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Pipers by the Lake

Address 403 Wendouree Parade, Lake Wendouree VIC, Australia
Phone +61 3 5334 1811
Hours 08:00-16:00
Website pipersbythelake.com.au
Categories Restaurant, Breakfast Restaurant, Cafe, Coffee Shop, Function Room Facility
Rating 3.3 90 reviews
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Pipers by the Lake reviews

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Diana
31 December 2023 3:38

Wonderful relaxing place, just the best place to lunch with friends, first date venue, right by the lake, couldn't be better

Paul
22 December 2023 11:29

Horrendously slow, 15mins to make two take away coffees when youre not busy. But dont worry we’ll charge you a credit card surcharge so you can cover our overheads too. Absolute joke

Vince
17 September 2023 18:32

Tried to order 3 milkshakes from the kiosk. I started by greeting the lady that was serving at the cash register but instead of a greeting back I was told that I had to come to the other side of the counter to order even though that was less than 1m away from where I was standing. The order didn’t take too long to arrive but the big surprise was the quality of the milkshakes. These must have been literally the worst milkshakes I have ever tasted. I paid $19.65 including eftpos surcharge and got milk with a little bit of colouring. There would have been no ice cream in them and nor was there any flavour. Not quite what I was expecting from an establishment that likes to presents itself as posh. Only plus was the live music outside, therefore 3 stars for atmosphere. Never again.

Lindsay
12 September 2023 7:54

A great place. Meal was lovely, service timely, menu not extensive but adequate. Patronage was low due to the lateness of my visit. Recommended.

Sue
12 September 2023 7:49

Bad experience at the cash register with untrained staff who charged me twice.
Uncaring curt manageress.
Call backs were I had to chase.
Never again

tanya
11 September 2023 12:44

Had breakfast here. 2 adults and 3 kids.
The food was amazing! Good sized kids meals too. Molly was our server and she was pleasant, informative and just all round super sweet. Thanks again

Boonzy
31 August 2023 14:08

Quite a nice meal, it was let down, however, by some substandard service. A drink was missing from our order, an appetiser was missing and then an alteration to one of our parties meals was ignored. Granted it was fathers day and quite busy but it really let down what was otherwise a nice meal

Acyl
12 August 2023 20:16

We ordered 2 black coffee, and it was very light, we asked them make it more powerful as it should be, and charged us 1 dollar hhh

Kellie
21 May 2023 9:59

My friend came up from Melbourne we had lunch Thier on the 15th April, we had the Burramundi it was so nice

Sander
01 May 2023 13:52

Second time here for lunch. Food was excellent again! This time we tried the beetroot salad and steak sandwich. Also worth mentioning, the place is dog friendly (outside seating area). Highly recommended!

Neve
20 April 2023 20:37

Too busy, full of old people. Baristas are looking depressed, lack customer service skills. Extremely slow. Scones are heated in microwave, served lukewarm with cold chunk of butter.
Mainly cheap junk food available.
Great spot, but whoever is running this is either careless or clearly business incompetent.

Neil
19 April 2023 2:24

Great food, attentive service. Staff care for the customers well, owner should be proud of his staff.

Sam
17 April 2023 20:39

We had a larger group to lunch celebrating multiple family birthdays. We also had small kids and a big energetic pup, and really appreciated the venue being dog-friendly.
Despite there being a lot of us and it being reasonably busy, our food came out very quickly, and all at once.
All of us bar one were very happy with our meals, including our coeliac. The servings were generous and it was no problem bringing our own birthday cake. If you want a quick tasty meal in a lovely spot with your doggo, you could do a lot worse than Pipers. Will definitely be back.

Davina
28 March 2023 0:55

Friendly staff, great location, the restaurant was very clean. The food tasted amazing, we ordered southern cauliflower with vegan sauce, pumpkin sandwich, barramundi - fish and chips, salmon and asparagus quiche
Love the salad that accompanied most dishes. Big portion so it’s easy if you want to share with someone

There are a few options for vegetarian and or vegan

I would love to go back to try the other dishes

We also had the ice cream which was really good - looked like it was homemade

Andrew
16 March 2023 22:56

Lovely time sitting at the tables under the umbrella. Ambience was lovely. Coffee and snacks were worth it.

Nadine
04 March 2023 19:14

Great Cafe delicious food and coffee nice atmosphere. However long wait for takeaway ended up dining there out the front. Crossiant $11 was quite brown.

Bernard
03 March 2023 20:53

Lovely view out to the lake. Staff friendly and helpful. Food simple and delicious. Relaxed atmosphere. Perfect spot for lunch then a walk.

Grant
18 January 2023 12:56

I'm going to have my visit music was playing at the front and it was quite busy both inside and out. Service was good

Angelique
11 January 2023 8:56

Staff very friendly, great atmosphere and our meals were very good, great size and price.
Would like to mention that the hand rails in the ladies toilet not in the right place, they are to far back on the wall.
Would definitely return ️

Danni
03 January 2023 10:07

Usually great service however today not so good! First a red haired server told us to go down the back to see if there were any tables outside available, then when there wasnt, she told us to take a seat on one of the inside tables, but then totally forgot about us, we sat there for 15 mins before we had to chase someone up for menus! I know times are tough with not a lot of staff but it was hardly busy when we went in, I just didnt like the attitude of the server who greeted us at the door, its her job to see if there are tables on the deck not the customers

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