Published:
July 22, 2024
About Cardinia Club
Big locale with a lounge and a broad pub grub menu, plus a terrace, a courtyard and TAB facilities.
Dine in
Takeout
Delivery
Service Options
Highlights
Bar games
Great cocktails
Sports
Offerings
Alcohol
Beer
Cocktails
Food
Food at bar
Happy hour drinks
Hard liquor
Wine
Amenities
Restroom
Crowd
Groups
Payments
Credit cards
Debit cards
NFC mobile payments
Accessibility
Wheelchair accessible entrance
Wheelchair accessible parking lot
Wheelchair accessible restroom
Dining_options
Seating
Atmosphere
Casual
Planning
Accepts reservations
Parking
Free parking lot
Free street parking
Plenty of parking
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Cardinia Club Reviews
Wow, the best meal I've had here to date! Dinner was amazing with the new menu and Wendy again providing exceptional customer service!
- Melissa Holland
22 Mon 2024 at 08.03 am
Worst parma I’ve ever had, was definitely reheated and so dry I couldn’t cut through part of it.
They were good and didn’t charge us for the Parma’s.
- Paula C
22 Mon 2024 at 08.03 am
What a great little lub. Food was amazing, large portions, had to take home half of it. Relaxing atmosphere. Staff were lovely and helpful.
- Marie Bennetti
22 Mon 2024 at 08.03 am
We have passed this place for years, never visited. Today, we thought let's give it a try. We absolutely loved it, the staff are awesome, really look after you, very friendly. Food is very, very reasonably priced and tasted delish.
I can just say sorry we've never been before now. AAA+++ Highly recommended.
- Jenny
22 Mon 2024 at 08.03 am
We had table service, which was nice, but our very eager and friendly server wouldn't give us a minute to look at the menu or decide what drinks we wanted! The food was delicious and extremely generous servings. One of us had roast of the day and it looked like enough meat to serve a family of five! Curry of the day was delicious. The prices were excellent and the place was very pleasantly decorated. Will definitely return.
- Cathy Barker
22 Mon 2024 at 08.03 am
Was served by Charmaine very rude asked about changes to the menu did not even ask the kitchen or explain why I could not change she needs to go to customer service school will definitely not come back I had fettuccine carbonara and it was bland and garlic. Also asked about senior meal which I am of age did not even told about the special she was very abrupt and couldn’t care less. I will never recommend this venue ever good luck Charmaine you need to change jobs
- Marie Bennetti
22 Mon 2024 at 08.03 am
Visited again today, very welcoming friendly staff, Kristen was really lovely, its just so nice to have a staff member come over to your table and ask if everything is OK. The young guy at the bar was also very polite and friendly.
We loved the food and the atmosphere was very warm. Will definitely visit again. Menu was great and affordable too. Highly recommended AAA+++
- JAMES EU
22 Mon 2024 at 08.03 am
Very friendly service delicious foods great pricing..
- Kelly Starz
22 Mon 2024 at 08.03 am
This venue is fantastic. The staff are great. But the food isn't as good as it was before the pandemic hit.
- Henry Buttsworth
22 Mon 2024 at 08.03 am
The staff are so friendly and helpful here. $15 Seniors roast was really nice. $6 schooners of 5 Seeds cider and Furphy beer all day every day. They also have the containers for change machine in their carpark now.
Great club. Nice food, I had the parmi. Friendly helpful staff. Free membership and great specials and promotions for members and members night every Thursday with discounts, games with bar tab prizes and finger food. Nice outside beer garden and big gaming area. Big bistro and nice sports bar with heaps of TV showing all the sports. $6 schooners of beer and cider during happy hour. See pictures for details. The cricket was on and when I asked they even turned the volume up for me. Very busy club with a big membership. Even Monday night, for bingo night I was there the huge car park was over half full. Lots of parking with an overflow dirt car park. Think I will stay for the members night, I enjoyed last night so much.
- Sue Rundle
22 Mon 2024 at 08.03 am
The roast was corn beef… ok thought unusual. But I d try it. When it came it was covered in brown gravy… tartare sauce in a container. And scalloped potatoes which were full of bacon. . No other veggies. This is the strangest roast combination I ve ever had. To top this off the corn beef was tough. One lady asked for other vegetables and had to pay extra. What kind of roast doesn’t come with vegetables of some sort.
As a group we were extremely disappointed with our meals.
This is disappointing as we have always come as we like the food.
Maybe the chef needs a lesson in how to cook corn beef. And it’s not classed as a “roast”.
- Tegan Higgins
22 Mon 2024 at 08.03 am
Stopped in for an early dinner! We got the Parma and Moroccan chicken. Great food and service. $10 cocktails and full table service including drink orders.
- Ian Brown
22 Mon 2024 at 08.03 am
Steak was EXCELLENT value ,absolutely melt in your mouth.nasi goreng was delicious. All round meals excellent. Staff members credit.to the business .Very friendly and service good .
- HP SW
22 Mon 2024 at 08.03 am
Soup was like a thick porridge
Mediterranean chicken was like being on a.. Can you chew me challenge
Eggplant dip tasted like raw eggplant
- Lorraine Goodchild
22 Mon 2024 at 08.03 am
Our family had lunch at the club today, the meals were excellent.
How ever on the website it advertised seniors meals, we pointed it out to a staff member and she said she would inform management about!
We did get a discount on our food!
The roast of the day was advertised as having roast potatoes, but they were not.
I would love to mention the two lovely ladies on the staff!
Absolutely great service.
So I'm sorry to be picky, we have been going there for years!
The roast pork was so good!
- Vanessa Michelis
22 Mon 2024 at 08.03 am
Only visited to play the pokies. Press the doorbell to gain entry at night. Make sure you bring your physical or digital ID for entry as photo of ID is not accepted and you will not be allowed in gaming area. Checking out other reviewers photos of food we would dine elsewhere but csnt comment personally. Nice and clean and nicely decorated venue with good music playing and a sports bar.
- Daryl Myers
22 Mon 2024 at 08.03 am
Not a bad place to visit for lunch or dinner. It has a nice atmosphere but the quality of the food can be a bit hit or miss.
- jill miles
22 Mon 2024 at 08.03 am
Meal was cold!!! I lukewarm at very best at lunchtime.Staff lovely,we won’t be returning.😞
- Gifto Chan
22 Mon 2024 at 08.03 am
I went there with my family for dinner not so crowded in the restaurant felt like we got the restaurant for ourselves 😆 the food was great I loveddddd the garlic prawns 🍤 so muchh and the staff were amazing friendly and helpful my family and I enjoyed spending the night at this place.
- Mippiey 3
22 Mon 2024 at 08.03 am
I was really looking forward to a night out with my mum,
Unfortunately,
RBF must be contagious here…
The staff in the pub all look they have better things to do than serve patrons.
When asking for a table, you get a grunt, the lady grabs your cutlery, and sits you at a table.
Ouh by the way,
Be prepared to wait 20 minutes for your drink while the bar staff walk around aimlessly on a busy Wednesday with only three tables.
When the waitress slugs past to take your order, she stares at her iPad just waiting for you to talk, you place your order and she leaves, never to be heard from again.
Gone are the days of wait staff asking you how you are, thanking you for dining, or asking if you have enjoyed you meal so far.
We had to chase her down for some dinner rolls (which by the way are $1.50 each!? Maybe it’s just me but I found this excessive… didn’t they used to be complimentary?)
The presentation of the food was great, but that’s the most I can say.
- coconut prawn entree was really yummy, no complaints, made us really excited for mains!
- surf and turf, again, A+ on presentation. The porterhouse was cooked medium rare, but was sinuey and tough, and tasted like hot dog water..
The prawns tasted old, and sauce was below average.
It feels like people are scared of flavour here.
Chips on the side were like cardboard, there was nothing appetising about this meal.
-fettuccine Napoli was worse even, I know it’s a simple dish, but I wasn’t expecting to be able to taste the tin the crushed tomatoes served were in, again, no flavour except the metallic tang in every bite.
It’s not like this is cheap eats either,
Our two mains, entre, drinks and bread rolls cost $106.
$53 per person at a pub is insane,
Should have gone to shanikas.
It’s food to fill your stomach,
If we weren’t starving we would have left before finishing.
Thoroughly disappointed.
There are better places to dine in Pakenham, We won’t be back.
*shout out to the ladies at the sports bar who greeted us when we first arrived, you were lovely*
- Christine Cook
22 Mon 2024 at 08.03 am
Good food last Friday but was supposed to be 15 percent off for seniors. Go to pay only one meal 15 percent off other meal ribs was classed as grilled so nothing off it. Very strange.
- dawsyed
22 Mon 2024 at 08.03 am
Cardinia Club is now our local since moving to the area 1.5years ago. Very clean, well presented venue. Park in the carpark around the back and enter through the back entrance, sign in and away you go whether it's catching up with mates or a sit down dinner and drinks this place has it all. Great outdoor area for dining and drinks too. Sports bar and pokies. Hats off to the great friendly staff. We hadn't been for a while. We both had porterhouse steak. The portions were small for the price and there was a bit too much fat on the steaks for both our likings. The chips and onion rings were a bit too crunchy. The salads could of been mixed around with more tomato. Our service was great though. Brushetta was perfect. Could of been one more slice with it. Drinks were great..
- Peter Knaap
22 Mon 2024 at 08.03 am
Bistro meals expensive with a 300g steak over $40 & barramundi like a fish soup . Bar meals good with a beer . not be back .
- Brian Beardon
22 Mon 2024 at 08.03 am
Been here a few times but was bitterly disappointed in the meals and drinks tonight.
Bought the Cocktail Special Mojito and seriously this was the worst I’ve ever had, and I’ve had some bad ones.
The only thing worse than the Mojito was the Fish and Chips. The Fish was clearly near frozen when fried and was close to mush on my plate, with no flavour or joy.
Wife had the Prawns and even that was tolerable.
As for service, I know this is a rush class outlet. But yet to order, served and pushed out in 20 minutes is not satisfactory!
- Donna P77
22 Mon 2024 at 08.03 am
Appetizer Pork Mellows were AMAZING a must try. Lamb Wrap had by a friend said was good but too much Rosemary flavour on meat. Tonkatsu mind you was a full pork rib eye came with a cold puree and undercooked Bok Choy. The tonkatsu was dry and tough not pleasant at all. Wait team were lovely but the girl we had to pay to was ready rude. The actual place is seet up well and has a kids playroom also. Started amazing with those Pork Mellows but just went down hill from there. All other meals I saw come out looked lovely. Oh and I ordered Peppermint tea and they brought me a cup of hot water for me to add the tea bag, never have I had this happen for.
- Courtney W
22 Mon 2024 at 08.03 am
Appalling in every aspect.
Service was garbage - had to call the waitress over 4 times during the dinner, never checked on. we ordered two drinks and table water, two entrees a kids fish and veg and two parmas.
One drink arrived then nothing.. assuming they maybe forgot and it would come, no, so 20 mins later asked where the drink was and table water waitress asked if it was a certain beer and no said it was not, obviously she didnt put it in the system at all and forgot what it was. Next up only one entree comes out, soup was missing and never came. Kids fish and veggies came out with chips and no veggies. Parmas were edible but overcooked edges were burnt to black buggary and hard as a rock and not enjoyable. Waitress took dirty cutlery after entree and when I asked if I could have more cutlery she put the dirty cutlery back into the table with no napkin underneath. The atmosphere was just off and loud with staff speaking over a microphone which all together made for an unpleasant evening. First time coming here and won’t be going back. Plenty of other nice pubs and restaurants around town. Disappointing!
- Lisa Tregenza
22 Mon 2024 at 08.03 am
Always a nice visit when we come here as a family. There is something for everyone, including an expansive dining area, kids indoor playground, amenities and the pokies. For nice weather there’s outdoor dining as well.
Food is nice and just like regular restaurant food options. Table service is nice to have these days too, as a lot of places now have a service area you need to line up at to order.
Staff are friendly, although there is one young lady who clearly doesn’t enjoy her job there lol
The venue itself is lovely and modern and we’ve had a few family events/catch ups there and it’s always been great.
- Matilda DINGLE
22 Mon 2024 at 08.03 am
Absolutely fantastic night !! Was everyone’s first time attending tonight but just wanted to give a Massive shout to our waitress (Wendy) she’s amazing, bubbly, kept asking how our food was and if there’s anything she could get for us. We could all tell she’s really passionate about the quality of service and her work. All us 23 guest really appreciate you tonight thank you so much Wendy!! Will definitely be attending again thanks to you.
- Susan Bunker