Lloyd's Bistro Lidcombe — Restaurant in Sydney

Visited on Tuesday 20th September

It's been awhile since I've ordered their special Tuesday's Rump Steak menu.

And unfortunately, no improvement at all, even after the lockdown, staff changes, price changes, etc.

What a major letdown.

The steak we ordered was supposed to be a 220g rump, but look at the size differences. The taste is OMG not amazing and chewy. Just because it's on the special menu, it doesn't matter even when you order it as not on special, the portion differs from person to person.

Thought they did it right this time with Medium Rare, unfortunately the quality is just not there. Very disappointing.

Side portions have heavily reduced. Possibly due to a lot of wastage by other patrons. The side sauces (mushroom and pepper) was also a let down, it's microwaved but still wasn't very liquidy.

Service was amazing though. Staff greetings are very helpful and patient.

We visited during business hours so thankfully no kids were running around.

Yeah I said that, I've seen kids run around the dining area and they're only controlled by security telling the adult group to ensure it doesn't...

Went to the new Lloyds Bistro upstairs in the Upper Quarter for lunch today, and it was 'okay'. The arrangement of ordering meals around the corner from the lobby area is just... weird?? But the drinks bar is around the corner, and then food comes out from the behind big doors mystery cooking area?

Play area was ok, nothing exciting but the kids enjoyed it enough, so I guess it works.

Food wise, came out at reasonable timeframe but quality wise, it was fairly ordinary for the price. The Roast Beef was ok, but the gravy was really... thin... lacked much flavour, very flat. 3 slices of roast was ok, good sized slices, and reasonable amount of vegetables.

The adult fish and chips were 2 pieces of fish, but while crispy, were also very very oily. Passable.

The kids portion was $3 less with 1 less piece of fish, no salad, no lemon (they're meant to get a slice of lemon with theirs too!), so it was a bit sad.

It was fine if you don't actually have expectation on a quality bistro meal. Kind of like a mid-range pub lunch, but priced a little bit more for the roast than you might...

We had a birthday party with 22 guests on 04 Jan 2025 at Lloyd's Bistro and had a very enjoyable evening. The atmosphere was good and the food was ready in reasonable time. I brought two medium-sized birthday cakes and the staff put these in the fridge until it was cake time. The very hospitable staff assisted in bringing the cakes out, a knife and spatula and 24 plates and forks for us. There was no extra charge for the cakes. We appreciate the staff for their customer service!!

We had a birthday party with 24 guests on 06 Jan 2024 at Lloyd's Bistro and had a very enjoyable evening. The atmosphere was very good and the food arrived within reasonable time and was tasty! I brought two medium-sized cakes and the bistro staff put these in the fridge until it was cake time. The very hospitable staff assisted in bringing the cakes out, a knife and spatula and 24 plates and forks for us. There was no extra charge for the cakes. We appreciate the bistro staff for their...