This place is AMAZING. Lovely staff, great atmosphere, great beer and the best of all, the best…read moremeat pie we have ever tasted. If you: - like beer - are in hunter valley - like beer garden - like different kind of beer - like having a good time - wondering how good a pie can be THIS IS THE PLACE.

Needed a quick lunch and followed Yelp here. Fast and friendly service. Food was fresh and healthy…read more Plenty of room. I like this place.

This place is a hidden gem! There aren't a ton of options on Cessnock - we wanted a quick, cheap…read morelunch - this place hit the spot! My boyfriend & I both ordered wraps which were moderately priced ($9ish), well portioned & really good! We ended up going back for breakfast the next day - it was packed!

The best restaurant in the Hunter Valley. Hands down you wont find a better place. Because of that,…read morebook! Don't try just rocking up, you won't find a place. Minimum two course order, it is $75 a head. Or you can pay $120 and get the taster. Either way all is good! Each meal is better than the last, you won't be disappointed. From the noodles in sake cream to the 70 hour slow cooked steak, it is all good. You will be sharing and enjoying each dish. If you get the taster, they will also give you wine for each meal. The service here is also nothing less than amazing. But you wouldn't expect any different. If you haven't got from this review, I love this place! I come here anytime I am in the Hunter, and every time I have never been disappointed. So come a long, and come with an empty stomach.

Went here based on previous reviews. I wasn't disappointed! Thi place served up fantastic courses…read moreof chicken, duck, venison and pork. Every mouthful of food was incredibly delicious! The wine recommended was absolutely amazing. Also, given the somewhat dated exterior of the restaurant, the interior was superbly designed and laid out. The on the house starter also tipped me over the edge to a perfect score. These people run a seriously tight ship, with perfect customer service. I'm very impressed, and will 100% come back to Muse on my next visit to the Hunter!

Food is beautiful. Service is prompt. Meals are fresh & taste incredible. Nothing is too much…read moretrouble. Recommend highly

We are from California and were looking for a Thai recommendation on Yelp when we couldn't help but…read morenotice Liz L's review. After much hysterical laughter we knew we found our place! We headed straight over and were encouraged by the amount of patrons in the restaurant including local law enforcement happily exiting with his take away. The establishment is very pleasant, clean and the food smelled great. We were warmly welcomed and sat at a premium window seat. It was hard to make a decision on what to order, everything sounded great but we ultimately chose to order the seafood salad. It was delicious, ingredients were fresh and prepared perfectly. Not one bite was over cooked. Hats off to Liz L for her bat sh@t crazy rant that directed us to a real neighborhood gem. We'll be back!

3.5 stars Family and I came here as a part of the included…read morelunch of a day tour via a Chinese touring agency to Hunter Valley. It's probably the only Chinese restaurant in the area. It's been days since we've had a taste of home cooked meal. Here at Hong Sing, we had some really fluffy scrambled eggs with onions, cauliflower, egg drop soup, stir-fry of snow peas, bell peppers, and chicken, and a sizzling plate of beef. The eggs and onion dish was my favorite. I was told they don't usually open on Sundays. However, they do open for tour groups. They have take out menus and service.

This place has potential, the people were fantastic but unfortunately the service was very…read moreslow....don't go hungry as you will wait. Our entrees didn't take to long to come out, but we waited over an hour for the mains and with kids starving that was a hard wait. The food was great especially the pumpkin ravioli definitely a massive win.

Amazing food amazing staff and amazing atmosphere we were a very large group of 19 people they were…read morehappy to accommodate us and ecen did so without comprising the quality of the food the chef and staff even took the time come out to sing happy birthday to my mother with her cake the chef introduced himself after our wonderful meal. Thank you all you made our night out memorable

Ah Polina's not only do you have the same nickname as my mother, but you make a coffee good enough…read moreto back up that name. Being in Cessnock *Hunter Valley* you'd think a café in the country wouldn't be able to compare to its city counter parts, oh how'd wrong you be. It all starts with Polina herself a very jittery and quirky lady from Europe who us extremely friendly. Then comes the food an assortment of Aussie classic breakfast foods with a little touch of class to them. Lastly comes the best part the coffee, it's the best I've had in Australia perfect amount of coffee to milk ratio and frothed perfectly! So if you're from the Hunter or just here on a wine trip you have to stop in! PS the bathroom in here is awesome, I won't say why but it goes hand & hand with your coffee.

Pub food This club seems to be very popular with the locals…read more The meals are good, prices are reasonable and service is fast. We had the roast 2 nights in a row (roast lamb & then roast pork) which was very good with decent serves of vegetables! The desserts were also good and very reasonably priced too!

Outstanding service Food was amazing…read moreGreat atmosphere and excellent view 10/10 experience

A perfect 5 star experience all thanks to an amazing location, outstanding food and a manager named…read moreSharon who made my recent visit something to rave to friends about! After touring some of the wineries in the area, I wanted to sit outside, enjoy the beautiful scenery and have some terrific food and wine. The Verandah, located at the Calais Estate, was the perfect solution with their wrap around upstairs porch overlooking the rolling estate. There were two choices for lunch- a pre selected "Tapas Tower" which is a feast for two with several daily selections ($80) or a la carte tapas items listed a few pages back in the menu. I went with the latter and had a chance to taste a wide range of their offerings and all were amazingly good. My favs were the polenta coated soft shell crab, the mushroom aranachi, and the jambon. They also had a nice wine list and were able to find me a local Cabernet that was quite nice! The service staff was super helpful, even re directing the fan my way given it was a very hot day on the veranda. But my visit was really topped off by the welcoming nature of Sharon, the manager. She kept stopping at my table to ensure all was well and even related a story about her recent trip to Chicago where someone went out of their way to help her and her husband. It made for a great visit. So I'll end where I began. If you want a great location, outstanding food and a staff that cares, look no further than The Verandah. It really will make your entire experience in the Hunter Valley one to remember!

Once upon a time the buffet food here was cheap, simple and delicious. It was fantastic value for…read moremoney featuring roasts, Chinese and a nice selection of sweets. We went there today for the first time in a long time. The price was more expensive $20 pp and the food nothing like it once was. Chinese was below average and repeated on me all afternoon, and I was a little shocked at the store brought lamington fingers and packet made cheesecake. Well at least that's how it tasted. Save yourself the disappointment go to Billabongs instead.