Retreat Hotel, Brunswick, Victoria

280 Sydney Road
Brunswick
Victoria, 0

Pub
690
50%
5
0
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Recent reviews

  • 18 Oct 2009
    #4642 - BIGD (43 reviews)
    31%
    $19.00
    chicken
    2 / 5 (ok)
    3 / 5 (good)
    0 / 5 (very poor)
    2 / 5 (ok)
    2 / 3 (good)
    0 / 3 (very poor)
    -1
    No

    BIGD reckons:

    I had been to this venue before, and my memories were that the parma was quite good - well definatly not tonight!
    it was fairly busy, but those excuses can't be made for my shitty parma... a cheese slice had been melted on top and pizza base or tomato paste had been used as the topping sauce...
    It was such a budget slapped together parma!
    the actual quality of chicken was good though, such a shame the hobo chef's couldn't put it together as a decent parma!
    for anyone who has read any of my reviews, and notice I race alot about the $12 parmas at the elsternwick - well when I'm paying $7 less at a venue like that for a much better put together parma how can I not?
    salad was shit - chips were ok, however some may not have agreed. chips were mass cooked and placed in a large bowl as fat chef stuffed his hand in to get a handfull out for meals.. (kitchen was wide open for everyone to see as they ordered probably not the best of ideas guys the hygiene sucked!)

    Gold reviewer
  • 23 Feb 2009
    #3522 - Pigdog (5 reviews)
    50%
    Not specified
    chicken
    2 / 5 (ok)
    3 / 5 (good)
    2 / 5 (ok)
    2 / 5 (ok)
    2 / 3 (good)
    2 / 3 (good)
    N/A
    No

    Pigdog reckons:

    decent parma

    Bronze reviewer
  • 11 Jun 2008
    Anonymous Coward
    69%
    Not specified
    chicken
    2 / 5 (ok)
    4 / 5 (very good)
    4 / 5 (very good)
    4 / 5 (very good)
    2 / 3 (good)
    2 / 3 (good)
    N/A
    No

    Anonymous Coward reckons:

    I was still hungry after this parma, but otherwise everything was fine, the chicken was nice which is the main thing. They have misspelled parmagiana on the menu, but I haven't taken off any bonus points for that.

  • 26 Apr 2008
    Anonymous Coward
    62%
    $17.00
    chicken
    4 / 5 (very good)
    4 / 5 (very good)
    2 / 5 (ok)
    3 / 5 (good)
    2 / 3 (good)
    1 / 3 (poor)
    N/A
    No

    Anonymous Coward reckons:

    I may go against the grain, but I don't like ham on top as standard. Needed a bit more topping and better spread. Salad was lacking in tomato. Overall, pretty decent though!

  • 26 Apr 2008
    Anonymous Coward
    72%
    $17.00
    chicken
    4 / 5 (very good)
    4 / 5 (very good)
    2 / 5 (ok)
    4 / 5 (very good)
    2.5 / 3 (very good)
    1.5 / 3 (ok)
    +1
    No

    Anonymous Coward reckons:

    Good chicken quality and portion sizes, could have had more sauce and even distribution of sauce and better quality ham. Very tasty overall, would order again.