Limerick Arms Hotel — Restaurant in Melbourne

After reading what we now realised we're good reviews ( written years ago ) we decided to try out the Limerick Hotel for a meal and the footy. We approached the bar to a sulky waitress and said we had a booking. She pointed at the public bar section and said you can sit there and I said we had booked in the dining room. She said okay and we had to pretty much tell her that's what we booked and where we wanted to be . After ordering drinks 🍸 with a lovely bar staff member and then meals , our meals were delivered by the sulky Kaitlyn who just put them on the table not even asking who was having which meal. The manager dropped us a box of cutlery on the table with only 2 sets of cutlery for 3 people so had to ask for cutlery. After eating a meal that was tasty we then sat with our 3 plates infront of us for over an hour our with glasses that had sat there for 90 minutes. The tables around us also had the same issue. At this time there was only 14 people in the entire dining area. Terrible service from a girl who clearly doesn't know the meaning of hospitality and barely spoke and didn't smile. We go out very often for dinner living locally and will make sure we don't bother coming here again. Horrible experience and we even felt compelled to write this review before we even left the pub. Show some friendliness , pride and interest in the people who are paying to keep your business going !...

As a single person, I rarely cook a roast as there is no point. So when I saw the Instagram deal of 2 roasts plus roast vegies, I jumped at the chance.

Living locally, I have been here before but not since 2017. This 'more than a pub' is a great place to have have a coffee and cake, a cocktail or an evening meal. But since we are in lockdown, I'm so glad they deliver their menu and specials to us at home so we can enjoy their hearty food and keep supporting local business.

Ordering through their website cuts out the middle man, and you know that one of their staff is delivering the food, and the delivery charge [$10] will go to that staff member—what a great incentive.

I ordered the single mix of slow-cooked lamb roast, crispy pork belly accompanied by rosemary potatoes, pumpkin, peas, and carrots. Plus, in little containers on the side were gravy, mint, and apple sauces. $25 *As a thank you there was a slice of their sticky date pudding, which was delectable and the caramel sauce criminally good.

What arrived was packaged carefully, COVID safe, and was a tasty feast fit for a queen. It was a treat to have a Sunday roast, let alone a piece of crunchy crackling, succulent roast lamb, and well-cooked pork belly....

Great food, friendly service, good atmosphere.

Been here a several times. Enjoyed each and every time. Most of the dishes were good and quality was almost the same each time. Very consistent.

1/ the lemon pepper calamari was fresh, sweet and real rather rubbery

2/ the lamb shank was tender, juicy and not rough

3/ the pan fried salmon was fresh, juicy and perfectly cooked. Great timing

4/ the lamb ribs were good 2 out of 3 times, they were too fatty at one time

5/ the Southern chicken ribs were good most of the time, they were a bit oily at times

6/ the parma serving was huge, the egg was a bit too raw to our liking, and sadly the chicken was overcooked that day, it was dry and rough. We did not try this dish again

7/ the desserts were good, both the brownie and pudding were not overly sweet

Overall, great food, solid quality, friendly service and...