Waikerie Hotel Motel

I love waikerie, a fantastic little town by the river, the people are nice country folk, clearly the waikerie hotel -motel once was a nice place to stay and

We were drawn in by the promise of a gigantic Schnitty at a great priceWell we got that BUT we had to pay extra for sauce.

Popped in for dinner after recommendation from locals. No problem being seated quickly and dinner came out quickly too. Meals were great and service was excellent. Great place for families with a large dining room.

Popped in on a Saturday lunchtime.... good service.... really nicely furnished.... TV's on every wall so wherever you sit you can see the game or music videos.... Clean bathrooms.... didn't order food but menu had all the pub favourites.

A day drive meant we ended up in Waikerie on New Years Day. Our intention was to get takeaway and sit on the riverfront use the playground, but found nothing open in except for the Pub only. We didnt really want to have lunch...at the pub, but had no other option! Yes, we should of phoned ahead, but thats pointless when you only have about minutes to make a decision with no takeaway open. When we walked in, there were people everywhere, and staff, no-where!!!! We waited for approx minutes before the lovely (stressed) lady was able to actually leave the order till, to clean away a previous table, re-set and then seat us. By thi s stage, our two young kids found the i-pad station which became a life saver for their attention span! There wasnt all much to choose from. The menu seems very limited generic. We just decided since we just needed to eat continue sight seeing that we would just go with the basic and order schnitzels. To order was another minutes with the line up of people doing the same, but also the same young lady also having to do everything else (tables, drinks, orders) with no help in sight! When i finally got to the front of the line, she was stressed overhwhelmed, but kept her cool, and was professional that she can be idenitifed as an asset to the establishment. She deserves a pat on the back! Another girl, obvioulsy finished her break, then came into the glass filled sinks in the bar where she made that a priority before helping her fellow work mate or serving customers. Again, i waited patiently for another mins before finally being served, with every glass of wine on the menu either ran out or not cold?!? So, soft drink it was..... Schnitzels arrived at the table, even before i was served for drinks, so my husband kids stated eating. When i finally jooined them, it was not enjoyable! cardboard schnitzels with the majority of the Mr McGregors garden salad overtaking the plate. Being a Public holiday, we were also slugged with a surcharge!! Considering most surcharges are incurred to assist with the wages/penalty rates of staff, they certainly should of had more staff on!! for an experience that should have been so much more! Disspointing! We may return if we are in the area again, but certainly will be weary of future endeavours.