The Red Lion - BALLARAT CENTRAL

I booked a table for two for 6pm Sunday night. Got there at 6.10pm showed us to table 18 right in front of the fire. We where so toastie. Bottle of water on the table in 2 min. Odered drinks and food. Drinks arrived maybe 5 min. Food about 10 min as they where busy. My wife ordered the Barra. I ordered the Nasi Goreng. Both big measl . It was a great night and will be back again. Did I mention plenty of off street parking that is flood lit

My partner and I dined at this restaurant two nights in a row. On the first night, I ordered pork belly bao buns, steamed dumplings, and a 400g porterhouse steak. My steak was cooked perfectly and had a nice flavor. My partner enjoyed her dumplings and bao buns. The second night, we had bao buns again along with some spicy wings. Our mains were salt and pepper calamari and hoisin beef. Unfortunately, the calamari was a bit of a disappointment as it was breaded in a stir fry, making it soggy. I couldn't finish it. However, my partner enjoyed her hoisin beef, even having leftovers for lunch the next day and saying it tasted even better. The staff, especially Mitch, were friendly and helpful. The restaurant was busy and a bit loud, but the beer was cold. Overall, we would give it an 8/10 and would return if we were in the area.

Monday night and the restaurant is full, generating a warm atmosphere, staff were professional and friendly. A large menu gave us plenty of options, food was excellent, and good drink options. Food was delivered in a timely fashion. What a great spot.

We had a wonderful meal in a lovely setting with plenty of people, but the spaces were well separated so the noise wasn't noticeable on a Friday night. The food was delicious, especially the rare cooked steak, and our waitress was exceptional. Thank you again from myself and my mother.

Absolutely disappointing and disgusting. We found two blonde hairs in our food, pork buns where well over cooked and the crackle was like rubber, chicken burger was dry and tasted like fish, kids Nugent's also tasted like fish would have been better to have aldi Nugent's, the kids Parma was over cooked and so was the sqid. For the $100 we paid it was absolutely horrible we left with our plates almost full. So disappointing we will never be back!