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Sir Charles Darling Hotel, Geelong, AU-VIC

Sir Charles Darling Hotel

4.7
4.7
169 Reviews
$40 and under
Pub

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2 people
7:00 pm
Booked 6 times today
  • Neighbourhood gem
  • Good for groups
  • Charming
We are a traditional family run pub that has resisted the urge to become upmarket and overly prententious, offering restaurant quality food at pub prices.

You will be lucky to find a busier pub or even restaurant on weekdays than ours.

Our 300g Porterhouse steak has become a Geelong icon, offering unrivalled quality at a very competitive price. Couple that with our Parmi's and it become obvious why we have such a wide range of customers, with many choosing to have birthdays an general gatherings here.

Let our customers tell you what they think of our pub:

“super friendly staff… food was amazing …fabulous pub … lots of locals … steak cooked to perfection …awesome staff … good family atmosphere … nice beer garden … our favourite pub … staff are lovely … really good food … best pub for a steak ... what an unreal find … couldn’t believe the prices” And the comment that comes up the most – “we’ll definitely be back”

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Dining areas

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $40 and under
  • Cuisines
    Pub, Steak, Gastro Pub
  • Hours of Operation
    Mon–Thu 11:30 am–10:00 pm Fri, Sat 11:30 am–10:30 pm
  • Phone number
    (03) 5222 1697
  • Payment Options
    Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Catering
    Meals are ordered at the counter in most cases, we have weeknight specials, special lunch menu and TAB and Keno facilities.
  • Area
    Geelong City Center
  • Cross Street
    Bellerine Street and Little Malop Street
  • Parking details
    200 car parks available within 100 metres
  • Additional
    Bar Dining, Beer, Beer Garden, Cocktails, Dog Friendly, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Indoor Fireplace, Outdoor Smoking Area, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeaway, Vegan, Wheelchair Access, Wi-Fi available, Wine

Offers

  • Burger Night

    Multiple dates available
    Fri - 5:30 pm - 8:15 pm
    All burgers $20 Choice of classic, chicken, Darling, veggie or even Aussie burger with the lot all served with chips.

    Burger Night photo
  • Parmi Night

    Multiple dates available
    Thu - 5:30 pm - 8:15 pm
    All parmi's $22 We make our chicken schnitzels in house from top quality chicken breasts, along with our napoli and even salad dressing to ensure plates are regularly left spotless. Your choice of traditional, Aussie, meatlovers, Mexican, prawn & avocado or eggplant all served with chips and salad.

    Parmi Night photo
  • Seafood Night

    Multiple dates available
    Wed - 5:30 pm - 8:15 pm
    All seafood $22 Choose from flathead tails, grilled barramundi, tempura battered calamari, seafood linguine, prawn linguine, prawn nasi goreng or salmon fillet ($26).

    Seafood Night photo

What 169 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.7
4.7 based on recent ratings
  • 4.6Food
  • 4.8Service
  • 4.4Ambience
  • 4.7Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • Victoria

    Good for business meals

  • Victoria

    Neighbourhood gem

  • Geelong

    Best Overall

  • Geelong

    Best Food

  • Geelong

    Best Service

  • Geelong

    Best Ambience

  • Geelong

    Best Value

  • Geelong

    Good for groups

  • Geelong

    Healthy

  • Geelong

    Neighbourhood gem

  • Geelong

    Lively

  • Geelong

    Most Booked

169 Reviews
  1. SallyR

    Victoria

    10 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on 26 September 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Use to go all the time but haven’t been for a while but food and service was amazing as always

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  2. Brendan

    Victoria

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on 21 September 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Food is always excellent stuff very friendly food comes out quick

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  3. Nina

    Victoria

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 17 September 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We find the Charles Darling value for money. Food always tastes lovely & very friendly staff,

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  4. Kylie

    Victoria

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 5 September 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great pub been coming here for years . Love Parma night on Thursday can't wait to check out steak night .

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  5. Trent

    Victoria

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on 15 August 2024

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 5
    Steak was dry over cooked. Egg was burnt the chicken in mixed grill was dry.

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  6. OpenTable Diner

    Victoria

    3 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on 8 August 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    I’ve rated before and I’ll rate again. Always amazing! Owner and staff are absolutely amazing. Old school Friendly service with old school ambience that nothing can beat. Chefs are always on point. We are all human and have our moments… but most consistently tasty pub grub with great service I’ve been too and had in a long time! I feel like good management is leading to happy workers and satisfied customers. Highly recommend

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  7. OpenTable Diner

    Victoria

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on 27 July 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Very good service good variety on the menu ample parking close by Overall very good

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  8. OpenTable Diner

    Victoria

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 24 July 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Food was great. We pre booked and pre ordered so we didn't have to wait due to being on a lunch break. Met people there with a new puppy. Sat outside in a secure area, staff let them in through a back gate and on arrival bought fresh water for the puppy . Very enjoyable and positive experience for the new puppy.

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  9. OpenTable Diner

    Victoria

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 20 July 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Excellent service, great food at great prices. Highly recommended to anyone for a family dinner

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  10. OpenTable Diner

    Victoria

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 16 July 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The meal was delicious the staff were very friendly & efficient. The value for the size of meal was excellent could complain. There was a good amount of customers there but couldn't complain about the noise level as it wasn't loud. I've been there a few times & will continue going back.

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FAQs

Sir Charles Darling Hotel offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (03) 5222 1697.

Sir Charles Darling Hotel is rated 4.7 stars by 169 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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2 people
7:00 pm
Booked 6 times today

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Google Map for Sir Charles Darling Hotel

38 Bellerine St, Geelong, AU-VIC 3220

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Cross Street
    Bellerine Street and Little Malop Street
  • Area
    Geelong City Center
  • Hours of Operation
    Mon–Thu 11:30 am–10:00 pm Fri, Sat 11:30 am–10:30 pm
  • Price
    $40 and under
  • Cuisines
    Pub, Steak, Gastro Pub
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    200 car parks available within 100 metres
  • Payment Options
    Mastercard, Visa
  • Additional
    Bar Dining, Beer, Beer Garden, Cocktails, Dog Friendly, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Indoor Fireplace, Outdoor Smoking Area, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeaway, Vegan, Wheelchair Access, Wi-Fi available, Wine
  • Phone number
    (03) 5222 1697
  • Catering
    Meals are ordered at the counter in most cases, we have weeknight specials, special lunch menu and TAB and Keno facilities.
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