Lake Cathie Tavern

Had lunch here today...they are advertising a new chef & menu...the food was good. Decor is very dated and tired. The number flies in the bar/restaurant area were very annoying. There is little distinction between the "restaurant area" and the public bar, probably not great for kids. Would be nice to have an outside eating area. Staff friendly.

The new menu at Lake Cathie Tavern is excellent value and great local produce???????? The new Chef has a $10 lunch special, daily blackboard specials and much more!

Food very good. Service was on spot. I made many friends there and food, service and visit was the best. I'm from Baton Rouge, Louisiana and every visit here I always return to try something new on the menu.

Not great by Sydney standards but we had a generous well cooked portion for kids and adults alike. Kids fish and chips were a hit. Service probably let the experience down. We were a table of 7 who paid in 4 lots for one table number but all the meals came out at different times over 20 minutes. They did give us a free and very tasty mushroom sauce on the side for the overcooked crumbed lamb cutlets (which also took a long time to come out).The venue itself was older style but not shabby at all. It was a nice compact layout for an event perhaps with bar, tables, dance floor, stage area and outdoor area. With some decorating and an external caterer it could spruce up nicely for a celebration!I probably wouldn't give the place a repeat visit but you could so much worse if you needed a quick, hot meal and a cold drink.

Under new management, Lake Cathie Tavern has a pleasant ambience for adults or families wanting a reasonably price, good quality meal. For the sports minded, there are numerous large TV screens showing a wide variety of sporting events. Clean, fresh smelling venue - no stale beer odours here!