spread eagle hotel

great dinner. luckily got the only not reserved table and enjoyed drinks and dinner, reasonable pricing, very good service. fireplace was cosy too. loved the parma

great parma. one of the best pub parmas in richmond. service is hit and miss though

here for mother's day. cold wet day outside, warm and inviting inside. table booked down stairs right in the thick of it. the noise adds to the atmosphere. good quality pub meals excellent selection. staff are friendly and attentive. great place in a very competitive market.

traditional cosy pub with friendly service and classic pub menu. my friend went for the parma and i had the fish of the day which was silver dory. the fish came with broccolini, red quinoa, parsnip purée and buerre blanc sauce. generous portion size and really tasty. wine list was also decent and the complementary bread was a nice touch.

mediocre service even for a pub. went for $14 parma night. not expecting 5 star service at a pub, but service was still poor. we were seated at the end of a row of tables, and our table was not wiped down for us though it had some drink stains. (later a large group occupied the tables beside us and had theirs wiped down).

wife's beverage was filled 3/4 of the way (while mine was filled to the top).

despite the bar server/waiter repeating my order and pointing at it in the menu, i still got the wrong parma (like the reviewer below). big portions and parma tasted okay, but fries/mash potatoes were bland and not seasoned.

good atmosphere. massive chicken parma, sweet deal for $14! wouldn't have the chicken fajitas again though...

thumbs up!. this pub is great for dinner and drinks. the meals are reasonably priced and the food is great. parma night is an obvious favorite.

great atmosphere, tasty food. i'm a regular with a group of friends, and we've always enjoyed our meals. generous portion sizes and a menu that changes with the seasons keeps us returning.

depending on how busy it is, the service can sometimes be slow, but is always friendly, and they're always happy to accommodate our ever changing group size.

the nutter paranoid womam cross dresser trans gender sociopath is still blocking people at the door because she is incompetent. dont bother going there she is a lunatic. choose elsewhere

the spready is a great pub. this was one of my last meals out before the lastest lockdown.

i ordered corned beef dinner whicg was cooked so well, and the serving very generous.

the gnocci just melted in my mouth.

the craft beers were good and the pinot noir, well it was absolutely delicious.

i'll be back!

previous review - december 2019

i haven’t been to the spready for a while. the service is excellent, friendly and efficient.

we ordered some potato cakes and some which were crispy and hot. the rice wine vinegar was a treat.

the gin and sofa was good and my passion fruit sour was a serious lip smacker hahaha whoa!!

the crowd is friendly and this place is definitely worth a visit if your in the area.

november 2016

i went here tonight w my friend after walking past this pub a thousand times. why?? hahahaha

we've been missing out!

the service here was spot on! the beer and wine perfect and the food amazing, it really felt like fine dining without the pretence or the price tag.

we both tried different steaks, mine was grass fed 400g man size, and it was cooked to perfection. my friend also tried a 300g steak and it was equally as good.

the potato mash was ok, but the salads were fresh and tasty.

we have discovered another amazing foodie place in richmond yahoooo hahaha

def worth a visit! :)

3.5
called into the spread eagle for a quick glass of vino ahead of dinner elsewhere. lovely old pub which has been tastefully restyled. despite the modern stylings it still smelled a little “old” though like too many spilled pints. our pinot was ok but we expected better having selecting a glass at a higher price point. i hear this place still gets rowdy in the evenings later in the week but it was a mild and meak crowd on a tuesday night.

my friend works in richmond and we always meet this way to catch up. i looked at what's around and stumbled across spread eagle hotel. i got there early and felt a little out of place in a suit, as most of the other patrons looked like they would jump into mma ring for fun. it's really an old school pub with no fancy renovations. we both ended getting a steak and given it was a wednesday night, it was $18-a bargain given how delicious it was. by the time we left the pub was full of young and old, friends and families. it really is a pub that caters for all and has great food and service. just shows not everything has to be la di da to keep the masses coming. great place i would definitely go back to.

quality locals pub popular amongst the island faithful. fireplace, carlton draught on tap, sport on tv and an acoustic duo on friday and saturday nights... what more could you want? a bob hawke lookalike local that’s what!!!

the food is both a combination of a good gastro pub menu combined with solid pub grub options. codalicipus had the burger and reckoned it was fantastic and “good size”. the chips are all time. taste like they’re thrice cooked, according to this pretentious foodie!

i had the veal schnitzel on mash with green beans and cabbage. i got a side of mushroom sauce. great quality meal, but three bucks for the size of sauce provided was a bit steep and i wasn’t aware of the cost until the bill came hours and many pints later.

worth a visit.

our experience started out fine. it was steak night but i preferred the options of the steak on the regular menu - it was $33 instead of the $18 special. after the waiter took my order, he came back and said he put it through as a steak special but ordered the chat potatoes as a $6 side, instead of the potato that came in the special. he said everything else would be the same but it would work out cheaper. i said i had an entertainment voucher for a free meal, he reassured me the potato wouldn’t be charged as an extra. then he came back and said the potatoes would be extra... i asked for the regular steak off the menu but they said they couldn’t do it because there was a steak special. so i accepted the additional charge for the potatoes. when the bill came, they charged an unexpected additional $3 for mushroom sauce. the waiter failed to mention this, so when i questioned it, the restaurant manager was very rude and said “it states very clearly on the steak special, sauce is additional”... it was hard for me to get a word into explain, she was saying “i’m sorry you didn’t read the menu properly...” i had to interrupt her and ask if i could talk. i then explained the situation & reiterated i had no menu to read as the waiter made the changes after i had ordered the regular steak. she just kept saying it states clearly on the menu, it was like talking to a brick wall. she was so insulting and displayed very poor listening skills & customer service. it’s mushroom sauce, $3, who cares, but it’s the principle and lack of good customer service that was so aweful.

went there for steak night on wednesday evening. food and ambiance were good.
easy location very near to public transport.
tried medium steak and with some beers.
overall a great place, nicely priced not too pricey for the food and ambiance provided :)