sailors' rest

was all good.. and come out quick.. and had breakfast and lunch menu going.. and good price. i reccomend. #geelongwaterfront. i had the burger.. bun and pattie delish.. and hot crispy chips.

the service was really poor to start with waited 40 minutes to order once we asked to order. the food came out very quickly and things then improved. the salt n pepper calamari was superb and the plum sauce was devine. the fish n chips were really good as well served with a good size chips. we sat outside and it was beautiful.

great all-day breakfast in geelong. i chose the vegetarian breakfast and added halloumi. it was affordable, and the quantity enough to satisfy me. staff are very friendly, too. thumbs up!

we were having a really good breakfast here and it was our first trip to came geelong. we had full breakfast, eggs benedict with smoke salmon and burger so delicious! really nice services, thanks :)

great food. very obliging with dietary requirements. excellent soy coffee. the standout for me was the impeccable service. super warm and friendly and also thoughtful. had a lovely time.

hi!

we have eaten here a few times, usually for a weekend breakfast or lunch. so on this occasion dinner at sailor's rest was a classic parma and chips.

pub grub classics and done well. this night was for a birthday and the service was great and very efficient for 18 people.

*kid friendly, for those interested.

reasonably priced, good menu options and drinks to match.

i walked past this place many times looking at the menu thinking it was to pricey for the area.things seemed to have changed and they seem to have expanded out to the street scape.played it safe and got a hand crumbed breast parmi, and i was very happy with the result, the meals were as described , they did not talk it up. the viet.. roll was also nice. service was friendly and they have a rather nice range of beer and wine. the  cake/ dessert fridge was impressive and catered for dietaries. great place to sit outside. on a warm day. over heard the owner interview a potential staff member quizzing him about their knowledge of red and white wines and getting them to name some. impressive interview questions.

the new year started well. looking for a place to have brunch on new year’s day was always going to be a bit of a struggle. there was a little bit of a wait for our food surcharges for being a public holiday however this was expected. the customer service was brilliant and sitting outside with the beautiful whether topped the experience. we could not fault the breakfast, a bit on the pricier side but overall good experience!

great location near the waterfront, nice atmosphere, attentive staff and good food. there’s a wide variety of choices in their menu and a glass case full of desserts. perfect place to people watch and relax.

update: went in for breaky 2 days in a row and ordered roughly the same things. coffee is still good but the food has been cooked and seasoned differently. the first time bacon was crisp and cooked just right, second time it was burnt and chewy. hash brown was also bland the second time around. minus points for inconsistency of food

underwhelming. decided to stop at sailors' rest for dinner on our way back to melbourne, bad decision.

firstly, we were expected to fetch our own water.. which to me seemed strange for this type of place...

the restaurant is set out nicely, the menu looked good but pricey so we expected something nice.

as soon as my meal came out, i was dissapointed. serving was tiny and the meal was nothing special. we all agreed the food was lacking in flavour.

this place seems to be suffering an identity crisis.

arrived and it was quite busy! but the staff were able to get a table for us. the service was fast and the food was even better. i got the pancakes with nutella, banana & cream. the picture is a bit deceiving but i couldn't finish it...... breakfast never defeats me but this time it did. it was a delicious combination 😊

generous quality meals for a reasonable price. drinks were a little more expensive but nothing too outrageous, and the wine was lovely. beautiful location. service was quick and really friendly. had a lovely dinner and will certainly come back!

i came here this morning excited to have my usual eggs benedict with spinach, i usually have a hashbrown instead of the english muffin and a side of avo. when i placed my order i was told “we aren’t currently serving hash browns because they have none made up” what cafe doesn’t have hash browns for a sunday morning breakfast? feeling depleted i ordered the veggie breakfast. when my food arrived it looked quite depressing. if you’re going to serve small amounts of food, serve it on a smaller plate. the eggs were lovely as always, the tomato was ok, mushrooms were bland. the toast was crispy yet cold and then the smashed avocado was literally just a quarter of an avocado smashed. but you could tell it had been done either the night before or that morning and sat in the fridge because some chunks were slightly frozen and icy. being a regular customer who drives all the way to geelong from maribyrnong for my favourite sunday morning breakfast i was disappointed with my latest visit to sailors’ rest.

coffee bland. food bland, large servings but not pleasent to eat. should have turned around when we saw the coles salt and pepper on the table.

always lots of variety on the menu - generally can never choose what to have - and it does change slightly from visit to visit. good mix of inside, outside dining - my pick of the waterfront restaurants.