National Hotel Complex Bendigo

Used to be such a great venue. Order a dozen oysters (very pricey for what the are) as well as a seafood platter and a caesar salad.
After taking over half an hour for the food due to them getting confused with a staff employee number and thinking it was for them. The oysters are tiny and not worth the money. About 5 minutes later entree arrived, the oysters for the seafood platter were burnt and the Ceasar salad had more ham than the rest of the plate (yes ham, not bacon) and all of 4 croutons.
Poor service. Poor care. And with some of the staff, poor attitude.

The lunch special was just $24.90, including main and drink. The food was amazing. Our whole table enjoyed no complaints about any meal five star ⭐️

This place was extremely nice and professional. It was probably the best calamari that my husband has had and my grandson’s burgers were great too. So was my Thai beef salad.

Last night (03/01/2025) I held my 21st in one of the function rooms, and I just wanted to say thank you to every single staff member who worked and made it what it was. We all loved the food, the drinks and the amazing staff who worked so hard to accommodate to the rest of the party goers! everyone was so welcoming and so nice to chat with whenever we had a question or a request while we were setting up to cleaning and collecting our left over decorations.
I cant stop recommending hosting a function at the nash to everyone I know, it is truly an amazing experience. Thank you so so much guys!

We had my niece's 30th birthday with 80 people out there, and it was a very happy and relaxing night and everyone had a great time.

We were part of a large group, meeting for lunch. The ordering and delivery of meals needs a huge overhaul. Why aren't names taken when meals are ordered? Couples who ordered together had separate meals as others claimed them when they were delivered. The meals are excellent but this problem needs to be addressed.

Lovely experience for lunch. Carlton Draught on tank which went down very nicely! Selection for lunch was plentiful. We had lamp shank and the roast pork, which were really well cooked and generous sizes. Staff were super friendly! Will definitely come again for lunch!

We had an accessible room that was so spacious and very happy. The hotel itself was excellent, the restaurant was very good, the meal we had was so delicious, and the Happy Hour was fantastic. From the reception staff to all the other staff were excellent, and we had a great meal. Great Time!

Popped by the National Hotel for lunch on my way back to the city and was pleasantly surprised to find a lunch special which included a drink which was affordable and fair. I ordered the gnocchi carbonara and was very happy with the meal. Portion size was more than enough with a skinny latte for my drink. Super friendly service from all the staff and highly recommend for a good lunch date.

I just wanted to say Thank you ever so much to Tammy I think that was her name for helping myself and my family today. What an extraordinary young happy lady she is she did an amazing job today while others stood around and chattered this young lady did everything. We all watched her run around cleaning, greeting customers, pouring drinks, taking orders, bringing food to tables and cleaning resetting tables by herself young lady we need more people like yourself in restaurants thank you and we will be back just to see you.

We requested and booked two rooms next to each other on the ground floor. The office staff helped with all our needs, the rooms were very clean, with updated bathrooms, and a fantastic price compared to all the other motels in the area,, had a meal in the evening at the bistro, EXTREMELY good service, and the meals were FANTASTIC. In the morning we had a cooked breakfast bought to our rooms which were perfectly cooked, I cannot praise this complex highly enough, all the staff at both the restaurant and rooms were fabulous. We will defiantly be staying at this complex again when heading to Bendigo.

Had dinner there and had the Beef Cheeks, mash potato needs a bit more, felt it was a bit plain, extra Garlic and salt, mash it slightly longer would of helped still had slight lumps wasn’t creamy, beef cheeks perfectly tender, also felt the sauce could be a bit richer. Over all staff were great, meal was nice was just expecting little more flavour and a richer red wine dew.
Great atmosphere and a nice hotel. If I could give 4.5 I would.

We have stayed here on two occasions and plan to return next year. The facilities and staff are absolutely fantastic.
It makes it so easy for us while away from home on a work trip because they have a bistro attached to the accomodation service. The food is of a great standard and the staff are welcoming and efficient.
We feel very lucky to have found this gem.
Thank you for making our lives a little bit easier at a busy time.

Highly recommend dining at this restaurant. Meat was great, so many options and reasonably priced as well. We came in as a group of 12 people. I suggest you do a booking if you have a bigger group of 5 people as it gets really busy……………………………….

Went here for lunch and ordered the pork roast. Sad ro say the veggies were so undercooked they were virtually raw.
The meat was chewy and un seasoned.
The staff were so lovely and the facilities awesome but the food was borderline inedible. Very big shame, as I used to frequent the national for their awesome food.

To all the staff at the National Bistro. You made Mum's 80th birthday party amazing, the food, service and help to bring it all together was amazing and appreciated. The staff was amazing and so helpful. They looked after everything I needed, from a baby high chair to organizing the cake candles and bringing them out. Thank you for everything 10/10. Highly recommended for your event. They will go above and beyond to make sure your event is sensational.

We are no strangers to the Hotel National. As we went early in the week and for lunch it wasn't very busy, so the service was excellent. We have been when it's very busy and the service was also excellent. Being a group of 40, we all had various meals from the menu; no complaints from anyone. I think that we obviously like the place we see and we keep returning.