Top Beer gardens in Geelong, Australia

An old style pub. All the pub classics. Food was average and environment was a bit lacking. The TAB on the side brings the environment down for me. A good spot for a quick pub meal but I wouldn't go out of my way to end up here.

Oh wow, had to delete my old review.
This place seems to get better every time I come here, it's just not often enough.
Every meal was an absolute winner 🏆
Great friendly staff and quick service.
So glad we visited again.

If you're seeking a proper Australian pub meal in Geelong, the Sir Charles Darling is a strong candidate.

Decor is simple, their friendly staff are motivated and they serve generous portions of great food.

My Aussie hamburger with the lot dish was fabulous and brought back memories of the classic 1970s fish and chip shop meal.

The wine list is short, but we found two gems in there.

Of note, the pub serves meals all afternoon when most restaurants are closed in Geelong.

All in all, recommended big time.

Great pub grub! We had steaks and bangers and mash, the service was great and meals arrived promptly considering it was a busy Tuesday night

Lovely front of house staff, but steak came out medium-well done instead of medium rare. I sent it back asking for a medium rare. The chef apparently needs to go back to cooking school because they claimed that it was indeed medium rare...

Always a treat to eat at Sir Charles Darling.. unbeatable Chicken Scaloppini!!

Best Resotto, excellent chicken schnitzel wraps, out of the world Thai beef salad, unmatched steaks and eggplant parmi, topped with nicely heated sitting area and lovely lovely service from behind the counter and kitchen. Portions are big enough for hungry people!!

Good luck!!

We arrived for dinner without a booking staff made us welcomed and seated us on a table even though bookings are essential . The food was excellent porterhouse steak was cooked to our perfection the mushroom sauce was one of the best I’ve had for years. Pasta was great too. If in Geelong you should definitely eat here I highly recommend it ..

30 December 2021.
Great food and generous size. Place is clean. I also like how the lady with dark hair checked We are fully vaccinated.
We had a really great time and was enjoying the food until one of the waitresses (the taller and bigger one with light hair colour) suddenly appeared, picked the tissue my baby dropped on the floor and placed it on my husband's plate and wanted to take the plate away! She did this very quickly to clear our table. Hubby told her that he was still eating the chips then she just took the tissue off and walked away expecting us to eat the chips with that tissue she placed from the floor? Really? That was shocking and annoying 😒. She was very rude. We were slowly eating and chatting away and still had a lot of food on other plates and was shocked with what she did.
Before she entered the kitchen she looked back and saw our shocked face and did not even apologise. It's a shame how she can turn the place down with her personality.
Apart from that all other staff were nice and food was great! We didn't have to wait long for the food to arrive. Kids meal were also sumptuous. 👌
I hope the owner can read my review and give my feedback to the staff as it is important for customers to have good experience.