After a 40 minute wait for my meal and being assured several times it was only minutes away myself…read moreand 2 others watched as the others in our group were served theirs. Upon arrival of our meals the manager decided to come to my table and argue with me that the error was mine? Sadly I will not be returning and I will not recommend this place to anyone

The Flaggy...as it is know by the locals..is a local pub by all means!! Half the hotel is a large…read morefront/sports bar with all the usual TAB facilities, cheap counter meals and cheap beer. However if its atmosphere or class you want give it a miss!! The decor is drab, the seats worn and the carpet threadbare. If you want a beer after work in your overalls this is the place to be. The other half is made up of 50% pokie room, with some limited outdoor seating mainly for the smoking rules. The room is large, bright and noisy with all the pokies being busy! The other 50% is the Bistro. I have eaten here many times and never had a bad meal. The menu is as any other bistro menu and has all the faves. The main selling point of this bistro though is the extensive salad bar included with all meals. Not only salad but also, soup and breads, veg, fruit, sauces....as much as you want! The bistro also includes 4/5 games consoles...im guessing to keep kids occupied. As said earlier...i haven'f had a bad meal here...its not 5 star by any means but it is far from the worst!!

The Tonsley Hotel, situated on Main South Road, serves up your typical pub grub. The menu is varied…read morewith everything from your classic schnitzel, through to burgers, seafood and everything in-between. From the outside, the building looks like your standard tavern, however on the inside, it is quite well refurbished with a giant fireplace, a small games room and a wide variety of paintings and art. In terms of sizing proportions, they are quite decent. I had a half schnitzel for around $15 for lunch and it was the perfect size. It was crumbed well, cooked nicely and was served in a very tasty, yet not too overpowering pepper gravy. The chips it was served with were very crispy and lightly salted. It was served on a small plate with a mini bowl of garden salad, which was nice however could have done with some dressing. Staff were attentive, not too obtrusive and had a likeable personality. The waiting service works when everyone was paying on the same credit card, which was fortunate as we had a large group with one card. If you don't pay all on the same card, then there is no waiting service and you must pay individually at the main counter. The staff recommended the garlic breads and chilli cheese breads as entrees before our main meal. The garlic bread was satisfactory however the cheese bread was quite bland and lacked good flavour. It was around 20 mins after ordering that these breads came out and around another 30 mins before dinner. All in all, for pub grub, I was quite impressed. The venue has a good range of rooms and areas. From what I have heard, the tavern hosts good functions and caters well for such events. I would definitely come back to try a Tonsley burger, which quite a few of my family members tried while there for lunch, it certainly looked nice.

Well, I am still wondering if those oil cans that make up the tables out in the beer garden are…read morereal oil cans, or whether they were just painted to look as such. Still, they make this place look really cool. Okay, I have only ever been into the front bar, or should I say The Chrysler Bar, but then again, why would you want to go anywhere else here (unless of course it is the bottle shop for some takeaway). Hey, they even have a couple of cars embedded in the walls, though once again, like the oil cans, I am not sure if they ever where real cars. Now, what really surprised me was the menu. They had sliders. I thought the only place you got sliders was in some trendy pub in Melbourme, and the Tonsley is far from a trendy pub, and yep, they do sliders. All I can say is that this place is cool (though legend has it that back in the days it was a very popular nightclub).

20/03/2022 at approx 4:30pm i was sitting in front of my unit (69) at the marion holiday park. I…read morewas watching my son and some other kids playing in the indoor pool. I noticed 2 adult females walking fast towards where my son was swimming. One of the ladies starting yelling at the kids and the kids got out of the pool all except my son. She then proceeded towards me at the fence got within 10 cm of my face cursing me to get my son out of the pool or she was going to yank him out. I was behind a glass fence feeling threatened by both woman standing so close. The woman then said remove your f.... kid from the pool or i f....... will. She then stormed off towards my 5 year old son grabbed him by the swim vest and yanked him out of the pool. I walked as fast as I could (being 8.5 months pregnant) towards the woman as she was pulling my son out of the water while yelling at him. I then called the reception and requested someone to come sort out this issue. I then proceeded to grab my sons hand as the other adult was yelling at me as I was also by this stage furious as she put her hands on my child. I went back to my unit with my son. The groundsperson and his daughter showed up by this time i was extremely upset. After a conversation, this groudsperson (Christian?) gave me some options 1.mediation with the other parent, 2. go on with my time at the park or 3. get a full refund if thats what i decided when he returned from talking to the other parent. My partner arrived just as both were offering me the options so my partner, myself, groundsperson and his daughter all heard the options. Christian left to speak to other parent came back to me about 5:30pm my partner and I agreed to refund and started packing up. I then asked christian so your the groundsperson "who is the manager that is on now I can speak to"? and Christian replied i am the manager on tonight I went the the front office which i was served by June and Christian was there. Christian told June about the refund and June then turned to me and said no problems but being after 10am I cant authorise the processing it needs to be done tomorrow 21/03/2022. I asked that the owner ring me as well as I would like to make a complaint about the incident was handled and how I was strongly recommended not to bother with police as its a waste of time and they wont do anything. I went back to the unit and got in my car and we left as I was leaving the groundsperson and daughter were at the gate and saw me leave before 6pm. 21/03/2022 11:53am My partner rang to see what was happening with the refund when were told by Tim we wont be getting a refund and the incident wasn't his problem. 11:59am I rang and explained to Time that 3 people at the establishment all heard the refund was offered. Tim was now saying that Christian and June never agreed to the refund and they weren't authorised to offer a refund. We only left as we were offered a refund for our stay or we wouldn't have left. We handed in our keys before 6:00pm like Tim asked my partner when he came down we have this on recording too. I have spoken to police about a report on the adult for putting her hands on my son, I also had other people near the pool come up to me to see if i was ok as they witnessed everything that happened too. We ask you watch the camera in the office as well and you will see proof we were offered a refund and the abuse and threatening behaviour of this other parent. All we asked was for Christian to remove this adult from the park my son was upset i was upset and felt threatened by this woman he wasn't willing to remove her even though she admitted she put her hands on my kid and abused me at the fence. I have contacted business consumer affairs ref #..... also I have spoken to a lawyer and we have a meeting set up for 2 weeks. All we are asking from the holiday park is the full refund we were promised not half the refund as a substitute even though offering half is admission of fault. the point is the other adult will be getting contacted from police for that part but the holiday park that swears at their guest even when i was talking calm just look at the cameras and see, then promises a full refund then goes back on their word is no place i would stay or recommend ever again which is amazing considering i have been coming there for over 20 years.

From the owner: Get the best of both worlds at Marion Holiday Park with a city location and a relaxed country feel.read more