Planning a meal at the Templestowe Hotel in Lower Templestowe, Victoria? Start with the fact the hotel itself confirms: a 15% surcharge applies on Victorian public holidays (Templestowe Hotel official menu page). The detail that follows sorts verified facts from the seniors pricing and buffet reports that still circulate in local guides and user reviews — so you know which numbers to trust and which to double-check by phone.
Last checked: 2026-10-09
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Address: 23 Parker Street, Templestowe Lower, Victoria, Australia · Phone: +61 3 9851 4283 · Opening Hours: Mon 7:00 AM – late; Sun 8:00 AM – 4:00 AM · Features: Air Conditioning, Dinner, Fully Licensed, Live Music, Lunch, Sports Bar, 130 inch TV
Templestowe Hotel snapshot
- 23 Parker Street, Lower Templestowe, Victoria 3107, Australia (Templestowe Hotel official website).
- A 15% surcharge applies on Victorian public holidays (Templestowe Hotel official website).
- Tripadvisor reviewers have reported senior buffet specials at roughly $17.50–$17.95 per person; treat these as dated diner reports (Tripadvisor).
- The $10 kids meal is not available during Victorian school holidays (Templestowe Hotel official website).
How we researched this
Last checked: 2026-10-09.
Sources reviewed: official venue website, Tripadvisor reviews, a local seniors dining guide, third-party venue directories, a third-party menu listing, and the website of a similarly named hotel in England.
We did not make an on-site visit, interview staff, or independently verify current menu items or prices.
Key facts at a glance
| Address | 23 Parker Street, Lower Templestowe, Victoria 3107, Australia |
|---|---|
| Phone | +61 3 9851 4283 |
| Opening hours | Vary by day; Monday 7:00 AM–late; Sunday 8:00 AM–4:00 AM |
| Serving | Lunch and dinner |
| Features | Air conditioning, dinner, fully licensed, live music, lunch, sports bar, 130-inch TV |
| Public holiday surcharge | 15% |
| Kids meal | $10 (not available during Victorian school holidays) |
| Reported seniors menu range | $8–$45, plus a reported buffet discount (third-party guide) |
| Reported senior buffet specials | Around $17.50–$17.95 per person (historical Tripadvisor reports) |
Templestowe Hotel restaurant
The Templestowe Hotel runs as a pub and restaurant in Lower Templestowe, serving lunch and dinner (Tripadvisor listing). It is fully licensed, and the venue’s own description lists air conditioning, live music and a sports bar with a 130-inch TV among its features (Templestowe Hotel official website).
“15% Surcharge Applies On Public Holidays”
Templestowe Hotel official website
Menu highlights
The official menu page — the same page that carries the surcharge notice — confirms a $10 kids meal that is not available during Victorian school holidays (Templestowe Hotel official website). A full current price list did not appear on the official page we reviewed, so the clearest dish-level picture comes from a third-party listing. Pokies Near Me gives example prices of $22 for fish and chips, $26 for chicken parmigiana, $30 for grilled kangaroo, $18 for vegetarian pasta and $12 for sticky date pudding (Pokies Near Me menu listing); treat those as unverified, not the hotel’s official prices.
Dining atmosphere and amenities
The same room reads as a family dining space at lunch and a sports bar by evening; the features list includes air conditioning, full licensing, live music, a sports bar and a 130-inch TV. Tripadvisor’s listing describes lunch and dinner service, with trading hours that vary by day (Tripadvisor).
Opening hours
Published hours vary by day. The venue’s listing shows Monday from 7:00 AM to late and Sunday from 8:00 AM to 4:00 AM, with the remaining weekdays between those points. For a specific day — especially a public holiday — call +61 3 9851 4283 to confirm before you travel.
The bottom line: this is a full-service pub-dining room with a kids meal, live music and a big-screen sports bar. The one cost warning on the official page is the 15% public-holiday surcharge.
Templestowe Hotel spec sheet
| Property name | Templestowe Hotel |
|---|---|
| Type | Pub and restaurant |
| Address | 23 Parker Street, Lower Templestowe VIC 3107, Australia |
| Phone | +61 3 9851 4283 |
| Meals served | Lunch, dinner |
| Licensing | Fully licensed |
| Entertainment | Live music, sports bar, 130-inch TV |
| Climate control | Air conditioning |
| Kids meal | $10 — not available during Victorian school holidays |
| Surcharge | 15% on Victorian public holidays |
| Namesake caution | A separate Templestowe Hotel operates in Torquay, Devon, England |
Templestowe Hotel seniors menu and prices
Seniors menu offerings
The local guide Seniors in Melbourne lists the Templestowe Hotel among venues with a seniors menu, reporting a range of $8 to $45 plus a seniors discount on the buffet (Seniors in Melbourne). The guide was updated in April 2026, so the lead is current — but it remains a third-party report, not the hotel’s own price list.
“Seniors Menu ranging from $8 – $45 plus a seniors discount on the buffet”
Seniors in Melbourne dining guide
Pricing and value for seniors
Reports on Tripadvisor put senior buffet specials at roughly $17.50–$17.95 per person. One reviewer, writing in June 2018, described a senior special at about $17.50 per head.
“They had a special for seniors at $17.50 per head which is extremely good value”
Tripadvisor reviewer, 16 June 2018
The thread that contains that review also carries a warning: the senior promotion had to be mentioned when ordering, or the customer could be charged the full price (Tripadvisor).
Two price signals sit side by side: the $8–$45 range from the seniors guide and the $17.50–$17.95 buffet specials from older reviews. They may describe different menus, dates or eligibility rules, and neither is confirmed by the hotel’s current page (Templestowe Hotel official website).
The catch: the seniors pricing story rests on dated diner reports and a third-party guide, not the hotel’s current menu. Call +61 3 9851 4283 and confirm the menu, the price and the conditions before you go.
Templestowe Hotel reviews
General customer sentiment
Review coverage in the sources reviewed is spread across Tripadvisor and third-party venue directories, and the sentiment is mixed rather than consistently positive. The aggregation at Clubs and Pubs Near Me recorded an average of 3.9 out of 5 from 1,028 reviews at the time of research (Clubs and Pubs Near Me); that score moves as new reviews arrive, so read it as a benchmark rather than a fixed verdict.
Positive aspects
According to the same aggregation, customers who rate the venue positively tend to name value, atmosphere, service and buffet choice. The listed amenities are consistent with that: a fully licensed bar, air-conditioned dining, live music, a sports bar and a 130-inch TV.
Negative feedback
On the other side, the aggregation notes complaints about long waits, cold food and disappointing individual dishes. One Tripadvisor reviewer added a specific operational warning: on a seniors promotion, the offer had to be mentioned or the full price could be charged (Tripadvisor). Those two patterns — value praise and execution complaints — capture the split in the aggregated reviews.
The pattern: praise clusters around value and atmosphere; frustration clusters around waits, temperature and inconsistency. On a well-staffed day, the same room can look very different to two diners.
What a meal is likely to cost
Pricing signals arrive in three layers: official policy, a third-party guide, and older user reviews. The official layer is the most reliable: a $10 kids meal (outside school holidays) and a 15% surcharge on Victorian public holidays. The seniors guide reports $8–$45 for the seniors menu, and reports on Tripadvisor put senior buffet specials near $17.50–$17.95.
- Entry point: $10 — kids meal (official, except school holidays)
- Reported low end: $8 — bottom of the reported seniors menu range
- Reported mains: $18–$30 — third-party examples: fish and chips $22, chicken parmigiana $26, grilled kangaroo $30, vegetarian pasta $18 (unverified)
- Reported senior buffet specials: about $17.50–$17.95 — historical diner reports
- Reported top end: $45 — top of the reported seniors menu range
- Surcharge: +15% on Victorian public holidays (official)
The trade-off: the cheapest figures are official and dependable; the upper range is where third-party reporting gets fuzzy. Use the band to plan a budget, then confirm the exact number by phone.
Pros and cons at a glance
What works
- Fully licensed pub with lunch and dinner service (Tripadvisor).
- $10 kids meal outside Victorian school holidays (official).
- Reported seniors menu range and buffet discount (third-party guide).
- Live music, sports bar, 130-inch TV and air conditioning among listed features.
What to watch
- 15% surcharge on Victorian public holidays (official).
- Mixed reviews around waits, food temperature and consistency.
- Dated senior buffet reports may not match current pricing.
- One diner reported being charged full price when a senior promotion was not mentioned.
Who the Templestowe Hotel suits best
Seniors
A reported seniors menu at $8–$45 with a buffet discount makes the hotel a candidate for a value-focused lunch. Because the current senior price list is not on the page we checked, a call to +61 3 9851 4283 settles the menu, price and conditions.
Families
The $10 kids meal outside school holidays is the main family hook, alongside air conditioning and a casual, fully licensed dining room.
Sports fans
A sports bar with a 130-inch TV is the main feature for match days; dinner service and the fully licensed bar cover the rest of the evening.
Casual diners
Casual diners can use the third-party menu examples — fish and chips $22, chicken parmigiana $26, grilled kangaroo $30 — as a rough price marker before checking the current menu.
Location and getting there
The Templestowe Hotel is at 23 Parker Street, Lower Templestowe, Victoria 3107, Australia. Searching “Templestowe Hotel” in Waze, or entering the street address in any map app, routes you to the venue. The phone number is +61 3 9851 4283 if you need directions or want to confirm hours for a specific day.
Related venues and a namesake warning
For readers comparing Melbourne pub options, two reviews on this site cover the same menu-and-prices ground: Burvale Hotel Nunawading Review: Menu, Prices & Phone and Central Club Hotel North Melbourne Menu: Pub Classics & Steak Specials.
If you are also considering Shoppingtown Hotel, another Melbourne-area pub, note that we have not verified current details for that venue here; compare its current menu and reviews directly.
Templestowe Hotel timeline
- — A Tripadvisor reviewer reports a senior special at about $17.50 per head and calls it extremely good value (Tripadvisor review thread).
- — Seniors in Melbourne updates its dining guide, listing the Templestowe Hotel seniors menu at $8–$45 plus a seniors discount on the buffet.
- — The official menu page confirms the 15% public-holiday surcharge and the school-holiday limit on the $10 kids meal.
Our pick
For most first-time visitors, the Templestowe Hotel works best as a lunch or dinner pub stop: use the $10 kids meal outside school holidays, arrive early to sidestep the waits that appear in reviews, and budget for the 15% surcharge if the visit lands on a Victorian public holiday.
For seniors, the reported seniors menu and buffet discount are the reasons to go, but treat the old $17.50–$17.95 buffet reports as history. Call +61 3 9851 4283, confirm the current senior price and whether you need to mention a promotion, and settle the bill on agreed terms.
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Frequently asked questions
Is live music available?
Yes. Live music is listed among the venue’s features, along with a sports bar, a 130-inch TV, air conditioning and a fully licensed bar. Music dates are not published on the page we checked, so ask when you call +61 3 9851 4283.
Does Templestowe Hotel have air conditioning?
Yes. Air conditioning is listed among the venue’s features, which also include live music, a sports bar and a 130-inch TV.
What are the opening hours?
Hours vary by day. The venue’s listing shows Monday from 7:00 AM to late and Sunday from 8:00 AM to 4:00 AM, with the remaining weekdays between those points. Confirm a specific day on +61 3 9851 4283.
Is there a seniors menu?
Yes. Seniors in Melbourne lists the Templestowe Hotel’s seniors menu at $8–$45 and mentions a seniors discount on the buffet. The guide was updated in April 2026. The hotel’s own page does not show current senior prices, so confirm by phone before visiting.
Does the hotel have a buffet?
Yes. The Seniors in Melbourne guide mentions a seniors discount on the buffet, and Tripadvisor reviewers have described senior buffet specials at roughly $17.50–$17.95 per person. Availability and current pricing should be confirmed on the day.
How do I get there?
The Templestowe Hotel is at 23 Parker Street, Lower Templestowe, Victoria 3107, Australia. Enter “Templestowe Hotel” in Waze or use the street address in any map app. The phone number is +61 3 9851 4283.
What is the public-holiday surcharge?
The official menu page states a 15% surcharge applies on Victorian public holidays.
Sources
- Templestowe Hotel — official website
- Tripadvisor — Templestowe Hotel reviews and senior promotion reports
- Seniors in Melbourne — seniors card discounts and food guide
- Clubs and Pubs Near Me — Templestowe Hotel profile
- Pokies Near Me — Templestowe Hotel menu listing
- The Templestowe Hotel, Torquay — official website