Open 7 days a week for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner, Oscars Hotel is located in the heart of Ballarat. Featuring 13 boutique accommodation rooms, 3 Function/Event spaces and a modern Australian menu. Oscars offers a style unrivalled in a city renowned for its abundant history, beautiful gardens and world-class tourist attractions.
We are certain that your expectations will be surpassed with great food, excellent service and state of the art facilities. Privately owned and operated, Oscars was originally the Criterion Hotel, a popular venue in the gold rush days. An extensive refurbishment in has transformed it into an iconic property with 13 stylish, contemporary guest rooms and open plan restaurant and three function areas: Garden Room, Long Room and glass Atrium.
We are certain that your expectations will be surpassed with great food, excellent service and state of the art facilities. Privately owned and operated, Oscars was originally the Criterion Hotel, a popular venue in the gold rush days. An extensive refurbishment in has transformed it into an iconic property with 13 stylish, contemporary guest rooms and open plan restaurant and three function areas: Garden Room, Long Room and glass Atrium.
Services
Book direct at through our website and receive a $15 voucher towards food and beverage during your stay. Ideal for a quick trip away, our Studio rooms have either a king or queen sized bed, a private ensuite, television and DVD player, split system heating/cooling, room service from 7:30am until 9pm, tea and coffee station and a small mini bar fridge.
The Atrium has a beautiful glass roof which offers stunning natural light giving the feeling of being outside whilst being protected from the elements. Used daily as a dining area this beautiful space can be transformed into the perfect area to host your next event. It features heating to keep warm in winter and air conditioning in summer to ensure comfort all year round.
The Long Room is a large private room with gas log fires. Brilliantly restored to its former glory from the 1930s, its charming heritage features offer a warm, inviting and private environment perfect for business meetings and conferences, private parties and weddings. The Long Room can comfortably seat 20 to 30 people for smaller dinners and meetings, up to 50 people for a dinner function or 90+ for a cocktail style function.
Oscars offers 2 fully functional conference rooms. The Long room and The Garden room. Fully private and secluded from the main restaurant floor, both of these spaces cater for any size business. From a breakfast meeting for 5 people or a multi day conference for a larger corporation, our central location, onsite catering and accommodation for delegates makes life easy for you.
Oscars Hotel offers two beautiful uniquely designed areas that are the ideal space to host your special day. We created the Garden Room over 6 years ago with weddings in mind. A beautiful space that complements the Art Deco style of our building. With room for up to 130 guests for a sit-down dinner, the garden room and adjoining Atrium is the perfect setting for your special day.
Reviews (16)
Chin Zhi Hui
Jan 20, 2022
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Leah Day
Jan 14, 2022
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Srdjan Pantic
Dec 28, 2021
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Only place opened on Christmas Eve in city. So best place in city of course. For today at least. Other than that it look more like cantina then restaurant.
They do have big menu, but waitress where not very attentive. I got pork burrito instead of chicken and chorizo one I ordered. It was ok at least.
Pulled pork was good according to my son.
My wife had cheese quesadilla which looked (and tasted) more like modern pesto pizza (no tomato).
To annoy my wife I ordered Vulcan brownie which was humongous. I took majority for go.
They do have big menu, but waitress where not very attentive. I got pork burrito instead of chicken and chorizo one I ordered. It was ok at least.
Pulled pork was good according to my son.
My wife had cheese quesadilla which looked (and tasted) more like modern pesto pizza (no tomato).
To annoy my wife I ordered Vulcan brownie which was humongous. I took majority for go.
Preeti D.
Dec 26, 2021
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Chantel Parry
Nov 28, 2021
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Tfs- Thriftyfoodscientist
Nov 28, 2021
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We ate all of our meals(2 breakfast and 2 dinners) here and all of them were absolutely awesome.
We had huevos rancheros, Belgian waffles, Popeyes omelette for breakfast. And for dinner we tried cod tacos, enchiladas, tamales and portobello Salad.
All of them were really nice only small issues such as the cod was so crispy that it might have left some scabs in my mouth but i am not complaining since i happen to like crispy. And the tamales were a little on dry side. But overall really good menu, good food and good vegetarian options too.
We had huevos rancheros, Belgian waffles, Popeyes omelette for breakfast. And for dinner we tried cod tacos, enchiladas, tamales and portobello Salad.
All of them were really nice only small issues such as the cod was so crispy that it might have left some scabs in my mouth but i am not complaining since i happen to like crispy. And the tamales were a little on dry side. But overall really good menu, good food and good vegetarian options too.
Michael Barton
Nov 24, 2021
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Oscar's is the best place for breakfast in Springdale, and might be the best for dinner, too. Their portions are HUGE. Even by American standards they're impressive. They're just as expensive as any other restaurant in town, but they give you double the food. I am also happy to say everything is delicious and will be a perfect dinner after a long day in the park!
Brian Jones
Nov 07, 2021
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Oscar’s Cafe is a laid back little eatery in Springdale and one of the better options available if you’re spending time here to visit Zion. The food has two key focuses: burgers and Mexican/southwest. I can only speak to the Mexican food as I didn’t try one of the burgers, but the options were compelling and the options in the menu didn’t lack in variety. The Mexican cuisine is heavy on the southwest influence of the region, which definitely makes sense. You’ll find no dearth of corn, tomatoes, and beans in the ingredients used to make their dishes. If you’re looking for a solid option
Sue Stokes
Oct 23, 2021
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Larry Willis
Oct 18, 2021
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Dave Knowles
Sep 27, 2021
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Tom Harker
Aug 19, 2021
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Honestly, we found it a bit of a challenge finding places open for lunch. Seems like half the restaurants are “temporarily closed”, for one reason or another.
Our server was Ian and he was SUPER attentive, without being annoying. Give that guy a raise!
Entrees we’re a bit pricey, but on par with everywhere else in a tourist town. However, the portions were large, so my wife and I split something and both left full. It was really good—I’d go here again in a heartbeat.
Kids meals are $7 each, and come with drinks. Again, large portions, so our two girls easily shared a Mac and Cheese
Our server was Ian and he was SUPER attentive, without being annoying. Give that guy a raise!
Entrees we’re a bit pricey, but on par with everywhere else in a tourist town. However, the portions were large, so my wife and I split something and both left full. It was really good—I’d go here again in a heartbeat.
Kids meals are $7 each, and come with drinks. Again, large portions, so our two girls easily shared a Mac and Cheese
Andreas Aris Aristidou
Jul 08, 2021
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Really liked this place but I’m a bit surprised by the incredible positive reviews. Food was good - not amazing by any means. I would recommend trying the Pineapple burger. Our server was super nice, which seems to be the norm in this restaurant according to other reviews. The atmosphere is nice but loud and busy. They only have one restroom on site and two more in a building across the street. I would recommend this for an after a long hiking day lunch/dinner.
Maria Angeli
Jul 01, 2021
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Nothing more than backpacker accommodation. Paid $170 for Wed night in the smallest room imaginable. There was nowhere to put our luggage which ended up on the floor and blocked us from being able to even walk… past the bed. There’s no surface to put anything and only one bedside table! That’s how small the room was, there was only room for one bedside, my husband had to keep handing things over to me to put down, his glasses, bottle of water etc The heater kept coming on by itself in the night. The bathroom is so tiny, there was nowhere to even put a toiletries bag. Had to place
Emma Ray
May 24, 2021
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Libby Squire
Apr 05, 2021
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Nicky and Matt were so helpful in organising our recent wedding. Everything went smoothly thanks to the wonderful staff. We had a cocktail reception and the food was amazing. All our guests were raving about it, and there was more than enough to go around. The bar staff and waiters/ waitresses were all friendly and made everyone feel special. Thanks Oscars for making our night memorable. Libby abd Mark Squire
