lord of the isles

an upper class pub. the lord of theislesis classy and serves a rich menu of delicious variety.

i had a delicious steak and my mum had the marinara pasta. cooked to perfection! and their sauces are delicious.
personally, i would not have served coleslaw with a steak but still delicious.

their dessert was the highlight. i had one of the best sticky date puddings i have ever had. highly recommended.

great staff, food, ambiance!

in terms of pub food, this has to be geelong's best. more of an upper class bistro, the lord of theislesdelivers fantastic service and tasty food consistently. i love their seafood linguine and the hubby goes for the classics. all meals are timely served and well seasoned. if you're looking for a hearty meal with a warm, dimmed ambience then this is the place to go.

mutton dressed as lamb. my family and i (quite a large booking) ate here this easter. first of all i would like to say the venue looks very nice, and our food arrived fairly quickly. however there is a big problem with lord of the isles, mainly being its price and quality of food.

lord of theislesseems to be harbouring under the delusion that it is an upscale restaurant, believing it's food to be 'fine dining' when in fact it is counter meals at best. there is a certain expectation when one is paying upwards of 30 dollars for a main meal and that is one of quality and service. neither of which are present here. the food is sloppily presented in the style we've all become accustomed to of pubs but i haven't paid 22 dollars for my chicken parmigiana i've shelled out 28 (plus 15% mark up for public holiday). the chef seems to have an adverse reaction to seasoning his food as the ingredients of salt and pepper are strangely absent from almost all items. service is also lacking, despite having plenty of staff on we were never checked on during our meal and offered another drink, asked how our meal was etc.

all in all there is nothing wrong with a good pub meal, but it must be that; good. with so many pubs around geelong doing the same things better and cheaper why bother going here?

we enjoyed a beautiful meal here last night. the lamb ribs fell off the bone, and the quinoa salad was a perfect combination. best looking parmie i've seen for a long time & a great looking burger. it's certainly not cheap however !! i always think of the lord of theislesas a pub however it looks better than that & has a price tag to match !! really good food :)

taster. a group of 10 went to lord of theislessunday night .they were very busy as father's day but we were very happy with the meals and the service. my husband had seafood chowder and said it was the best he'd had.two of my
daughters had the tuna dish and said it was lovely.i've read some reviews on
lord of theisleslately that weren't that good but we had no complaints at all.

missy. thankyou to to the friendly staff at lord of theisleswho made my birthday there so special. the food was delicious topped of by a yummy desert.

poor lunch review. hi - three adults and 1 child attended the lord of theisleshotel yesterday for lunch. the prices of each lunch were well above what is generally expected in geelong, especially given the quality of the products. the ceasar salad was 'messy' inpresentation - the bacon pieces like charcoal and inedible. the second lunch - whiting - consisted of two tiny filletsw (i would question whether the fish was 'size'). poorly presented salad and the chips were cold. the other lunch was definitely two entree sizes - entrees for a child. again the salad was poorly presented and the bacon like charcoal in the mini ceasar salad. the childs calamari ws (heavens above), just that awful processed white fish (if it could be called fish). as long term patrons of the lord of theislesout lunch reinforced the decision we made some months ago that it is a) too expensive for what is provided. i need to note that the service was okay - that's because of the limited number of patrons. as an aside, as a lunch venue the interior is incredibly dark. okay for an evening meal, but more is expected at lunch. we were extremely disappointed and won't be attending again.

disappointing. i have been to lord of theislesa few times now and i will never go back again! the service is not as good as it used to be and i found out tonight that they have a employed a new chef hence why i will not be returning. our food was terrible, there was a basket of chips that we disgusting (how hard is it to get chips right?) the beef, lamb and duck did not taste good at all. when paying i wasn't even asked how our food was. we both left very disappointed with the food and service. i will not be recommending this place to anyone again.