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Catherine
13th March 2012 4 star 

Came here yesterday afternoon and went for the 2 for 1 stonegrills and some drinks.
This deal is great value for money. They use quality cuts of meat and it’s great fun to sizzle them yourself on the hot plate.
Great interior decor & friendly service too.

vincent g.
28th December 2011 3 star 

Good pub food and decent range of beers

Renaissance
13th November 2011 1 star 

Last night was the second and last time that I will dine at Southern Cross. What a disappointment, not to mention a rip off.

We were part of a group with a set menu, which sounded good, but in reality most of it was embarrassingly bad. First off we had to wait 45 minutes even for the (meagre) dips and breads to arrive, and a totally unacceptable TWO HOURS for our main course.

What little of the bread and dip I did get was whisked away by one of the waitresses while I was turned away talking to another diner. I can’t see what the hurry was to clear away given that we had two more hours to go before the mains arrived (and more babysitter costs for us).

My tiny main was a stone grill, and sadly it was soggy and mostly brown — where was the fresh, colourful, or crunchy stuff? And does the chef not even know how to do roast potatoes well? There was also no attention given to presentation. The meal was like something I might throw together in short order after a long, hard day. The difference being that I would have at least made myself something more substantial than entree size. A rip off.

The desserts, well, where do I begin? The ‘cake’ (more accurately, a heavy gateau — God forbid that you could properly describe your menu items) was a Moore Wilson’s special. The sorbets were at least presently reasonably attractively, but one of them was just sweet and tasteless.

But I have saved the best for last: the cinnamon and raisin bread and butter pudding. You would think a traditional old favourite like this would be hard to stuff up in the hands of a chef, but you would be wrong. First off, it was served cold. Yep, cold. Secondly, it was bland and made with way too thick slices of baguette. Most people left a lot uneaten, but I suppose at least they were given a decent portion, unlike with the other dishes.

We had one OK waitress, but the rest of the waiting staff were the usual cocky or unfriendly array of people who seem to think that they are doing you a favour just by being there, so have no compunction to be pleasant, helpful, or courteous.

I don’t eat out a lot, so it is a treat for me and really disappointing when you get this sort of return for your hard-earned cash.

Yummy T.
12th August 2011 3 star 

My overall experience here was ok. I loved the decor and relaxed atmosphere. Took the kids ages 18-4 and felt quite comfortable having the younger one there. The service was a bit slack, had to wait too long to be served. She should have asked if we were ready to order our meals when she took our drinks order and when she dropped our drinks off…but didn’t and made a special return trip to do that. The lamb pattie in the lamb burger wasn’t that great…dry and packed with god knows what binding it together. Steak was great.

Sarah
10th May 2011 4 star 

Went here on Saturday morning for breakfast, my god the service was amazing I’m a complete hospo snob and actually couldn’t find anything to fault even with a 3 year olds birthday party going on behind us, every little detail was looked after the food was fast and the wait staff couldn’t have been nicer – congrats guys, that’s how it should be done everywhere!

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