Hunter pubs and clubs, restaurants and cafes start to re-open as coronavirus restrictions ease

Woo hoo! Finally we’ll be able to dine out as of tomorrow with COVID-19 restrictions starting to ease. Find out if your favourite pub or club will re-open for a bite to eat. TAKE A LOOK!

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Many of us are just itching to get out and get stuck into our favourite grub at our favourite pub.

Tomorrow that will finally be possible, with the NSW government easing COVID-19 restrictions allowing a maximum of 10 people to enjoy dining and table drinks service at venues across the state.

But not every pub and club across the Hunter is taking up the offer, with some saying having just 10 customers at a time isn’t viable and they’d prefer not to take the gamble, while others are relishing the chance to get bums back on seats.

Wickham Park Hotel, Wickham is re-opening to dine-in. Google street view.

“As an industry we welcome this small but significant step taken by the NSW Government toward re-activating venues across NSW,” Australian Hotels Association Newcastle Hunter President Rolly De With said.

“While a maximum of 10 people may not be financially viable for all our pubs and hotels, it is a positive step toward allowing venues to prepare for future trade.

“Allowing pubs to cater for limited in-venue dining will particularly assist small country towns where perhaps there is no café or restaurant and the local community relies on its pub as a place to dine.

“I know many of our pubs will be looking forward to welcoming their first patrons back tomorrow, and we look forward to the next stage of trade when our venues can once again open their doors to the wider community.”

Make a booking at Hotel Delany, Cooks Hill. Google street view.

Here’s a list of pubs and clubs re-opening for dine-in:

• Albion Hotel, Singleton

• Bank Hotel, Dungog

• Bushranger's Bar & Brasserie, Largs

• Burwood Inn, Merewether

• Crown & Anchor Hotel, Newcastle

• Commercial Hotel, Aberdeen

• Dockyard, Newcastle - from Wednesday 20 May

• Duke of Wellington, New Lambton

• Gladstone Hotel, Stockton

• Hotel Delany, Newcastle

• Hotel Tudor, Woodberry

• Kearsely Hotel, Kearsley

• Kent Hotel, Hamilton

• Lemon Grove Hotel, Wallsend

• Maryland Tavern, Maryland

• Mayfield Hotel, Mayfield

• Muswellbrook Hotel, Muswellbrook

• Oriental Hotel, Newcastle

• Pipp's at the Point, Speers Point

• Sea Breeze Hotel, Nelson Bay

• Seven Seas Hotel, Carrington

• Spinning Wheel Hotel, Raymond Terrace

• Tea Gardens Hotel - Saturday only

• White Hart Hotel, Murrurundi

• Wickham Park Hotel, Wickham

The Oriental Hotel, Cooks Hill. Google street view.

That’s a starting point! That list could change quickly with a number of pubs and clubs still waiting on a Public Health Notice to define the operating framework.

It’s also a mixed bag of restaurants and cafes re-opening for dine-in across the Hunter, with some continuing to carry on with takeaway only, while others are giving it a shot to see if it can work with the newly announced restrictions.

Here’s a few RE-OPENING to get you started (some bookings only)

Nagisa Japanese - Honeysuckle

Canon - Warners Bay

Meet - Darby street

Hong Kong Chef - Charlestown Square

Lotus Cafe - The Junction

Hood Milk Bar - The Junction

Good Friends - The Junction

Talulah - The Junction (breakfast/lunch)

Le Dynasty Vietnamese - Darby street

The Blind Monk - Beaumont street

The Hood Milk Bar, The Junction is re-opening to diners. Google street view.

If your pub, club, restaurant, cafe is -reopening for dine-in, let us know at [e-mail] and we’ll add you to the list!