Tempo Kitchen and Bar
Highlights
- Savour fresh seafood and succulent steaks crafted from local produce, celebrating Victoria's rich culinary heritage.
- Enjoy live music every weekend, enhancing your dining experience with vibrant local entertainment.
- Gather in a beautiful private dining room, perfect for special events or intimate celebrations with loved ones.
- Indulge in daily happy hour specials and a bottomless drinks menu, making every visit a delightful occasion.
Tempo Kitchen and Bar is located in the heart of the Geelong Waterfront and promises an unforgettable dining experience that pays homage to the rich local produce and flavours of Victoria.
With a seafood and grill-style approach that celebrates the local land and sea, Tempo’s menu is a tribute to the culinary heritage of the region. Through innovative and skilful techniques, talented chefs transform the freshest seasonal ingredients, sourced directly from local farmers, fishermen and producers into mouth-watering dishes that embody the essence of Australian culture.
Tempo caters to all dining preferences, making it the ideal destination for any occasion. Whether you seek a casual lunch with friends, an intimate dinner for two or a celebratory feast with family, Tempo’s menu has been thoughtfully curated to offer an array of options. From fresh seafood and succulent steaks to delectable vegetarian choices, every dish is prepared to perfection and served with a smile. Tempo offers a beautiful private dining room for special events, and a wine nook for intimate groups, or book the bar area or restaurant for a larger group event.
Tempo showcases local entertainers with live music every weekend. Plus, enjoy daily happy hour $25 lunch specials, a bottomless drinks menu and more amazing promotions and deals.
Open breakfast, lunch, dinner, and all-day snacks and drinks in the Bar.
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Current offers
Happy Hour
Enjoy happy hour every day of the week. Enjoy $3 Oysters (only available from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM) $8 house beer schooners, house wines and house spirits, and $16 weekly feature cocktail.
Monday to Sunday, 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. They also have an extra happy hour Fridays and Saturdays from 9:00 pm to 10:00 pm.
High Tea by Tempo
Discover High Tea by Tempo, featuring a beautifully presented three-tier stand, welcome bubbles on arrival and unlimited premium tea throughout your two-hour sitting.
A children’s high tea is also available for $39 per child, featuring kid-friendly sweet and savoury favourites with juice or soft drink.
Actively welcomes people with access needs.
General access
- Offers multiple options for booking – web, email, phone is available.
- Offers a range of contact methods for receiving complaints.
- Staff are trained in disability awareness.
- Accessibility information and photos, including of a bathroom, room and/or floor plan on their website (can be emailed on request).
- Assistance with booking arrangements (includes providing clear itineraries with written instructions on what to do at various destinations)
Communication
Welcomes and assists people who have challenges with learning, communication, understanding and behaviour. (includes people with autism, intellectual disability, Down syndrome, acquired brain injury (ABI), dyslexia and dementia)
- Uses Plain English / easy read signage and information (includes menus and emergency information)
- A quiet space is available at the venue/ facility.
Vision
Caters for people who are blind or have vision loss.
- Braille and tactile signage on all information and paths of travel are available.
- Information in large print is available.
- Uses easy to read fonts in their signage and communication materials (Helvetica and Arial).
- Staff are trained in customer service for people with vision loss (training would incorporate way finding and communicating with people with vision loss).
- Raised tactile buttons in lifts are available.
- Handrails on all stairways
- Exit signs which are visible at a ground level (high level signs are difficult to see in a fire) are available.
Hearing
Caters for people who are deaf or have hearing loss.
- TVs with captioning option is available.
- Volume controlled phones are available.
- Visual alerts for emergencies (Include flashing light) are available.
- Transmitter receivers for hearing aids on tours are available.
- A low noise reception areas with hearing loss friendly acoustics and adequate lighting for viewing facial expressions (includes common areas which are free of background noise, background music) is available.
Physical – Wheelchair
Caters for people who use a wheelchair.
- Step free outdoor pathways (includes picnic areas, barbecues and shelters)
- A doorbell or intercom at an accessible height and display a contact number (accessible height is 900mm-1100 mm)
- A step free main entrance to the building and/or reception area (includes ramps or slopes with a maximum gradient of 1:14, otherwise are too steep for wheelchairs)
- Step free access to restaurant, lounge and bar
- Step free access to the conference or function room
- Accessible seating areas in theatrette
- Lifts with enough space for people using a mobility aid to enter and turn around to use the lift buttons. Buttons are at accessible height.
- Doorways which are easy to open and have lever handles (doorways 850mm or wider when open and not heavy).
- An accessible public toilet which is unlocked.
- A wheelchair accessible toilet / shower and change room is available.
- At least one wheelchair accessible parking space with wheelchair accessible signage clearly displayed (International standards are 3200mm wide x 2500 mm high).
- Valet parking.
- Wheelchair accessible transport options available in the general vicinity (provide information on name of the operator, phone and website link to individual providers for private vehicles, community transport train, mini vans, hire cars, buses, taxis, ferry, tram, light rail etc in their access statement).
Physical – High support needs
Caters for people with high support needs who travel with a support person.
- Twin beds available on request.
- Rooms which are interconnecting.
- A place to store medical equipment (eg oxygen).
Allergies and intolerances
Caters for people with allergies and intolerances.
- Modify their cooking and cleaning practices to cater for people with food allergies or chemical intolerances (could include menus with meals free from: nuts, dairy, seafood, eggs, gluten etc).
- Staff are trained to respond to allergic reactions.
- Complies with The Food Authority requirements for allergy management in food preparation.
- Equipment to respond to anaphylactic shock such as epi–pens and defibrillator.
- Toiletries which are chemical and fragrance free (if requested).
- Linen that is chemical and fragrance free (if requested).
- Uses organic (chemical and fragrance free) cleaning products.
- Uses organic (chemical and fragrance free) deodorisers in public areas and rooms.
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