Koonya Hotel

Very disappointed this time. I have been before (out of peak season) and the service and meals were excellent. Unfortunately this time (peak season) was very disappointing, mainly attributed to the bad service. One of the dishes I ordered was half a dozen oysters. They were brought out to the table and the first thing I noticed was that most of the ice that the oysters were sitting on had melted, which meant most of the oysters were half submerged in water. For a $40 entree, this was unacceptable. I brought this to the attention of one of the managers walking past our table and his comment - “I can assure you the oysters are freshly shucked”. I didn’t doubt this for a second but the presentation and lack of care was my issue. I also ordered a $16.00 glass of Shiraz. The girl behind the bar poured the wine into a sherry glass, half way ! I took it back to the bar, spoke to a lady who appeared to be part of the management team, and she proceeded to take the sherry glass from me, filled it to the top with more wine and handed it back to me. The others meals were not too bad but the above issues left a bad taste in my mouth. I would have thought that an establishment like this would have experienced many peak season bookings in the past and should have been prepared to handle these busier times but this was not the case. A real shame because it’s in a beautiful location and the service and quality should match.

Your location and service by staff was great ( especially your waitress) but sadly this is where it ends. Whilst your menu appeared varied, the quality and taste was limited and over priced. We ordered the pint of prawns which were so bland it was very hard to eat these. The chargrilled octopus serving was practically nonexistent at $25 a serve. My biggest disappointment however, was the Caesar salad. Not only was it very bland with the dressing hardly noticeable, but the worst part was that you charged $40 for a salad with chicken. Charging an additional $14.50 extra for 5 pieces of over fried chicken is ridiculous. To top things off I did choose to email the venue initially instead of review publicly but sadly no response which tells me you really don’t care about feedback or your customers satisfaction. Wont be returning or recommending. So many nicer places to visit in the area.

Honestly I’m not quite sure what all these bad reviews are about. My fiancé and I had nothing but a great experience here, the staff were lovely and accommodating, the food was quick and delicious, I highly recommend the crispy prawn tacos, they are fantastic! Although it may be “expensive” to some, it was well worth it and not anymore pricey than any other pub. Highly recommend!

Went for dinner, orders were stuffed up our mains came before our entrees and were cold, then oysters came and were drowned in a bowl of melted ice and when we mentioned to the owner he lied right to our face and said they were freshly done 30 seconds ago. He didn’t get fresh ones or fix any of the cold food. Terrible management and owners, there food well below average. Only good is Waitress staff were nice.

Had a great experience out for a lovely dinner in a beautiful spot. Would recommend getting multiple share plates to try a bit of everything. Highlight of the night were the oysters with champagne granita, absolutely delicious we ended up getting second and third servings! So fresh and a taste I will dream about.

One of the best dining restaurants in Mornington Peninsula. The food was delicious and specially the hot chicken wings, calamari, and seafood linguine marinara we had. The service was really good and this restaurant will be our every month go to place! ❤️

The most awful dining experience. I had dinner there with 6 people tonight and every plate of food was horrible. The bread and butter was burnt, the octopus tasted like canned tuna, the lamb backstrap looked like a Woolies minute steak and the Morton bay bug risotto was so watery it was practically soup. So over priced but would be happy to pay for quality. This was trash though.

Great location, beach view but extremely expensive. The restaurant has a modern look, also ample space for dinner. I had the salmon, it had a very nice crispy skin but my one was much smaller than my friends. The fish and chips was very battered, could not taste the fish. It's a perfect location, but they need to make some changes on prices and menu.