Dooleys Lloyd's Bistro

Went to the new Lloyds Bistro upstairs in the Upper Quarter for lunch today, and it was 'okay'. The arrangement of ordering meals around the corner from the lobby area is just... weird?? But the drinks bar is around the corner, and then food comes out from the behind big doors mystery cooking area? Play area was ok, nothing exciting but the kids enjoyed it enough, so I guess it works. Food wise, came out at reasonable timeframe but quality wise, it was fairly ordinary for the price. The Roast Beef was ok, but the gravy was really... thin... lacked much flavour, very flat. 3 slices of roast was ok, good sized slices, and reasonable amount of vegetables. The adult fish and chips were 2 pieces of fish, but while crispy, were also very very oily. Passable. The kids portion was $3 less with 1 less piece of fish, no salad, no lemon (they're meant to get a slice of lemon with theirs too!), so it was a bit sad. It was fine if you don't actually have expectation on a quality bistro meal. Kind of like a mid-range pub lunch, but priced a little bit more for the roast than you might find at the pub.

Had a beef burger and a penne alla genovese. Both dishes were great in tastes. The beef burger's patty was a quality piece of meat. The meaty texture, with the lightly grilled brioche burger, the dish was very good. The penne alla genovese was very creamy. It's flavoury that you can indulge in it to the end. It was value too being a member of the Dooleys club. I wasn't always impressed by the food here, but today was an exception.

Ordered lamb souvlaki, Korean fried chicken, BBQ chicken pizza I have to say the quality has gone done in general. Lamb is tasteless and tough Fried chicken is OK. But texture is poor The pizza was average but better than the other stuff. Had a chat with the manager and changed to the grill barramundi. It was much better than the lamb. The manager was able to sort out the issue. Good service. Other waiters were very helpful as well.

Great dining environment with comfortable spatial seating and aesthetic designs. Suitable for all ages. Has a a small play area for younger children. Menu and taste of the food was of a standard pub style nature with prices slightly higher than a standard pub. Food was served very effeciently and presented very well. Covid safe practices were welll in place. Pity that the service on a Friday was very below average.