lake view hotel

travelling through town on business and wanted something convenient (i had low expectations) but i got much, much more. firstly, thebarstaff on entry were incredibly friendly. secondly, the dish i ordered i was divine- i ordered the gnocchi arrabiata with a creamy chilli napoli topped with crumbed bacon and parmesan. finally, the thoughtfulness of staff was a real stand out, i was sitting with a laptop open in a noisy area and i was approached by 2 different wait staff offering me a quieter place to sit. a surprisingly good experience and a great way to finish off a long day.

recently attended for a function in beer garden, another large group was booked out in the beer garden for 7pm for dinner & function i attended was booked from 8pm. was told by staff not to worry & that group should be done by time party started. this was not the case and im sure wouldn't have been a pleasent experience for patrons having dinner having a function going on around them whilst trying to eat dinner.

finger food wasnt brought out until 10pm andbarin beer garden wasnt opened for tab and everyone had to keep walking inside through bistro to order drinks.

tables had to be rearranged half way through party after other dinner guests left, causing some disruption.

staff were more concerned with dinner bookings and not very welcoming or helpful.

one of the wait staff melea was lovely & etremely friendly & helpful.

all in all, pretty poor experience.
wont be rushing back & definitely will not be spending money here myself on a function if this the way you are treated.

hit and miss with food and dining. while most meals were lovely deserts left a lot to be desired. great staff and service though disappointed with seating by thebarright in front of male toilets where we could see all. need to thinking about table positions in the resturant.

surprising and friendly.. when we arrived we had to go through the frontbarto get to the bistro and beer garden. don't let the dingy tab deceive you - this is very good pub grub.

i had fig, blue cheese and prosciutto pizza as recommended by our particularly friendly wait staff for starters and it was perfect.

we ordered the pub staples - i asked for a parma and my partner for a burger. parma came with uninteresting coleslaw but the parma and chipa were delicious.

my partners burger was full of delicious chumks of meat, and the louisiana bbq sauce was sweet and tangy. the only thing that let it down was the bun which looked like a white burger roll from coles.

very impressive from a quietish venue on the edge of the bendigo cbd.

great parma!!. family get together was here, staff were very friendly, great service & always with a smile. good wine list & along with beer list. i chose the parmigiana, and it was the best one i've had in a while! wasn't dry, the sauce was very tangy, and it was a good size. enjoyed the raffle in thebaralso on the friday night. can't wait to revisit again.