Hunter & Barrel Ringwood

"Me and 2 of my friends went to Hunter and barrel to celebrate a 23rd birthday. We thought we knew what we were getting into with our expectations due to it being a fancy restaurant. However our expectations were blown out of the water! The food, atmosphere and service was amazing. We decided to get an entree board which has the most flavourful duck sausage roll with such an amazing flaky pastry, the least stringy calamari I have ever tasted and whatever recipe they used for the seasoning needs to be kept in a vault! That was the entree and my gosh when we got to the mains it was even better! I got a wagyu rump steak and my friends got a behemoth t bone 1.1kg steak! Both steaks came with a divine glaze which coated your mouth with an extremely sweet flavour, just before biting into the deep, savoury and amazingly tender meat. I would say the only downside of the steaks is that we asked for the T-bone to be medium rare, and it was served rare. This was understandable though, as it’s a very large piece of meat and it’s hard to get the right temperature, especially on the grill. The sauces we had with the steaks with mushroom and a pepper sauce and I would definitely go for the pepper sauce again instead of the mushroom. However, both were good On our table, we had a amazingly nice waitress, who was very attentive, but slightly nervous. She said that she was new when she greeted us at our table which is extremely understandable and she did a great job Overall, I would say the price which we paid is very fair, and I will be back again. 9.5 out of 10 (Visited 11/8/23)"

"We went for dinner on Tuesday night and ordered Feast banquet for two and some extra dishes. The entree bread was delicious but chicken wings were quite salty. For main, we had mushroom stew which was considered very expensive for the size, ordered truffle potatoes, not worth the money, ordered beef brisket with 3 pieces only. Also the banquet had a plate with chicken, sausage , pork ribs and steak. I would recommend to go for the banquet. Waitress was very friendly and attentive, with a big smile on her face."

"I liked our meal the reason that I added 4 star is, I asked the Stake to be in medium level but it was almost rare. The other meal was tasty. Also, the cocktail that we had was not very professional."

"From Audrey and my family- we really enjoyed the food and service. Staff were friendly, attentive and sincere. The dining room had a cosy and classy feel leaving everyone cheerful and able to relax. The meals were delicious. Simple but well executed. Steaks were cooked perfectly, chips, chicken wings, calamari tacos too. Chicken was a little pink but cooked. Salads were sizable and good. House wine was alright. Debortolli Shiraz. We had a slight mixed up drink order. Only small- pineapple does look like orange juice. But that was minor. For me, the highlight was the delectable desserts. Baked cheesecake with chantilly cream and a blueberry compote. Devoured the cake, and the cream was crazy delicious. Light and creamy like a marshmallow- not too sweet. Sorbets were excellent too. With so little elements for each dish, there was no where to hide. So they really stood out by allowing each element to shine. I definitely would recommend this restaurant to anyone. A big thank you for making my dad's birthday a pleasant and memorable day!!"

"We had a mixed experience at Hunter & Barrel. Upon entering we were greeted by a staff member who didn't really care about us waiting there while she did nothing. Our waitress was really good for most of the evening until we got the bill. The food was mediocre at best. My rump steak was overcooked and dry. The mushroom sauce was watery and bland. The salad was the highlight of the meal. My vodka was watered down terribly. Our waitress was really lovely throughout the evening up until I went to pay and she was standing next to the manger taking the payment and she saw I didn't leave a tip so she put her head down and walked away like a little child. Didn't even say goodbye. Absolutely ridiculous and childish behaviour. Definitely won't be coming back because of her, not the food."