The Wharf Hotel Dining - Melbourne

We love this place but today we ordered fish and chips and they were soggyNot well cooked and not very tasty.

Cute little place along the Yarra RiverNice views, well protected from Melbourne's temperamental weather Staff seem fairly friendly & helpful.

We got a great deal here on a Tuesday night for steak dinners that included a glass of wine.

The meal we had was just awful. The fish being the worst part of it with absolutely no taste and a mushy texture. The chips seemed to be supermarket frozen crinkle cut chips and the salad was pretty much just lettuce and onion. At a glance the menu looked ok and the prices are quite reasonable but when it came to choosing something that wasn't burger or pizza it didn't leave much choice. And there seems to be a lot of pickled this or that on the menu. The dining area was dark and disappointing as there was no view of the water.The outdoor seating area would be nice on a warm day - but just for drinks - wouldn't recommend it for the food. Service was fine - staff pleasant.

Received a red balloon voucher as a wedding gift. We where told that they booked out quickly. I was a little unsure if they only booked so many red balloon voucher and wanted public customers. However. Onto the food. For the value of the voucher we had great bang for your buck. The salt and pepper squid was lovely. It wasn't stringy and had a nice accompanying sauce. The main meal which we had the steak and the pizza. I have had better pizzas but the steak was cooked perfectly and the peppercorn sauce had a good bite to it. Which I loved. Desert was also great. Throughly enjoyed the sticky date pudding. One let down was the espresso martini. They need to work on this cocktail. It lacked taste, texture and the temperature could have been colder. On a positive note the red balloon voucher is a great gift for someone you don't know what to get. Keep up the good work.