Mount Dandenong Hotel

Last minute drop in for a cold drink and we decided to stay for lunch. Older style charm, beautiful food and generous servings. Staff were so warm and welcoming and up for a chat. Live music was a bonus. Highly recommend don’t be deceived by the outside very charming atmosphere. We will definitely be back soon 😊

I love the atmosphere here, yes its older and a bit outdated but it's a classic. Our meals were delicious and the service was excellant.

This place is spacious and can accommodate a pram. It has a fireplace, which makes it very warm and cozy. The staff was friendly.

Hello! The waiting staff were very friendly and helpful as my Son and I are on lowfodmap diet so we cant eat gluten. The barramundi fish and chips with salad was so nice that we came back to have it two nights in a row.
Also we took cakes home and it was the nicest carrot cake I've ever eaten. My son had an incredible caramel slice. We thoroughly enjoyed the lemon lime bitters. Very friendly atmopshere. Good on them for doing a good job and for being warm and welcoming. We are not from the area and it was refreshing to be made to feel at home . Some other food establishments are quite snobby which is foolish because they'll lose customers to restaurants like this one .
Thank you so much !!

WOW just WOW! a hidden little gem! I highly recommend. Dad and I were impressed. The food here is just amazing. We followed the road for a lovely drive and it ended us up here. On a hot new years day(1.1.23), the place was open, welcoming and its just a lovely old fashioned pub, priceless!. Please don't change and thank you :) (dad said he'd crawl back just for the chips lol) So peaceful and tranquil surroundings and hearing beautiful Kookaburra's. Update 07.01 we were so impressed with our first visit we came a second time, just a beautiful peaceful place with great food (a special thanks to the restaurant staff, exceptional service xx) This will be a regular and recommend to family and friends

This place is really a step back in time, in a good way. A huge fireplace, the furniture, the floral carpet and the old bar feels really different after all the blond wood and glass treatment of modern pubs. The whole place feels well worn but well maintained and clean. The food is not outstanding or innovative but it's good honest cooking and that's fine. Prices are very reasonable too. A roast for under $25 with 5-6 generous pieces of lamb, veg and crisp roast potatoes, with lots of gravy and mint jelly is nice and great value. The bar is well stocked with about 8 beers and cider on tap. Service is really quick and friendly. Well worth a visit.

Smart service, food great! There were 10 of us and all agreed that it was a wonderful place for a lovely meal and a great catch up.

I LOVE this place! Really great food. Old-school cozy interior. The specials are fantastic. The pie is to die for (changes weekly, I have never been disappointed with any of the chicken choices, my hubby loves the beef options). Portions are large. Everything is fresh and made by the very friendly and passionate chef! (I'm 99% sure he's also the owner) usually Everthing has these great battered homemade fries but today they were out so the pictures don't show that but the regular chips were still good. :) this place is definitely a hidden gem!

Great Aussie pub meals. Excellent service, always courteous and welcoming. Couldn't ask for a better local pub.

The fire was still going despite our booking was for 8pm, and there were only 2 other people there for meals at that time. The steak wasn't cooked as ordered but was fine because the ambience and friendly staff made for an enjoyable night. We will definitely be back more often

Cold, rainy Friday and I am chilled to the bone. Lunch at the Mount Dandenong Hotel warms me beside the open fire, cheers me with a red wine and repletes me with tasty food. Incredible value, generous serves (senior's lunch) and helpful, friendly staff. Now I need to find a reason to visit again very soon! (Edit - that second visit was the following week! Today we lunched there yet again. Magnificent meal enjoyed by our group of 8. ) Update as of January 12 - I just keep going back it is THAT good ! Again October 25th.

The food and atmosphere is always great, in winter the open fire is amazing. On our latest visit we had a birthday cake. The fancy candles broke, so they put some candles on it, dimmed the lights and brought the cake out. How's that for service. The place really needs way more than 5 stars.

Cosy pub in the mountains, great food, pub atmosphere with a separate dining area by a huge open fire...

Excellent service great food,... Tasty seniors parma. Value for money, definitely will be back.

Lovely food and staff, it was a very cold day but it was sp lovely and warm, a big open fire place burning as well

AMAZING !!!!!! I arrived at 6:20 for my 6:30 booking and was immediately met by a lovely staff member named Vanessa Michele Bateman. Once I was seated I was handed a menu that included an amazing variety of delicious food. I ordered a medium rare porterhouse steak that was cooked to perfection and had delicious gravy along with chips and salad on the side. The service throughout the night was some of the best I've ever encountered and everyone was extremely kind.

Lovely atmosphere with open fire on a dreary Winter's day. Friendly, welcoming service. Meal was divine. Best I have had out in a very long time. Highly recommend. Stands out from the ordinary.

Lovely staff, a relaxed atmosphere and great food at a reasonable price. One of our favourite places to go.

On Melbourne cup day we decided not to follow the crowds, instead a trip to Alfred Nichols park and the Rhododendron gardens was in order on such a magnificent warm day. After the park we unanimously decided a beer and wine were in order and we found ourselves sitting out the front of this charming hotel in the shade enjoying an $8 pale ale can and a $10 glass of bubbly. We didn't eat but we're revitalised enough to try the gardens. The staff were courteous and polite and we agreed it was worth a try another day as the food coming out to others looked pretty good. Always happy to support local businesses when we go anywhere and try out new places.

Unfortunately my partner became quite ill during the night with severe diarrhoea and became somewhat ill the following morning. We use to enjoy going their for a meal but not anymore