Fitzroy Town Hall Hotel

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   David

   VIP

   Melbourne

   5 reviews

   5.0

   5 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Cellar is excellent for a small to mid sized group. Service friendly and attentive. Wednesday steak night is a bargain
   

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   Charlotte

   Melbourne

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   We come for the $25 steak night every Wednesday and have named in the best steak night in Melbourne, even the salad is outstanding. Tonight that was not the case, we are hoping it was an off night and things will be back to normal. My steak came out raw and then was reckoned and tough, the sauces were too thick and blobby, the salad was not the same, nor was it mixed or cut up properly. Tasted like a coles salad bag, my partner got a large pile of radishes in his and we had large chunks of cabbage and herbs. Much less chips than usual, we have faith in the Fitzroy Town Hall Hotel! Our fav local and BEST STEAK, hoping things will be back to normal by next Wednesday. And… if the recipes have changed, don’t fix what isn’t broken!!
   

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   karli

   Melbourne

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 25 December 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   we couldn’t have had a better experience for christmas day lunch. the food was superb! we had… oysters kingfish crudo prawn cocktails crayfish side salad fries eggnog dessert cremw brûlée thank you to all the staff that looked after us! it was truly a wonderful time
   

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   Euan

   Melbourne

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 20 December 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great venue for a little birthday dinner for 10 guests. Terrific service and interesting menu
   

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   Patricia

   Melbourne

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 11 December 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   9 of us dined downstairs in the Cellar for our annual get together. The ambience was excellent as were the wait staff and we were able to hear each other talk. Food good - well done for what it was (I had a very yummy chicken schnitzel, done with more flair than the standard shnitty). Highly recommend.
   

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   Shirley

   London

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined on 4 December 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 3

   Asked for medium steak, turned out very well done! Did not complain cos it was the steak night$25. We are regulars here but I must said this was the first time the steaks were so overcooked that the meat was white inside!!!
   

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   Paris

   London

   4 reviews

   5.0

   4 reviews

   Dined on 1 December 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Always amazing pub food and the bartenders know how to make a mean martini!
   

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   William

   Melbourne

   2 reviews

   2.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on 29 November 2024

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 1

   First visit, with friends from Brisbane and probably our last. We chose this hotel because of the good reviews it received in the Good Food guide and elsewhere. Our initial seating in the Atrium (I think that is what is was called) was with what looked like a works party and the noise level was just too much. We could not really have a conversation, so we asked if we could be moved to a different table in the Bistro (other dining area), which the staff could do and was much better. We had to wait for nearly an hour before our food arrived. The food that the two men chose (Chicken Schnitzel & Beer Battered Fish and Chips) was OK, but not memorable and on a par with any run of the mill pub with decent pub grub. The two women chose the same dish, the short ribs, which were inedible. The lady in charge (very nice) apologised and later returned to advise our partners that she agreed that the dishes were not up to standard and should not have been served and said she would take the cost of those two dishes off the bill. She also offered replacement dishes, but given the late hour, this offer was not accepted. The girls were given a free desert, which was thoughtful. In summary, on our visit to the hotel, we found the service, first in the public bar very slow, the noise levels in the dining room where we were first seated, was intolerable; service in the dining area was also very slow; half of the dishes we ordered were inedible. It appeared that the venue was short staffed, hence the very slow service. Maybe we just visited on a bad night.
   

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   Damian

   Melbourne

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 29 November 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great selection of meals, more adventurous than standard pub fair, whilst I did opt for a steak it was cook to perfection and the sides were excellent. Overall excellent experience shared with some out of town visitors. Dining room was a bit on the loud side making conversation challenging, but service meals and beers top notch.
   

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    Melissa

    VIP

    Melbourne

    15 reviews

    3.0

    15 reviews

    Dined on 27 November 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 3

    We went to steak night - steak was chewy Also had a chicken schnitzel that was dry . When asked how our meal was - we advised about the dry chicken - all we reveived was a blank stare. Not worth the hype - even on steak night
    

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