Lone Star Cafe & Bar product reviews

Have dined at Lone Star four times now. It is my absolute favourite restaurant. The interior consists of wood floors, and the walls are covered with interesting American memorabilia. Every time I go there I am made to feel welcome, the staff are extremely friendly and nice. A jug of water is brought to your table as soon as you are seated. Each table is assigned a waitress or waiter, who introduces themselves and runs through the menu with you.

You are then left to ponder your choices (and there are many). Lone Star seems to cater for everyone-s tastes. My personal fav is the 'Dixie Chicken' - chicken poached in a sauce made from wine, corn, spring onions and herbs. All meals are served with either buffalo (chunky) or straight cut chips and a salad. They have a FANTASTIC kids menu. Most mains are around the $25 mark, the price is reflected in the huge servings you receive. A few of their mains are able to be served as ¾ size meals, saving you money and also room for dessert (which you MUST try).

Desserts include mud cake, banoffie Pie, and their famous Kahlua and Moro bar cheesecake (not just a tiny sliver either ™ you get a huge wedge). Their desserts are beautifully presented.

A great thing about Lone Star is the fact that you do not have to wait very long for your meal to arrive. The average wait I have had would be about 15 minutes, even when they are extremely busy. The bathrooms are very flash and kept spotless. Upstairs takes you to the Shooters bar at Lone Star where you can stop in for a drink before your meal.

I rate Lone Star very highly. Just make sure you go there with an appetite and you will love it too.

First impressions... The restaurant was almost totally full, which is always a good sign, but we weren't there to eat dinner. It was the first Game's Night, and we needed a place to play boardgames... which meant the upstair bar.

With a lovely view out over the square, well-padded seating, and friendly, helpful bar staff, it was a pleasure to be there service-wise. However... one of our players was in a wheelchair, and it is a right pain in the back to haul him up three (admitedly short) flights of stairs, then again on the way down. Major ouch way to start a night.

The popcorn they usually have on the bar is totally delish, but there was none out that night. More's the pity.

So it was a round of drinks, a couple of bowls of savoury wedges, and playtime. The ambiance was great, but parking proved a bit of a hassle, with there only being about 30 carparks nearby, of which only 2 are wheelchair-access, and of course, they were filled by able-bodied drivers perfectly capable of walking a few dozen metres, but chose to be selfish swine instead.

Overall, well, to be honest, the bar was a little pricy, but the service value was superb. I would be interested to try their dining room sometime, but that will have to wait until the finances recover a bit more.