Barwon Hotel, Winchelsea

"Table of 8 booked for Mother’s Day, was told normal menu along with special Mother’s Day menu be available. Arrived and - only Mother’s Day menu available - ordered lunch to menu options and told be extra cost to choose the alternative option as described - whole table of 7 other meals delivered, eaten, other tables served and when asked on progress told finishing meal, 10 mins past and as went to cancel order arrived, got refund back after raising points of poor service no longer hungry - 3 kids meals didn’t come with salad as advertised -2 kids drinks didn’t come as advertised and ordered Piss poor performance and hospitality"

"Fantastic little pub, with camping out the back. Very friendly staff and fantastic meals. Great place to spend a night and explore the district. Thank you to Licensee Colin who provides laughs and great service."

"The Barwon Hotel may look a little grungy, but we were happy to find it a welcoming place for lunch. We sat in the bar dining area, with a nice wood fire (it was unseasonally cold for October), and put a couple of bets on while we waited. The kids meals were served super fast and really nice. The veggies were lovely, fish and chips generous. We both had Bob's special. The size was HUGE, and the panko crumbed sausage when dipped in egg yolk and gravy was seriously too die for. Chips excellent too! Crumbed sausages used to be a thing in the 80s/90s, they should still be a thing now. They also have Kievs and a range of good looking schnitzels. Staff and locals were very welcoming and friendly to top it off. We'll be back, thank you."

"The meals are enormous. We shared the Panko Crumbed Haloumi Fries between 2 people. Before I finished the entree, the Chicken Schnitzel and the main size Thai Beef Salad were delivered to our table. Neither of us finished our meals, purely because they were so large. The food was tasty but I think most people would be happy to pay fractionally less or the same and get a main course that was half the size. As we were attending a live show at the hotel, the main dining room was set up for the show and all meals were being served in the bar area or outside. I suspect there was a combination of lots of new staff and that all meals were being served in the bar area, but things seemed a bit unorganised. The table numbers didn't appear to be in any sort of order so staff delivering meals couldn't easily know which table they were taking the meals to, even with table numbers on display. All the staff were pleasant, it's a great venure for live music and I'd definitely go back, but would order an entree for a main course."