kingston hotel

awesome traditional style hotel with a gastro pub menu. i ordered the tuna steak with pepperonata and the green salad as a side. the tuna steak was delicious and perfectly cooked. the side salad was simple but generous. they may have been a little heavy handed with the dressing but not excessively so. will definitely be back to try the steaknightspecial- $15 is a bargain and the steaks looks phenomenal.

two divine evenings!. tonight was my second venture to this quaint but charismatic neighbourhood pub. and boy am i impressed. while tonight's bustling steaknightwas dramatically different to our quiet sundaynightdinner, they were equally as impressive. it is not often these days you find the winning combination of exceptional food and service. i thoroughly enjoyed the lighthearted, flirtatious banter between the girls... and a few of the young men. we shared the snapper and rabbit mains, and it is safe to say that i have never had a bunny that tastes so good, nor a fish for that matter!

great night, great service!. this was our second visit to the kingston hotel, we dropped in after the footy a few weeks ago for a few drinks.. great atmosphere, and had a great time chatting to the tall barman and the spikey haired man who were a laugh!
the first time we came here was the steak night.. we loved the $14 steak deal, perfectly cooked... but didn’t realize you had to book, luckily we could squeeze up at the bar.
thinking of trying the duck and pinotnightnext...

sadly we were let down by our mothers day meal here. very average food. they would have been better doing their normal pub food menu, but we were locked into their set menu. the beer garden is probably good for fridaynightdrinks but wouldnt recommend for special occasion.

dissapointed. have been looking forward to dining at the kingston for many years, having heard of its reputation as a foodie pub. finally an opportunity arose on a saturdaynightwith friends. unfortunately our expectations were not met. i would only give the food about 6.5 out of ten, the service only 3.

for drinks the offering was ok, but a little limited - no white rabbit beer (current fave), but a good selection of wines including by-the-glass, and reasonable prices.

decided to go straight for a bottle of red - brothers in arms shiraz from mclaren vale was a great choice.

unfortunately - pet hate number 1 - menus handed across the table, when there is plenty of room to go around. shows the wait staff are a bit slack. then the bread came out with lovely little bowls of pepper and salt, but no oil or butter. must have been anightfor fry rations!

my wife started with the mussels, which were well presented but pretty ordinary. i had the soup which was fine, and our friend shared the antipasto which was conventional. pub food.

two large adjacent tables made for plenty of noise, and less than attentive waiters, so a bit of a struggle to get their attention.

mains sounded interesting enough, but the italian sausage/mash/potato combo although beautifully flavoured was cold. my lamb was casserole-style served in a bowl with breadcrumb coating. good flavour but dry, and our friends' calamari was like a bar snack.

it did make it difficult at first that the waitress had forgotten to provide cutlery, then disappeared.

all over just a little under-whelming. reasonable food, showing signs quality but let down in the detail. service poor for a restaurant with a reputation to uphold. atmosphere ok but very noisy - definitely not the place for an intimate dinner.

we won't be going back any time soon, given the variety of choice in the area, and much better options on offer.

try the grand hotel in burnley street (if you can get in) or the boozy rouge instead.

everything was awful. the service was slow and terrible. 4 blokes got served 3 beers each in 2 hours. they got all the meals wrong and tried to overcharge us for things that we didn’t order. the prices they charge are ridiculous. $39 for lamb rump that i can make better at home and i burn toast. actually laughable. the only good thing about this place was a forever memory with my friends about how awful thisnightwas. and then they said they were understaffed! with 6 people (obviously not waiters) aimlessly walking around and asking if we had received our food - which obviously we hadn’t seeing as they hadn’t given our food or cleaned our cutlery. avoid at all costs. seriously, just get macca’s.

nearly a full house on a cold tuesdaynightin the restaurant located at the back of this hotel. the 4 of us shared polenta chips, fish croquettes and tender calamari for starters. after a one hour wait for the mains to be served, we all enjoyed the eye fillet ( the diced potato it is served with is more like a room temperature potato salad ), ravioli with pumpkin in sage butter, and grilled tuna with a room temperature “ratatouille” style of thinly sliced red and green sweet capsicum on top. more points if the veggies were served hot. the anchovy crisp was a lovely crunchy element to this dish. the chocolate lava pudding for dessert was delicious.

we came on a mid week datenight, nice local pub feel that opens up onto a large bistro/ outside dining area. the deal we came on was good value , $44 two mains and 2 entrees or desserts and beer or wine.
started with the beetroot carpaccio and salted beef salad , moved on to eye fillet and the burger. well priced , well presented , good service and good food ...give it a go.

beautiful classic local hotel. a hidden gem in the middle of suburbia. the wine list was impressive, with a lovely range by the glass. entree fish soup special was exceptional. the spanner crab handmade angel hair was a lovely main, although a little more crab have been appreciated through it. the duck was the dish of the day, cooked perfectly & quite generous. the beetroot carpaccio was a disappointment - don't be deceived by the fancy name, it was pretty much just thinly sliced beetroot. we will be back to try other things, esp. $15 steaknight- a little more affordable!!

love this place and enjoy the wednesdaynightsteak night. the steaks are delicious and cooked perfectly. definitely worth booking in advance as they book out quite fast.

best value steaknightin town! love that it comes with scallop potatoes and rocket salad. steaks are gradually getting smaller, which is a shame. still can't go past it though.

worst parma ever.. unfortunately this was a disaster meal. went with a group of friends and it was not good. dry, the tomato sauce was bitter and not nice at all, the cheese was not even close to melted. and the steak, ordered medium it came out well done, full of fatty bits and tendons. (their main attraction is steaknightduring the week - hmm) i could have just been a badnightbut unfortunately for us it was no good.
on a more positive note: drinks are averagely priced and service was really good, efficient and friendly. welcomed as we walked in and waitress was lovely!
this could have been a great local for us but we won't be back.

steaknighthere is definitely worth it! generous sized, quality steak cooked just as i asked with chips and salad. whilst i had wanted mushroom sauce, i was told they just do mustards or garlic butter and glad i had the garlic butter it was delicious! our order must have been forgotten as we waited an hour for food, but it was overall well worth it!

steak night. $14 steaknightis great... ask for rare and it arrives rare.. scallop potatoes tasty,salad fresh... great value...

best steaknightin richmond. hats off!!