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Travellers' Choice2023
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Located on the edge of the Bendigo CBD, the Lake View Hotel is a family friendly and fun dining destination. Our food is inspired by traditional pub fare with some modern twists using local producers to showcase the wonderful flavours of Central Victoria, complimented by a large selection of local Bendigo & Victorian wines. Whether you are looking for an icy cold beer in the public bar; the best of local coffee; a mouth-watering chargriled steak in our bistro, the Lake View Hotel has something that everyone can enjoy. And celebrating that special occasion is made easy by our friendly, professional team who can help organise any style of function, from a sit down 3-course dinner to a cocktail
PRICE RANGE
US$7 - US$36
Special Diets
Vegetarian Friendly, Vegan Options, Gluten Free Options
Meals
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Brunch, Drinks
CUISINES
Bar, Pub, Australian, Gastropub
FEATURES
Takeout, Reservations, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Parking Available, Street Parking, Free off-street parking, Television, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Wine and Beer, Accepts American Express, Accepts Mastercard, Accepts Visa, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service, Free Wifi, Waterfront
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Reviewed 28 October 2023

A surprise find. This hotel didn’t look anything special from the outside but that changed as soon as we were inside. A very busy hotel supported by locals and tourists so a dinner reservation would be recommended…. even on a Monday night. The food was...excellent with a large menu and specials board. The wine was reasonably well priced. I ate the crispy skin salmon risotto which was excellent. We enjoyed the experience so much that we dined the on a second night.More

Date of visit: September 2023
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Reviewed 6 October 2023 via mobile

We ordered two meals and shared, both meals were excellent , reasonable prices, friendly attentive staff, I would highly recommend

Date of visit: October 2023
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Reviewed 18 April 2023

Decent pub-style food in a comfortable atmosphere, very friendly and prompt service. I only had a lunch special but the main menu had some quite interesting offerings. Good wine list with local vineyards on offer. Outdoor and courtyard seating available.

Date of visit: April 2023
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Reviewed 15 March 2023 via mobile

Good pub food, inexpensive wine. Thai beef salad could do with a bit more bite - bit of lemon grass and/or chilli, perhaps? And more crisp green, less meat. Fisherman’s basket was great - only the calamari was deep fried, and even that, just a...light touch. Everything else was shallow-fried or poached. Accompanying salad was good, and big chippies were excellent! Rapid and friendly bar service. Recommended.More

Date of visit: March 2023
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Reviewed 24 February 2023

From friendly staff to comfortable rooms & great food. This is a must stay place in Bendigo. Opposite lake so good views, if your lucky to get theses rooms

Date of visit: January 2023
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Reviewed 17 November 2022

Went for a family dinner, we had all travelled from interstate or other regional Victoria areas and had our elderly mothet was with us. We arrived around 6.30 to 6.45. Ordered our meals and waited and waited. It took over an hour for mains to...come out. 2 of our party had the crumbed cutlets. The crumb coating was very dark brown and they were tough. The other party had chicken snitz which was OK. Desert was a flop as well, rhubarb crumble had sold out. Swapped for lemon meringue which was commercial made and very average. The sticky date was ok. I would pass on this bistro if we were looking for a meal in Bendigo again.More

Date of visit: November 2022
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Reviewed 5 November 2022 via mobile

Barely OK. Polite, efficient staff. My wife's thought her lamb ragout gnocchi was great. My daughter really liked her pulled pork burger. The chips were great. But that was it. The duck spring rolls were tasty, but lacked duck in quantity and flavour. I ordered...the 'chef's recommended' beef curry. It was terrible. Completely lacked any depth of flavour whatsoever. If anything it tasted watered down. Only ate a third. Also, really annoyingly, we were seated right next to the toilet door, which thumped shut very noisily frequently through the evening. I would not have left this review if I had not looked at other reviews and, just a few in, found another review complaining about the noisy toilet door. They gave one star. Lakeview have a sign asking patrons to give them a review. If you are not reading your reviews and looking for easy fixes (like the door) to improve customer experience, then it is poor management and disrespectful to customers. Lucky to have got three stars.More

Date of visit: November 2022
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Reviewed 2 November 2022

Luke warm, borderline rude staff followed by complete garbage mains. The place feels like it's declined sharply from what it once was. We won't bother to test for improvements moving forward...bye bye.

Date of visit: November 2022
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Reviewed 2 November 2022

A WOW rating!! We fluked this place staying next door at Alexandra Place. The food was so good! We ordered the confit duck and the rump steak and both dishes were superb! Busy as, on a Wednesday night and we could see why. Topped off...the dinner with bottle of Wild Duck Creek Shiraz from Heathcote - 5 stars.More

Date of visit: November 2022
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Reviewed 31 October 2022 via mobile

Excellent food! good pub for pub crawlers but great for a couples date too! Service was a little lacking however all staff were super friendly and accommodating Great local home brews and drinks Gin bar is the best place to order cocktails and beer is...unique and everything is very adequately priced! Will be back ASAPMore

Date of visit: October 2022
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Reviewed 29 October 2022 via mobile

I had the garlic prawns it was perfect and whoever decided to add macadamia nuts, needs a pay rise. The bar service made you feel welcome and I could have settled in for a good session on that tank beer if i wasn't just passing...through.More

Date of visit: October 2022
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Reviewed 29 October 2022 via mobile

The food was delicious with a good selection on the menu. Will definitely be back for another meal soon.

Date of visit: October 2022
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Reviewed 29 October 2022

Great Place, food was great, great staff. We had a small problem but was fixed in no time thanks to manager Leigh. Thanks Leigh .

Date of visit: October 2022
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Reviewed 14 September 2022

Great food- stuffed chicken breast with roast veggies- pumpkin, carrot, potato, parsnip and peas. If eating with large group of 10 or more, expect to wait at least 45 minutes for food to come out. Cashier was friendly

Date of visit: September 2022
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Reviewed 9 August 2022

We (4 ladies) visited the bistro on Saturday 6th August. We did book a table in the afternoon and was greeted by friendly staff. Told when we were ready to order just go to the bar. Ordered was Pork Belly that was so tender, Garlic...Prawns, lamb cutlets and Curry of the day. All meals were a good size and nice and hot. Venue was very busy but was not noisy.More

Date of visit: August 2022
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Lake View Hotel is rated accordingly in the following categories by Tripadvisor travellers:
  • Food: 4.5
  • Service: 4.5
  • Value: 4.5
  • Atmosphere: 4