Sassafras Tavern - Kurunjang

On our recent trip down south, hubby and I headed here for dinner with an old school friend of mine. The tavern is a ‘traditional English-style pub’, snug and cosy with appealing décor in an oldy worldy way. Service was prompt, efficient and very friendly. We found the disabled access door locked, so had to walk all around the tavern, but they happily unlocked it for us on the way out. I chose the beer battered flake and chips, which I really enjoyed. The fish was moist and tender, and the batter light and airy. It came with a small salad of the usual suspects, a wedge of lemon and some tartare sauce. I drank prosecco with my meal. Hubby went for the Sassy burger: beef, bacon, cheese, onion jam, lettuce and tomato on a not-too sweet brioche bun. He said he liked the onion jam, which added flavour and sauciness to the burger. The beef pattie was tender and well-flavoured. Ms. M ate the Caesar salad sans bacon. The salad had a generous amount of shaved parmesan on top of the crisp leaves. Hubby had a Coke, while Ms. M had water. She and I then went for the strawberry tiramisu, which sadly was not as splendid as I’d hoped it to be. It was just a bit too claggy for me. We both said we should have ordered just one serve as it was very filling. Apart from that, we all had a lovely night, and wandered off into the darkening twilight, out the disabled access door.

5 stars for awesome customer service and delicious food! Lovely, inviting atmosphere with cosy dining room and fireplaces. Gracious and helpful staff who clearly love what they do. Kids meals were a good size, and good value for money. Our mains were very tasty also. Perfect for a Sunday lunch!

Absolutely fabulous location up in the Dandenong Ranges. Great for couples to enjoy a meal and drink among the trees. Plenty of comfy seating with lots of delicious meals and drinks on the menu. There's indoor and outdoor seating and heating for those cold days. If you want some good old fashion fun, they have a bunch of card and board games available for you to enjoy. It's a great atmosphere and the staff are very friendly and happy to take your order.

A lovely venue with amazing food, great staff and excellent service the seating area was tidy and well kept the giant salt lamp and the selanite lamp was a great touch to the atmosphere of Sassafras!

Very nice..we received fantastic, super friendly waitresses on arrival and their performance was outstanding. Very impressed with the menu with a great variety of choices. Excellent food thank you. Looking forward to returning especially when the log fire will be warming this awesome place up a treat. Very very good.