King Island Hotel

I had dinner here one night, and the beer was excellent while the fish and chips were delicious. It’s a great old school country pub, and the accommodation was spotless, spacious, and well serviced. A great place to stay on the island.

The chips were the one part of our plates that came close to redeeming the meal, and they weren’t that good either. My wife’s chicken schnitzel was dry and so hard it could’ve been an axe. My King Island salad with prawns came with cocktail shrimps on top of what was supposedly mesclun, though most of the leaves and stems were dark green, wilted, or blackened. The dressing seemed bought. We came for a meal on Sunday evening when it was quiet, after someone had told us it was a good place to eat. That advice was completely wrong. When I raised the meal with the supposed chef, he didn’t appreciate the feedback, cracked the squirts, and went back to the kitchen. The other staff weren’t impressive either. I’ve been to King Island once and will go back, but I wouldn’t return to the Hotel even if I were paid. Awful.

The rooms felt tired and were hot, and there was no air conditioning. We stayed two nights and probably wouldn’t stay again.

The staff were professional and quick, and the food was amazing. We had dinner the night we arrived on the island, then ordered crayfish for the Wednesday after. I had the crumbed Camembert both times because it’s my favourite. Really enjoyed our time here.