The Den Salamanca — Restaurant in Hobart

A gem in the middle of Salamanca. Such a beautiful bar/restaurant. Warming by all the wood decor and gorgeous fireplace and super inviting and airy. The food was incredibly cooked and flavored. The thick cut potato fries were crunchy on the outside and creamy on the inside. The crumbled pork belly was also crispy on the outside and juicy inside and the side dressing was deliciously spicy and creamy without being overpowering. The honey soy chicken wings were coated with a flavoursome crisp coating and could be dipped into the honey soy side sauce but honestly they were delicious on their own also. Its does get a little busy on a Saturday afternoon but walk ins are more than welcome. Now to the cocktails. Only tried one the "French Oak Fashioned " and I have to say one of my favorites here in Tasmania. The bartender did it perfectly. He burnt some oak then place the glass upside down on the wood to let the smoke sediment settle inside the glass then he mixed the remaining ingredients and poured it into the cocktail glass then adding the final touches of dried orange and aniseed and giving it a quick blow torch to create more aromas within the glass. Incredible!!! You'll have 2 indoor levels and outdoor seating. There is no free...

Terrible night. Just wanted to go to the toilet. So decided to buy a drink on the way out.Two cocktails Old Fashions 44$ weren’t loud or drunk had a joke with bouncers but it wasn’t taken lightly. They snatched our drinks out of our hands literally and poured them down a sink. It was threatening and aggressive. We were shocked. We are both in our forties. We asked why and were given no explanation at all. Talked to manager next day and she said she will pass it on. No response, no reply and contacted again still no reply. Manager said Clifford will send us a response via email but never asked for our email. Still no response. Horrible experience. Was in Mercury newspaper for best Bao buns. Just want a response so disappointed.

Follow up from the owner has been very good. The owner hadn’t got back to us because of a medical issue. He has apologised profusely and is reviewing the security situation which he said was overzealous. He offered to refund or credit us. So very happy with his response and professionalism. So I changed my star rating. Will follow up with a update and review after trying their...

We are visitors to Hobart and stopped in for a meal & drink because we liked the atmosphere. It was a Monday and not overly busy so we thought we shouldn’t have to wait long for service. Boy were we wrong! We ordered bao buns at 1.24 & they didn’t arrive until a bit after 2. I also ordered a Prosecco At around the same time. The single server apologised at the time of serving buns for the delay in receiving drink but I waited until 2.21 before finally receiving it. The waiter did waive the fee for drink and, fortunately, we weren’t in a rush to go anywhere but this is the second time in two days I’ve waited an exceptionally long time for service at a business in Salamanca Place. Yesterday we were seated at Evolve? told they would be back shortly & left after 20 minutes of waiting. Is this a regular thing in this area? I realise it wasn’t the servers fault they were short staffed at The Den, assuming he...