Mrs Jones Restaurant Bar Lounge — Restaurant in Devonport

My partner and I came on a Sunday evening looking for a nice dinner after some late afternoon snacks. We chose Mrs Jones after checking Google Maps and seeing its above-average reviews. Unfortunately, this turned out to be a mistake, and we left feeling very disappointed with our dining experience. The atmosphere was the highlight of the night — the restaurant has a world-class setting overlooking the ocean in Devonport. First impressions were fine: staff greeted us politely, seated us, explained the market fish, and asked about dietary requirements. For our entrée, we ordered the Tasmanian scallops baked with Mornay sauce and chorizo. While the portion included three generous scallops, the flavour combination didn’t work for us. The chorizo overpowered the delicate taste of the scallops, and the fusion of jasmine rice, cheese, and Mornay sauce felt unbalanced. To make matters worse, one scallop seemed undercooked — mushy in texture rather than firm, raising concerns about freshness or preparation. When we raised this with staff, the scallop was taken back to the kitchen, only for us to be told it was fully cooked and that the “oil from the chorizo” caused the translucent appearance. They also claimed the mushiness was because the scallops had been baked in sauce for a long time. While they offered to prepare another serving, we declined because the flavour profile itself was not enjoyable. Unfortunately, the way the issue was handled felt dismissive, more focused on explaining away our concern than listening or taking responsibility. For the main, we ordered the house signature dish: duck in red curry sauce with coconut rice. The duck itself was tender, but the vegetables were served noticeably colder than the duck, with crunchy beans and lukewarm pumpkin. This inconsistency in temperature suggested the components had been pre-prepared and simply assembled together. The curry itself was very sweet and bore little resemblance to an authentic Thai red curry. Overall the dish lacked balance and cohesion. When we raised these concerns, the response was again unsatisfying. Staff explained that most customers “enjoy crunchier vegetables” and that the pumpkin used to be served cold but is now “gradually improving” in temperature. This came across as another excuse rather than genuine acknowledgment of the feedback. Overall, the dining experience was frustrating — not only because of the food quality and preparation but also because of how staff handled complaints. Instead of showing empathy or a willingness to improve, they justified the problems with explanations that didn’t make sense. Not to mention the food prices were also overpriced at 26 for a single scallop bake and 44 for the braised duck. Given this, we won’t be returning...

3.5🌟for food

I came here for dinner i quite liked the sounds of the entree and starters more then the mains. So first of all i started my first round with 6 natural oysters and chicken liver parfait. A glass of Champagne The chicken liver was so nice,creamy soft and well balanced in flavour it was Delicate. The oysters for me where a bit of a let down. Could tell they where rinsed with fresh water. When you ate the oyster you got a mouth of fresh water. The oyster its self when you bit it was cremy and nice.

For second round i had king fish ceviche this was another let down, it had alot of red onion and avocardo and not much king frish, there was also raw garlic that overpowered everything, I also had the beef carpaccio the beef it self was soft and melt in your mouth it was over powered with Mayonnaise and parmesan the rocket added a nice taste to this dish. For the final hot dish i had the goats cheese Ravioli the taste was to perfection,however one or two more pieces of ravioli would of been nice i quiet like the beans and aspargus it added Freshness to the creamy goats cheese flavour, the sauce was to die for.

For dessert i had the elderflower panna cotta. The desert it self had this amazing sweetness of strawberry and white Chocolate and then it had this sour taste of lemon cello ice. It was amazing i really enjoyed it.

I had a glass of champagne with with the oyster, A glas of pinot Noir to go with the king fish and beef, then i finished on a Lemon cello martini For this meal it was $191 it was a little expesnive for the over all Quality...

TLDR - Don't order the red duck curry, it's just full of sugary flavour which makes it less enjoyable to taste the ducks and other ingredients. After getting positive feedbacks from 3-4 locals, I decided to venture upon this journey for my taste buds. Only little did they know that they would be disappointed. There was a wait time on the food which got me excited and eager to taste my meal. My hopes got even higher thinking surely if the menu has the price for mains high, there has to be something good about it. However, after a bit of wait when the food finally came, it looked amazing, the presentation was really on point. As soon as I tasted the first bite, it was just a strong flavour of some sugary sauce like curry. I had been warned by the waiter before about it's sweetness before the food came to me but that level of sweetness took away all ingredients flavour which could have been expressed. This includes a lychee, potato and the main one DUCK. I could only feel sweetness with different textures from various ingredients. The green bean stems were intact make it a hard to chew. At one point, I started contemplating about different ways to change the flavour like adding salt, pepper or maybe water. However, I paid to be served not to instead change up the recipe. I don't think it's a meal to spend your money on. It did feel my stomach but not my appetite for mouth watering delicious food.

Definitely might go there back for other stuff on the menu but not that...