The Castle Hotel

Our waitress was absolutely outstanding. Friendly and never stop smiling and was always looking to make sure there wasn't anything else we needed. My steak sandwich was absolutely perfect.

Both times we have had a meal there they have been lovely. Home made Lasagne. The sauce on the parmigiana is delicious. And really a large parmy!!!!! Bangers and Mash also delicious. Think home made Sausages. Very nice.
The staff are very friendly and helpful.
Thanks for a great meal.

A delicious late lunch. Loved the steak in particular - a great cook on it and it was juicy and tender. Will come back more often.

Service was very good, friendly and hospitable.

Do not pass this place without going in & having a drink & a feed. I’m from Sydney, but this place gave me the vibe & comfort feeling that you’d get from your local pub, which is rare for me, so was a highlight of my trip being in the winter cold. Warm lighting inside, SUPER friendly & helpful staff (injured my acl, bartender was really helpful in helping me pack things up, had a nice chat!) Bangers & mash were unreal, sausages had an intense flavour, so don’t skip on that one. Portion for the parmy was giant, & I was decently impressed. Cocktails were made with care & tasted great, knocked back 2 & I was done. My background is Belgian, so the overall experience was pretty good. Was just going in for a quick drink, so didn’t take proper pictures of the place sadly. Thanks again to all the staff for being lovely & accommodating, was doing it tough mentally for the week, so that was a big help, & the place was a fluke find. Will definitely come back to this place on my next trip to Melbourne!

Great food, friendly staff and a very nice atmosphere. Open souvlaki 🤤

What fabulous people they are!! And the food is fantastic. The thoughtfulness they displayed to my son in hospital recently....well there are no words. If you want a generous size meal at a great price, this is the place to go

Please PLEASE do not read any other review until you've read this one.

Sadly, I'm across the road from this restaurant the Peter Mac Cancer Centre, living out my last days. Family eat at the Castle Hotel just about every night and the nursing staff rave about it too. Basically, because of my cancer, I'm down to a horrible liquid diet and everyone around me talks about beautiful food and I'd give anything to just smell a parmigiana!

So I'm in the hospital with my family when a man called "Ange" introduces himself. It was a noisy environment so I guessed maybe he was a physiotherapist or someone come to take yet more blood samples from me.

But out from his bag comes the biggest, juiciest, most perfect looking chicken parmigiana and chips I've ever seen.

Yes, due to my condition it'll take me a week to get through but the THOUGHT!!!!! Ange not only made it with love, he delivered it with love and didn't even charge me!

I was in tears.

Ange paid it forward to a total stranger he'll never see again. He had no reason to. So please PLEASE repay his kindess and try his food. Tell them Troy sent you.

Thank you!

Troy.

The staff here are really friendly & even more helpful. Nothing was a problem for them.
I had a bit of a hiccup the 1st night, but they were great. So much so, I went back for the next 2 nights for tea.
If you have to go the Royal Melbourne or Melbourne Private Hospitals, this place is only 500 m down the road & well & truly worth the walk.

A quick meal while waiting for our kitten to be sedated and xrayed for a hr and located around the corner from Port Smith Animal Hospital.
Great service and friendly staff.

Excellent selection of beer from all over the world and the service is one of the best I’ve had in Melbourne. Staff are very knowledgeable and friendly.

I ordered a chicken schnitzel and a Belgium stout.
The chicken schnitzel covered the plate. Very nice with gravy, chips and a side salad. The Belgium stout was magnificent.
The meals came out very quickly, we were there early and there were only a few patrons in the hotel. Service was good.

Cannot fault this place. Beautiful tasty food with good sized meals. Service was above and beyond. We had my mum in a wheelchair and they could not accommodate us enough. The atmosphere was lovely with great music selection. A special thank you to the staff for making our hospital trip that little bit easier.

Was invited for a friend's birthday. The finger food served was fresh and tasty. The staff were great including the security guy's who actually mingled with the crowd. And location is pretty good being in the back streets plenty of parking.

Had a function on Friday night and it was faultless. The place was beautiful, the service was prompt and the food was delicious.
I Highly recommend this place whether it's for a drink, dinner or a function, u won't be dissappointed.

Amazing food, great atmosphere and wonderful staff.

I can't thank the amazing staff enough. I'm in a wheelchair and it wasn't accessible but they made it work. The service and food was amazing.thank you

Eggplant lasagne was exceptional. Staff were l9vely too. Just the Uni students upstairs were having a tad too much fun. Judging by the stomping. Like Arni ........I'LL BE BAAAAACK.

One of North Melbourne's better hotels great atmosphere and plenty of good food

A fantastic place to go for a work lunch in Parkville. Big groups are easily accommodated and the menu diverse enough for most palates and needs. The open souvlaki is particularly good, but have seen the massive (like Massive) Parma and wondered if I am worthy. Will go again.

I hosted a private party in the side sports bar for about 50 people to watch the Coronation. Communication was good, Rob was attentive on the night, food quality, presentation and service was good, TVs were well placed and appropriate volume, everybody enjoyed themselves.