sailors' rest

sailors rest has amazing views which are great to dine by, the food is always prompt, slightly over priced but worth it for those homemade hash browns the size of your palm, service is always attentive,coffeeis always great and hot chocolates are to die for

got a lovely table in the sun on a windy morning, the outdoor screens are a great idea. staff were friendly and attentive throughout. i had the vegetarian breakfast with added avocado, fresh oj and a coffee. food was just bland, produce didn't taste good quality and avocado was under ripe.coffeewas average.

horrendous service. they couldnt take our order because they has to serve other tables when we arrived first. for 30 minutes there were no tap water on table nor our drinks. waitress had to put us at the back of ordering queue if you did not decide to order food first, but she had more time explaining to us why she couldnt order than ordering itself. mycoffeeorder also did not arrive after a long while. dissapointed when we queued at 10.45 am for a table.

seriously goodcoffeeand service, plus great view 😁

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.coffeeis 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

attended geelong for a mid week lunch visit down the foreshore.
i've never eaten in geelong so i walked until i found sailors rest which has a lot of customers dining on the deck in the sunshine.

the feel of this cafe is one you'd expect to see beach or bay side.

review of the menu, stock standard. could tell from reading the menu that the breakfast options would be sub par. i ordered the breakfast burger anyway and a coffee.

coffee came out weak af, tasted like i was drinking a warm cup of milk. the waiter i told was attentive and replaced it with a strong one even though i told him i'd be happy with just pouring in a extra espresso.

i don't know much for geelongcoffeebut melbournians are hard to please in thecoffeedepartment, i'll leave it at that.

breaky burger. the concept was there but a brioche bun that was doughy and a potato hash brown made it just way too heavy and lacked flavor as the oil from the hash brown took over. i took the hash brown out which allowed for the egg and bacon flavors to rear their head.

service = excellent
food = mediocre
coffee = terrible

the view here is excellent - the patio looks out across the bay and esplanade. however the food leaves a lot to be desired. very bland and unimaginative.coffeewas weak and tasteless. slow service.

goodcoffeeand cake, a real shame they don't do scones anymore they were delicious, good outdoor smoking area too, much better for summer. can't wait till then

great breakfast,coffeeand service in a prime waterfront location with stunning views. it's been years since i've come across house made hash browns and sr made it worth tge wait. go there!

not the best hot chocolate. end of day and an art class. dropped in with friends for acoffeeetc and yes, probably nearing pack up time. but i was charged $6 for a squirt of chocolate syrup inside a paper cup and some lukewarm milk. no cocoa sprinklings. no creme. no tinkle of cutlery and china mugs. no real cocoa. no elegance at all. delivered to my table with a takeaway lid. one of my companions said she never ordered hot chocolate there but in fact all of us got the same takeaway treatment ..coffeedrinkers alike. for 6 bucks i expect some effort. just a hot chocolate you say? maybe worth googling the top ten hot chocolates in melbourne for some ideas. all that said. the staff were lovely.

shame shame shame what a s.... shame shame shame
what a shame that your allowance of smoking in your alfresco area ruined what was otherwise a lovely lunch with great food andcoffee- i feel sick

excellent service. always great service here. fantastic for forcoffeeand cake of a couple of drinks. mains a bit over priced and simple however you get very large serves.
for me it is a great cafe with consistently goodcoffeeand nice cakes.

carl & carl jnr. thecoffeewas good!!from there all downhill!
carl jnr had pancakes that were a bit doughy, on the table was maple flavoured syrup i think for $15 pancakes you would expect pure canadian
the eggs benidict was light on holandaise, and the smoked salmon was a little tired!!
would give a miss next time!'
carl jnr says
the service was very good and friendly but the real maple syrup would of been nice !!

amazing service and food pretty good. made a trip down to geelong, lots of lovely looking places on the waterfront and this was one of them, unfortunately it was dark so we missed out on the view which would have been amazing, we still sat on the enclosed balcony on a very cold night and it was warm and comfortable, the staff were amazing, friendly, lovely and happy to please. we ordered 2 x burgers, 1 x calamari and a steak. the food was pretty good not amazing but still pretty good, our main complaint was the sauce on the steak (pepper) it was very bland and well below averages. this place also had an amazing range of cakes, the waitress said they do lots of cake andcoffeebusiness as well, would be keen to go back and try as the cakes looked really good. overall was happy with night but would love to see the food of a bit higher standard.

perfect pancakes and fresh orange juice. called into the sailors rest for breakfast on a sunday morning.
the service was attentive but not intrusive, the fresh organic juice was smooth and the pancakes we had were light and delishish. thecoffeewas average. but i'll definitely drop by when we are next in geelong.