Aspley Central Tavern

Staff were very friendly but food was bit of a let down. Got a parmy and the french schnitzel. Tasted very cheap and lowkey seemed like they bought everything from the Coles frozen section. Mushroom sauce tasted like gravy with a couple of piddly bits of mushrooms in it, bit confusing, thought they gave us the wrong sauce. Also the bacon bits on both the garlic bread and schnitzel were burnt. Hollandaise sauce didn’t come on it to begin with and when it came back there was way too much, was a bit sickly. X

I went to Aspley Tavern with my wife and son on February 5th. I had the calamari and a veggie burger, my son had chicken wings followed by a mushroom garlic pasta fish, and my wife had garlic bread followed by a risotto. Mine was fine, but the calamari portion was really stingy. I’ve never seen so small a portion. My son’s was enjoyable and the wings were plentiful and tasty. My wife’s garlic bread was good, too, and filling. However, I had to put in a complaint to the young waitress about the risotto. Risotto is supposed to be rich in texture and taste. I’ve eaten many in my life and cooked as many as that. This was nothing of a sort and had the texture of a watery gruel. In Taiwan, where I spent 20 years, they have a really great gruel called congee, which can be thick and delicious done right. This was nothing and resembled something that was made from leftovers. It had no consistency and no taste. In a restaurant, that shouldn’t be happening. I’m sorry, but no. That’s not acceptable for over twenty bucks. My wife asked me not to complain in person, but I had to. I heard nothing of it after politely informing a young lady of my concerns. no follow up. Therefore no return customer. That was a deflating experience. We’d wanted to visit Aspley Tavern since I arrived in Australia six months ago. I don’t think we will go again.