Sydney Junction Hotel is a Hamilton pub opposite the railway station, 4km from central Newcastle, with air-conditioned rooms and shared bathrooms. Each room also has a smart TV, a bar fridge, free wifi and tea, coffee and bottled water, and guests get free parking on site and a coin laundry.
The hotel sits on Beaumont Street, Hamilton's busy strip of cafes and restaurants. The pub has a bistro doing modern pub food with local produce, indoor bars, TAB areas for the big games and a beer garden with an undercover kids' playground. Reviewers often mention friendly, hardworking staff, family-friendly touches and well-cooked bistro meals.
Branden was insanely helpful!!!! So kind and lovely. We are not from the area and he helped us choose drinks and the whole night our glasses were cleared quick, all the staff were working so hard and looked like they want to be there! I think I want him to be my manager. Great service !
I dined here with my 3 sons last week. Food & drinks were good, as was the customer service. There is a playground for the kiddies (best aged between 2 - 10 in my opinion). Big screen TVs to watch all the sporting action. Beautiful setting and relaxed atmosphere.
I had a really positive experience with the security team. They were professional, approachable and clearly take pride in what they do. It’s great to see staff who genuinely care about looking after patrons and go above and beyond when needed. Their friendly attitude and professionalism made a great impression. Thanks for the excellent service—I really appreciated it and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend this venue.
Stopped in for dinner as they had a promo for 50% all mains. Place was quiet amd food came out quickly. Had the rumo steak with pepper sauce. Steak was tasty and cooked perfect, salad was fresh and chips were crispy. Pepper gravy was a bit watery and tasted more like a plain/Diane.
Dined in the bistro for late lunch (330ish) ordered 1x Bruschetta, very tasty and bread was freah & toasted well. Tomato mix was well seasoned and delightful. 1x Barramundi, it was cooked very well, crispy skin and moist fish, lots of vegetables. Also ordered the chicken tacos (starter) very generous size you could easily eat as a main meal (serving size is 3 full size tacos). Also had the fried chicken (starters) very tasty and flavoursome. Kids pasta meal was a really decent size (ideal for my 7 yr old, might be too big for a 3 year old). Overall our dining experience was 10/10. We complimented the chef for an amazing dining experience :-) Thank you. P.S Apologies we ate into the chicken & tacos and didn't get a picture or the pasta dish.
Within 200 km of Hamilton — for the road trippers.




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