General Washington Hotel

"Good Food, Great Views, Lovely Friendly and Helpful Staff. Had Mums 80th Birthday Lunch here and the staff couldn't have been more helpful. Everyone enjoyed their meals and had a good time in the relaxed atmosphere. Thanks again!"

"Called in with some friends on Tuesday for a light meal and coffee. The dining area was very busy with a private function happening in addition to casual diners. Ordering took some time as only the one girl was taking orders, delivering meals and clearing up. And there is the strength of the bistro at the GW. The young lady has been there on previous occasions we have stopped in and she is always so cheerful, efficient and hard working. We were amazed at the pace with which she moved to assure everyone received meals in a timely manner, tables were cleared of finished dishes, and took the time to confirm she had remembered orders accurately if necessary. She is an absolute delight in a business which so often seems to have employees who seem overworked, exhausted and wishing they were elsewhere. I only wish I had thought to ask her name so I could mention it here."

"Bit dissapointed on our recent visit 12.30 lunch time Sunday .It was definately not as busy as usual Sunday there were a few empty tables . If you order on the specials menu you expect to run out of meals but I definately had expected the regular menu items to be available however 30 mins after our table of 6 had ordered we were advised by waiter that only 2 lamb cutlet meals would be available not the 3 lamb cutlet meals meals as ordered . This was fine as I was happy to change my order, however another 30mins later a different waitress came to the table advising that only 1 Lamb cutlet meal would now be available ,no refund offered for the difference in price and the waitress sarcastically apologized . To add insult to injury we then had to request the $5 refund of the difference in cost when the meals arrived to which the waitressed appeared annoyed."

"I ate here with 7 adults and a child on a Sunday evening, having booked 24 hours prior. The venue was chosen on the basis that there were sufficient vegetarian options on the menu. When booking I informed the venue that my party was half vegetarian. I booked there for 6pm, half hour after the beginning of service. The venue has a great view of the harbour but the dining room not particularly clean, with leftover dirty cutlery on the floor. The venue was spacious and had not long been refurbished. It had a children's toy room, appropriate for toddlers and had high chairs. The drinks were cheap enough. $36 for a Squires ginger beer, an OJ, two white wines and a kids size OJ. Bar staff was friendly and helpful enough to find a plastic cup for the toddler. We ordered shortly after arriving. Order at the counter, food delivered to the table. Many items on the menu just weren't available including the vegetarian lasagne, which was disappointing given only two or three other options exist ex-starter bread. Food was slow, with less than 20 patrons already seated. There were mixed emotions about the quality of the meals. The salt and pepper squid shown was $19 for the starter size meal. It can be upgraded to a main size meal for $28 that includes chips and salad however no extra squid. I had the Hand crafted Panko Crumbed Chicken with a Trump topper which came out at $35. The sauce tasted like generic branded BBQ sauce and I have yet to see the promised onion rings. There was not $35 of value on that plate, with the general commentary across the table is that there was far too much potato going around. The Roast Pumpkin salad was well dressed, but for $21, left us thinking more could've been done. The Kids size Bolognese looked like it was prepared on Friday and was supposed to come with ice-cream. Someone else must have eaten that ice cream. The serving size of the Bolognese was good, but again, at $13, not cheap to feed a toddler. I think anyone that eats there for the foreseeable future will be paying high prices for that refurb."

"Nice pub with a standard beer selection (no craft or boutique beers here). The meals are a good selection of the usual pub grub and serving sizes are huge. The amenities while dated were clean and tidy."