Riva - ROTTNEST ISLAND

I would never come here againWe ordered the duck liver parfait and the brioche was still frozenThe patatas bravas were insipid and out of a packet.

In this review I'm including my experiences at breakfast, dinner in both Riva and the Gov as well as overall staying at the resort.

Don't expect to eat lunch if you're booked into the second (1pm) sitting here.

We went here for dinner on a recommendation, and we have been here several times before but a few years ago. The menu was typical for Perth prices, but all 3 meals were really average. We agreed we could've cooked each meal better at home, which is very disappointing because when you go out for dinner you expect a meal that is much better than your average night at home! Also at roughly $34 per meal, for 3 people, eating out is a special event not a nightly expense. Will not be going back in a hurry. Wish we'd gone to the Hotel instead

....when the place was a reformatory for boys in the 19th century as this was one of - if not the - worst buffet lunches that I have ever had. There was a poor choice of poorly prepared, lukewarm, dried out stuff in trays. The dining room was drab and my wife bagged me the whole time about what a poor dining option, I had made.After lunch we realised that buying a bottle of wine at the general store and then lunching at the nearby bakery would have been a far better option.