Fish was off and smelt disgusting. Crab sticks no better. Chips with no salt and still dripping…read morewith oil. Chicken burger with cheese lettuce and mayo that had no cheese lettuce or mayo and a chicken burger so over cooked you couldn't pull it apart. Even the dog wouldn't eat any off the food. Lucky the can of coke was ok. Will never go back again. Looked like a dive and food reflects

I went there today with one of my family members we got the round nuggets and some that tasted…read morepractically the same as KFC popcorn chicken my round nuggets tasted alright and the other ones tasted like they bought it exactly from KFC this morning. The display had steam I'm pretty tall and I had to stand higher to even see our food, they also had jam which I thought was odd for a place called "Tasty Bird". Otherwise it wasn't that bad.

So many things to say... I will start with the good... doing the Ode right on 6pm was a surprise…read morebut loved... I would like to see it in more RSL's. The food was yummy, large portions and came out quickly and all together, which is important when travelling in a group... The lady who served us... another story... we aren't from Ararat and didn't know to read everything as we walked in the RSL... now I am a person who reads a menu online before attending a place... I had already decided I would like to try the home-made foccacia... as I ordered it, I was told they were sold out, not something we were told from the male who escorted us to our table... I didn't know what else I wanted to order... instead of saying she would come back... the server looked at me and said "hurry up love, I've got a lot of other tables to serve"... it was said in a brisk, rude tone which quietened me down as I really don't like upsetting people... instead of staying after our meal and enjoying dessert or a few more drinks, we left... Ambience and food 100% but service... definitely not... Next time we return to Ararat, we will not be going to the RSL...

Dinner in Ararat This is a good option for a pub-style/RSL…read moredinner in Ararat. It's standard pub fare and it was probably the busiest spot in town. We thought that the roast of the day (roast lamb) was great - but didn't enjoy the Angus beef burger as much.

On mini-cation to Halls Gap & limited dining options I tried out Livefast Cafe for breakfast…read more Venturing outside my usual comfort zone of poached eggs I opted for the breakfast special of smoked salmon, Cajun spiced field mushroom, cherry tomatoes, spinach with a lemon/sweet paprika sour cream sauce & thankfully a poached egg on sourdough. What I was presented with was a slightly confused looking plate of food. Sadly the only element I enjoyed was the poached egg & sourdough. Whilst each of the components might have worked individually together it was just a mess in both terms of presentation & flavours. Just goes to show that sometimes you should just stick with what you know. The service was friendly & efficient, that said I was one of only 5 customers at the time, so that should be a given. $20 for the brekkie & a mug of coffee was probably about the right price but when the quality is poor you always feel a little cheated about the price you've paid!!!

Went here twice with a group of girlfriends over the weekend…read more First time we just picked up some snacks and coffee before a hike. Second time we ate lunch before leaving halls gap. Both times we received great food but questionable service. Highlights were definitely the milkshakes, chicken burger & lamb salad. But you wouldn't want to be in a rush to get anywhere. Service was slow and not exactly friendly. Lucky their food was so delicious.

Wanted to give my partners neice a chance to try some different types of food, and seen my partner…read moreand I love Asian food we thought that the Noodle Village would be something to try. We had pork dumplings, Sushi, Teppanyaki chicken and of course Fried Rice. The dumplings and rice were so nice we could have eaten 2 containers of them alone, I would recommend them both. The Sushi and the Teppanyaki I wouldn't have again sorry but both need work.

I purchased a footlong sub with turkey and salad with bbq sauce, it tasted fantasticread more