Cruiser's Café & Bar - Ascot

I dined at Cruisers recently and it was a very positive and enjoyable experience. Our host and owner Michael and his staff were very welcoming and attentive to our needs. I had the naughty pork crackling and cheesy garlic bread for starters, the eye fillet steak for main and a selection of desserts to finish off with. The pork crackling was cooked to perfection, light and crispy from start to finish with just the right dusting of salt (I felt very naughty after eating two pieces). The cheesy garlic bread was cheesy and garlicky and quite delicious too. I ordered the eye fillet - medium rare with (field) mushroom sauce, mashed potatoes and veggies which comprised of a well proportioned side of sauteed broccoli. The steak was cooked beautifully. It was tender and delicious as was the mushroom sauce. I ordered a piece of raspberry and white chocolate gateau (freshly made earlier that same day) to go, which they happily set aside in a take away container with a generous helping of fresh cream. I later finished the gateau off in very quick fashion as it was scrumptious. It was solid yet light, not sickly sweet but again just right. In the meantime back at Cruisers we (a table of five) shared the passionfruit cheesecake and chocolate fudge brownie/cookie with ice cream for dessert. Both equally scrumptious. I particularly like cheese cake and their passionfruit cheesecake was delicious. I fought hard to not eat more than my fair share (I may have failed). Pricing was commensurate with quality of food and the location. I definitely recommend Cruisers to anyone wanting a delicious meal in a relaxing environment at a reasonable price. I will definitely be going again.

I dined at Cruisers recently and it was a very positive and enjoyable experience. Our host and owner Michael and his staff were very welcoming and attentive to our needs. I had the naughty pork crackling and cheesy garlic bread for starters, the eye fillet steak for main and a selection of desserts to finish off with. The pork crackling was cooked to perfection, light and crispy from start to finish with just the right dusting of salt (I felt very naughty after eating two pieces). The cheesy garlic bread was cheesy and garlicky and quite delicious too. I ordered the eye fillet - medium rare with (field) mushroom sauce, mashed potatoes and veggies which comprised of a well proportioned side of sauteed broccoli. The steak was cooked beautifully. It was tender and delicious as was the mushroom sauce. I ordered a piece of raspberry and white chocolate gateau (freshly made earlier that same day) to go, which they happily set aside in a take away container with a... read more

Excellent coffee! The milk was velvety, the chocolate in my mocha was delicious, and the caffeine hit was just what we needed. Will definitely grab coffee here again.

A cruise ship had just arrived in Port when we arrived here for breakfast hence very busy! We managed to find a seat outside for the sake of the pooch. Service was very swift considering the crowd. Coffee was OK although short on crema. Food simple enough. I ordered avocado which was tasty & chunky with plenty of feta laced through. All up cheap & cheerful

Nor Sure. I'm a little undecided about Cruisers. I ordered the Seafood Chowder. It wasn't brimming with seafood as expected and was more like eating a bowl of very creamy soup. Somehow the consistency was just wrong (too smooth) and the flavour too bland. My son had the kids' calamari and chips which had just 2 calamari rings (nowhere near enough for most kids). However, my partner had the haloumi burger and it looked (and apparently tasted) delicious. It was a generous serve with a fresh, imaginative salad. The apple crumble tasted good but I was reliably informed by both my eating partners that the topping wasn't as good as my home-made one. I'd give Cruisers another go as they may improve and it wasn't terrible - just not as good as the highly competitive Portside precinct demands for sustainable success.