Hotel Bruny

Lovely, vintage casual vibe where you can try local ciders and have some of the freshest seafood available. The seafood chowder speaks for itself. But it’s the atmosphere, combined with the food, that makes for a comfortable dining experience that feels like you’re home. Great spot to relax and enjoy all that Bruny Island has to offer on your way to seeing the coastline and the wildlife in this beautiful, rustic atmosphere.

This was our second stay at Hotel Bruny and it was just as magical as the first. A beautiful, peaceful slice of paradise. It’s just a short walk across the field to the beach (think beautiful sunsets!), making it an ideal spot to unwind. The food at the Hotel is good, and the hot spiced apple cider is absolutely delicious. That said, I do wish the internet connection was a bit more reliable, and it would’ve been great to have a small stovetop in the room so we could whip up something simple like pancakes. Still, it’s a lovely place to stay.

We were absolutely blown away by the seafood chowder at Bruny Hotel, hands down the best we’ve ever had. Bursting with fresh, locally sourced seafood and perfectly balanced seasoning, every spoonful was rich, comforting, and full of flavour. It’s hard to believe such an exceptional meal came from a humble bar and restaurant tucked away on Bruny Island. A true hidden gem that delivers big on taste.

Ordered the seafood linguine very ordinary. Not even a handful of seafood to be found in the dish more pasta than anything else. Friend had the seafood chowder very bland and again lacked seafood. Service however was very good and wide selection of alcohol. Recommend the Bruny apple cider.

Omg the food is AMAZING. the best fish & chips i’ve ever had! Seafood linguine was also super yummy wif a slight kick to it. The hotel room was lovely, not too small and got everything you need (even a small kitchen area). Super clean and well maintained. Def recommend to stay for a night if you visit Bruny Island.

Great food, amazing service and very fast! We had sat, ordered, had a starter then mains all within 45 minutes 😁 And we had taken ten minutes to decide and order. We ordered the lamb shoulder and a parmi and both were delicious! Thanks Bruny Hotel.

Really nice place but I did have a teaspoon with some food on it and a cup was also dirty, then upon checking out, I read the request for all travelers to wash their dishes before leaving. Really; it should be to the operator to ensure that all dishes are hygienically cleaned not travelers, and would they give it a good clean - unlikely. |The place was very nice and has nice out look.

Went for dinner last night and lunch today, every meal we tried was delightful. Great location, great atmosphere, great food. Definitely give the caramel slice a try. If I make it back down here will definitely be coming again.

We decided to check out Hotel Bruny as our third pit stop as we had read that they did cider tastings. Spoiler alert: they don't! Lame. We dropped in on a Friday afternoon (around 4:30pm). There's a restaurant and bar area. The latter has a pool table. Service was brisk and unhelpful. There's a couple specials up on a chalkboard ($28.00 to 32.00 AUD). Not cheap. The regular menu is just as pricey with oysters ($4.00 to 5.00 AUD each), starters and mains. Lots of drinks to choose from (wines, beer, cider and milkshakes). - Pagan Cider pear ($9.50 AUD) - this was our favourite of the three bottled ciders that we tried. Most flavourful and actually could taste the pear. - Pagan Cider apple & cherry ($10.50 AUD) - this one had a good finish. Cherry was subtle even though the cherry to apple ratio is 40/60. Just okay. - Mohawk apple + ginger ($9.50 AUD) - this had a good initial taste but unpleasant finish. We weren't big fans. It's a bar more for the locals. 2.5 stars.

Ok but not great. Came here for lunch and it was rather dead. I was stunned that there was no table service. I had to place my order at the bar and pay before it was delivered to my table. I felt that not having service was odd for this type of establishment. The food portions were large but the quality was so so. My wife and I had the seafood platter for two. The white fish was good the fries were awesome the best I've had in a while. But the oysters were poor and very salty and the salmon was ok nothing great. My daughter has a vegetable pot pie and it was excellent. I loved the flavor and the pie crust was flaky. They had a large variety of wine by the glass but the pour were super small.

We dropped in for lunch on our whirlwind day trip to Bruny Island and we were so glad that we did!! We ordered a seafood platter for 2 and it was amazing. There were 2 of everything - scallops, pink ling, squid, natural oysters, oysters kilpatrick, grilled salmon and hot smoked salmon with salad and chips. All the seafood was grilled and it was seasoned and cooked to perfection. It was such a pleasure to taste the seafood properly - instead of the flavour being masked by batter or breadcrumbs. It was the highlight of our day and good value at $60.

The wife and I decided to drop in because we were staying in the cool Hotel Bruny pods you on the hill. The wife had the Tasmanian scotch fillet steak and I had the Hotel Bruny chicken parmigiana. Both were amazing. Great price for huge portions and all of the staff were friendly and helpful. Great food, great accommodation, great service and ambience. Thanks! We'll be back!

update: a year later and a fresh set of smiling faces behind the bar. the food is still miraculous and the bruny island cider on tap is absolutely awesome. probably my favorite place to eat in the world! We stopped in here for an early bite with kids and were greeted with smiles and lovely conversation from Dave and Adam behind the bar. Dave spent several minutes explaining the kids menu to our little ones and they really enjoyed his light hearted banter. We enjoyed a delicious spread of fresh Tassie seafood that far surpassed our expectations. The meal was reasonably priced, and a chilled Tassie Sauv Blanc went down a treat. All in all, the meal was made even more enjoyable by the warm and personable service from all the staff. We will be back next time we are on Bruny

We went here on a tour and it was huge portions and totally delicious and the cider tasting on top of everything was fabulous!

Good modern pub menu, our dishes were both interesting and excellent, and the drinks list had some interest as well. Our top for next time - one dish and share. The menu might be hipster but the serve size is country pub - huge. If you're staying on Bruny, it's well worth the slow, looking-out-for-wildlife drive to Alonnah for dinner at the Bruny Hotel.

Came for dinner, a booking almost essential. Meals are huge. And delicious. Had the wallaby spring rolls which were strangely delicious. Great service. A little on the pricey side but with options limited, worth it.