Caledonian Hotel - Maitland, New South Wales

Jacob Ryan

I went for a 21st out in the back garden, for my first time going, my experience wasn't great at all, will not even think about going back, bar staff were rude with attitude, only filling my drinks 3/4 full with woollies bought lemonade, when I asked to fill them up they declined and said that's how they are made, it was like one male bar staff couldn't see me but could see the females that walk in after me (happened all night), I tried to order a $30 cocktail jug, after 5 mins, they went into the back room and pulled out a pre mixed jug and wouldn't tell me the flavour. The food service was terrible, no menus to look at except a few specials on the board, waited for over an hour, and food was saltier then the pacific ocean, could not eat anything and had to return it. Was giving cash back and not even an apology. Got a small tub of "smokey gravy" was more like a tub of salt mixed with brown sugar and water,
would not recommend.

Ben G

This place kept us waiting for an hour for food. The burger was $24 but it was the worst dodgy fish and chips shop style burger I ever had. Patty wasn’t cooked through properly.

The table we were at was covered in dust.

My friends meal had like over 50% of the ingredients missing which they didn’t tell us when we ordered, and they said we were lucky to get what we got. I could not believe the rudeness I was hearing.

Kirsty Thornton

Booked the covered beer garden area for a private gathering - fantastic space with sound system, pool table and pub games, plenty of outdoor space for smoking/vaping. Our event doubled in size and the staff were flat out but always friendly and smiling. Congrats on the revamp and all you are doing to make the Caly an inclusive space - we will definitely be back!

Isabella Bourne

Went there for dinner last night the food was edible but nothing more. Chips appeared to be the crinkle cut chips from the frozen section. Seating is extremely limited, more like a dining hall with an excessive amount of dead / dried flowers. Toilets are right next to where you order your food. No pokies or atmosphere, menu doesn't make sense its the wrong menu and location for that type of establishment. It needs to be thought out more.

Dana Ross

My favourite local pub!
Great drinks, delicious food & great service.
Always have great entertainment, karaoke nights are a blast and the teepee out the back is a great spot to sit back and chill.

Melinda Lucas

There is a cool concept of a cocktail lounge. There is no cocktail menu in the main bar. If you want to order a cocktail you have to go into the cocktail lounge, read them off the board and comes back to order. I don’t feel that the menu is the right one for the area. It’s very restrictive, you can have steak or middle eastern food. I like middle eastern food but there was nothing on the menu I wanted. My partner tried it was was disappointed. The restaurant area was outdated.

Andrew Milwain

Waited over an hour for the smallest schnitzel known to man, with miss matched chips cooked in filthy oil, and a $6 'thick' mushroom sauce with the consistency of water. See photos. In addition to this, 3 of their tap beers had run out by lunchtime!

Elizabeth

I couldn’t rate this place worse if I tried.

All we wanted was a good pub feed with live music and I got an experience the worst in my life.
Food is gross, took an hour and the order was all wrong.
A fight burst out of nowhere and possibly the worst atmosphere I’ve ever been in.
Don’t go here.