Geronimo Aperitivo Bar & Restaurant

Solid quality pan-Mediterranean food. Good varieties of vegetarian dishes and side dishes. The broad beans falafel is especially excellent. Lobster pasta is excellent, although is a little short on actual lobster, delicious sauce though. Wine list by the bottle is extensive, more limited by the glass but a good range. Has outdoor tables that are dog friendly.

Went with my wife to celebrate her BD, had a lovely dinner here. The menu reads well, and the idea of many entrees with one main and sides was great. We decided to try a set menu and chose Signature main to share with 5 small plates for the table. It was one of the best restaurant experiences we had in Tasmania, the best restaurant in Launceston so far. The place itself is very cosy and the service was great, we served 5 small plates at reasonable intervals helped to keep the table from looking crowded. Although the Charred Stanley octopus was a little bit overcooked, the Beef Carpaccio (raw) and the Kingfish Crudo (sashimi) were out of this world, totally well prepared and delicious. The Empanada had stuffed well with braised beef, and the Local crab & corn ravioli was puffed up soft and fully cooked. Our main was Lamb Rump, cooked exactly as ordered (medium) served with eggplant as a side, which was so flavoursome. Overall, although the food was a little bit pricey for the portion, the taste was perfect, we were extremely impressed with our meals. We will definitely be returning.

Food was very nicely presented, all looked amazing! Taste-wise though bit of a miss, nothing outstanding except the anchovy crostini which was unique! The king prawn ravioli was also very chewy which was weird, otherwise it would've been great. Nice atmosphere, friendly staff and good portion sizes.

We really enjoyed our dining experience here, although found it was too much food and on the expensive side. The decor inside is nice and it's a pretty chilled ambience. The food was all tasty. We went for the second menu option with a selection of small plates and a standard main to share. It was nice. Would recommend a visit.

My taste buds are still salivating over this experience. It was heaven on a plate, such amazing options all cooked to perfection. From the meat to the veggies, and of course the dessert. I was just loving every mouth full. Definitely grab a good bottle of wine to enhance the experience. Lovely staff too, Nicole was the best! Can’t wait to be back again!!

Overall this restaurant has so much potential, but a cumulating list of execution errors results in a disappointing dining experience. Food The menu reads really well, and the idea of many entrees with one main and sides is great. What we received was average at best. Octopus was so over cooked we were chewing for minutes on each bite. Empanadas were alright but the onion jam was incredibly acidic. The kingfish sashimi was enjoyable, probably needs more dressing to bring the dish together. The sourdough flatbread was solid. I’d suggest having oil and balsamic or butter as a side to this. Corn ravioli was unusual but enjoyable. For main we had lobster pasta. It was as if the chef did t taste the dish before sending it out. Completely bland. No seasoning whatsoever. The sides of zucchini was average and the mixed leaves did the job. The portion sizes were overall massive. Way too much food. I’d have preferred half as much with an increase in quality of execution. There was about 400g of pasta and about 40g of lobster and 4 cherry tomatoes. Way too much pasta and not enough of everything else including sauce. For what the price was I certainly felt ripped off. Drinks I absolutely love you can get cocktails in half serves. Allows you to try your way through a few on the menu. I had intended on trying 6 half size drinks. In the end I only had 3 and the main reason was the staff lacked attentiveness. At every other restaurant I go to, when the drink is empty they take the glass and ask what to have next. I had an empty glass twice for more than 15 minutes and none of the staff noticed. Was certainly a dampener on the experience. Overall Get the chefs to taste the food and season accordingly. Adjust the portion sizes down. Make staff reasonably attentive. This place will be the best restaurant in town. It’s so so close but missed the mark in so many ways.

I recently had dinner at Geronimo Apertivo Bar & Restaurant and ordered oysters (natural, pepperberry mignonette & Parish Vineyard Riesling granita), the half shell scallop and the prawn, tomato, chilli, garlic, feta baguette to eat. To drink I opted for the Prince cocktail. The oysters were fresh and flavoursome, I enjoyed them all. I could taste a hint of pepper in the pepperberry and there was a slight sweetness to the granita that worked with the saltiness of the oyster. The half shell scallop was equally delicious, the bourride sauce was nice and creamy and I loved the crisp kale. The standout for me were the prawns. The broth was beautiful and comforting with a lovely tomato flavour that was soaked up by the crunchy baguette. I would happily order this again. The prince cocktail was so pretty and I loved that you can smell and taste the lavender. The complimentary asparagus popcorn was a nice touch. I was really impressed with both the menu and the service at Geronimo. Everything I ordered was delicious and the staff were helpful in assisting with menu selection. I rate it ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ out of 5.

STEER CLEAR OF THIS PLACE. Would’ve wanted to give rating of 0/5. I actually got more and more angry as our dinner progressed and as each plate got served. The amount charged for the quality and serving size of food is incredulous, abysmally small, an absolute RORT. Not even Sydney eastern suburbs would be that unreasonable.... AND, all of the dishes we ordered were actually not that nice - not executed well, not quality ingredients, weird flavour combinations or too salty. I really don’t get the rave ratings about this place! As we weren’t too hungry We ordered the $50 pp menu for a table of 3 of us that comes with 5 small plates to share plus a dessert each... so if you count dessert as $15 per plate, it works out to be $25 PER PLATE OF FOOD WE GOT. You can judge for yourself ...Look at my photos of the portion size we got on each of the 5 plates (and the plating was snack food style, not something you should pay $25 for): - 3 croquettes (ie 1 croquette each), - 3 dumplings (ie 1 dumpling each); - a beef tartare (2 small mouthfuls each) - 3 ravioli (1 each) - 3 tiny tiger prawns - the size of an index finger (1 prawn each). I can honestly say, this is my first restaurant where I was ordering takeaway from a Thai place around the corner, even before all the mains were served as we knew we wouldn’t even be half full by the time we finished.

Had an outstanding 4 course diner with wine parings at Geronimo Aperitivo Bar and Restaurant during our visit to Launceston. It was a wonderful dining experience. Knowledgeable and friendly waitress, really made the experience outstanding. She expertly adapted the fixed menu meal for my wife's food allergies. She provided great descriptions of the food and wine parings that piqued our appetite. The food was unique and delicious. The wine parings were wonderful.

4.5 stars! We came here at the recommendation of our tour guide. We were lucky to squeeze in early in the night without reservations. Right away we were served with warm fluffy rye bread with horseradish butter. We got the angel hair pasta with uni (couldn't find much of an uni flavor because it was masked by the sourness of the lemon but the angel hair pasta was nice and al dente, a tad too oily but I couldn't stop eating it and the hubby loved the contrast that the brioche crumbs brought), the saffron tortellini (exceptional and refreshing goat curd and lemon filling, perfectly al dente also..didn't care for the green sauce and maybe a tad too oily with butter. I am sad however that it only comes with 4 pieces) , the pan roasted white fish (crispy skin could be crispier, the nut mixture and saffron mussels are phenomenal and the squid ink polenta is good does have a lot of squid ink flavor and was unfortunately kinda sitting in a puddle of butter like the other dishes) and fried spatzle with lemon herb (not too heavy with the lemon herb). For dessert we got the poached pear, roasted fig and blue cheese ice cream (oddly good ice cream - tastes like cheese! And I love the pear flavor!) Service wise, our server knew his stuff. Overall a great dinner and so glad we came here! If I had to recommend one restaurant in Launceston, this is it!

Fantastic menu, great wine and spirits collection, brilliant service. I was surprised to find a little piece of Europe in Launceston. A very enjoyable evening and looking forward to returning on my next visit to Launceston.

Wonderful meal and dining experience. Knowledgeable and friendly staff, in a polished, but comfortable space. Service was attentive, but not hovering, and the food was unique and delicious.

Highly recommended. There are some great restaurants in Launceston but Geronimo would have to be the best. Great innovative menu with a wonderful Tasmanian focus. The chefs favourites/tasting menu is well worth it. Wine list is good but the cocktail/spirits menu is astounding.