Club Central Menai - Menai, New South Wales

Dean Caldwell

Absolutely terrible. Went there to eat dinner because my son was at a party at Underworld. To start, the drinks are over priced. What they charge for a beer is absolute robbery. The food is worse. $32 for a steak sandwich! The menu said 28 but when I went to pay, it was point out that it says on the menu that all prices are member prices. What venue only displays member prices? Every other menu has M and either N or G.
The bread on the steak sandwich was so hard and dry that when I took a bite, it cracked and crumbled into pieces.
The taste was ok. Not great though and most certainly not worth $32.

I was on my own and before I had finished my food, I decided to get another beer. I laid the cutlery on the plate as you would if you were still eating. I left the napkins nearly next to the plate and not scrunched up on the plate as you would if you were finished.
I went to get a beer. Was gone for no more that a couple of minutes only to return to my table were 4 people were sitting at it. My food was gone. I told the people sitting at my table that it was table and they didn't care nor offer it back to me.

Not only did I lose my table, I lost the rest of my food too.

I cannot recommend this place. Its over priced. Food is not great at all. Eat elsewhere cheaper and better.

Timmi Anders

Been coming to the club on and off for years, however for the past few years food has been a little hit and miss, but nothing to complain about as the atmosphere and service in the club is always great. Tonight the schnitzel dish I was served was the worst dish I’ve had in any establishment in years. Paid $6 for a creamy garlic sauce and prawns topping and it missed the schnitzel by a few cm with the prawns being over cooked and sauce very bland, served onto top of a mound of chips that were stale and lukewarm, no salad or vegetables were present, and the chicken had separated from the schnitzel coating, also the mushroom sauce was a gravy. For $31 I’d expect a lot more care to be taken with the food, on a positive note the garlic bread and other dishes ordered were good!

Antonino Alessi

Exception food. Great place to meet friends and family.
Staff hospitality outstanding.
Thank you as always for providing an enjoyable time.

Joel Bethell

The food in the bistro has gone downhill massively, as can been seen by other recent reviews.
Ordered the surf & turf and left 80% of it as the steaks are clearly frozen, rubbery and tasteless!
The calamari that came with it was also tasteless, even the chips were terrible.
You’re in trouble when the garlic bread is the highlight of the dinner.

Steve S

The food was disgusting
The tbone and ribs were totally not edible
The chicken has no flavour
And all of us had upset stomachs after dinner.
None of the Steaks were cooked to a proper medium, like we asked for
I wouldn't go back there until there is a new chef
They did offer us free desert but it was hardly worth it
Don't waste your money

peter wallace

Easy parking, good layout and the restaurant has an array of bistro food. Enjoyed the Countdown Celebration Show in the function centre.

Emma Dilemma

Great venue for entertaining. Saw the Rads here. Great crowd

Vinu Raj

Arrived here after having dinner at Rocksalt Menai - As we walked in, the security at the door(guy called Jony) asked how much we had had to drink. I told him that us ladies had had 1 bottle of wine between us during dinner. He responded "oh no - you have had a bottle of wine, you cannot come in". I was really taken aback and told him that "I" did not have bottle of wine - my friend and I had had it over a 3hr dinner at Rocksalt next door. He said ,"no - we have decided that you and your friend cannot come in - if you want, speak to our manager." At this point I was having a bit of a laugh as I thought he was actually just joking with us. My friend realised that he was in fact serious - she told him that it didn't matter, we were just popping in for a quick coffee - so we would just call our Uber and wait in the lobby(out of the rain) while it arrived. I advised Jony that my friend and I were ladies in our late 40s and 50, and not at all "intoxicated"... and happy to do a breathalyser test. The response was a "no, we have decided - this is my job and this is what I'm paid to decide".
The guy that was "supposedly" the manager, was 2 mtre behind them. The security guy Jony whispered to the manager and told him that , "these girls are drunk and arguing, we can't let them in"(which we overheard). The manager then walked to us and told us that he was told that we were "argumentative" and so couldn't go in(we had not even asked to speak to the manager as we had already decided that we were leaving, and called our ride). This whole encounter occurred over a 3 minute period.

This review is just for the general public to know - this club is discriminative towards anyone arriving after 10pm.... they will find a reason(however absurd) to not let you in. Please don't look happy if you arrive here later at night - they will irrationally assume and inform you that you are intoxicated - If you utter a single sentence to contradict their statement, then you are being "argumentative". We were walking in just to have a coffee after a lovely dinner out, as this was one of the venues close to our restaurant, which was still open. Visiting this club was a mistake - a terrible end to an otherwise amazing ladies night out.

@Club Menai Management - you should take a serious look at who you hire to represent yourself as it significantly impacts the experience that patrons have. This security guard(Jony) came across like he is just on a power trip and has been put in a position where he can make decisions without needing to provide any justification. @Club Menai Management - Absolutely happy for you to assess the footage for tonight (5/4/24 approx 1045pm). This review is being written 30mins after leaving your venue - how intoxicated does anyone sound? As I mentioned above - my friend and I are ladies in our late 40s & 50. We were not drunk, disorderly, or coming in for a wild drinking session - we were walking in for a final coffee and maybe a dessert before heading home. But this experience really put a sour taste in our mouth. You should be ashamed of yourselves!