3/5 De Villiers K. 1 year ago on Google
I
have
to
stress
at
the
start
that
this
review
is
of
our
takeaway
experience
at
Chevron
Tavern.
NOT
dining
in.
Having
waited
for
my
food
order,
the
interior
seemed
cosy,
clean,
and
well
looked
after.
There
were
also
some
redeeming
qualities
of
my
takeaway
experience,
hence
rating
3
stars
and
not
2,
but
overall
it
was
a
very
frustrating
to
mediocre
experience
at
best.
On
Thu
29
Dec
'22,
we
had
an
arranged
picnic
at
Main
Beach
and
had
the
in-laws
with
us.
Everyone
has
varying
tastes
and
Chevron
Tavern
was
on
our
way
and
seemed
to
cover
a
wide
range
of
foods,
so
we
figured
we'd
order
all
in
one
there
instead
of
restaurant
hopping
on
the
way.
Boy,
did
I
regret
that
decision.
I
phoned
up
well
in
advance
(30+mins)
to
place
my
order,
so
that
everything
would
be
ready
before
time.
The
first
bit
of
frustration
came
when
the
menu
on
their
website,
which
I
was
ordering
from,
was
completely
out
of
date.
Half
the
stuff
I
wanted
to
order
was
no
longer
actually
on
the
menu.
The
girl
who
helped
me
over
the
phone
was
very
helpful
and
friendly,
she
made
sure
to
read
my
entire
order
back
to
me,
and
ensured
she
had
everything
correct,
which
she
did.
Took
my
number,
name
and
even
asked
what
time
we'd
be
picking
up.
I
got
to
the
Tavern
to
find
out
the
girl
who
had
taken
my
order
had
since
left,
and
I
got
two
blank
stares
from
the
two
ladies
behind
the
bar
when
I
said
I
was
there
to
collect
an
order
under
my
name.
Not
only
that,
the
blonde
bar
lady
gave
some
snotty
answer
to
the
effect
of
"well
X
wrote
something
down,
but
I
dunno
what
it
was".
I
could
tell
this
wasn't
going
to
go
well,
but
kept
my
cool,
despite
seeing
our
schedule
go
well
behind.
To
her
credit,
the
dark-haired
bar
lady
tried
her
best
to
help
me,
and
was
very
friendly
and
patient,
but
ended
up
having
to
retake
my
entire
order.
She
also
did
her
best
to
rush
the
kitchen
along,
but
needless
to
say
it
was
a
good
20mins
later
that
I
finally
left
with
our
food.
Now
I
realise
this
isn't
so
bad
in
the
grand
scheme
of
things,
but
remember
I
specifically
ordered
ahead
so
I
could
just
pick
up
and
go,
being
on
a
schedule.
Not
only
that,
but
I
was
5mins
down
the
road
then
they
phoned
me
up
again--apparently
miraculously
having
rediscovered
my
number--to
say
they'd
missed
my
loaded
fries,
which
meant
I
had
to
turn
around
AGAIN.
Really
just
frustrating
all
round.
And
keep
in
mind
this
was
a
food
order
of
over
100
dollars.
As
for
the
food
review:
-
The
salt
and
pepper
calamari
was
well
cooked,
but
fairly
bland.
Not
much
salt
or
pepper
in
the
batter
to
speak
of.
On
a
bed
of
fairly
bland,
dry
white
rice.
Not
bad,
but
average
at
best.
-
Much
the
same
story
with
chicken
satay.
Well
cooked,
but
bland
chicken,
with
a
sauce
that
has
peanut
in
it,
but
that's
where
the
similarities
to
satay
ends.
Not
great,
not
bad.
-
The
caesar
salad
was
okay.
Tasty
bacon,
parmesan,
croutons
and
a
fresh
egg.
Too
much
salad
leaves
for
our
taste,
but
that
seems
to
be
par
for
the
course
on
the
Goldie.
-
The
garlic
bread
was
very
tasty
and
fresh.
So
A+
there.
-
The
steak
was
really
well
cooked,
and
medium
as
requested.
Kudos
to
the
chef
for
that,
really
hard
to
get
a
well
cooked
steak
these
days.
Nice
chips,
too,
but
unfortunately
we
got
two
mushroom
sauces
where
I
specifically
asked
for
pepper
for
dad
with
an
extra
mushroom
for
us.
Dad
doesn't
eat
mushroom,
so
had
to
be
content
with
a
bare
steak.
Again,
had
the
phone
order,
which
was
originally
correct,
been
put
in
and
not
rushed,
stuff
like
this
wouldn't
have
happened.
-
Loaded
fries
were
also
good.
Big
portion,
tasty
chips
and
bacon.
So
overall
the
entire
experience
was
just
mediocre
to
average
at
best.
Some
redeeming
qualities,
but
disappointing
to
say
the
least.
If
you
want
a
takeaway,
steer
clear
of
Chevron
Tavern
is
my
advice.
I
realise
at
the
end
of
the
day
I
shouldn't
expect
5
star,
gourmet
at
a
tavern,
but
the
bar
is
so
high
on
the
Gold
Coast,
especially
in
the
Chevron
area,
I
just
expected
better.
