The Social Bar & Eating House Bendigo, Bendigo VIC

Favourite place to visit when I visit Bendigo, smiling staff, great service, food and drinks

We are regulars here for trivia night for many weeks. We are disappointed about the introduction of a 'pay to win' scheme that the owners have misguidedly put in. It takes all the fun out of trivia in to a sad game where a team could get 0 points and yet win the game. It is possible to get 40 points in buying things where the total score in the entire game is 50. This is ridiculous and bad design.

The staff are lovely and the food is great. The atmosphere is nice. The pay to win game makes it feel cheaper.

Food is okay but the beer I think was overpriced
The popcorn cauliflower was nice even if it was abit oily
Pork bun I liked but my colleague didn't
Steak was cooked average but was still nice
Table was sticky but it was cleaned quickly
Friendly staff
I probably go back again
It's a nice looking place
I didn't think it was that bad
It was quiet so not sure what they are like on a busy day

Nice looking venue. Great music playing. Good drink selection. I imagine it would have good atmosphere with a crowd of people. Service was fine and staff were friendly. Was only me inside on this visit. $11.50 for schooner of pale ale. $26 for Thai beef salad which was disappointing .. especially for the price. Small size bowl, though plenty of chewy beef. Was very limp and soggy salad due to sitting in a soup of dressing... At least half cup dressing left in bowl when finished. Meant there was no crunch at all, & no noodle. Mentioned to staff member who told the cook causing laughter in the kitchen. I guess they didn't want constructive feedback... So I'll give it here so you can save your money on this dish or ask them to drain it before serving. :)

Very lively atmosphere dining here, the staff are friendly and bubbly. The chips are fantastic, porterhouse is great but vegetables are bit overcooked. The pork belly is yum. Cocktails is great. Great place to have fun and drinks.