pig & whistle tavern

attended today’s for mothers day. arrived and there was chaos. we were seated and nothing just left alone. no menus no drinks order nothing. finally after 20 mins we hot up and ordered drinks ourselves. more disappointing was that there were no menu... it was a set menu. this i was not informed of when i booked nor when there was a confirmation. we were booked into 3 courses of food that we were just not ready for. just felt average the whole menu was not special. i don’t know if we will be back after today!

generous servings and a nice cosy place for a meal in winter. i had a chicken and leek pie which was delicious & my partner enjoyed his parmigiana.

really disappointed in the pork belly. three of us got this dish...every single one was soggy. their excuse was "it's too expensive to crisp it, so we don't do it any more". they claim it's their "famous pork belly" on the menu... don't see how they can make this claim. do get the rosemary chips with curry sauce, best thing on the menu. atmosphere is really good here, but avoid the pork belly.

cosy, welcoming pub up in the hills. generous food at reasonable prices and friendly staff. there's a front room with screen that would probably be ok for pints and the footy, but this is probably not the place for a big night out. the rest of the place is filled with tables. nice spot for down to earth pub grub.

i really enjoy this place. service is a bit better than average but i love the english family pub atmosphere. especially in winter. getting a table by the fire and the enjoying a nice cold beer and a good pie. if your after a low key place for a casual catch up with a mate then this is a good place for that.

second time we have been back to pig and whistle! steak was cooked perfectly and the chicken parma was huge!!! great service and atmosphere, definitely will be back 😀

great food we had the piggy platter and dessert lemon meringue pie.. great cold beer .. love the location, wait staff definitely need more training and / or management .. disappointing when u need to remind them the dessert isn't served at the same time as mains then get told to find your own cutlery

our lunch at the pig and whistle in olinda was lovely and met with warm hospitality. the portion sizes are huge so come with an empty stomach. the food was great pub-fare & reasonable in price. great selection of beers & british treats for sale if that's your thing. thank you!

took my partner here for his 30th. he ordered the piggy parma which was huge and delicious. the ham was not too thick and every layer was perfect. i had the pork belly which was cooked to perfection and was perfectly matched with the beans and the yummiest of sauces. price was very reasonable for the size of the meal and the young lady that served us was super friendly. will definitely return :)

beautiful pub out in nature. fantastic meals on offer, pies, parmas, calarmari, pork, fish! can't go wrong. service was friendly and attentive. would recommend if in the area :)

had a lovely lunch here last week. i ordered the pommy platter and it was enough for 2 people, it was that big. loved the curry sauce and the sausages were delicious. cost atmosphere with the open fires set in a beautiful location.

a ye olde english style tavern, fitted out with appropriate "hunting" motifs, old photos, and the like. the vegetarian options were minimal, but that is probably to be expected, given the "traditional english" fare.  i had the pumpkin and sweet potato soup, and a side of rosemary chips, which was quite nice. service was friendly.

absolutely loved it. steaks were great, pinot noir perfect, atmosphere buzzing. wish it was my local. went on a cold winters night and wanted it to snow so that we would get snowed in and never have to leave.

this place is a fair way out of the city, and we were hopeful it was worth the drive.
the place has a warm and welcoming feel the second you open the door. it's rustic, old, and far from modern, and we were taken with the atmosphere. the staff were great, lots of them and vey attentive.
the entrees of garlic and pesto bread were good, not amazing but good and generous serving size.
then the mains arrived. there was no visible space left on any plate, the amount of food was staggering, and the five mains were very hit and miss.
the salmon was the pick of the table, the fish and chips was bog standard fare, and the pan seared prawn linguini was the hit. off the specials board it was really flavoursome, plentiful and left a lingering taste. and then there was the piggy parmy.....no. a smashed thin deep fried chicken "breast" with an horrific sauce under circular ham taken from a don supermarket ham packet. on a bed of 3,000 thin fries this looked like a meal for henry viii but was on a parmigiana scale barely scored 2/10.
we decided to go elsewhere for dessert and coffee, but for a catch up with friends in a great setting, pick wisely as you will either love it or hate it....

biggest parma ever.
delicious food
very quiet place but great service
we're out of a couple of items on the menu which was disappointing.
wanted to try the famous pork belly :(