Lilydale International

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#5 of 7 Quick Bites in LilydaleQuick Bites, Bar, $$ - $$$

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CUISINES

Bar, Australian

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Lunch, Dinner

Special Diets

Vegetarian friendly

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Highchairs Available

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Wheelchair Accessible

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471 Maroondah Hwy Cnr Nelson Road & Maroondah Highway, Lilydale, Lilydale, Victoria 3140 Australia

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Tai

Young8 contributions

# We arrived from a very long

Jan 2020 • none

# We arrived from a very long trip from rural NSW . Where currently apart from the drought we are experiencing catastrophic fires as well as South East Victoria . We were very hungry so we ordered dinner and desert . The portion sizes for the Mains were sound . My son ordered a pizza and received a generous serving . The seafood mains were also reasonable . We ordered 3 x servings of “ cake of the day “ and a banana fritter desert . The table service was friendly . However , we witnessed two wait staff helping themselves to patrons meals whilst standing around chatting . We appreciate any one working on New Year’s Day . But as my wife said . If celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay was a guest patron . He would not be impressed . And neither were we . Disappointing end to our first and probably last visit to this eatery . Let’s hope in 2020 . They can improve .

Written 31 December 2019

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DandAMelbourne

Cairns171 contributions

Meals are not to bad

Mar 2020 • none

We went to the restaurant as it was a bit late cooking, fairly busy with birthday party's, the meal looked better than it was Chicken Wellington, the only trouble was that the chicken was only half the size of pastry and the other meals were not that good, we have been here before with about the same results, maybe somewhere else from now on.

Written 22 March 2020

monib

Narre Warren429 contributions

Excellent service and meals

Jan 2020 • friends

Visited with our caravan club. Senior meals were excellent choice of meals and value. Dessert - cheese cake was so big, shared with others. Parking and service was good.

Written 17 January 2020

FarAway206964

1 contribution

Fried beyond Belief.

Oct 2024 • family

6 of us were seated outside 'The Scream Pit'......the kids go to, shoe remove playground.We ordered a seniors parma, roast beef, a risotto, a lasagne,a kids meal of nuggets and (chips).....for want of a better word and a burger.Lilydale International,your food offerings are so below par in terms of overfried chips with blackened ends, a lasagne described by my son as a parched assembly of poor quality mince hidden between layers of dried lasagne sheets with little accompanying sauce.....and those chips.The risotto was described as 'you have got to be kidding'....half of it was left to ferment in the bowl. The roast ( i assume was bolar beef) was so overcooked,dried out and tasteless, it was left to the vegetables to apologize to the slabs of meat that were a blanket, trying to keep the undercooked greens warm. My daughter described her burger as .....'okay'.My wife described the chips that adorned her seniors parma as 'oh dear'This was our second AND last time we will grace this place. It is a very busy and noisy place which is to be expected.The staff were run off their feet and it is a very family orientated venue.But in this day and age, poor quality in certain areas of food variety (pub food) taking the paying public for granted ? Lift your game......especially those refried,deep-fried chips.

Written 30 November 2024

Deb D

Melbourne81 contributions

My 1st lunch out since lockdown

June 2020 • friends

I thoroughly enjoyed my 1st lunch out at Lilydale International since the lockdown! Scrumptious Salt & Pepper Calamari with crispy chips and garden salad. The manager Dave & were all jovial, helpful and very friendly. Thank you for your amazing hospitality!

Written 8 June 2020

Sarah J

Ballarat213 contributions

Great place for families

Mar 2021 • family

Busy place but a brilliant feed! Bought the family here two nights in a row when staying in the area recently. First night was steak night- $19 porterhouse (which is pictured). Can’t go wrong!

Written 15 May 2021

Sunflowersarah

Sandbach19 contributions

Wonderful place

Aug 2022 • family

LOVELY staff, GREAT play area for children. The food was amazing, I am gluten free and veggie, and not only could they accommodate me, but the pumpkin risotto was YUM!!! Highly recommended, thank you so so much:)

Written 15 August 2022

lin

1 contribution

Don't get the seafood basket!

Jan 2022 • friends

Worst seafood basket I've ever had, everything was over deep fried, dry almost burnt, tiny bit of limp wilting salad with no dressing, the fish and other seafood was either or small with overcooked crumbed coating, it was hard to taste any of the seafood just the deep-fried crumb coating.

Written 1 February 2022

Steve R

1 contribution

seafood basket

May 2021 • none

Don't bother ordering this, the prawns and squid rings were well overcooked, the grilled flake and fried flathead were not that type of fish and the sauce the flake, scallop and squid strips were in wasn't very pleasant and when it says scallops you expect more than one on an upside the chips were great but not worth $36.00

Written 15 May 2021

Virgincruisers

Cranbourne39 contributions

Great meal

Mar 2021 • couples

Food was excellent. Service was great. Had a senior sea food basket. Price was very good. Food fresh and tasty

Written 5 March 2021

W3ndy4321

Wandin North50 contributions

Pleasantly surprised

Sept 2019 • family

Haven’t been there for years & a bit reluctant this time but Pleasantly surprised ... The atmosphere is noisy and a typical bright and busy gambling venue ... I didn’t expect much of the food but it was actually quite good, and the menu extensive including a large selection vegan friendly (as a vegetarian I’d almost say too many vegan rather than vegetarian - but that would be silly!). Quick service, reasonable prices, good sized serves as well.

Written 30 September 2019

Jillian R

Mansfield15 contributions

Don't order the roast

Apr 2019 • friends

We went with a group so everyone had something different. I had a roast because i hadn't had vegies for a while and didnt feel like anything else on the menu. My partner ordered the salmon that came out looking delicious with beautiful green broccoli. My roast came out with vegies (mixed from a pkt i guess, peas, carrot, corn and broccoli ) that looked like they had been sitting in the bain marie for hours, the broccoli was insipid looking almost yellow, 9 half potatos with herbs, 2 bits of corn on the cob that was very watery. The meat had obviously been sliced on a machine then microwaved, and some gravy sloshed on it. My meal was $25.00 and my partners meal was only $29.00. Never again!!!

Written 13 April 2019

margaret C

Melbourne33 contributions

Birthday dinner

Apr 2019 • family

I have not been to Lilydale International for years, i attended a birthday dinner there on a Saturday night. The bistro was very busy, with lots of people celebrating birthdays. We were seated next to the children’s play area, and it was busy and noisy. The food however was reasonably priced and all the dishes presented well, the vegetables being fresh not frozen, all the group enjoyed the varied dishes they ordered. We expected a long delay when we ordered but that was not the case.

Written 3 April 2019

Nita M

Victoria181 contributions

Birthday meal

Jan 2019 • friends

What a excellent place to eat , the food was amazing and the staff were extremely friendly, the seniors meals are a great price and a good size meal . Will most definitely eat there again I highly recommend it .

Written 21 January 2019

Gh0stguest

Lilydale221 contributions

Chef's a gem

Dec 2018 • couples

Had a very tasty meal at the restaurant. The Christmas Roast was very good. The venue is very well laid out to cater for a wide range of diners from families to couples and groups. Definitely the best pub meals in Lilydale. The meals are consistently good, staff very friendly and lots of parking.

Written 6 January 2019