Seriously this place is incredible and a secret worth finding. Small, recently refurbished motel…read morehidden in the suburbs of Naracoorte. The rooms are great, bathrooms all new and the accomodation is extremely comfortable. The restaurant takes this place to another level and the service is wonderful. Fantastic young family business deserving of the success it will clearly achieve.

Pinkerton Hill is the largest of 4 properties run by the group Naracoorte cottages. The other three…read moreare central to the Naracoorte township and Pinkerton sits just on the outer edge of the town. Convenient to the Coonawarra and Penola wine regions this is a wonderful spot for a rural getaway. Pinkerton can cater for up to 9 people, across 5 bedrooms with two bathrooms and three toilets. This is the only self catering cottage I've stayed in where you get a complimentary bottle of wine and full breakfast provisions! ... I don't just mean a box of cereal, although that is provided, you also get eggs, bacon, mushrooms, tomatoes, fruit juice, bread and spreads, Beerenberg jams, tea, coffee and milk. The American style dripulator coffee is delicious and fortifys you well for a long day of wine tasting! I have stayed in so many houses like this that have virtually nothing provided, so if you want to cook for yourself you'll have to go and buy salt and pepper. Pinkerton is the opposite of this, and what a joy it is! If you read the visitors book, you will see that the place has even hosted the likes of Ricky-Lee Coulter. The furnishings are comfortable and provide plenty of living space... the photos on the website are a little out of date and the space is actually more stylish than they portray. There is even room to get away from each other if you need to. Beds are comfy and there is heating and cooling throughout. Great to use as a base to explore the area!

So, this is basically your typical country pub, so I certainly can't say that it is anything fancy…read more Well, one of the things that I liked about this place was that there was a pretty awesome view out the back of the lake, something that I thought was quite lovely. Actually, this pub has a rather nice beer garden as well, so yeah, it's certainly a place to check out.

Well, after putting up with a myriad of country pubs I finally found myself in Penola, and you can…read morebe assured, with it being in the heart of a major wine growing region that it is going to be somewhat better than what happens to be around the place. Well, that was the case with this pub, especially when it came down to the selection of beers on tap. In fact the selection was pretty good, with I quite appreciated. The other thing is that as a pub I quite liked it, with the great atmosphere and all that. Oh, and they also have a rather nice beer garden as well.

Yep, this is one of those basic Woolworths pubs that you tend to find pretty much everywhere (well,…read moresort of). Yeah, as a pub, it really wasn't all that flash, and like a lot of these pubs, they pretty much have the same, limited, selection of beers on tap. Honestly, it really isn't a place that I'd make much of an effort to visit a second time, particularly since there does happen to be better pubs near by.

I once ate the majority of a steak that was bigger than my head here (nb - I have quite a large…read morehead, not one of those disproportionately small freaky pin heads). It was great! I get the feeling that the Bushmans is a real family joint, their restaurant caters for kids and they finish up dining relatively early, in true country style. Everything seems to come with a jacket potato wrapped in alfoil (or is that just me?), not that I mind! It totally reminds me of my mums cooking, and what cold hearted person wouldn't love their own mum's cooking. They seem to do a lot of functions, birthday parties and the like. One thing I would say about eating out in Naracoorte on the weekend is that Everyone in town does, so make sure you book, or you may be going hungry!

Actually, this was a pretty good pub, though I sort of got the impression that this was basically…read morewhere everything was happening around town, if the quite nature of the other pubs was anything to go by. Well, since I was now back over the border in South Australia I knew that there was certainly going to be a beef schnitzel on the menu, and that certainly turned out to be the case. I found the staff to be really pleasant and helpful, and also there was quite a decent selection of beer on tap as well. Quite a cool pub.

Billy Macs! Although…read moreI like all the hotels in Naracoorte for different reasons, this one has to be my favourite for its sheer versatility. Although it's never easy to blend in as a tourist in a small town, this place may afford you the least attention, which is good if you're concious of stranger danger and all that... The restaurant, on the right hand side when you're facing the building is called Billy Macs and the decor can be described as pure country steak house. There's a salad bar, of course! Featuring 50s orange segment and sultana delights, as well as a couple of hot dishes like cauliflower cheese and a pea and carrot mix. AMAZING! The meals are moderately priced and serve sizes are turbo charged. You go up to the counter to place your order and I can't recommend enough that you order steak at these places... when in cattle country, you can be sure it's what they do best. I've even had a wagyu number here, which was close to one of the best steaks I've ever eaten... 5 star included! To the left of the restaurant and across the bottle shop driveway is a bar which features a couple of pool tables, a video jukebox and RRREEEEaaaaallllyyy cheap beer. I think I was paying $4 a pint last time. Just be warned. If you're with attractive ladies, the locals will get on the tom toms and local lads will appear from nowhere in the once desserted bar!

This was a pub that is a bit out of the way, located on a minor road near the Victorian border, and…read morefortunately when I turned up it was open. Mind you, for a country pub, there wasn't all that much conversation, despite the fact that we were pretty much the only people there at the time. However, it wasn't too bad, being a pub out in the country, and there was some charm about it, but it probably isn't worth taking the detour to go and visit it.