Whalers Seaside Dining - ENCOUNTER BAY

The food is absolutely beautiful. A place to sit and get great food with a great view. A must visit when you're in Victor Harbor Rooms: 2 Service: 4 Location: 5

Went here for dinner after hearing rave reviews about it from different sources. Location and ambiance were gorgeous, staff were super friendly, good options for the kids menu. Gave it 3 stars though as the food was disappointing we ordered a Thai beef salad and the special dish King George Whiting. Nothing wrong with them and was a decent size we ate it all and it was totally fine. But certainly nothing special or particularly yummy. The beef salad ok fair enough we weren’t in a Thai restaurant so can’t expect too much but the dressing was very bland. The “special” dish with the King George whiting was definitely not special fish could be either crumbed or battered, chips were great as they were perfectly crunchy, salad was a super standard basic garden variety. I guess for the price of these dishes, and especially for “the special” fish dish at an fairly pricey seafood restaurant I expected more to be done in the preparation and serving to bring out the natural flavours of the fish. I’ve eaten much better for half the price at regular fish n chip shops. PS I considered all the fresh fish options on the menu they were all battered or crumbed with the same salad and chips. The only one on the menu that had anything different going on was the Barramundi but I decided against choosing that only because I want fresh local seafood rather than the frozen Barra from the top of the NT. But perhaps I should have ordered that one ‍ So overall not a bad experience we still had a pleasant family night out, but I’m sorry to report that the food was underwhelming for us. Service: 5 Location: 5

Great establishment, fantastic views/scenery, and the coffee and cake was delightful. Staff were very bubbly and welcoming, thank you for the warm hospitality! Walkability: Can walk there if you live close by, walking from the main area of Victor Harbor would be doable, but would be a long-ish walk. Food drinks: We only went for coffee and cake, but the cafe food we had was very nice, especially the passion fruit cheesecake! Service: 5 Location: 5 Hotel highlights: Great view, Kid-friendly, Great value

Friendly staff who were efficient but not intrusive. Very good food and large serves. Need more parks for those who are disabled and can only access via an entry at door level. Only 4 parks on a steep slope on a busy street. Hotel highlights: Great view

Havent seen rooms Service: 5 Location: 5 Hotel highlights: Great view, Quiet, Great value