Freda’s Cafe Restaurant Bar

My family and I went to for my Birthday Dinner, the food was fabulous it came out super hot, all meals were fresh and made to order (Don’t come here if you expect fast food wait times), beautifully packed with flavour and seasoned wonderfully, I couldn’t say anything bad about the food. I could tell our waitress was busy but she was lovely and brought out my cake with plates and spoons.
Food: 10/10
Service: 9/10 - A little over worked
Atmosphere: 10/10 - Awesome architecture

Fun Fact: The Ballarat Goldmine runs underneath this restaurant.

The Price came to $160 for 3 Adults and 2 Children (good kids menu selection) with Bruschetta and Garlic bread included in the price.

Enjoyed a delicious meal with my family at Freda's! The pork schnitzel was a whole chop, beautifully prepared and served tender, delicious and with care. My wife loved the mushroom risotto and the desserts were also lovely. Great vibes, friendly staff and definitely worthwhile food. Will come back for sure.

First rate venue. The meal i had (Lamb Shank) was cooked beautifully! Tasty and filling. The service was also fantastic. I had been to Freda's when it was under the old management and known as the Goldmine. Alex and Sean have respected the successful format that had already been established. I will be coming back.
Thankyou for the satisfying experience.

I had the BEST meal here, the staff really looked after me and the vibes were immaculate. Can’t wait to come back!

We loved our food here. We enjoyed pork belly and the spanner crab pasta meals. Prompt and friendly service. We will be back.Easy parking too.

What a great place to have a delicious dinner in the heart of Ballarat. Staff members are very attentive and kind. All the meals were good sized, very tasty with well balanced flavours. Cannoli were not too sweet, just what I wanted. Crème brûlée is very well made . Thank you for making my evening!

We sought out the Goldmine Restaurant on the basis of previous reviews and were not disappointed. All the dishes we had were excellent in both the quality of ingredients and the end result. The Fillet steak was medium rare as requested and the fish of the day cooked to perfection. The staff were friendly and accommodating so we will be happy to return.

I rarely do reviews but this place was fantastic, hardly anyone there when we arrived which I cannot understand after eating. Nice menu and prices are very reasonable.
We had 7 adults and 2 kids and everyone was completely happy with their meals.
Lamb shank was superb, others commented how good the fish was and the chips were nice and crunchy.
If you’re in Ballarat you can’t go wrong at this place.

This was my very first time I went to the goldmine restaurant, bar and Cafe Ballarat and the service was great and very yummy food and drinks. I will definitely come back again.

Beautiful food! My husband & I had the porterhouse steak & my father had the seafood pasta. Our waittress was lovely. Will definitely be back

the food was good and they were quite pricey. Met standard not so wow. With the similar price, I find some other places might be slightly better. Service was ok

If you want to taste and experience great fresh food give the Goldmine a go . Great service from start to end . The food was absolutely amazing. Fantastic flavours. My favourite was the Bone Marrow 💯.

Excellent service, delicious food, and delectable desserts. Definitely something different in ballarat. Chef himself dropped in to get feedback after being impressed.

Keep up the good work, gentlemen. I will strongly recommend everyone.

The food at Freda's is fantastic. I think easily some of the best value in Ballarat and just extremely good! The crumbed pork cutlet is amazing and the lamb ragout delicious!

Came to Freda's for dinner with friends for the first time, the food was delicious and cooked perfectly with the perfect flavours. The service was amazing even though they were very busy service was prompt and with a smile, all the staff were friendly.
We all had a great experience here and will definitely be back.
Keep up the good work!

My sister and I come to have my birthday dinner. Both the service and food was absolutely amazing. Will definitely be coming back 🥰

Our first time but not the last! What a fabulous meal, great vibe and service. Highly recommend. All 6 of us cleaned our plates.

Love it. The food is delicious and the service was great.

First time dining here but it won’t be the last - incredible food and incredible service. Everything we ordered was of the highest quality and absolutely delicious. We will definitely be back!

Went for a short trip to Ballarat and found this newly opened restaurant. Good to have a really nice European restaurant in town. The food was just amazing and the ambience was impeccable. Will definitely pay another visit. Highly recommended ..