Cecil Hotel

Friendly welcome from the lady behind the bar, walked in to the sun drenched door on the corner main entrance. Spent a couple of hours there and thought I'd order lunch. Ordered crispy skin salmon medium rear more rear. Came back fully cooked, returned the meal and asked for medium rear or rear again, the salmon came back peeeerrrrfect. The staff are amazing and accommodating. Great place! 5 stars

I was both surprised and impressed with the Cecil Hotel. While I am definitely not a Pub person, the meal that both "She Who Must Be Obeyed" and I recently had at the Cecil was well above average for a number of reasons. #1 The staff were welcoming, polite and service oriented. #2 Table service - by that I mean that the attentive staff actually come to your table and take your order (yes really). #3 Well presented, appealing and reasonably priced food. Served on decorative plates and delivered looking like some attention to detail had been taken to make it appear fairly appealing and presentable. While all the staff that we encountered in the Cecil Hotel were all polite, helpful and attentive. The standout staff member was our waitress Jacqueline. I had a quick word with Jacqueline on our departure, to let her know that I appreciated the pleasant and impressive service that she provided. However she also she deserves some public recognition that I hope this review will acknowledge. Well done Jacqueline, you impressed us both very much. For anyone reading this review it is important to note that the Cecil Hotel is a pub/sports bar. It is not a place to go if you seek ambience, or a quiet dining experience. While there were dedicated tables for dining, there was no real separation or partitions between the general bar area and the dining area. The music (relatively pub standard playlist stuff) my beloved partner "She Who Must Be Obeyed" felt was too loud, although I enjoyed it. The Sporting Broadcasts displayed on multiple screens set on the internal walls of the bar/dining area can be a bit distracting. But it is after all what you would expect to see in a sports focused pub. But please don't let the above detract from trying the Cecil Hotel out for a nice meal, great service and reasonably priced food. We had the $25 steak and garlic prawns which I would highly recommend.