The hotel side is fantastic for the money and very clean. Friendly service.

The food/restaurant is quite possibly the worst place I've eaten. I've given it a few goes as I stay here for work often due to the nice rooms, and sometimes I just can't be bothered eating elsewhere.

Food is terrible; they get everything wrong. I thought I couldn't go wrong with a steak on steak night this evening; get served up a grey, gristly piece of leather crap, asked for rare and got medium, but somehow, they still managed not to have any grill marks on the outside. Literally, the worst steak I've ever paid to eat.

Last week, the Parma on Parma night was like they'd pre-cooked them all and then re-heated them in a microwave - not even re-heated properly, lukewarm and revolting.

Make sure you book yourself a seat at a restaurant somewhere else if you're staying.

Previous owners made the best wood fired pizzas. Turned up today to be told there are new owners, and they have canned the wood fired pizzas. The wood fired pizzas brought an ambience to the Cafe section, and when we walked in today we were devastated. Please bring back the wood fired pizzas and we will bring back our business

We have stayed at the Settlement for almost 3 weeks. Good food, good people and comfy room. Albeit the aircon is very noisy. Katrina in the Bistro provided us excellent service.
No cooked breakfast is a detractor for us and may explore the Sands. We stay for 3 weeks every 4 months.

I can't give me than 1 star. It had been at least a couple of years since I've eaten there, and I used to love going there. I happened to be in the vicinity on Monday and decided to go back there for dinner. What a big disappointment. The Chicken Scallopini I ordered was as hard and tough as leather. It had no taste as if it's not been marinated. There was more mesh than the chicken as if the mesh was the main dish. My wife had the Pumpkin soup. Mind you they were right when they said the special was Pumpkin soup because that was all she had. Never in my life have I seen anywhere serving soup without as least a slice of bread. There was nothing but soup which wasn't all that great too. Well it might be decades before I go back there.

Went to the settlement hotel yesterday morning with my wife arrived 10:30 am all we wanted was cheese Ham toasty with a coffee not a main meal.
We were told 11am we can order so we had a coffee quick chat went back to the bar to order the toasty only to be told we can't sit at the table and eat it's regarded as a Snack menu and can only be eaten in pokies area why the staff member behind the bar didn't say this at the start

Gorgeous hotel!! Came from interstate for a friend's wedding and stayed here one night. Reception staff were lovely and super helpful, room was huge and I still can't get over how big the bathtub was. Free continental breakfast was also a huge bonus. I'll definitely be returning in future, I can't recommend this hotel enough!

On arrival, we were promptly shown to our table. Meals were various, from porterhouse steak 1 cooked blue and the other rare, the kitchen was flexible enough to cater a plate of calamari as a main meal. Fish and chips and the chicken and chip kids meal.
ALL were cooked to perfection. Food presentation was pleasing and quick to the table. Staff were friendly and professional. Amenities were clean, main restaurant clean and tidy. The only downside was the wait for mixed drinks from the bar. Will definitely return at a future date.

Was disappointed in my visit. Despite being the second person to order on my table many other meals came out from the kitchen. I brought this to the attention of the wait staff and the manager came over to confirm with an apology and an "it won't be long" ...... but it was. They processed all the orders from our table and a large birthday party and nearly a full hour after I ordered, my parma finally arrived. [No apology or any other recompense offered - a free drink wouldn't have hurt]
No, it wasn't worth the wait either with the crumb quite blackened and the bolognese topping bland in flavour.
Sadly won't be rushing back to what used to be a nice bistro.

We had lunch in the "Family Bistro".
Honey Mustard Chicken and Pumpkin & Zucchini Risotto.
Both meals were delicious. My partner thought that my Risotto was a bit "gluggy", but I thought it was very nice.
Very nicely laid out, big open Bistro.
All staff were very friendly and helpful.
All in all, very enjoyable lunch.
Well worth a visit.

The food I bought a steak. I'm now at the Hallem hotel that's how bad the food was. I couldn't eat it a steak that was couldn't cook frozen. The only thing I ate was a couple of chips that they put Salt on, and that's my choice, not theirs the veggies 5 out of 10 the services dropped through the roof so I wasted 50 bucks and now I've gotta come and eat somewhere else and I got told I said it's got new owners well review hopefully gets to a lot of people the food looks fantastic. Don't get me wrong, but once you eat it, you feel like thrown in the bin I've eaten out of garbage better than that go across the road in the rubbish bin you'll find better than that

My husband and I have been here a few times for dinner with our children, and the service has been amazing each time!!! The meals come fairly quick, the prices are very reasonable and the atmosphere was very relaxing. The meal size was ginormous and well worth the price. Highly recommend trying it out for yrself

Great place!!! Here for work and we were absolutely surprised what a nice place it was! Accommodation was old school classic and classy, meals were big and delicious and the staff were fantastic...... especially Mitch and Helen!! A diamond in the rough for sure!!

Who would have thought such a beautiful establishment would be found in Cranbourne 😉😂

Come for dinner and the venue is absolutely beautiful and well laid out.
Staff are nice and my Greek Parma was delicious. The chicken was quality including all the ingredients. Sorry no photo taken as I inhaled it once it arrived.

Will return and hopefully take a photo next time. Highly recommend ??'?

Just had a great meal at the Bistro, jalapeno poppers were the best I have ever had. Salt and pepper calamari salad was huge, so good but couldn't finish. Service at Reception was very good and room wonderful.

I just loved this place, their food, services everything is great, u people can try their pizza it was really amazing.

Great Saturday night was had by all, we were a booking of 20 people, everyone enjoyed their meals. The food was the best, came out fast especially for a busy Saturday night. Huge servings. The staff are amazing. We defiantly will be back

For a busy Saturday night, the food was great, came out fast and the staff are fantastic. Highly recommend, best in the area

What a pleasure this was to stay at this hotel when I was so very tired. Grand quality rooms, pristine cleanliness, great restaurant with friendly staff. The receptionists Helen and Semema certainly had the 'care factor'. Such a refreshing experience to stay a night here & thoroughly recommend

Friendly service, clean lovely family environment, pokies and alcohol for the adults and kids play area for the kids. Meals beautiful. Only negative was the salad dressing was yuk,would've been better salad served with the dressing optional. But everything else was perfect, a very enjoyable time and affordable

Had dinner here tonight as I normally do. Last time I was here as I have dinner at least once a month. But last time I had dinner here the portion size of the meal had halved and thought nothing of it. Well tonight ordered something different and yep they have at least halved their meal size. Don't get me wrong great food as always that is why I come here and even supported local businesses like this over Covid. Won't be back as it's now as advertised an Australian boutique hotel as on there menu. Too Overpriced for what you're getting food wise where is the rest for what you're paying.

Have not been to the settlement in 6 year's due too terrible food. We tried it again tonight and it was amazing ??'? .
Well done to the chefs. We will definately be back. The service was also fantastic with the girls and the barman was extremely friendly.
Well done guys all round amazing

The food was terrible, some serious cost cuttings been going on in that kitchen.

We used to come here for an easy well priced meal, I highly doubt we will be coming back....

I'm one to give a place a few strikes, this is probably the 3rd.

I ordered the seafood platter for 1. The fish was tiny, about 3 mouthfuls, the salad was bigger then all the seafood put together.
The oysters were craggy, I ate 1 of them and have spent the following day not in a good way.. avoid thus dish

This place has certainly changed.
Used to come here for lunch and the food was amazing.
Came here for dinner recently and the chicken Parma was dry, chips had an off taste only decent thing was the cold water station.
Definitely won't be returning.

Meals were reasonable in price. Service was very friendly and they offer a good kids package with there meals . My steak was slightly over cooked and my friend got the aussie Parma and the onion was a little chunky for there liking. But over all a nice place to go for dinner

I asked for medium rare steak. What I ate was completely raw and cold in the middle. By raw, I mean red tough raw not pink. Vegetables where disgusting and cold. Not sure how long has it been since they were cooked. Piece of advice: get your steak from someone who likes to eat steak. The only good thing was the sauce.

I very often stay at the settlement for doctors appointment etc.
It's the only place I will stay as the staff were extremely helpful and kind. I feel settled and safe being a single lady on her own.
Front of house staff was wonderfully helpfull, the room was beautiful and the cleaning ladies do a fantastically great job.

Have been a few times for dinner now. The atmosphere is friendly and welcoming and you can enjoy a wine by the fire. Food is good value - pizzas especially good. Main reason we go there is the staff. They are friendly and make us feel welcome when we go.

My husbands meal was fine but mine was questionable. I asked for well done crispy chips and fish. The chips weren't crispy and after having 1 bite of the fish I had to go to the bathroom. The type of fish was not listed on the menu as it should be and later I was advised that it was barramundi 1 of the fish I can't eat. The first time I've been out for dinner in 6 months and it was spoilt. The customer service was good though I ended up having to go home and have a piece of toast for dinner.😡

Chose the settlement for lunch for my mother and I on the 26/9.
'Greeted' by an absolute sourpuss who nodded the direction of the menus rather than reaching out and handing them over with something resembling a smile. Asked for cheese on half of a garlic bread pizza. Informed that they don't 'do' half and half. I wasn't asking for half Tuscan half Hawaiian.. just sprinkling of cheese on half a garlic pizza. The attitude was the last straw. Helped my mother out of that place and spent my $60 at Kellies pub down the road. Suggest someone who can do hospitality at the counter and not treat people like **** on her shoe. Never again.

Second time we have eaten in the Bistro here. The Bistro is Clean, food is simple pub style, but really nice. Fast service! Above all though, the staff here are just so lovely. It's refreshing to have nice friendly staff that are caring and professional! We will be back.

We were the first to order on our table of 8 and everyone had already almost finished their meals and we still hadn't received ours. The waitress was very helpful when I asked about our meals. It was disappointing that everyone had finished by the time ours arrived with the explanation "it was on its way, sorry about that"
The food was OK, nothing to get excited about. I probably wouldn't come back here, to be honest.

We ate here on a Wednesday night and were extremely disappointed with the food. The menu stated chicken schnitzel with chips and salad yet there was not a lettuce leaf or tomato in sight just a plate piled with chips and a very over cooked schnitzel, most people probably wouldn't worry to much about having too many chips but personally I would have preferred the salad.

We had dinner in the restaurant and ordered the Roast of the Day. It was the WORST I've ever had in my life. It was a mixed pile of stewed pork with watery gravy, half cooked cubes of potato and turnip with a small scattering of parsley. I had been looking forward to sliced roast meat, baked or mashed potato with a selection of coloured vegetables. I'm not hugely fussy but when I pay $28/plate for kitchen leftovers I'm NOT HAPPY JAN!!!

Great service, the staff were great. Food was nice. I liked that they had a separate menu for gluten free meals, made it very easy to see what options I could order without having to bother staff with lots of questions.

Christmas lunch,very poor.Carvery consisted of meats floating in water, roast vegetables ran out early. Rice gluggy, wouldn't come off the spoon. Desserts very poor. Plenty of prawns and oysters, substandard salads. Left as early as possible. Beautiful meal last Christmas, very disappointed this year.

In all the times I have been here, the drinks have been cold & the food has been served at the right temperature. There is only one time when they got my eye fillet order wrong, otherwise I have enjoyed every plate. Depending on where within the dining room you are seated, you may feel crammed in & if you sit next to the children's playroom do NOT expect to leave without having your eardrums blasted by screaming children. Finally, I think they need to update the desert menu as I haven't seen any change for the last 4-5 years.

Just pub meals.. average menu. Large area a d good seating. Bistro is great. Need to show green vax cert.

Nice decor in the bistro with beautiful open plan, typical pub fare at typical pub prices, quieter than expected on an average weeknight. Delicious chips served with the meals ??'?

Friendly & efficient staff. Lunch for 8
Grey Nomads, big serves, well presented. Tasty, well cooked meals. Prompt service.

Woah! Can't wait to come back again! Booked this place for a terrific rate at ʜᴏᴛᴇʟʙᴜʟʟʏ.ᴄᴏᴍ I like this resort and I'm really happy I stayed at my favorite hotel for less than what I usually pay.

We had a very pleasant stay here for a few days, large comfortable room with old styling throughout.

You didn't ask how my stay was at check out, so I'll let you know here. Just really average! I had to turn the heater off at night because it was too noisy, making a strange heaving sound. So it was cold. It was also disappointing that we couldn't order a couple of bowls of porridge to be delivered to our room for breakfast for my son and I. I get that it was mother's Day, but I'm sure I paid for a breakfast with my room, and somehow my breakfast option became to pay for a huge mother's Day buffet. I was happy to pay for a small breakfast to be delivered to my room (even though I'm sure a breakfast was meant to be included) but that wasn't even possible. Reception staff at check out were not particularly hospitable. Not even a - have a nice day. We were standing their waiting for what's next for the check-out and it turns out she'd just gone back to work. It was weird. Not like a normal hotel unfortunately.

Very nice comfortable dinning room. Wide offering on menu. Very tasty main course of chicken scollopinni. Variety of desserts.

I'd love to give more stars.Beautiful restored building. The rooms are large. Exceptionally clean.Room heating is fantastic. We didn't get time to use the in room spa.Dinner at the bistro was well worth it. We both had the ribs and it was a delicious.However, we arrived at the Cafe for our included continental breakfast at 845am, noting it was just cereal and milk it never arrived despite asking 3 times. When tables arriving 20 minutes after you receive hot bacon and eggs, cereal was your undoing.

We visited the Settlement for a quick bite to eat and were in a hurry as we had to be at another venue for some live entertainment.I don't think we made it to the bistro, we found a large eating area adjacent to the entrance and settled on that.As we walked in we were promptly greeted by a staff member and shown where to sit and the ordering procedure explained.As we were in a rush, we decided to order a couple of light meal options off the comprehensive menu. Ordering was quick, as was the cooking of the food.The food was excellent. The highlight was the wood fired pizza. The base was fresh and the toppings were quality. As I've worked as a pizza maker in the past, I can be quite fussy. I would have no hesitation in recommending the wood fired pizza.The menu offered something for everyone and was well laid out. I can't wait to visit this place again.Highly recommend.

Nice setting, spacious, great friendly staff. Good sized food for the price. Would come again.