CALEDONIA HOTEL CESSNOCK — Hotel in Aberdare

We will never support this pub again, my partner & I were there today with our 6 month old in the bar in the far corner (we were the only ones in the pub at the time) we were asked to remove ourselves from the bar area & go sit in the restaurant because of our child now that is all well & good (I’m not sure on the licensing of the pub) but the reason we were asked to leave the bar is because a worker that was not on shift mind you told the bloke that was on shift to tell us to move, in the mean time the worker that was not on shift had her little boy running around behind the counter in the bottle shop & behind the counter at the bar WITHOUT shoes on. So we left & you’s unfortunately lost out on three main dinner meals & many drinks. Disappointing considering we are locals & spend a lot of money in the pub. Mind you that wasn’t the first time we had the pram in the bar & nothing...

Don’t bother even reviewing this establishment because the owner is full of lies and excuses. My order wasn’t read back to me and we weren’t advised it would be a 2 HOUR wait for 3 meals. The owner says it was a busy Sunday. I had sadly made the MISTAKE of coming into this establishment and It actually wasn’t that busy. The staff is INCREDIBLY rude! After waiting for 2 hours we got served a cold meal! The owner of this restaurant will probably reply to this review in a very childish way, look at their interactions with other people who’ve said negative things. Bottom line, I recommend this place to people who want to deal with 1. A cold meal 2. A wait time of 2+ hours 3. An owner who probably spends that 2+ hours thinking of excuses for any criticism they receive online...

We came here with friends on their recommendation. The menu has some delicious options and are very reasonably priced as are the drinks. Unfortunately the choices that my husband and I chose just seems to be lacking. My husband chose the Amatriciana pasta, which was lacking in chilli and any other flavour. I chose the Garlic Prawn Hot Pot as it was a main course. I was expecting more than 8 prawns and two slices of 'bready' toast. It too was lacking any flavour and I think that the cast iron pot was too hot when the cooked prawns were poured in and the garlic was burnt. The pot was definitely bubbling for quite some time when it was served.||The meals that our friends were served were certainly much more generous and looked delicious. The burger which was carried...