Well there is now a place on the western highway, well you do have to take a diversion, but hey…read morethis is worth it! We travel the highway a lot and have really been challenged with top eating spots. So believe me this is now on our list. The fresh middle eastern inspired flavours are sensational. We tried the chicken sharwama and the sweet potato fritters, both with fresh and lively salads. Yes the coffee is excellent. Could easily pass as an inner city cool bananas kind of place. We are comparing this to our city hood of Fitzroy, so yes this is on the money. Keep up the great work.

Had lunch here today. Generous serves, lots of fresh ingredients and Middle Eastern spices…read more Absolutely delicious - had a chicken shawarma and my friend had sweet potato patties which were also delicious. Really good coffee, great atmosphere, the staff were friendly. Lovely vibe in a really sweet town. I'd say it was an unexpected treat except we'd had so many recommendations we knew it would be good. But we're still really impressed with this hidden gem. Make the detour for lunch or dinner. Totally worth it!

Great meals, exceptional service! Can always guarantee a tasteful meal and service…read more Work checking out in your way through Creswick, or even as a local. Great pub grub!

AMAZING! Excellent Food. Great wine list. Friendly attentive…read morestaff! My family & I had dinner at the American Creswick & could not fault it. My husband had the Chicken Parma and said "It was the best he has ever had!" I had the Atlantic Salmon. Delicious, the salsa had Coriander (I'm not a fan) in it so I had that on the side which the staff were only to happy to input into their super cool iPad ordering system. Our girls had Fish & chips and to our surprise ate the lot with no fuss!!! We downloaded their app & now get rewarded for eating & drinking at the Hotel. 10 minute drive from our house in Ballarat & we'll be making it our local. Thanks Guys. See you soon!

Very good rural pub in Victoria that happen to have live music. The chicken Parma (standard pub…read morefood in these parts) was very good, better than other pubs in this area. From what I heard the chocolate pudding was raved about. The live music (2 acts) were good. The main act was a blues player with a strong voice that played his original songs. Good time was had by all.

Beautiful settings and extremely welcoming owners. Healthy…read morehome cooked meals and you can even play games every Saturday night after you have eaten. Licensed as well so what more could you ask for?

From the owner: Moondallah Gallery Cafe is situated in a bush setting with a continual kaleidoscope of Australian…read morebird life, Native gardens and kangaroos. Here we specialize in home baked and gluten free country style foods. Our customers enjoy the ambiance of the country while enjoying a great hot coffee along with a serve of our cakes or scones.We cater weekdays for groups of ten plus, and weekends for the general public. We are fully licensed and can cater for private functions.Our customers can enjoy fishing , golfing or bush walking or sit back on a warm sunny day and listen to our entertainment on the deck. Why not come and check us out for yourself, you'll be pleasantly surprised.

Coffee is A+++ Reece makes a great coffee, always temperature perfect. I would also recommend their…read morehomemade sauces.

Coffee was perfect and menu presented many options. Have been a few times now and every selection…read morewas presented amazingly and the taste met the presentation standards. Keeps me coming back to try more options. Looking forward to the new bakery venture into 2024 also!

Over the last couple of years I've been here several times and it's consistently had great food and…read morebeer, a solid level of customer focused service, and overall superb ambiance, all the more so in that they're dog friendly so I can take my pupper with me - I'd encourage folks (especially dog owners) to give it a shot

Highly recommended that when you book do not get the corner booth area as the table is far too…read moresmall. One of our guest who is 6foot 4 (btw) had to sit with plate on his knees. The Manager did not come to table after waitress advise he would and totally ignored us. Food was hit and miss. Some meals were good and one was very average especially for the price. Waitress did her best and when paying the so called Manager did not asked how was our meals for obvious reasons. The with plethora of restaurants in this region wouldn't put this as our highest option.

Loved everything about this gem. The ambience, the views, the food - so fresh and perfectly cooked…read moreand presented. The wine choices...We were a bit lost and had driven all day from the great ocean road inland. This cured our cranky attitudes and we ended up staying overnight nearby. Lovely neighborhood !

Disappointed to be told by the waitresses that payment was going to be split at the end of the…read morenight. I wasn't comfortable with that so asked for my own tab, and at the end of the night people were upset to be paying for someone else's food or drinks because they'd left, not ideal for such a big group. The meals weren't very big. The lamb fillet was cold and chewy and way to much salad verses meat for the cost. The chips, when they came out were cold. Underwhelmed unfortunately.

I have never had food in Ballarat that was better than this. The service was amazing and the vibe…read moreof the restaurant was great.

From the owner: Modern Asian Cuisine, cocktails, share platesread more

Steaks were seared to perfection..... Usually it's a great…read moreidea to book ahead of schedule as the business is busy on weekends and I have been turned away due to overcrowding and long wait times.... Just a tip. As for the atmosphere, I wasn't paying any attention because I'm couldn't pull myself away from from one of the best Porterhouse cuts that was cooked perfectly to "well done" as I requested. And that is not an easy thing to get right when you are mass cooking steak like that. Usually other places either cook it too high and the outside looks done, but

Been here twice and both times I have been 100% satisfied. Told my friends and wife that it's the…read morebest steak that they will ever have and of course they didn't believe me. We are from the states and we've had steaks in Texas etc... And NONE compare to these! Tonight I made believers out of my wife & friends. The first time I went was February 2013 and tonight was the second time. Hasn't lost quality or flavor... Service is great too! Please bring a little extra for a tip, they deserve it.

Poor service. Dogshit food. Wrong order. Won't be back…read more Venue changed owners, and menu mostly changed as well, very little resemblance to what made "Old bluey" what it was.