Silver Dollar Bar & Restaurant — Restaurant in Canterbury

August 2018 - I went there for lunch based on friend’s suggestion. This is a bar and restaurant; a standard gastro pub fare. It is located across the main entrance to I-Zone industrial park but still situated within the industrial zone. Everything was presented well, the restaurant dining area is located on the right as you walk in, while the bar dining area (with high chairs and tables) is located on the left. The bar area is situated in the middle.

There are 12 different beers on tap, and also in bottles. I decided and ordered one pint of Monteith’s Golden Lager (I’m a lager person) and beer battered blue cod fish (served with fresh salad, fries and house made tartare). I must say, the meal came out within 10 minutes of ordering, and the beer battered blue cod was nicely cooked. Crunchy coating and is not overcoated. However, the beer battered fish fillet was small and they only gave one piece. I would prefer if they can use a large fillet or two small fillets. The salad was fresh, the fries were nicely seasoned (tasted yummy) and the meal goes well with a cold beer.

Lovely staff with a welcoming atmosphere.

Would I go back? Maybe Food: ⭐⭐⭐ out of 5. Nice and tasty - well cooked. Ambience: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ out of 5. Clean, tidy and presentable. The music is not too loud, I still can easily make a conversation. Price: ⭐⭐⭐ out of 5. Average gastro...

Staff: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Environment: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Atmosphere: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Food: ⭐⭐⭐ Value: ⭐⭐⭐

Our rating had been 5-stars for so long, but sadly, more recently we had to reduce our rating.

The staff and environment are still fantastic, but the food has been a real let down recently.

The food used to be a real treat, but over time our meals became less accurate, with some ingredients left out or substituted occasionally. Sometimes the descriptions of the dishes didn't seem to match what we had ordered.

Recently the menu had an overhaul, and our three favourite dishes were changed or removed. The new changes are not for the better, and are not worth the value. The cowboy burger specifically used to be fantastic, however all of the ingredients have changed, but the name remains the same. This was quite confusing and a little disappointing when we ordered it.

The salads used to be very unique, and worth the 20-ish dollar price-point. A variety of ingredients, including noodles, nuts and rich dressings. However, we ordered the Halloumi salad for around $20 and it was mainly leafy greens. I counted 2 and a half cherry tomatoes in mine, and not much of the other toppings either.

We hope the food can get back up to the original standard soon! We will still return for the friendly and...

Staff declined a voucher which had no expiry date - so considered valid per the Fair Trading Act. Provided my contact details and was advised the owner would be in touch the next day. After numerous points of follow-up during the following week, finally recieved a Facebook message from the owner advising that they would honor the voucher if I were to return to the restaurant. Pointed out that I do not live in Rolleston and would appreciate a refund over the phone (not keen to incur cost of petrol/time to drive 40km+ to resolve their error). Owner continues to refuse. At no point have I requested anything unreasonable but the owner will not resolve their own error. Also unresponsive regarding suggestions to update their voucher template (to include clear expiry date) or add to their website t's n c's regarding their vouchers - to improve their customer service and avoid this issue in future. Will amend this review if/when refund over the phone is provided (and strongly suggest to improve...