Excellent service and staff, great craft beers made fresh onsite (ask for tastings of each one…read morebefore you commit!), also dope outdoor seating area that's undercover

Came here with some friends and tried the Scotch Fillet weekday special. Premium Tasmanian Cape…read moreGrim Angus cooked perfectly medium rare. I savoured every last bite of the steak including the chips and salad. The mushroom sauce was also a wonderful accompaniment to the steak. Simple pub style seating next to a beer brewery. Next time I'll be back to try the beer.

Great bartenders, good wine. Definitely recommend the Viking pizza - jalapeños and the bbq sauce…read moremade for a delicious pizza. And an AMAZING view from the patio area.

From the owner: Archibald Hotel is a vibrant go-to venue for the locals of the mountains and a rewarding day trip…read morefor city folk. The Archibald Hotel was named for Archibald Bell, who opened the way through to Mount Tomah, and provides Restaurant quality foods, peaceful location, breathtaking views of Sydney, in all, history fused with modern dining and relaxation. Archibald Hotel is nestled up high along Bells Line of Road at Kurrajong Heights offering panoramic views across the hills and down to Sydney, giving gastro pub classics a contemporary make-over, Archibald Hotel makes the most of surrounding fresh produce by incorporating local ingredients into the menu. With a spectacular outdoor eating area where you can sit back and relax with a drink or two, and a spacious interior emanating warmth for those who prefer indoor comforts. Archibald Hotel is the ideal place for your next family dinner, party or work function. Go on, you deserve it!

An Irish Pub in a NSW country town ..... what a happy place ..... the bar was well stocked with…read moremany beers that you would like plus the Irish favorites ..... wooden floor boards ..... chiseled stone walls in places ..... Long church seats in other places ..... a well looked after and respected pool table ...... a chilled and friendly guy behind the bar ..... it had that warm and welcoming feeling as you entered this little Irish escape. I really enjoyed my stay and plan on coming back .... I will drink more and even try the yummy food that kept passing my way. It looks like it may be one of Mudgee's favorite places to be.

As a comfortable venue for drinks at any time of day, this place is the bees knees…read more We recently tried a special wine and food night on November's Black Friday. Big night of multiple courses and accompanying wines from a local winemaker. The place needs to learn a lot from the experience, as there was so much left to chance and uncertainty. Patrons arrived at all different times with different ideas of what was happening and when. Staff were no better informed. Good intentions; God-awful execution! Non-function meals at the bistro are OK, though I would recommend choosing the house specialty dishes to get a consistent picture of what this place wants to feature.

best atmosphere, nice warm inside, very cool little beer garden. food is good and staff are…read morefriendly. parking not difficult.

Visiting the area from the US, we were looking for a nice dinner for myself, my wife, my…read more10-year-old twins and my 75 year old mother. After looking at the menu on their website, we decided to try the Balgownie over a couple of other local eateries. At 6:30 on a Friday night, the place was busy which is always a good sign for a locals place. They had already sold out of the lamb shanks (a disappointment but that's how it goes) so I couldn't get that. My wife and mother split the $25 Schnitzel Boscaiola and had some left over. It was delicious and the sauce was fantastic. 1 daughter had the kid's spaghetti bolognese and the other had the kid's steak. Both are still raving about how good their meals were. I ordered the salt and pepper squid, which was the tastiest and freshest calamari I've had in years. I also had quite a bit of the salad and chips/fries left over. The food took a bit of time to come out, but that is likely a function of how busy the place was, and not necessarily a bad thing. Everything was super fresh and prepared perfectly. We spent AU$65 for dinner for 5, plus drinks that were ordered at the bar. There's a good chance we'll be back to the Balgownie.

This place is owned by the same people who own The Cook's Garden next door. In fact, they have…read moreknocked down walls and joined the two places together. The Garden Tap is an informal, small bar/pub food type place while The Cook's Garden is a fairly swanky (and very good) restaurant. We managed to leave the kids at home and go out for our wedding anniversary (19 years, thanks for asking). We had a booking at The Cook's Garden next door but stopped in here for a quick drink before dinner. We were very tempted to stay here instead. This is a small bar in the suburbs, so already a rarity. It's relaxed and casual. It's also not tragically hipster, which is a real rarity for a small bar. The drink selection is good (but not huge) with some nice craft beers and ciders. The food looks amazing though. Superb looking burgers. Amazing looking steaks. We very nearly cancelled our booking next door and ate here instead. We didn't though. We had a very nice meal next door and will have to eat (rather than just look at) the food next time. It's kid friendly so the next time we feel like taking the family out for the night we may well go here.

My second time here and when I just went to the bar to order my lunch I remembered why I'm…read morereturning......several bright 'hellos' as I approached the bar. And I like the feel of the place. Light, airy and casual. Today I've gone for the Pulled Pork Burger. It comes with smokey BBQ sauce, coleslaw and Mayo. . I like to be given the option of chips or salad so I opted for the salad. And a glass of cold Sav Blanc. Life is good! On Sunday afternoons they have live music. It kicks off from 4. And each Sunday a Sunday Roast is on the menu. This week it will be pink roasted lamb saddle, zaataar spiced stuffing and baked kiplers.

We usually come here quite often and enjoy a cheap,tasty feed but not tonight. My dad was FURIOUS…read morewhen they removed the king avocado schnitzel off the menu. We ordered Steak,Pizza and Chicken Parmigiana. The chicken had a side of hollandaise and it was disgusting. Steak came out cold and slightly over cooked,can you blame them tho? we did wait an extra 40 minutes after the pizza and chicken had came out,we had to ask someone to retrieve the steak,who knows how long it would of taken if we didn't ask. Plus the service was horrible. Meals came out 25 minutes apart minimum even tho we ordered at the same time. Staff is lovely though,We cannot remember the name of the red haired bloke who said goodbye on the way out but he is by far the nicest member of the ob. Hoping this review can help them benefit for the better. #bringbackthekingavoschnitzel

I stopped in with my boyfriend for a little snack before the drive back to Sydney. We got a bowl of…read morechips and two midi James Lashes for $20. You order at one bar and then pick up your food at another. It's very DIY here, no servers. The atmosphere is very much child-friendly-pub style, with a playground and even a jump house for kids (not sure if that's always there or if we came on a good day). Lots of families were around, parents having drinks while their kids chased each other outside. The wedges we got came in a huge bowl. We got a much bigger serving than I expected, which was nice since it ended up being dinner. The service wasn't bad but it wasn't super friendly. There isn't anything terrible about this place, but there isn't anything really great about it either.

Ohhh, but old father time has a way of fixing things…read more I live about a minute away from the Northbridge Hotel but never went there because, well - how to put this - it was a wretched hive of scum and villainy (thanks, Star Wars!) Weird old men betting ion the horses and, well, folks whose eyes didn't exactly look in the same direction, if you catch my drift. And I think you do. But now. Now! The Northbridge Hotel got a cool-over in every sense of the word. The menu kicks A (A stands for ass. Yep.), they're trying different stuff like chicken wing Wednesdays (which I believe their sister bar The Fringe in Paddo also do) and the interior is now a place that I'd want to hang out in. There's still a big focus on the nags, with TV screens and a TAB catering perfectly to those people who love a flutter, casual or otherwise. And look, I have to mention the hot chips. Such chips. Piping hot, heaped on the plate, with some kind of cajun spice rub and a bowl of what I can only assume is chilli mayonnaise hand-delivered by whatever Greek god is in charge of condiments.

Super Friday lunch spot. Well priced pub meals, cold drinks and friendly service. Pub looks newly…read morerenovated and is a nice place to spend an afternoon. Recommended!

It's incredible to me but the Macquarie Arms Hotel in Windsor is thought to be the oldest inn and…read more"the oldest pub" on mainland Australia. (Tasmania likes to sneaks in now and then when we aren't looking. Not sure if you can trust the Tassies though. I heard the place started as a penal colony. lol). Being the oldest pub is surely a great honour in Australia, in a land where beer is damn near sacred. Talk about hiding in plain sight up there on the hill in Thompson's Square (see separate review). I wonder if the patrons went from Australia's oldest school & church at nearby Ebenezer down here to the oldest pub. The Arms' website (http://www.macquariearms.com.au/history/) states: "In 1815 a "spacious and commodious inn" was constructed by Richard Fitzgerald adjoining Thompson Square and was known as the Macquarie Arms. In order to save Government the cost of providing such a structure, Macquarie had given "Mr. Fitzgerald a large allotment in the square on the expressed condition of his building immediately thereon a handsome commodious inn of brick or stone and to be at least two stories high." ( Macquarie's Journal of his tours- 12th Jan. 1811) The soldiers would sometimes stay on the upper floor. After a hard day's work, the convicts who built the Macquarie Arms entertained themselves by smuggling barrels of illegal rum from the Hawkesbury River into the quarters below through the "Rum Smuggler's Tunnels". Two convict brothers blew themselves up in the cellar. A young girl Mary died upstairs after being trapped by a fire. Windsor Ghost Tours says their ghosts remain and will take you on a tour on Saturday nights. That would be fun. The Heritage Council of NSW describes the Arms as follows: "Physical Description: The hotel is a building of generous proportions, with sandstock brick walls, stuccoed over and painted white. It has two large Georgian doorways with semi-circular traceried fanlights and sidelights, but the glass in the one facing George Street has unfortunately been painted over. The one opening onto Thompson Square can still be seen in its original state. The hotel retains its well designed cedar joinery, its cedar circular staircase, its extensive stone flagged cellars, its turned wooden verandah columns, and its stone flagging." I'll give it four stars for not giving up the ghost. A portrait of Governor Macquarie hands in the Dining Room as would be expected. The Arms boasts "Beautiful Pub Food from $6.50 pastas to $9.95 steak and beer deals (see our weekly specials in house). Keno, TAB, Pokies and three pool tables and two dart boards. HOURS: Monday/Tuesday/Sunday 10am to 10pm. Wednesday to Saturday 10am to 12am." I never thought of pub food as beautiful, but maybe it's in the eye of the beholder. Average or adequate would be a better description, but the wait can be painful. Maybe they're resting on their laurels, but pretty good laurels they are generally. Good for a drink for history's sake, but I wouldn't base a family meal here if you know what I mean. But when visiting a pub I'm not going to get picky about the food. They have steaks, battered fish & chips, schnitzel, burgers, pasta, salads and more. $10 for 10 items on Monday, and other specials, sometimes beef ribs. A horseshoe on the outside wall of the Macquarie Arms pub marks the level a huge flood peaked at in 1867, when beaches along the Hawkesbury to Barrenjoey were littered with the debris from the town.

This pub certainly doesn't feel like a local pub, namely because it tries to capture the semi-rural…read moreatmosphere of Windsor. It feels a lot like one of those pubs that appeals to the daytripper up here, particularly with the architecture, and of course of lovely beer garden down near the river. It is a nice pub, and it certainly has a lot of atmosphere about it, and in fact, feels that it is the original pub from up this way. The other thing that stands out is that it does have a nice selection of beers as well though the service, well, it wasn't the best, but it was still good.

No complaints from me! Beautiful room, clean, old decor, very cosy. awesome hot and cold breakfast…read moreincluded which was very handy, Kate was very lovely and very accommodating. Definitely recommended, and definitely would stay again.

Very homely, comfortable and Kate is a lovely host! Lovely Thai restaurant in house, which was a…read moregod-send because it was raining cats and dogs outside! Food was 10 out of 10. Breakfast was included in the rate with a full country home cooked breakfast with local sourced ingredients. Kate was lovely and catered for my partner who is a vegan. Amazing espresso coffee with brekky too. Rooms very comfortable and pretty. Lovely communal area with games, a tv and piano (a very talented guest was playing when I got in last night). Lovely vibe in the place. Would definitely stay here again.