The Ranch - Marsfield

We went here by chance at around 8pm on a Tuesday and noticed the special 2 mains for $30. We chose the chicken parmy with chips and salad and rump with vegetables.We were not disappointed ,portions were huge and we only waited about 15 minutes,we would absolutely recommend The Ranch on a Tuesday night

I went here as part of a birthday group and found the ambience (or lack of it) quite shocking, like eating in a big railway station. Noisy, with a huge TV going (why???) but quite full so I figured it must be very cheap club type food. I was horrified to find a Tbone would cost $39, so I opted for the $9.95 pensioner special of a roast. I must say the beef was very tender, there was a mountain of it, but the veges lacked taste and it was $9.95 worth. But others paid exhorbitant prices for basic steaks and shnitzels with chips and salad. There are so many beautiful restaurants in the city where $39 would get you a chef cooked delicious meal with exciting flavours and top quality produce. I am happy to pay high prices but I must then get high quality. Perhaps these folks are worried about not knowing which cutlery to use or what to order in a good restaurant or perhaps they don't know what top chef cooked food tastes like, but they are certainly throwing their money away here (unless they get the pensioner special of course).

Reviewed The Ranch previously saying it was hit or miss. The manager replied they now 'have a new head chef that has vastly improved food quality and service'. Well I can't say I agree. Visited this week and ordered a medium-well steak with pepper sauce. I received a medium rare steak with mushroom sauce and so much sinew the steak knife struggled to cut through it. I took it back and the server apologised and arranged a replacement. 15 mins later the replacement arrived so overcooked it was tough and dry.

$40 for a burnt t-bone (ordered medium rare and it came out overdone). Also had the gaul to charge an extra $2.50 for gluggy gravy. Dried out disgusting (apparently beef) paddy in the burger - couldn't eat it. The "specials" (veal schnitzel and seafood platter) were horrible deep fried frozen something - again couldn't eat either they were so disgusting. Been going to the Ranch for years and watched its gradual decline in food quality along with substantial increase in prices. Will never, ever, eat at the Ranch again.You should be ashamed of yourselves.

Enjoyed a weekday lunch at The Ranch with friends family. Good value for money, especially on Sundays, kids eat for free and very generous servings of PUB food! Very friendly staff.