Normally I wouldn’t waste my time making comments about restaurants, but given the fact that a number of tossers have taken time out to slag the Black Angus Steakhouse in Mornington, I felt that a little response is warranted. Until this week I had never been to the restaurant, but had only ever heard raves about the Black Angus, raves from serious food lovers who I have known and trusted for years. We decided to celebrate our son’s birthday there on Thursday night and I Googled the restaurant to find their phone number. We were so concerned by some of the damning reviews that we seriously considered not going. Well I am glad we gave it a go.
We were welcomed by a very friendly owner and staff – fair dinkum down to earth Aussie welcome – not some limp wristed loser who cared more about himself than the customers, and a group of girls who smiled and wanted to be there, more-so than the vinegar faced bimbos who often work at other local establishments, who make you feel that they are doing you a favour by actually serving you. Drinks were ordered and on the table in minutes and our waitress wasn’t just an order taker – she could actually answer questions about the menu, and was more than happy to make adjustments if required. All seven of us ordered steaks – and being a steakhouse the range was more than adequate and the choice of sauces was great. Between us we ordered the 500 gm rumps and the 400 gm scotch fillets with a variety of sauces. Despite their being about 18 other patrons there, all of our meals were on the table inside 40 minutes – served hot and cooked to perfection, with the sauces obviously freshly made – not supermarket goop, the salad was plentiful, fresh and a good variety of ingredients and the chips were brilliant – thick cut and plenty of them. We are all pretty big eaters and found the meals more than enough – fair dinkum, old fashioned serves, not some fancy yuppy mini serve presented on an oversized plate by some egotistical chef who can only cook with one hand because he is using the other one to gratify himself over his own self importance. 5 of us ordered deserts – again served fresh and plentiful.

The whole night cost us about $50 a head and we all walked away well contented.

If you want a top feed at a reasonable price from a fair dinkum Aussie bloke and his staff – try the Black Angus, if not, go elsewhere and post your crap online about other establishments.