Nelson Bay Bowling and Recreation Club
Nelson Bay Bowling and Recreation Club
Nelson Bay Bowling and Recreation Club
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Happy Camper
Newcastle, Australia8 contributions
Aug 2023
We thought we'd try the new Fins and Scales Restaurant but were disappointed. Very overpriced for a restaurant let alone a club. $20 for mixed olives and $28 for a burger is over the top. Very few dietary options and the staff were not very helpful. They have the Gluten-free symbol but only one item on the menu is actually marked as GF. No GF bread or rolls. They need to do better and drop their prices, especially if they want to attract locals.
Written 17 August 2023
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Neil H
Soldiers Point, Australia110 contributions
July 2023 • Couples
The restaurant is now run by very experienced operators who have had real success with "Boys in the Bay ". These nepalese brothers and family know the game and the menu reflects it. A real change for this venue and food is now served on the ground floor from Thursday at reasonable prices. The drinks are sold by the club at appropriate prices. The operators will give nelson Bay a long overdue shake up
Written 10 July 2023
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Mel S
Canberra, Australia9 contributions
Oct 2020 • Family
We visited on a Friday night in NSW School Holidays. Upon arrival the woman on the front desk was so rude we almost turned around and left. We were told to sign in with no explanation of how to do that . She then proceeded to huff and puff and eye roll when 2 of our party only had their DL on their phones. I was unable to type my phone number in as the pen was not working. She huffed and puffed again and stormed around the desk, snatched the pen out of my hand and then typed it in herself. She then yelled at a family who were leaving out of the incorrect entrance. If you’ve never visited before, seems to be an easy mistake to make. I cannot stress how rude and unwelcoming she was. A terrible first impression for a hospitality business. Given that, we weren’t expecting much from the rest of the club. However, our meals were fantastic. The pork belly was to die for. Salads and burgers lovely. Mussels delicious. Thankfully the staff upstairs were lovely and friendly. Unfortunately they forgot to put through 2 meals (one from each family) so we had to wait a while for those but they were very apologetic and offered a discount due to the mistake.
Written 10 October 2020
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Andrew G
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Jan 2024 • Couples
TOTAL RIP OFF! $40 for catch of the day which consists of a pre frozen cut of over cooked《which is an understatement) salmon. If i dropped it no the floor it would have bounced its way back to the kitchen.
I stated the fact to staff, that you can not sell frozen over cooked salmon for $40. They first denied then supervisor came over and said they didn't freeze it. I worked in a salmon factory when I was young and pointed out that maybe you didn't freeze it, but you have been supplied it frozen, to which she agreed and tried to fob us off with dessert. I asked for partial refund. She came back 15 mins later and dropped $10 off and stormed off without saying anything.
I will not even go on about the seafood pasta. Please just go into town where you can get much better, fresh quality food at the same price.
I stated the fact to staff, that you can not sell frozen over cooked salmon for $40. They first denied then supervisor came over and said they didn't freeze it. I worked in a salmon factory when I was young and pointed out that maybe you didn't freeze it, but you have been supplied it frozen, to which she agreed and tried to fob us off with dessert. I asked for partial refund. She came back 15 mins later and dropped $10 off and stormed off without saying anything.
I will not even go on about the seafood pasta. Please just go into town where you can get much better, fresh quality food at the same price.
Written 18 February 2024
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SpectraElecta73
Bendigo, Australia11 contributions
May 2021 • Family
We really enjoyed our meal here. The highlight was the service. The meals were good standard club meals,but the service was exemplary. The welcome at reception was friendly and helpful for an out of town family. Our waitress was a gem. She made sure the kids maximised their vouchers, provided lovely service and came back to the table with current advice on the courtesy bus for that night after checking with reception for us, along with sharing some local insights.
Written 20 May 2021
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Ron3072014
Sydney, Australia8 contributions
Mar 2020
We have visited Nelson Bay Bowling Club previously & found it a nice place for a meal. This particular time we were surprised find the price of "Two pies & vegies" to be 49.00. I was expecting to find a chunk of gold in one of the pies. Never again.
Written 6 April 2020
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Hulhumale44 contributions
Sept 2020 • Couples
If you are from Victoria then don’t go here as you are banned. My partner and I have been out of Victoria for 10 weeks but because we had Victorian licences, we were not allowed to enter the premises for a meal. We tried to reason and explain that we had been out of Victoria and not in any covid hotspots for ages. We have been to QLD and many places in NSW and we were never denied entry as we could prove where we had been. The staff were rude and lacked compassion and did not care how long we had been out of Victoria, stating that everyone from Victoria was banned. In our 10 week trip we have never been treated so poorly. We offered to provide proof and border passes but the staff were not interested. We have not experienced such blatant discrimination as in this place. No justification and no discussion. Very poor communication skills.j
Written 8 September 2020
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Leisa B
Sydney, Australia6 contributions
Jan 2020
My family and I headed to the Bay last week and had our dinner at Nelson Bay Bowling Club. I cannot say how much we enjoyed the meals and how family friendly the Club is. The food is fresh, tasty, reasonably priced and presented beautifully - think Pilu.
Written 13 January 2020
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Andrew C
1 contribution
Apr 2023 • Couples
After waiting 85 minutes for our meal with no explanation or apology, no offer of a complimentary drink or entrees to alleviate the wait. To be then served a meal contaminated with oven bag, chewing on it and about to swallow when it felt wrong so discretely removed it from my mouth to discover it was a rectangular piece of plastic about 70mm by 30mm!!! So disappointed!
Written 1 April 2023
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MC4984
Nelson Bay, Australia4 contributions
Feb 2020 • Business
No meal waited 50 minutes then the lovely bar person Sonya came up and said are you okay. We said we haven’t received our meal. The waiter said oh this has happen twice tonight we can make it now . We asked for a refund . No wonder you Are so quite will never go back or suggest your restaurant to anyone .
Written 6 February 2020
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