Riversdale Hotel — Restaurant in Melbourne

The food is usually very good and great value for money. However, I had a Roast of the Day recently and I could honestly say that it is the worst Roast of the Day that I have ever had. It consisted of about 6 big slices of lamb not tender sitting on top of 4 pieces of blanched broccoli 2 thin strips blanched carrot and diced potato. Very little gravy. Couldn't eat the broccoli or the carrot. The Chef should go along to the Hot Roast Roast Kitchen in High Street Kew and see what a real Roast of the Day consists of. Same price as the Riversdale Hotel. I must say that I always enjoy the food there but not their Roast of the Day. It was most disappointing. I wouldn't have the...

Wanted to try a lighter option on the menu so opted for the Pumpkin salad. Never had such tasteless pumpkin. Orange in colour with nice grill marks but stone cold and hard, none of the sweetness that one usually associates with pumpkin. And way too many toasted pumpkins seeds. Everyone else had very tasty meals. Time to up your game on your choice of salads! Maybe you could try this one -Baby spinach, roasted pumpkin, bacon, goats cheese and cashews! With a balsamic, orange and honey dressing. Would require more effort than just opening a packet of prewashed leaves and dumping in some undercooked pumpkin and a...

The parma here was probably the most average thing I have ever eaten, starting with the parma its self it was very bland with no seasoning & a very clearly out of the bottle sauce. The cheese & ham was good tho. The parma was also cooked in old oli as you could taste it with the lack of seasoning. The salad was good with a semi coleslaw with nice dressing. The chips where below average with very little salt/seasoning and being slightly over cooked. Over all of the meal was only 16$ but I would...