Great place, great food
More vegan options needed.
Great lunch menu and lovely staff
Too busy & hard to find somewhere to sit and enjoy...
Too busy & hard to find somewhere to sit and enjoy a drink and in the public bar there was a lady serving drinks in just her bra which made it quite awkward and uncomfortable to sit in that bar as it was FULL of men. Won't be returning in a hurry.
Was a busy evening but still optimum service
Fresh food, huge servings and massive place with p...
Fresh food, huge servings and massive place with plenty of room. Only been here a handful of times but would happily recommend to anyone.
It's good
Food and atmosphere is great, excellent place for ...
Food and atmosphere is great, excellent place for meals with or without family, late night patrons can be a little unwelcoming unless you are 'local', staff were great, polite and friendly.
Dined 3 times, and 3 times it took way too long.
Dined 3 times, and 3 times it took way too long.
Even one time it was 1hr 20minutes late and didn't get an apology or anything!
Food was nice but not worth the wait that is for sure
Good meal, good service
Great family pub with elegant atmosphere, well-pri...
Great family pub with elegant atmosphere, well-priced food and an excellent craft beer bar.
Meal was very nice but alcohol was over priced.
My friend and I had the lunch specials. Schnitzel ...
My friend and I had the lunch specials. Schnitzel burger appeared to be microwaved. The lettuce in the caeser wrap hadn t been washed and the sauce was not good. Even at $13 they were too expensive.
Great food. Good variety
Nice food bit $$$
Christmas Lunch 2020
Christmas Lunch 2020
Outstanding delicious food and so much! Ill be booking next year. Best Christmas Lunch in Newcastle I've had in many years!
I had the seafood basket which I paid $29 for it w...
I had the seafood basket which I paid $29 for it was just batter no fish no prawns no taste DISGUSTING I want my money back
This was the worse meal I've ever eaten out in my life and I'm 75 years old
Havent been to the Matara for a while, decided to ...
Havent been to the Matara for a while, decided to try it out again, food was warm at best, battered fish was just about inedible. Steak was over cooked. We left more on the plate than we ate. Won't be back in a hurry. Disappointed used to be a great feed up there.
Beef ribs yum , highly recommend
Had a wonderful lunch there today. The food and se...
Had a wonderful lunch there today. The food and service was great. Only thing to nitpick was the plate could have been bigger... the food was falling over the edges when we were cutting our food.
Good choices of food..generous portions..some serv...
Good choices of food..generous portions..some service staff didnt seem keen to answer questions re food
Looks nice inside unfortunately you do occassional...
Looks nice inside unfortunately you do occassionally get a smell of cigarette smoke from the pokie room
Good spot for a beer food could be better at times...
Good spot for a beer food could be better at times but all round good spot.
Nice dining experience. Good food
Nice place, good food. Too loud for my taste when ...
Nice place, good food. Too loud for my taste when they continually announced things over the speakers.
Food was great
Went there for dinner got the steak never again. T...
Went there for dinner got the steak never again. Tough tiny and left starving. No veges horrible and Staff always busy . Dont bother
Food was excellent with a variety of choices
Food was nice and came out resonably quick. Very b...
Food was nice and came out resonably quick. Very busy place but big enough and nice setting. Would come here more often if it was closer to home.
We recently had a function here. Mimi was wonderfu...
We recently had a function here. Mimi was wonderful! We had numerous comments on how great the room looked. The lolly buffet was a massive hit. Thanks for making our function a success!
Not bad
Menu is the same as all their other pubs except po...
Menu is the same as all their other pubs except poor quality..
Nice food, drinks are a little expensive
Poor kitchen management
Great hotel.
Wednesday night schnitzel night is ok for $12
Karaoke
I attended a function here. The food was delicious...
I attended a function here. The food was delicious and plentiful, the staff were friendly and helpful and the drinks were reasonably priced. The function room was lovely and full of light.
Ok
Would of rated this 2.5 if I could have....
Would of rated this 2.5 if I could have....
I'm not sure what's up with that "craft beer bar" but doesn't help when it doesn't operate.
I've never been overly impressed here but came here for dinner with a mate before a movie.. Beer choices are average and the food isn't very impressive. Me and my...
Quite a nice hotel especially if you are a betting...
Quite a nice hotel especially if you are a betting man all horse dogs &Trotting events displayed Cricke &Football
Needs a better menu
By accident I was at the Mattara Hotel for lunch, ...
By accident I was at the Mattara Hotel for lunch, waiting for an appointment in the area and was hungry, plus only place I could find to park. Ordered the Salt and Pepper Calamari how generous and delicious, you know, when you get a good serve of Calamari, its tender and the outside coating is hot ...
Took over 1 hour to get our food and the food was ...
Took over 1 hour to get our food and the food was over cooked and dry the burger was burnt the Caeser salad was drowned in dressing the chicken was dry
Great staff and top restaurant.
Great comfy booth style seating in restaurant. Goo...
Great comfy booth style seating in restaurant. Good food. Nice staff.
I was a quite disappointed that the loaded fries I...
I was a quite disappointed that the loaded fries I chose with the options of cheese and bacon came out with with that yellowish sauce that looks like it comes from a can and no actual cheese. If it had said cheese like sauce I would have ordered something else! The arancini entree was ok and the st...
Good place to meet Friends
Nice atmosphere and great beer
Attended a 30th birthday party at upstairs functio...
Attended a 30th birthday party at upstairs function room (one that is open one side to downstairs area) Great space, well setup. Private bar.
More private smaller function rooms also available.
Great food and amazing service!
Just passing through!!
Good
Used to be a regular here for the craft beer selec...
Used to be a regular here for the craft beer selection and decent pub grub. Came in this evening to find only Carlton united and lion Nathan brews on tap. Extremely disappointed as used to have an awesome choice of craft beer. Also had a massive wait for food without any communication from staff. Do...
Food was bad
Good food, reasonable wait. Not cheap.
Nice meals nice cold beer friendly staff
Food was great, bit noisey, friendly staff
Had the nice's meal there to day for my birthday
It was good and not to loud
Good staff, pleasant atmosphere, the meals we had ...
Good staff, pleasant atmosphere, the meals we had 2 were very ordinary, 1 was o.k., and one was good. Won t be back.
Great service and facilities
Nothing to rave about, just OK.
Pub food at restaurant prices
Awesome pub. Lovely staff.
A good place for a meal. Kids playground is good t...
A good place for a meal. Kids playground is good too. Only downside is the restaurant is full of smoke as it flows through from the bar area. A bit of a turn off.
Food here is wonderful.
The pokies didn't pay
Great pub
Nice place .
Awesome food, great service, good pricing.
Awesome place for a beer with mate.
Nice bistro. Clean, fast and extensive menu
5th time I ve been here now with work mates. 4 out...
5th time I ve been here now with work mates. 4 out of 5 times the food was a let down. Yesterday was one of those days. Ordered my food first. Girl at the counter told me the pumpkin arancini came with a side salad. Received my food last, buzzer didn t go off and I had to walk up to find my arancini...
Great pub, main meal specials most nights and triv...
Great pub, main meal specials most nights and trivia etc.
Very pleased with the food and service
Great outdoor area and food
Great place, good food, top service
Great food
Nice atmosphere and meals.
Bar is closed at 11 and bar staff ignore you to st...
Bar is closed at 11 and bar staff ignore you to stop serving pints on Friday at 5:55
Absolutely shithouse, had a function and my best m...
Absolutely shithouse, had a function and my best mate got kicked out cause "he was drunk" legitimately had 3 drinks. "By them" good way to ruin a function!
Great food, an indoor area for kids to play, worth...
Great food, an indoor area for kids to play, worth checking for specials as it can be a little $$ overall very good
Lovely staff and a chill place to play pool with f...
Lovely staff and a chill place to play pool with friends
Meal very average, dry steak
Cheap schnitzel and free trivia on a Wednesday nig...
Cheap schnitzel and free trivia on a Wednesday night.
The restaurant is great. Good food and quick servi...
The restaurant is great. Good food and quick service. Friendly staff and plenty of room to cater for everyone.
Theres a tropical fish tank and a playground for the kids.
I can't speak much for the bar area as i haven't really drank in the hotel.
Saturday night Karaoke!
Clean ,tidy and friendly staff.
Nice atmosphere. Something for everyone. Great foo...
Nice atmosphere. Something for everyone. Great food. Reasonable prices. Lovely staff
Great place to be with good friends.
Attractive open design concept. Met with largish g...
Attractive open design concept. Met with largish group and took some time for our meals. Issue was unrelaxing music which being too noisy makes everybody talk louder and louder, so got a bit too loud for me. Its a problem at many similar venues. Only catered for the young crowd who like the pumping ...
Nice layout, good service.
Nice quiet pub
we arrived to an empty restaurant and were kicked ...
we arrived to an empty restaurant and were kicked out of an empty booth by a rude staff member and told that the booth was reversed by a sign she brought from behind the counter, very poor and disappointing service.
Nice venue. Freindly staff. Great restaurant with ...
Nice venue. Freindly staff. Great restaurant with kids mini arcade and play set inside. Beautiful function rooms.
Great service and good food. Nice environment, kid...
Great service and good food. Nice environment, kids area could do with some options that aren't coin operated.
Worst service ever!
Mattara is in a great location with lots of houses...
Mattara is in a great location with lots of houses around, it needs to reinvent itself to attract customers. Nice venue and food just nothing doing