Trading Post Laguna — Restaurant in New South Wales

I'm a shame people like Sam White didn't enjoy themselves. I've been going there all my life and love the last of ostentation , great food, live music (unless bitter people who take offence at others appreciating different aesthetics and activities) shut it down.

I think it's chilled and quaint and love the furniture. Often made by local artists contributing to their local haunt.

Really Sam,. if it'a not the kind of thing you like ... i'd suggest driving straight past next time... or not coming out to the area at all.

The world is a big place friend. With all due respect, why not go (stay?) somewhere on the North Shore, or "slum it" in Newtown where you can feel like you're experiencing authentic culture but without any danger of being forced out of your comfort zone.

Pokolbin also has some good tourist traps. All carefully constructed to take money from the entitled and egotistical without challenging their narrow belief systems about how others should live...

Had a great day here with the family and friends. Food was great and so is the atmosphere. I drop in a bit on the bikes but first time with the whole family. Anyways my wife dropped her phone between the slats in the deck seats. needs a square drive to remove. normally i would have something to remove them in work car. but i didn't have a work car with tools today. A really nice local Tommy, did everything to help recover the phone. was an older phone. This guy was determined to get it back with some teamwork and made the wife's day.

The staff also helped but were a bit busy with customers, but advised we might have to wait till one of there trades came through to get it back.

All in all a great experience. Tommy would not accept money, a drink or anything. But if you meet him, he is a great Aussie. i would hang out with him any time. you should definitely buy him a drink.

Thanks Trading post and Tommy. Hope to...

Really enjoy visiting GNTP whenever I get the chance. It's really worth detouring through on the way up to the Hunter from Sydney or the Central Coast; or as a day trip destination in itself. A lovely stop for a coffee, beer or meal, and a game of pool; or just to check out the local art and Village Providore. Have been at various times of day and night, and have always felt welcome from the staff and friendly locals. Stopped in this morning for a coffee and the garlic & mushroom breakfast burger. Both were great - the burger was full of tasty mushrooms, with rocket, beetroot on the base, and a Mayo or aoli top. Awesome! They have heaps of local events on so it's always worth checking out what's on when planning to check in. There's little to no service in Laguna, but GNTP...