Grain of the Silos

Grain of the Silos left me with mixed feelings. Despite the beautiful hotel setting, the food fell short of expectations. The lobster tagliatelle was marred by unexpected shells, making it less enjoyable. The breakfast, unfortunately, was plain and failed to impress. Overall, a dining experience that didn’t quite live up to the ambiance.

We had dinner and breakfast in Grain of the Silos. Both dining experiences were absolutely amazing. First staff were friendly and the atmosphere was great. And most importantly the food was delicious. We ordered scotch fillet from western Launceston (steak of the day) and tagliatelle with a half dozen of oysters and grilled octopus as starters for dinner, pancakes and scrambled eggs on sourdough with fried halloumi for breakfast. All items were outstanding and satisfying. I definitely would love to visit again.

Overall a mixed bag experience. Standout dishes were the grilled octopus, beef tartare and oysters. The scallops and leaf and pear salad were average. The salad lacked pear, and the scallops were lacking overall flavour. One bottle of sparkling water tasted sweet with a hint of lemon and when we questioned it our waitress she stated the bottle that they fill with sparklking water may have not been washed properly or had some residue from another drink. That’s not right. Service from our waitress was great, she was attentive, but the matre d Sunil was rushing us to finish by 8:45 (for an 8pm booking) albeit customers were arriving to dine and 9pm. He then apologised for the mixup but nonetheless felt like we had to rush and eat and leave although booking were coming at 9pm. We would have ordered more but didn’t want to spend anymore after the experience. Overall 2.5/5

The dining experience was TERRIBLE! The food is expensive and tastes really bad. The quality of the food didn't align with the price. We ordered shrimp pasta and pork chop. The shrimp had an unpleasant smell (like dead fishy smell). The pork chop was OK but tasted old and dry. Overall, I won't recommend anyone here for the particular dishes I tried. I will definitely avoid any dishes with shrimp during this time.

We had breakfast and most of the dishes were tasty and well-presented but wildly over priced. This was the eggs on sourdough, $16, without even two pieces of bread; the side of bacon was an additional $12 for that small amount. At most cafes for that price you can get a big breakfast with 3-4 sides. There was nothing special about this ti justify the price .

We had dinner and breakfast in Grain of the Silos. Both dining experiences were absolutely amazing. First staff were friendly and the atmosphere was great. And most importantly the food was delicious. We ordered scotch fillet from western Launceston (steak of the day) and tagliatelle with a half dozen of oysters and grilled octopus as starters for dinner, pancakes and scrambled eggs on sourdough with fried halloumi for breakfast. All items were outstanding and satisfying. I definitely would love to visit again.

Grain of the Silos left me with mixed feelings. Despite the beautiful hotel setting, the food fell short of expectations. The lobster tagliatelle was marred by unexpected shells, making it less enjoyable. The breakfast, unfortunately, was plain and failed to impress. Overall, a dining experience that didn’t quite live up to the ambiance.