Hibernian Hotel Bendigo

Although it was a bit of a wait to get our meals, it was worth the wait! Every single person on our table loved their meal. The meal sizes were generous and the best pub meal I've had in ages! Yum! Staff were very friendly and helpful too

Because it is obvious not all staff members have been versed with what qualifies as good customer service. Girl taking orders was quite curt and rude not up to good standards we have prev experienced

Beautiful place. Hot rock steak was delicious. Food service very fast. Even though the place was quite busy. Waiting staff very prompt and courteous. Bar staff very courteous. Clean. Great atmosphere. Was not attending a function, just private dining, but would definitely look at having a function here in future. Definitely recommend!

Although the steak looked fantastic, I went for the chicken parma and loved it. Veggies were cooked to perfection. Good service, good price.

Was only ones in there just had coffee was good enjoyed it will go back for a meal next time.service was good too.

Upon entering I was surprised to see mullets everywhere. I rarely go outside so it was quite disconcerting.

Overall the experience was undermined by the waitress spending 50 years talking to some attractive men (they didn't have mullets) at the bar. I tried sending telepathic messages but my mullet antenna (I sport more of a mulette than a mullet) was not sufficient enough to overcome the noise of people singing along to 'It's a Long Way to the Top' 2 seconds behind the song. Eventually she looked behind her into the 'bistro' area and served me.

The redeeming feature of the Hibernian is Wal's (pronounced Wall, not Well) fried chicken. It was supreme, rarely do I encounter such great food. The consistency of the fried chicken is without a doubt the one weirdest (in a good way) experiences of my life. How you can cook a chicken to have the consistency of cold butter yet still maintain the texture of chicken is beyond me. It was as soft as the bun but not soggy. Firm yet supple; Supple yet firm. Supirm? Firmple?

After my friend and I finished our fried chicken burgers we debated on ordering a second fried chicken burger. It wasn't that the meal size was small, it was fulfilling, but we were not left filled. The curse of eating good food. We decided that the staff had conspired against us, they had perfectly engineered the meal's quality and meal size to encourage a second purchase. We overcame the temptation and left satisfied that we had defeated the whispering fried chicken demons.

Overall, not bad. Its a stock standard hotel so I would go again if I got sick of other places.

This pub has the best steak experiences I have ever had in Bendigo their Hot Rock steak is honestly amazing. The staff are always helpful and understanding when it comes to dietary restrictions. Best bit of all outside playground for kids and Monday night KIDS eat FREE!

Beer is cold and the food pretty cool. Dunno, I guess there just something about this place that just works for me when I do the trip up to Bendigo. The fire was going and I could watch game three of the NHL west conference finals. What more could I want?