Castello's Pakenham International Buffet Hotel

I feel awful taking a star away for atmosphere, because it’s not the fault of anyone other than customers. Tuesday, kids eat for free. It’s such an amazing initiative and makes it more affordable. HOWEVER! Some people don’t seem to care what their kids are up to and being a buffet means they touch food or bite food and put it back! Otherwise I absolutely love everything about it! We have had my daughters past two birthdays there. Have invited people to dine with us and they have always wanted to go back! The membership benefits, the draws, everything is such a wonderful venue and experience. For a buffet, I absolutely love the food! Not common with most buffets I’ve tried. They also always send questionnaires out, if you’ve booked online and they take EVERYTHING into consideration when you give feedback. I don’t know how else I can say how much I love this place

Looks beautiful and friendly staff. A great play area for the kids which is visible from some seats. Plenty of food options, but it was all well below average. We didn't expect much for buffet food, but all of the food was stale and lukewarm (barely). The only thing I mildly enjoyed with the egg fried rice. Dessert was also very average. A little disappointed as they have so much potential. Drinks were great and bar service was good. Kids mean included a drink.

It is a nice establishment, with a good range of food (as you hope at a buffet restaurant). But at over $40 per head, it feels a touch pricey. I could get a better meal at any other pub in the area. You are paying for the selection, which isn't actually any better than most pubs, but here you can eat a little bit of everything... And then roll out the joint. You don't need to eat everything and I am guessing most people don't eat everything, hence my feeling of it being a bit pricey for what you end up getting.

We went here for the first time yesterday and wasn’t expecting much but we were pleasantly surprised at the atmosphere and the food was pretty good! It wasn’t super busy compared to other restaurant which meant there weren’t massive queues and there was a big selection of good quality food! I particularly loved the Asian noodle stirfry! Decently priced for an all you can eat means I’ll definitely be back here as it was worth it and don’t get me started on your desserts and fruit selection!! Delicious! Keen to become a regular customer here!