A hotel bistro located in the Adelaide Hills. A lovely outdoor seating area overlooks the township of Stirling. The bistro is very modern and busy. Food and drinks are expensive and service can be slow. We ordered our meals at the same time as friends. Our friends received their meals but ours were delivered to the wrong table. By the... More

We have tried both the Mallee Grill and Bistro on numerous occasions. The Mallee Grill is fair, food tasty but expensive. The Bistro is a disaster. Far too noisy and crowded. You can't hold any sort of conversation and staff are running around madly,mainly ignoring the customer. Twice we've had food delivered out of order or the wrong order all... More

Great food, but try to have a conversation while you eat and it's impossible. The restaurant is where the hip set from the Adelaide Hills go, and it's all shiny and hard surfaces, which do nothing to deaden noise.On a Saturday night we took my dad, who has a minor hearing problem, and he couldn't hear a thing any of... More

This is a really relaxed well appointed pub with great service and food More

We live around the corner from this hotel and occasionally have dropped in for a meal. Each time we do we come away dissatisfied and have decided enough is enough and we will go elsewhere. We both had schnitzels (both huge) but they were overcooked and tasteless and at more than $20, overpriced. There was a heap of chips under... More

I was back home for a holiday and thought we have a meal in what we thought would be a nice 'gastro pub' in the Adelaide Hills Unfortunately Food was average and overcooked, few if any vegeterian options, service poor they didn't come to clear plates and ask how things were and finally very noisy (no band) tables crowded and... More

I couldn't disagree more with the previous review. The good is lovely, with little extras added with no charge or fuss. The atmosphere is sophisticated but not over the top. The bistro next door can be quite noisy. Whether you want a quite drink or a wonderful meal this is a great place. More

This review covers the up-market Mallee Grill operation at the Stirling Hotel, not the cheaper Bistro Both restaurants are serviced from the same kitchen and food presentation in both places is similar. The Mallee Grill is supposed to be full service (but is not) while thd Bistro is largely self-serve. The Mallee Grill menu is predictably mod-oz, featuring the dishes... More