Stanley Hotel Bistro

We really enjoyed our dinner…I had the beef pie which was one of the specials and hubby had the seafood chowder. The sticky date cake and apple rhubarb crumble were excellent. Large portions. The restaurant is very busy as there aren’t a lot of options available, reservations are a must. On a warm day the patio would be great.

We had a solid meal at the Stanley Hotel Bistro. It’s a classic country pub with a warm atmosphere. What we ordered: • Pumpkin Soup & Bread: Perfect for the chilly Stanley weather. It was thick, tasty, and the bread was fresh. • Steak: Cooked well and very filling. It’s nothing fancy, but it’s honest, hearty food that hits the spot. A great place to warm up after exploring the Nut.

The food is superb. Really delicious. We went there twice for dinner and lunch. However, the staff on all occasions doesn't seem warm or friendly. Hence the atmosphere didn't have that happy vibe. We also went and tried Hurseys Seafood twice and the food there too was equally same. But the services exceeded with friendly and genuine smiles, always asking guests if everything is OK and if anything needed. As we paid, they also thanks us warmly and wish us well since we have been driving all over Tasmania.

Our dining experience here on the both occasions we have been here were second to none. What a fabulous dining experience. The food was so scrumptious and delicious. The mini warm loaf of bread was so delicious along with the selection of butters. The presentation of the food was excellent. The service waiting staff were so attentive and friendly too. Definitely well worth a visit. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

A great meal and atmosphere for dinner at the Stanley Hotel. Definatly reccomend the Panoochie. Unfortunately missed the apple and rhubarb crumble to popular demand, be sure to order it early so as not to be disappointed. Will come again next time in Stanley.

We dined here last night. The bistro has a commanding view over a large beach, residential and further views. The place was heavily booked being only one of two venues in town open on Tuesday. We were seated but it took30 minutes before we could place our orders. I had entree of oysters with a blue eyed cod and my wife went for the scotch fillet instead of the cheaper porterhouse. Oysters came out immediately and were good. We then waited another 30 mins for out mains. My cod was dry and tough not succulent. My wife’s steak more resembled the cheaper porterhouse in shape but was okay however her accompanying mash was so hard it could be carved (see photo) and the corncob so uncooked the corn could not be scraped off the core and the fork could not penetrate the core. The prices were high for pub food and certainly not worth the quality of the food.

Service was very good and polite, we only had a short wait as we had not booked (our fault not theirs). Had the chicken schnitzel with chips and salad chicken was cooked lovely, I enjoyed the salad and dressing really tastie. Gravy really topped it off.

Food was ok but one of us has this Seafood Chowder which was clearly reheated many time as there were thin film layer on the top of his soup and he ended up nauseating and felt sick that night. BLT also very disappointed for the size and tasteless. The service was extremely extremely slow....yes, we can see it under-staff but at least staff should learn to remember First Come First Serve, not First come, LAST serve as 3-4 tables who came after us, all got their food before us. Really disappointed as we read the reviews before visiting Stanley and it was so good...We ended up, canceling our dinner as a result.

Three years ago I would have given this place five stars, as my first experience of Stanley and the pub was really one to remember. My friend and I, travelling through in a campervan, stopped overnight and got a bit tipsy in the public bar drinking delicious Boags Wizard Smith ales and meeting abalone divers next to the fire before having the meal of our lives (the chowder blew us away) in the bistro out the back. A year ago, on my first return to Stanley since moving to Tasmania, I would have knocked the rating back to three stars. The pub didn't live up to the memory I'd been hanging onto. It was still tasty but the whimsy was gone, and I stayed upstairs at the pub overnight (I hadn't done so on my first visit), which was an interesting experience. I don't stay in a lot of pub accommodation but I reckon this was bang on for a standard pub room, so all good, but it's not an accommodation option I'd personally leap at. My third visit was just a couple of weeks ago. I took my visiting BFF up to Stanley for the night because the north west is the Tasmania of my heart, my favourite corner of the state, and I'm still inexplicably drawn to Stanley. The accommodation we stayed in recommended the pub for our meal. It was... fine. Tasty food but nothing overwhelming. The bistro room itself smelled a bit weird, a little musty. The service was sweet. I have to stop ordering the seafood bisque (did it used to be a chowder? Has it changed? How's my memory?) because as tasty as it is, I don't think it'll ever live up to that first precious memory. We also visited the bottle shop for the first time, and the range of Tassie wines was better than in the bistro! We grabbed a bottle of Blue Penguin Shiraz (which ended up being confusingly fruity for a Shiraz) and the public bar staff were good enough to pop the cork open for us as our accommodation's room didn't have a bottle opener (and we're so used to screw caps these days, we didn't even think to check). So I'm gonna stick with three stars. My nostalgia for the pub is stronger than my present experience, but it's still a good spot for this little town.

After a long drive great pub food and comfortable room. Central location to the town. Make sure you book ahead as Dinner hours in Regional Tassie is usually 6pm to 7:30pm as a rule of thumb. They looked after me here and after a short wait had a 3 course meal. Very attentive staff.