The Union Hotel

This was a 5 star burger. Just the perfect pub burger and chips. Went down well with a pot of amber juice. Freekin delicious. I lay awake at night and wonder if I'll ever feel that way about a burger again. 🍔 at least we had that one brief but incredible time together. I'll never forget you union burger. ❤

I was a little disappointed. I was really looking forward to seeing my mum for lunch. I was told that the pub had been given a new look and feel and that the food was great. I arrived ahead of my mum and asked to start a tab. That's where my encounter with the barmaid made me realize that I had probably come to the wrong place. Usually buying a jug would be cheaper than buying a pint at a time, but there, NO. When I queried why, I was told that she had worked all over Melbourne and it is the same everywhere, which is rubbish. I have had $3 cheaper and even $5 during Happy Hour. So strike 1. Once I had poured myself a beer and had a few mouthfuls, I asked for the menu. She gave me a very weird look, lifted her right arm while still looking at me strangely and pointed at the end of the bar. All of a sudden she leaned over a little and said that they are over there and walked off to serve another customer. Strike 2. My mum arrives and we go to a booth to sit down and look at the menu. The inflated prices jumped out at us right away. We didn't have a lot of time so we decided to take a chance. There was a waiter bringing food out to other patrons. When we tried to get his attention he directed me to the bar. To save time, I went up and asked why he wouldn't take our order. I was told that they don't do table service. I asked "if you bring food out then why not take an order into the chef?" I was answered very directly and a little abruptly by saying "this is a pub not a 5 star resaurant." Stike 3. To say the least, I was not happy about her response. I went back to the table and said to my mum that we should leave. She said that we will see it through. I went back to order. Our order came out in a timely manner and was well presented. It was really good. Both meals were delicious. The only problem was that there were no condiments, salt and pepper or a steak knife for my steak on the table. We got the impression that the person we thought was the waiter was more likely a kitchen hand. So, I had to go and ask for them. Despite the food being delicious, our overall experience was terrible. We tried it, but won't go back. I gave 2 stars for the chef's great job. End of review. 🤨