The renovated Courthouse boasts coal fired cooked steaks, a large outdoor courtyard, intimate public bar and family friendly bistro. It has a proud history of bringing locals and strangers together. As it goes without saying: There are no strangers here at The Courthouse Hotel, only friends you have not met. We strive every day to ensure that this doesn't change!
We like to keep things pretty simple at the The Courthouse Hotel, with our ethos being "simple things, done well." Our service style will set us apart from other offerings in town with our staff being energetic, friendly, well presented and customer focused. Our food offering follows on the same lines; simple, fresh and cooked with care.
Our kitchen is open 7 days a week for lunch from 12pm to 3pm and dinner from 5pm to 9pm.
Safety precautions
- Surfaces sanitised between seatings
- Common areas deep cleaned daily
- Sanitiser or wipes provided for customers
- Contactless payment available
- Sealed or wrapped utensils used
- Limited number of seated diners
- Distancing maintained in common areas
- Extra space between tables
- Sick staff prohibited in the workplace
Popular dishes
Steak Sandwich
Chargrilled scotch, baby cos, sliced tomato, onion jam, cheese
3 reviews
Pork Belly
Crispy pork belly, creamy mash, apple and fennel slaw, jus
1 reviews
Rump (250g)
Ford's Butchery grass fed beef from 'Mountain View', Piallamore NSW Served with chips and salad, choice of sauce
1 reviews
Great venue & seating. Most of the staff very friendly and helpful. Great chicken wings.
However:
The music is far too loud for enjoyable conversation. After 9, crank it up, before then, keep it understated.
The bar was dirty and sticky which is a turn off. Especially in Covid times.
No one picked up our glasses, which meant we eneded up with quite a collection as we were a large party.
The usual confusion with meals & a few wrong / forgotten meal orders. Please remind your staff to stay cool & not be rude when there is an issue (of your making).
Lots of potential since the reno, just need to get your act together, good service is rewarded - poor service is no longer tolerated as there are plenty of options.
When we arrived they were struggling to keep up with the customers but that died down within 1/2 and hour. It was a little noisy but it was busy. Overall a very good experience and we will be back.
The perfect place for a long overdue catch up with the girls!
Drinks are overpriced , only one person on the bar took 10-15 minutes to get a drink 🥃
After a few visits I really want to like the Courthouse but due to disappointment of meals ordered I think I'll go elsewhere to dine.
Good for a casual drink but that's probably it and not wine on tap.
A girls' lunch, most enjoyable, I had the nachos and was very yum, good selection of beverages, can recommend the Young Henry's Motorcycle Oil dark beer, service was friendly, with good atmosphere. I like the Open house book in too.
When we arrived there was a lineup of about 30 people standing in the rain...no signs to say if you have a booking proceed straight to the entrance. Bar service was appallinigly slow and when we were finally served it took the very young and inexperienced barman about 5 minutes to find the bottle of red wine we ordered. I was then chargerd 89.32 for a $56.00 bottle of wine. It took a further 15 minutes to arrange the refund of the difference by which time my entree had been delivered to the table and was cold. Despite there being a bottle price on the drinks menu for the white wine we ordered we were informed that they dont sell that wine by the bottle. The food was good but about half way through our meal, someone decided that the background music had to be turned up to full blown disco level. It was impossible to even speak. every busines is asking for contactless payment yet you are penalising the customer for this by adding a surcharge to every transaction. Not a pleasant experience.
Australia Day family and I had lunch we all enjoyed it we wher told it wasn't good so glad we tried it the up grade of the pub looks and feels great well done guys we will be back
Nice food but the fly’s constantly buzzing around while we were eating was annoying and we were eating inside.
Noise level of music went up significantly around 9-9.30pm making it difficult to chat with our small group of three. Most dinners had already left, with a few remaining in the front section...maybe it was to get rid of us to set up for the 11pm crowd?
Good food! However, although we ate inside, we were very much bothered by flies and spent our mealtime fending them off; the waiter told us promptly & cheerfully that this was what should expect in Australia, so I take it that this is the normal attitude for the courthouse bistro. I can't say I've ever met with that attitude in Australia, or anywhere, before.
poor food and beer price to expensive compared to same drink at other venues even in Sydney
All meals were good except for my salmon which was inedible. I couldn’t eat any more salmon after one bite - it had a bad taste and was clearly not fresh. Also the risotto was a bit like mush.
Fantastic! We love the Courthouse hotel ,it’s always a pleasure to go there ,the atmosphere and food, service outstanding.
Food and service was great. Was a bit noisy but we were near the kids playgeound
Sticky floor
Dirty tables
Sticky drink menu
Beautiful venue, great ambience and great food but need to improve on the customer service aspects; venue felt dirty and staff didn't appear to be in-tune to the customers.
We booked a table for 14 got there on time half tables and chairs were taken bye other people
Then not everyone there as we just got there and had menus pushed in our faces told to hurry up order as we only have one hour to eat drink and leave few of the mums didn’t finish there meals and we where told to leave as our time it now completely up staff was rude very dissatisfied
Have been here a few times since it’s reopened & have been impressed every time. The pork belly & rump are the best you’ll find anywhere. Couldn’t be more accommodating of my celiac partner. Highly recommend.
Great, well priced and efficient happy staff. Noise could be a factor for an intimate meal but overall will absolutely be back.
This was our first time dinning at the court house and we had an outstanding experience. Our waitress went above and beyond unfortunately did not get her name but she was a young blonde lady who's attention to detail was out standing. The food was amazing complements to the chief. It was very busy but you could still move around and there was enough room so no one was breaching the covid plan.
We had a great lunch at the Courthouse. The recent renovations of this pub have resulted in s a great atmosphere. The bistro space is spacious and perfect for families. You don’t feel cramped in the space with nice round tables for groups as well as booths and tables for couples and smaller groups.
Food is fresh and well presented. Great choice. Generous meals and great choices for kids too.
Staff are friendly and helpful.
The only downside the day was that my menu choice was not available and we’d not been told this when welcomed and handed our menus. It meant that when I went to order (orders are taken at a central counter) I was caught off guard and then felt pressured by the maître d to choose something quickly and as though I was holding up the line. This meant I ordered the first familiar thing my eyes fell to - fish and chips - but with more time or a suggestion similar to what I had initially picked I think I would have chosen something different. I just was made to feel awkward by that particular staff member. She just seemed to be very busy and not wanting to be held up by me and my order.
Most other staff however were very friendly and made us feel very welcome.
Great Food, well priced and good serving size.
Drinks pricey.
Staff were very friendly and easily accommodated changes in our booking at short notice. Food was great. Steaks melted in mouth.
Exceptional service, very friendly staff, great atmosphere - the place looks and feels very inviting .. well done guys !
Everything was perfect except for the young waitress. She was obrupt on more than one occasion. There is a way to speak to people and her approach was not appreciated.
The menu was wide in range and was appropriately priced, staff were friendly and knowledgeable and the barstaff made a delightful Passionfruit Mojito. Will definitely be back!
Absolutely fantastic food and drink. Helpful staff and very vibes atmosphere.
First time ... wonderful lunch ... you had me at Pimms on tap... we will return very soon
Great food!
My second time there for lunch and find it very enjoyable.
Please view email complaint sent through earlier. Tabouleh is not Quinoa!
All aspects of the experience were very pleasant. Courteous and helpful staff, generous and tasty meals at reasonable prices. Would definitely return on our trip to Tamworth again.
A great atmosphere. Great food, staff is extremely lovely, lots of space.
Awesome food & waitress was extremely friendly :)
Great atmosphere and surrounds. Food is yummy. Too noisy making it difficult to talk and long wait for drinks.
My partner and I went out for our first date night since having our first baby. The food was delicious and the atmosphere was beautiful. Will definitely visit again!
Had a great meal and the staff were friendly and helpful
I love the ease of booking online & being able to easily manage changes to the booking myself. The service today was outstanding! I couldn't praise our server enough. She was fantastic at anticipating our needs & so cheery & delightful. The meals were very nice all round & drinks were mixed perfectly! We had a very enjoyable lunch. Thank you.
Food definitely has not improved! One person in my group asked for well done steak and it came out blue! And the prawn pizza has 5 prawns, was tasteless and the base rock hard. Not enjoyable at all!
Lovely food, nice staff!!! The atmosphere is fantastic.
FAQs
The Courthouse Hotel is rated 3.9 stars by 189 OpenTable diners.
Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable. Due to local restrictions, this restaurant may not be accepting reservations at the moment.