look - the main manager was over a couple of minutes later and he apologised for what had happened and comp'd us a round of drinks which made it ok (seeing as we weren't in any rush). he also had our entrees out in the next couple of minutes, and the mains cooking straight away.
so a bit disappointing that the first order disappeared, however they handled it well once it was brought to their attention and the meals were good when they arrived.

good meal. we also had the bangers and mash and the pork belly. no complaints other than peas would have complemented the bangers. big meals. friendly service.

not again i am sure the kitchen hands that prepared our meals did the best they can, but the place is in need of a chef!! rib eye that was not much thicker than minute steak, chewy like gravy beef. my wife had salt and pepper squid which the squid was nice, yet it was cold when she got it, bonus of nice hot chips but. friends had chicken parma which was very large but size did not mean quality. garlic prawns were ok but lacking in garlic. i will go to watch the entertainer and drink the drinks again but if i am hungry when i'm there i will go to the subway over the road.

we'll be back. we dropped in for a quick meal before going to the movies at the cygnet! the service was fast and friendly. the karalee is a lovely space with windows that actually open and a variety of seating options including a tiny outside dining area.

i ordered pork belly with red cabbage and my husband had bangers & mash. my pork belly piece was huge - half the size would have been ample and came with a whole apple on top - a few slices artfully arranged would have been slightly more sophisticated! however the meat was beautiful - a nice thick piece (which i find difficult to buy at my usual meat outlets) and the cabbage was delicious - sweet but tangy.

my hubby declared that the bangers were some of the best he'd ever had - high praise. his mash was delicious!

for dessert we had coffee and a piece of cake to share. i hadn't told the girl who took the dessert order that it was to share but, obviously due to previous dessert incidents, it came out with 2 sets of cutlery.

we were really happy with the service, and the quality of the food. if they could just get the smokers to go & do their stuff somewhere else it would be perfect!

really good service. the guy paul running the place is a real nice guy, knows his stuff and gave us excellent customer service. food a tad pricey but i like the homely feel.

great view and the service was lovely.me and my vegetarian partner went for a mid week meal and i was not impressed when all she could order for a main was a caesar salad with no bacon. my sauteed pork was tough and i don't think we will be back.