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Food was bland. Basic and really expensive. 47 dollars for a meal with basic foods, Sadly. If it was 30 dollars id understand. Not worth sorry.…
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We ate here on Saturday evening at 7pm.Parents with young children who want to get drunk and let their kids run around unsupervised, then this is the …
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Went for lunch used a GrabOne voucher - nice restaurant, nice staff, nice view. Food was ok for buffet- limited choices for lunch from the hot section…
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Whitby's Restaurant & Bar - James Cook Hotel Grand Chancellor is open for Fine Dining. Whitby's Restaurant & Bar - James Cook Hotel Grand Chancellor serves Continental and European dishes. Incorrect or missing information? Make a report, or claim the restaurant if you own it!Details
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10 Reviews on “Whitby’s Restaurant & Bar – James Cook Hotel Grand Chancellor”
Came here for high tea once last year (2017) with a group of about 10 people. Service was impeccable & there was a good variety of teas and almost everyone found something to enjoy. The food I gotta say was very average. There were a few classics on the tiers (scones for eg). but the rest was fairly bland IMHO, just pieces filling in the gaps. I might give this place another go one day, but probably not high tea.
We took advantage of a grabone offer for the buffet lunch and were really excited about it. But after today, we won’t bother going back again. Very limited options and even worse for vegetarians. The only redeeming factor was that our 3 year old ate for free.
Reading the other reviews I was a little worried about dining here. We were a large group that came here for the Xmas dinner advertised for the month of December. There was plenty of food choices and although there were a lot that wasn’t quite to my personal taste , I still managed to find some delicious food. All food looked fresh and inviting especially desserts. Service was great. Only down side was that we were quoted less than what they tried to charge us at the end but they were quick to rectify the situation and all was good.
Went for the pre-christmas buffet, and what a disappointment! At $55 each the food was poor – examples: pasta, sausages, boiled eggs, fish in white sauce, chicken in white sauce, shepards pie, boiled vege, ice cream, creme caramel and choc fudge. No one was there carving the turkey or ham. There were no live cooking demos as advertised. Food wasn’t replenished often, was cold and one of the chefs was touching the food with his bare hands! Not a good look for JCGC or Whitbys.
Went for lunch based on recommendations of friend, needless to say this person is no longer our friend. To start, the decor was dated and grim, I was expecting to find cigarette smoke stained mesh curtains to go along with the theme. The food was bland and uninspiring and most certainly not worth $35 a head. I have had considerably better food at the Waiouru all ranks mess. The only redeeming feature was the warm and pleasant staff.
Food was overall great. Service was amazing and the wait staff took our empty plates quickly. Ambiance was great. Only very slight downfall was the dessert options, there was apple pie as the only hot option and all the cakes and custard were sub par. Also the seafood was a let down, prawns were obviously defrostes and had zero flavour. Everything else was fab. Defdinatly going back!
We booked when they had a seafood special evening a few months back, the seafood selection as such did not have and Kina or Crayish (Crayfish the king of the sea and it wasn’t offered) the oysters were only provided at the start and you weren’t able to help yourself to any more, The meal selection was reasonable, presentation is always well done, we have attended this place a few times now and will come again.