Goodwood Park Hotel (The Goody)

Waited over an hour for my food, my coworkers got their food a full 20 minutes before mine. When asking if I could substitute chips for sweet potato chips, they said they would have to charge me the full price of a side of chips instead. The sweet potato fries were soggy, undercooked and I only received three or four of them. The salt and pepper squid was tasteless and the batter fell off immediately. Do not recommend.

I've visited the goody on a few occasions now, which each have been most enjoyable. The restaurant decor is casual, neat and spacious. Whilst the menu is extensive, the large variety of meals are consistently of high quality. Having visited, I would recommend greek salad with added haloumi and chicken. The chicken was crisp and tender, and the salad was fresh and well-dressed. The pork belly roast, chicken parmigiana, burgers, and pizzas have also appeared to be well-liked by my company. As dessert, we each enjoyed a chocolate sundae which was absolutely delicious - the smooth vanilla ice-cream, accompanied by crunchy peanuts and rich chocolate sauce was heavenly! Both the mains and dessert were reasonably priced, and the service has always been exceptional. Will definitely be returning, and recommending to family and friends!

The "Goody" has recently updated their menu ... or perhaps it's just the paper. Regardless, it's a great neighbourhood hotel on Goodwood Road to have a bite and a beer. Like most hotels, the atmosphere is relaxed. You have a choice of sitting in the bar area or actually sitting down on proper tables and chairs if sitting on a bar stool is not practical. Saturday lunch time is easy, laid back and quiet but not overly quiet that you feel the place is dead. There are a heap of specials from the chef's specials, to bar food specials for $12, as well as the rather diverse pub menu. This lunch time we had a Trio of Dips and a large serve of the Nachos. The Trio of Dips was served with the usual toasted pita bread except that it was slightly too toasted. But if crunchy is your thing, then you'd have loved it. The saving grace was the Dukkah. I am not sure what secret mix of Dukkah they use but it had a nice kick to it and I was quite addicted to dipping the toasted pita into olive oil with balsamic vinegar and then smothering it with the Dukkah. Our eyes were larger than our bellies and we ordered the large Nachos. It was generous. I would have liked the cheese to have been layered better on the Nachos. The salsa was pretty decent if somewhat on the sweet side. Not easy to go wrong on Nachos though.

The "Goody" has recently updated their menu ... or perhaps it's just the paper. Regardless, it's a great neighbourhood hotel on Goodwood Road to have a bite and a beer. Like most hotels, the atmosphere is relaxed. You have a choice of sitting in the bar area or actually sitting down on proper tables and chairs if sitting on a bar stool is not practical. Saturday lunch time is easy, laid back and quiet but not overly quiet that you feel the place is dead. There are a heap of specials from the chef's specials, to bar food specials for $12, as well as the rather diverse pub menu. This lunch time we had a Trio of Dips and a large serve of the Nachos. The Trio of Dips was served with the usual toasted pita bread except that it was slightly too toasted. But if crunchy is your thing, then you'd have loved it. The saving grace was the Dukkah. I am not sure what secret mix of Dukkah they use but it had a nice kick to it and I was quite addicted to dipping... read more

Poppy tried the Goody for the first time. And I have to say that for pub food it was fantastic. The beef schnitzel parmigiana was awesome and tasty with a nice side of steamed vegetables and Asian salad. The seafood basket was also delicious containing Pale Ale battered Flathead, skewered King Prawns and salt & pepper squid on a bed of beer battered chips. Delightful! For pub food Poppy was very impressed. Great portion sizes and not overpriced for the area. If you're hankering for a pub meal check it out. Definitely worth an eat, will be back ????