Lorne Hotel

I enjoyed good calamari, chips, and rocket salad with a glass of wine. The food, ordered on the app came quickly, served by a delightful young woman who made a big fuss of my dog. I ordered and paid with my phone, and forgot I had brought my handbag… and I left it behind… the next day I went back. My lovely waiter had found it and given it to the manager for safekeeping. I retrieved it, with everything intact including cards and $460 cash. Thank you to the honest team at Merivale and the Lorne Hotel. It’s nice to see people do the right thing!

Disappointing and won’t be back. Haven’t been here for a few years and thought we’d enjoy a good pub meal. Surprised at the lack of evening meal choices. Ordered a fish burger and a cheeseburger at the bistro. Everything had a tinge of orange/yellow and was sloppy. Within minutes the burger was cold and took on a rubbery texture. And to top it off the beer was flat. Very ordinary. And overpriced. The only good thing was the staff who were friendly and had a smile on their dial.

Holidaying in Lorne, dog friendly beer garden. Service was great. Was a chilly day and the staff brought out extra heaters. This pub has good views but it is on the pricey side. The cockatoos loved it! 😆

We booked the cheapest room for two for a night. It was a beautiful room and bathroom, nice little balcony and good resources. TV worked fine, shampoo soap etc was good and it even had a coffee machine with complimentary coffee. They gave us a couple drinks on the house too which was nice. However, the food at the hotel was pretty mid, and when we checked in they took an additional $100 from us and told us we’d get it back the next day. It’s been a few days now and still the money hasn’t been returned. We loved the stay other than the food and the money. It was pretty but I don’t think worth it. We’d have returned if we didn’t have to chase up our own money.

Wow, this hotel was even better than we thought! The room was spotless, and the view of the garden and ocean was unreal. Plus, it's just a five-minute walk to the beach, shops, and restaurants. They have tons of cool stuff too, like a pool, steam room, gym, and a restaurant with amazing food (seriously, try the cordon bleu 😋). There's golf, tennis and everything! The staff were awesome, and checking in and out was a breeze. I'm totally staying at the Mantra hotel next time I'm in Lorne.

We only spent 1 night at this hotel in Lorne, but we did appreciate the very central location and friendly staff. We got a voucher for a free drink at the bar too, which was a nice touch. |Our room was large, comfy and very quiet. The hotel hosts Totti's, an impressive Italian restaurant we tried that night. I would highly recommend it, given the great food it serves and its convenience, being within the hotel.|Overall a great experience.

Casual Sunday lunch with friends while touring the area. A well run pub with multiple areas to dine. Bar and food service friendly and efficient. A range of meals ordered across our group of 6, all hit the spot.

Amazing hotel with really nice room. Beds were really comfortable and the room had everything we needed. Walking distance to many eateries nearby. Couldnt give 5 stars as I was charged a deposit but I have still yet to receive it. Communicated with the team for a few days and havent heard from them since. Overall, really good place, would highly recommend! *Update: Finally got my deposit back after 2 weeks. Couldve been an international card issue. Changed my rating back to 5 stars it deserves!

I was a little harsh on this place the last time I came here, namely because I didn't take to opportunity to check out the rooftop terrace. The lower section of this pub was pretty ordinary, and didn't even have any couches, and as such I was ready to completely write if off. However, due to the insistence of my friend when I came down to Lorne recently I decided to give it another try. Fortunately the lower area was closed, so we wandered up to the terrace to be greeted with some amazing views of the Lorne foreshore. Even better, the section of the terrace with the best views was non-smoking. However, it certainly isn't the cheapest place (but then again, it is Lorne) and the staff were a little abrupt, but I still liked the place.

The Mojito Bar up the top is a nice spot for a mid afternoon drink on a nice warm sunny day. Nice views of the beach and the water through the eucalyptus trees. There was a moderate and happy crowd in attendance today and the vibe felt warm, amiable and pleasant. Nice spot up top for couples or a few friends when the weather is tight. The whole space though, especially the internal area, feels rather disjointed overall and unplanned. The shadow of the TAB, poker machines and gaming room sits there uneasily as the place's cash cow and real area of interest. The whole bottom of the pub appears devoted to the TAB. It almost feels like the dining and bar options are a mere adjunct to the gaming operations. That is, just something to get the punters in. It's a bare pass at best.

A lovely Sunday afternoon in Lorne, where to go? Follow the music and you soon find yourself at the rooftop terrace at the Lorne Hotel listening to some cruisey hipster folk band (who look a lot like sonic youth). Once 3pm strikes you can have any beer you like, as long as it's Corona (seriously they only sell Corona). The beautiful view through the glass balcony to the sea is completely obstructed by huge corona signage. I feel like I'm stuck in a Corona ad, but hey, the sun is shining and the music ain't bad... I can always look at the ocean on the walk back to my hotel.

Great location and views. BUT took 45 minutes to get overpriced entrées and there was very few people there. Asked twice and got attitude from staff. Cancelled mains. Manager very arrogant and didn't care when we tried to discuss it with him. Not even an apology. Lucky it's in Lorne praying on the tourists as you wouldn't last in the city. Manager. If you had just apologised or acted as if you cared you could have changed the experience. Hotel owner. Best get you staff some training.

So I am going to admit I am a bit of a food snob up front, but that doesn't detract from the disappointment that is the Lorne Hotel. We visited on the Queens birthday weekend so the place was busy but there were plenty of tables empty. We chose the hotel for lunch because we wanted simple, tasty pub food at an affordable price. Let's start with the food - don't ask me how I want my steak if you are going to ignore my preference. My steak was closer to well done than the medium rare I requested, and almost cremated around the edges. For the $38 they charged I would have expected way more chips than the dozen I received and more sauce might have masked the charred meat flavour of the steak. The highlight was the salad...and we all know you don't make friends with dalad. My wife had the $34 open souvlaki...that's right, $34. That gets you 6 small slices of lamb on top of a wet, over the top salad making the pita bread underneath this pile downright soggy. My favourite part though was that the kitchen clearly ran out of red capsicum (part of the menu description) so they replaced it with sliced tomatoes...to go with the handful of cherry tomatoes already on the plate. Very expensive yet disappointing pub meal...would have been better of with fish and chips on the beach.