Empire Bay Tavern

A comfortable atmosphere for large groups. The food was excellent and the service was friendly. I will eat here again 😋

We ordered 5 main courses at 7pm for about $150 and we were told it could take 40 minutes, which we said was ok. At 8.10pm some 70 minutes after ordering I asked the gray haired man behind the bar who was either manager or owner and he said if I wanted fast food I should go to McDonalds ! Instead of saying he'd look into it or apologising he clearly didn't care if the customers had to wait over an hour for meals. Eventually the food came at 8.20pm some 80 minutes after ordering. I would not go back again as the staff clearly do not care about customers.

We booked a table for eight. When we ordered, the restaurant was only half full and we were told there was a 60 minute wait for food. We decided to go ahead and order. We waited over 90 minutes for our meals, and when they were delivered, one of my childrens’ had been forgotten. He then waited an additional 15 minutes for his food. The food was average on arrival and wait staff were not sensitive to the experience of diners.

The quality of the food is amazing! Great selection also. Will definitely be back.

I’ll give credit, they warned us it was a long wait. But seriously I was watching the kitchen and their 6 dockets. 1hour for that is actually insane. Food was good though