3 reviews about Outback Jacks Bar & Grill

verified email - 05 Jan 2014

We booked in here for dinner (3A & 3C) with a friend and her children for New Year's Eve. I saw the deal on Facebook where kid's eat free and thought how nice that was. Once there, we were seated promptly near a kid's playroom, which was convenient and each adult was served a complimentary glass of champagne. The playroom, equipped with blackboards and games stations, kept the children happy until the meals arrived. On my first look at the menu, the steak meals we quite pricey. But once we received them, they looked amazing. Plated up on a large platter with plenty of room to move. My husband and friend really enjoyed their steak meals, while I had a fantastic chicken parmigiana. The chicken was tender and not gristly and it was so huge I couldn't finish it, but it tasted great. The kids meals satisfied them (2 x nuggets, 1 x spaghetti bolognese), our older boy even got seconds of his pasta dish! If it weren't a kid's eat free night, then kid's meals would have only been $3 each anyway, which is quite good. The desserts were rather expensive, so we only ordered one for the older boy - chocolate brownie with icecream, which was huge, and 2 x kid's $2.50 icecreams for the younger kid's. The bill at the end was no more than eating out elsewhere. The only issue I had was the table service...staff did not smile or seem happy to be there and it was hard to get their attention for things like another drink or the bill.

Approximate cost: $25

gillk 06 Jan 2014

Thanks for your review. I have been meaning to try this place.

verified email - 11 Jun 2013

We celebrated a family member's 21st birthday, with a table of almost 30, entree's were enjoyed by some,other's had drink's, and the kid's made great use of the game's room, with 4 various gaming machine's, blackboard's and wall toy's also catered well for the toddler's.
The interior was clean,and demure, while still being romantic, it also had the added fun of the ceiling hosting a giant crocodile.
As a vegetarian, and as expected the choice's were very limited to one burger on the menu however, each person enjoyed their meal's with the exception of the prawn's in a dish still being covered in excess shell. The steak received rave review's, and being a grill house, it fit well with the eatery.
Desert's were simple yet, very well presented, and it was appreciated that the children ate free before 6p.m.
Overall a little high in price but on par with other venue's of it's style.

Approximate cost: $25

reviewer-guy 11 Jun 2013

Sounds great for the meat eaters at least. Thanks for sharing!

verified email - 08 Apr 2011

Went to Outback Jacks for the first time for a family birthday. Its a great set up, family friendly, great for parents to enjoy their meals while the kids play in the kids room. The kids room is set up with free arcade games and is a fantastic idea, wish more restaurants had this.

I ordered the Neptune Steak with fries. The bernaise sauce was really good although the meat was ok nothing special. All our fries were cold and the mash potate was cold too. Im guessing they platted up the plates and then waited for the steaks. I informed them that I could not eat cold chips and they brought out a new bowl of hot chips which was great. The chips were hot but they were average. The bernaise sauce, avocado and praws were delicious. For a speciality steak house I expected the meat to melt in my mouth. I have to say that I prefer Hogsbreath cafe, the steaks are better and tastier and their curly fries have flavour. It was great to get 25% discount with the entertainment voucher otherwise it would have been overpriced for the quality. Birthday boy received free icecream which was a wonderful suprise. We all thought meals were average and unfortunately will not go back. If you want a good steak to The Lion or Hogsbreath.

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