the union hotel

extremely poor attitude from the bar staff. wont be back.

decent sized meals for price. love their beer battered chips and pita bread and dips. the rib eye was massive, it does lack steak sauce and can be quite chewy to eat. cheap drinks by the bar. recommended for some casual drinks and pub meal.

this place used to be a rough old school pub with weekday stripper nights. it now attracts all sorts and is lovely. the decor is daggy and inviting. like grandma's house but with a massive front bar, loads of hipster grand kids and ageing aunts and uncles.

been here a couple of friday nights now because bing junior's sweet school friend insisted on 'dinner at the pub' with us. cute. it's been packed each time.

had the thai chicken salad the first time. it had way too many leaves and not enough spice. last night i had fish and chips and it was generous and tasty, served with fresh salad and crispy chips.

prices are a little steep but they have a specials board and extensive drinks list. there's seating out the front and a beer garden out the back which i expect would be nice in the warmer months (though another review mentioned smoking is allowed).

i reckon there's something for everyone here.

great pub (my local i must admit) but always welcoming. menu could do with a refresh but good food nonetheless

great local!. having had dinner here twice, can thoroughly recommend for a hearty meal. beer options are great also.

keep an eye out for the mussel's special, fantastic!

quality food at very affordable prices.

cute place, we had the fish of the day which was made well and was delicious with a salad , flavourful. the halloumi salad with beetroot was also quite nice, could have used less walnuts and more dressing on it however. the union platter to share was excellent. my only complain would be the service, slow and quite unattentive. we cleaned off our own table twice. we had entree, main and desert and each part took quite a while to come.
the flourless chocolate cake was also amazing, fresh and warm. would have been excellent with ice cream instead of cream though.

was here for a sunday sesh with my partner. way too many kids running around to make it a truly fun session. we ordered the stake sandwich and the enchiladas. food was exactly what i'd expect of a pub meal. good but not great. loved the live music.

being on a health kick , very happy to find minestrone soup with lentils and a poached egg on the specials menu today, the smell of the soup was amazing and the soup delicious, topped off with apple cider, perfect for a quick work lunch.

i eat here a bit with friends but last night was the worst service i’ve ever encountered. a 50 minute wait for our meals whilst watching meals delivered to several other tables who arrived much later than we did was just unacceptable. tarnished my previously high opinion of this hotel. felt forgotten....

the steak is great, the beers are cold, the staff are friendly and the live music is awesome. what more could you want?
one of the best pubs this side of the city!

this place always struck me as a bit dodgy looking but in reality no dodgier looking than any old pub. inside it was pretty stock standard old pub, quite weathered but certainly friendly and warm. the service seemed fine and it was a freezing night yet the beer garden had good heating, we were extremely comfortable eating outside - but the negative is i really feel the food is over priced. my dish sounded hearty, i was excited, but when it came out they had gone with the "modern australian" tiny portions thing you might find at an up market restaurant. look the food did not taste bad, but i had to come home and snack, i was in no way full. i just felt it was reaching to be a dining experience it just isn't. i say just be a comfy daggy pub and offer good pub grub for hungry drinkers at decent prices. trying to be fancy when the workmanship is not quite there and the surrounds are old and shabby just didn't work for me and i'll doubt i'll be back to dine. i'll probably be back for a couple of wines though. also gf options were abysmal - pretty bad for brunswick the gf mecca of melbourne. another big negative, desserts had sold out. i thought that was really weird.

i love everything about this pub. old school charm, fantastic beer garden, small and delicious menu, good priced drinks, funky sundays cool staff.

we ordered the tasting plate and the staff member who delivered it put the plate down with a shove and half the food ended up on the table, he then scooped the food up with his hands, put it back on the plate and left. there was no offer to 're-do' the soiled food or attempt at righting his disgusting error. yuck, yuck, yuck!

keeping it local once again , this week we went down to the union hotel in brunswick. walking in this pub had an old school vibe . we felt good about this one. we ordered and sat down in the bar area.
we waited
and waited 
and waited...........
it hit the one hour mark and no parmas had hit the table. we were confused because this place was not busy at all. we approached the bartender to ask where our parmas were. he panicked and came back to our table 5 minutes later to tell us "they are on the way". about 5 minutes later they hit the table . no apology at all, no compensation. it had looked like the waiter had stuffed up but we are not sure why the wait was so long . the night wasn't off to a good start. 
the chicken breast was good , but this one was as soggy as they come. it was almost like they chucked these things in the microwave.
this parma was an absolute mess on the plate. 
the napoli was quite nice and tasty.
the ham didn't really play its part but was there for the most of it. 
the cheese had quite a wierd texture. it was very slimy and soggy.
the chips were awesome. very old school pub like.
the salad was ok. some dressing was well needed.
all in all this was a terrible experience. waiting over an hour for 4 parmas is by no means acceptable, especially when it wasn't great. we don't like giving pubs a bad name but the customer service in this place is almost non existent. a "hey sorry fellas about the wait" doesn't go a stray. we received no apology and we left un satisfied and unhappy. we definitely won't be returning 
5.5/10

the union hotel was the chosen location for a casual girls, post work dinner where the chatter comes first closely followed by decent and simple food. it's a popular place and there became increasingly busy over the course of the evening so it's clearly well liked. the menu has all the pub classics as well as a handful of more creative offerings on the specials board. we pretty much went classic bar the 12 hour braised lamb ribs which were paired with the slightly more unusual broccolini and sweetcorn puree. flavours were good, the lamb was tender and the fat rendered out so not greasy. i liked the crunchy freshness of the broccolini and the sweetness of the corn with a tang of mint sauce although the puree was a bit coarse and grainy. didn't hold me back from eating it all though!