Mount Gambier is a pretty busy place ... the cafe that we originally intended to visit was way too…read morepacked! So we used Yelp to find 'nearby' cafes, as we were starving ... and came upon The Whistling Cat - great name, which is a good start! This place is MASSIVE!! It is decorated like an antique store, and has the potential to be fantastic. The menu is pretty basic, mainly paninis and doorstops - I had a chicken panini, which was served with a lot of salad - good value, but not exactly a taste sensation. While not completely blown away, our lunch was nice ... standard cafe fare. Would be greatly improved by playing some jazz music in the background instead of a generic mainstream radio station - while this place has potential, it kinda misses the mark.

Great food. A regular here, the curries are great and so is the crispy skin pork. Nothing better in…read moreMount Gambier! The owners are very friendly. Sometimes i am a little let down by the service, once they said they ran out of rice so we just wanted to get the meat from the dish and they said they couldnt do this. It was just nonsense. I remember when first coming here they were late opening and made us wait outside while they set up. Should've invited us in. But the fact these minor issues never stops me coming back is a testament to how great the food is, you will not get better.

This is an amazing food place! apparently I'm asian, and I'm telling you I came from asia, i always…read moretell myself that i shouldn't expect majority of asian foods in australia to be equally authentic or delicious. What surprised me was the beautiful flavour of the food from this restaurant, me and my partner started off with lunch on special as a "trial" coz it was cheaper prices, the presentation was perfect with a focus on nice colours and tempting smells - red curry beef for my partner and penang curry beef for myself, if you ask what dishes we ordered. Without hesitation, the taste was one of the best! The waitress was lovely too, she was welcoming and friendly. So, we decided to go back for dinner. It wasn't a big restaurant - probably two rooms or may be three at the most? I'm sure one room was in the front with a few tables which you see after you enter the restaurant. That's where we sat in, in the corner right next to the window. Anyway, we chose to sit in the same spot when we made reservation. We ordered two dishes, one was coming with the combination of duck and crispy pork. again, they were amazing! We tucked in straight away and wished there was more!! The waitress said there are two people who are running this restaurant (i.e. a couple), one is possibly singaporean and the other filipino, the food style was regarded as (asian) fusion. No matter what, I highly recommend this place!

Well, when I discovered a burger bar tucked away in Mount Gambier I suddenly decided that it would…read morecertainly be a good idea to go and check it out. So, I decided to make an effort to visit it for lunch. Well, it was a nice place for a meal, and the burgers certainly weren't all that bad, and neither were the chips, though a part of me felt that they could have been a little better. I guess it is the case that I have been to better places. Still, it wasn't bad, and the service was quite good as well. Another thing is that it certainly does add a bit of spice to Mount Gambier, at least by giving at a decent place to get a good-priced burger.

This placeis a wonderful example of how to do a cafe. The service is friendly and good. The food…read moreis well done. The ingredients are fresh and combined in wonderful ways that make you want to return. We have been twice in the kast few days and each meal has been wonderful. As you sit inside or outside you look over the ocean from where some of the fish you are eating has come from. This is the go to place for great seafood meals. The prices are reasonable and you are not hurried along. In peak season this place will be busy so I suggest make a reservation. And enjoy.

Even a three star is pushing the boundaries!! This was…read morerecommended by our guesthouse we were told it was fine dining! This was far from fine dining! Staff were friendly and tables well placed. The sesame prawns were a nice started but then it went down hill. Crispy skin chicken was far from crispy not helped by putting sauce on top and the dock fat rosemary potatoes were pale, undercooked and no rosemary in site! Dessert was a let down as well.

Staff very helpful and attentive Initially cold inside but…read morethey turned the heat up Tables well spaced Good variety of wines Amazing starter of 'black prawns ' although too much for one, Chicken bland and booring Wouldn't return, worth trying once

The husband and I stopped in for a quick lunch and really enjoyed it! The decor is modern and cute…read more The concept is cool, with many different types of food. I had one of their burgers and fries, and it was really good! The fries and fry sauce were awesome too. I was glad we made the stop here.

Best place we found during our travels through Australia! After the lunch I said to myself: this…read morewas the best investment I've done until this moment The Smoothies were incredible delicious and I'm very sad that I cannot taste more meals like the "Gone Wild Burger" because Mount Gambier is just a short stop in our travel plan. If I could I would give 10 stars

Great menu. Abtouch of class in a relaxed venue. Service is good and the food stunning. A pleasant…read moresurprise in the heart of Mt Gambier. The food was provided swiftly and it was well presented. The staff are very pleasant and that made the meal even more pleasant.

If you ever make it to Mt Gambier for whatever reason, you will soon notice that it's quite hard to…read morefind a decent place to eat anything other than pub food. Malaysian delicacies is more of a take-away or fast-food place than a proper restaurant. Even though it has a small seating area inside, you will see more people picking up their food than having it their. Why? Well, first of all it's probably not the most beautiful place but well worth an experience. You get insight into their kitchen, people chopping veggies just next to the counter and the feeling of walking through someone's house when going to the bathrooms. Apart from all the chaos surrounding the actual restaurant, the food is great. I had their tuna and salmon sushi rolls ($9 with a drink) and they were beautiful. They have an incredible selection of sushi, ranging from the most basic maki to highly creative rolls. I think it actually took me longer to figure out what I wanted to eat than the actual time I spend on eating it later. But wait, there's more. Noodles, stir-fry's, beef, chicken, soups, dim sum.. everything you could possibly want from an Asian/Malaysian place or sushi bar. I'd definitely recommend this place.

We have 3 Indian, 3 thai, 1 italian, 3 Chinese, 6 cafes, 1 world class steakhouse and 1 high-class…read morerestaurant. Yeah mount gambier is just a town full of pubs.