Balaclava Hotel
445 Reviews
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- Tuesday12–10 PM
- Wednesday12–10 PM
- Thursday12–10 PM
- Friday12–10 PM
- Saturday12–10 PM
- Sunday12–10 PM
- Monday12–10 PM
About the Business
Balaclava Hotel, St Kilda East, VIC | St Kilda East’s favourite with great food restaurant & bar offering regular specials, takeaway menu, live entertainment & much more. Make a reservation now!
Contacts
Call Us
+61395312709
123 Carlisle St, St Kilda East VIC 3183
Hours
- Tuesday12–10 PM
- Wednesday12–10 PM
- Thursday12–10 PM
- Friday12–10 PM
- Saturday12–10 PM
- Sunday12–10 PM
- Monday12–10 PM
Features
- Wheelchair-accessible car park
- Wheelchair-accessible entrance
- Toilets
- Credit cards
- Debit cards
- Wheelchair-accessible toilet
- Delivery
- Dine-in
- Bar games
- Sport
- Alcohol
- Beer
- Food
- Spirits
- Wine
- Casual
- Groups
- Takeaway
- Live music
- Live performances
- Cocktails
- Food at bar
- Cosy
- Accepts reservations
Recommended Reviews
Jasmin Kang
06.10.2023
Balaclava Hotel
Really love it here! Super friendly staff, amazing service, food delicious and very well priced for the portions. Heaps of seating downstairs in a nice unpretentious old fashioned everything wood pub, or if you are after something a bit less casual, upstairs looks completely different like an upmarket cocktail lounge. Highly recommend!
Cora-Lee Williams
18.09.2023
Balaclava Hotel
Definitely has cleaned up over the years. Lovely little venue. Great feed and good staff. Highly recommend checking out the new menu. The Parma is a personal fav or the share plate. Definitely won't be disappointed.
Oscar Sweeney
14.09.2023
Balaclava Hotel
Great pub. Awesome customer service, always friendly faces behind the bar and the new menu is fantastic. Highly recommend
Vitor Fanstone
21.08.2023
Balaclava Hotel
Manager was incredibly rude to us. We thought the roof top area was open so headed up there for lunch but was eventually told come back downstairs as it was closed, which we had no issue with. After finishing our lunch (more on that later), I realised I left my jumper in the outdoor area upstairs. I asked one of the Waiters if they would let us up there (as it was now locked) and referred us to their manager who rudely told us to wait 30 minutes while he ate his lunch in-front of us and would not let the other staff help me despite the place being almost empty... Despite saying I had to leave now he showed no empathy and bluntly kept telling me to wait there for half an hour for a job that would take him 2 minutes. The lady at the bar was incredibly kind and understanding though as said she would grab it for me as soon as she could, apologised that she wasn't able to help me and that I could come by later on to pick it up which I did a few hours later. In terms of the food, it was below average for the price we paid and the options on the menu are quite limited. Would not recommend coming here for food. Only good thing about my experience was the very friendly lady who served us our food and helped me with my jumper.
Russell Vickery
14.08.2023
Balaclava Hotel
Ordered 2 Parmas chips and slaw. Both was over cooked mine to the extent of dry and 20% black, the only thing reasonable was the slaw which was nice.
Michael D
06.08.2023
Balaclava Hotel
Ordered Calamari to share, and I'm still waiting an hour later. So hungry had to go elsewhere
Ian Garage
04.08.2023
Balaclava Hotel
What a sad bunch of staff.Most of them couldn't even crack a smile or manage a thank you when serving.One younger female staff member was quite pleasant, but apparently she's new there.Again, they had no light beer, both on tap or in stubbies. Same as last time I visited 2 months ago.Most disturbing was an altercation I witnessed between a female patron with a grievance and a male manager.After yelling and swearing at her and having her ejected, he went on to abuse others that were questioning his behaviour.Certainly not a pleasant place for a meal and drink.
Liam D
26.07.2023
Balaclava Hotel
Went for dinner here the other night. Staff were friendly but the food wasn’t great. The fish and chips looked like it had come out of the frozen section of the supermarket and tasted bland. The chicken Parma was dry and the chips were almost stale. Really hope it was a once off and it improves as the space upstairs has been nicely renovated and is great for a drink.
Rus Ti
19.07.2023
Balaclava Hotel
A surprise on Carlisle St!We came in expecting a standard St Kilda pub environment, and after the rooftop dining was recommended, we made out way upstairs to an awesome rooftop dining area with a great chilled ambience!!The staff were all excellent. Riley especially was great and made sure we had everthing we needed.The food was served quick enough that we weren't waiting but not so fast that we felt rushed. Oh, and it tasted GREAT! The Veggies that came with the (yummy!) Parma were top quality. The garlic and cheese bread was superb and the Korean chicken appetisers were SO GOOD!In short, the Balaclava Hotel didn't just exceed our expectations, it blew them away!Definitely a diamond in the rough!
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123 Carlisle St, St Kilda East VIC 3183
Balaclava Hotel