Koonya Hotel

Highly recommend this place if you’re looking for quality food that’s both delicious and thoughtfully prepared! I had the mushroom risotto and it was absolutely delightful—creamy, perfectly cooked rice with a rich earthy flavor that wasn’t overpowering. The balance of seasoning was spot on, making every bite comforting and satisfying.

Came here on a Monday evening before a public holiday. A very relaxing place to have a meal with the wood fire going. The best thing (and what prompted this review) was the curry special: Sri Lankan Black Pork. The curry was a standout, with a perfect amount of heat and spices. It was so refreshing to have a good pub curry with visible bits of curry leaf, cinnamon and the charcoal coconut. Many, many compliments to the chef.

⭐☆☆☆☆ We chose this restaurant for brunch mainly because of the beautiful view, which truly was the highlight. Unfortunately, that’s where the positives ended. There were six of us and we spent around $400, but the food was very average and overpriced. My steak in particular was disappointing — I’ve had much better for half the price. I don’t mind paying premium prices for high-quality food for my family, but this simply didn’t deliver. The service was extremely poor. Our waiter, who was mature-aged, came across as rude and dismissive. When I asked about the types of margaritas available, his response was, “I don’t make it, there’s a machine.” When I pressed further about flavours, he just told me to look at the menu. On top of that, he didn’t even take our order — he told us to go up to the front and order ourselves. Yet when another couple arrived, he went straight over and happily took their order at the table. That felt both unprofessional and unfair. Overall, great view but overpriced food and shockingly bad service. Would not recommend

Unfortunately I had to write a review. Had a late lunch the other day. Beautiful day...sunny..great views as usual.. We ordered 2 fish burgers...2 non alcoholic drinks which came to just on $100... The food was just nice but padded out with fries. The drinks were from a can. Overall..pretty expensive..pretty ordinary. The service had no sole..no heart..particularly the waitress who simply just didn't want to be there.. Disappointing for such a great location.. Would I go again? Probably not....

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.

Brought our grandson for lunch for the first time and we were really disappointed. Beautiful location, lovely decor but the food was a real let down. We were the only ones there and thought the food would be great. Instead, it took quite a while to get it and my fish and grandson's and hubbies parmas were small and tough. Not cheap and not worth another chance...unfortunately they let themselves down terribly. Definitely need a new chef.

We had dinner here at the al fresco area overlooking the beach. The food was Mexican and the quality of the food was overall good. The ceviche was too sour but flavour wise it was good. Portion size is on the small side. Worth a visit for something different to the usual pub food around the place

Full disclosure, did not order food so I can't comment on it, other than the menu is clearly overpriced, even up against other upstanding hotels nearby. Came in with my partner on a sunny Saturday arvo at 4pm. Not busy at all. Wasn't clear where or how to order or sit and no staff approached us. Tried the "public bar" as we were only there for a drink, we were told they had no scotch for a scotch and cola, we were redirected to the restaurant bar. We were met by an equally unenthusiastic staff member who drastically over-poured our scotch. We were not asked if we wanted to order food or more drinks. Surrounding tables still covered in empty plates and glasses for the 30 minutes I was there. Bathroom and venue was very clean, atmosphere stunning.