Sir Charles Darling Hotel

Sir Charles Darling Hotel Family owned bistro pub serving restaurant quality food at pub prices. Lunch menu available. The Sir Charles Darling Hotel is located in the heart of Geelong.
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Our Hotel was established in 1852 and remains one of the few traditional pubs left. We have resisted the urge to become upmarket and overly pretentious, instead offering a warm and inviting atmosphere, offering restaurant quality food at pub prices.

Needless to say word is definitively out about the at The Darling!
18/02/2023

Needless to say word is definitively out about the at The Darling!

Want to grab some lunch and a cheeky bev on your lunch break?? Pre-ordering is available everyday! Take advantage of our...
21/01/2022

Want to grab some lunch and a cheeky bev on your lunch break?? Pre-ordering is available everyday! Take advantage of our all day lunch menu available 12pm-5pm Friday's & Saturdays. Day for it! ☀️☀️☀️☀️

Call to pre-order or book: (03) 5222 1697

10/01/2022

Thank you for all the lovely messages we received.

To everyone who asked if we could open in time for their weekly Tuesday steak night fix 🥩🍷…. Well your message has been received.

Now hopefully open again for good this time 🤞😊. See you all soon

05/01/2022

Unfortunately we have had to make the tough decision to temporarily close as most of our staff are now isolating awaiting test results. Tests however are taking 5 or 6 days to be returned and as such we have no option but to close.

The health and safety of all our customers both young and old along with our own young family meant the risk of being infectious while working was not a risk we were willing to take.

Please look after yourselves and you’re loved ones and be thankful for all the happiness and joy around you.

See you all soon hopefully next week

Love The Darling family

21/10/2021

Well we are finally opening again tomorrow after what feels like forever. Not having the daily interaction with all of you has certainly been tough, especially for Sadie.

We already had an extensive menu but after months of you asking for certain specials to become regular menu items, we have listened and made 7 new additions!!!

Please make sure you book in advance and have proof of double vaccination for anyone over 16 before attending. Look forward to seeing you all again sending love from our family to yours.

08/09/2021

What had the potential this morning to be good news unfortunately wasn’t what we wanted to hear. With the low caps of 10 people inside, it simply isn’t feasible for us to open. Hopefully this changes in the next week or two as I (Sam) miss our food a lot along with all our awesome customers.

P.S. I’m sure lots of you would be wondering so I can confirm that The Darling family now as a new 5-day old baby boy addition who I’m sure will do the rounds in the coming months as Sadie enjoys so much.

Lots of love from our expanding family xox

24/12/2020

2020 has been a tough year for so many people and with the additions of my 10 month daughter Sadie and 5 month nephew Archer, we will be closed from Christmas Eve until the 2nd Jan so we can recharge and enjoy some precious family time.

Thank you to everyone for all the unreal support and consistently kind words throughout the year.

We don’t advertise and unlike most we very rarely post on social media. Instead we rely purely on word of mouth, which thanks to you all, is certainly working.

Sending love from our family to yours.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. 🎉

15/09/2020

Out of nowhere Dan has answered the prayers of small business owners in regional Victoria, now allowing indoor and outdoor dining.

So from 5pm on Thursday we will be open again and what a way to kick things off with our fan favourite Parmi Night!

The calls have started flowing thick and fast so like last time bookings will be absolutely essential.

10/08/2020

As most of you know we are one of the last traditional pubs in Geelong with the whole family involved in the day to day running. With a focus on high quality and affordable meals, we strive to offer the most enjoyable dining experience in a warm and friendly environment.

With the number of new coronavirus cases in Geelong continuing to rise, we have made the difficult decision to shutdown entirely until things are back under control.

Family is more important than anything so please stay safe and look after your loved ones 💕.

You’ve asked and we’ve listened. So this time around we will be adding “the best steak in a city known for great steaks”...
05/08/2020

You’ve asked and we’ve listened. So this time around we will be adding “the best steak in a city known for great steaks” to our takeaway menu along with the insanely popular Tuesday steak night and Thursday’s Parmi night.

We have also added 2 new wraps to the lunch menu to go alongside the pepper steak, chicken satay and quickly becoming famous chicken schnitzel wrap. They will be a fish wrap with flathead tails and a breakfast wrap with all details on the website at sircharlesdarling.com.au

We will be open for takeaway lunch and dinner Wednesday to Saturday along with Tuesday steak night. Just call to place your order and drive thru at our contactless curbside pickup.

Stay safe out there everyone with love from our recently expanded family and big shout out to all the hospital staff for doing such an amazing job during these nightmarish times.

The response from everyone has been unreal and we’re truly sorry we have now turned away well over 150 people since we o...
13/06/2020

The response from everyone has been unreal and we’re truly sorry we have now turned away well over 150 people since we opened on Monday last week 😢.

Next week we are going to start trying to double seat where possible on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. We’re trying to avoid set dining times as it goes against the laid back, relaxed atmosphere people love, but if possible either earlier bookings before 6pm or later after 7pm will certainly help enormously. I know this isn’t ideal and it will only be until restrictions on spacing are lifted.

Anyone who has dined with us recently will have seen the lengths we go to after each and every party to ensure sanitised, sparkling settings. With table service one of many new requirements, the Sir Charles Darling has been transformed into a fine dining restaurant, with the same insane prices as before.😮

Remember bookings are crucial and hopefully we’re all sensible so we can keep progressing with the removal of restrictions.

Don’t believe our hype? Read our recent reviews👌🍻

Just to confirm what a lot of people have been asking, we will be open again from Monday 1st June. We've been busy this ...
30/05/2020

Just to confirm what a lot of people have been asking, we will be open again from Monday 1st June.

We've been busy this week thoroughly cleaning all surfaces including steam cleaning of all carpets to ensure a comfortable, clean and most importantly a safe environment for your dining experience.

We will however have a reduced capacity as we have removed a number of tables and chairs to ensure all social distancing requirements are met. Bookings will be essential going forward as we are already very close to capacity on Tuesday for our famous steak night & Thursday's Parmi night isn't far behind.

We have hand sanitising stations set up in both the bar and bistro and in line with new hospitality COVID rules, everyone who enters the premises will be required to provide their first name & phone number and sanitise hands.

All tables, chairs & grinders will be sanitised after every use with door handles, toilets etc also frequently cleaned. There will be no communal sauce, water etc and instead everything will be provided upon request.

Restaurants and pubs like us that offer delicious food at tremendous value and therefore require high turnover have been the hardest hit. With the restrictions in place on patron numbers this will continue in the foreseeable future so why not save some money and support your favourite local?

We are family owned and operated and look forward to seeing our amazing customers again and thank you for your support during these challenging times. Hospo love from Bronwyn, James, Sam, Tom, Xin and the Sir Charles Darling Team.

Address

38 Bellerine Sreet
Geelong, VIC
3220

Opening Hours

Monday 11:30am - 10pm
Tuesday 11:30am - 10pm
Wednesday 11:30am - 10pm
Thursday 11:30am - 10pm
Friday 11:30am - 10:30pm
Saturday 11:30am - 10:30pm

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