Rochester Hotel

I see there are some reviews here complaining about the size of the meal. Not sure what happened in those instances, but mine was so large I had trouble keeping it on the plate. I came in without a booking (on a Friday night) because I was hungry and looking for somewhere to sit down and eat. The staff were accommodating and super friendly (unfortunately, I was very hungry so I wasn't really that chatty. But appreciate how fast and professional the service was). The menu isn't huge so I wasn't sure what to expect. I wound up ordering the steak - and it was fantastic. Particularly the Rochy's green butter, which had flavors I've never had with a steak before but complimented TF out of it. Would definitely come back. (If only to try to work out what they're putting in that butter).

Super delicious Parma, better than most in the area! Even better were the two lovely wait staff tonight, which were right up there with the friendliest, happiest staff I've ever encountered at a restaurant. Thanks for a great meal guys and gals!

Would love to go here again!

Great outdoor area and plenty of spaces to enjoy a drink inside. Recommended for those needing a locale in Fitzroy that goes late in the night

Nice pool table, beer garden and arcade table. Plus $7 pints for happy hour!

Made a dinner booking here for the first night out of lockdown, we were excited to see our mates and go out for a meal. shortly after we all arrived we were told they had run out of FOOD (and all tap beers)! Thought this was a joke, no food, not even chips. Not sure how a pub runs out of food, but ok. We were pretty understanding about it, tried to make the most of the situation and said no worries can we just order Ubereats and we'll just buy drinks here? They said no at first! because they were trying to come up with a smaller menu? Half an hour later we're still waiting to hear about the food situation, they come and tell us actually we can order Ubereats because there's still no food. They didn't offer us anything, not even a round of drinks, until we asked for a round of shots which the first guy declined saying why should we get a round on the house just because we made a dinner reservation expecting food and they dont have food? lol. When our allocated time was up they told us we still had to give up our table for the next booking even though we hadn't been able to order anything. This wasn't even the main issue. It was the attitude of the (male) staff, I get it wasn't your fault but the general attitude was defensive not even apologetic (considering it was the first night out of lockdown, and dinner bookings needed to be made days in advance to get a table anywhere else, not like we could just leave and eat somewhere else). A tip from someone who's worked in hospo for many years. Let your customers order food elsewhere if you cant provide food. Apologize for the mess up and offer a round of drinks. Simple, we would have walked away having had a nice evening. The two stars are honestly just for the service we received from Katie? who's first shift it was and handled what was obviously a stressful night with a positive attitude and did her best to look after our table.

Had a wonderful time here. I love the glasses the beers are served in and the d-floor is a great ol' time to be had. Highly recommend.

I liked the wooden basin in men’s bathroom. 😃. Great atmosphere and good music. Not too much loud to make conversation.

Love this place! Great drinks and service. Thanks for having us Heri and Richard. Will be back soon :)

Having had the pleasure of speaking with Boston bartender. Was disappointed to be interrupted by the manager who told him that "you aren't to talk to the customers" I found it hard to spend anymore money when the manager is not respecting the emoyees