Woolpack Hotel

Came in for dinner, ordered 5 dishes, (two of which were dumplings) by the time my friend got back from ordering drinks at the bar the food was ready. Never had quicker service especially around dinner. Food was great as well. 10/10 would recommend.

Beautiful old hotel smack in the centre of town. Just so pretty from the outside and inside the pub is quite busy. We stayed here for three nights in the Flat. This is a massive flat. I cannot describe how big it is. It has 4 rooms. It is mostly refurbished, particularly the bedroom and kitchen (which is a full-sized kitchen with dining table etc. All crockery supplied etc but no tea and coffee. The bed was a bit lumpy for me but my husband did not think so and he can't stop talking about their pillows. The lounge and bedroom are full of light from the windows and doors which face the balcony. The lounge is massive on its own and you have two entries onto the balcony (which is shared) and is fully furnished with a magnificent outdoor couch and table. The lounge needs a paint job but and maybe some decoration. It's still great. Power points are enough. The bathroom is again massive, the toilet has its own cubicle and there is a spa. The shower works well. The actual tiles look like new, even though fashion may have changed. We did not use it. WiFi works well, but I had a bit of trouble with the password but the cleaner, who was a lovely, helpful woman, helped out with that. Service is impeccable and pub staff are all great. Meals are great in the pub and there are two areas where you can be seated. Note the pub area or the restaurant attached, Jumbucks, with an Asian and Australian menu. It's quite clear when booking that this is a pub and an old building. If noise bothers you, don't stay here. It was loud one night but it did not bother us. Parking - limited free parking behind the hotel, which is accessed via a little square of shops. We parked out the front and felt this was safer and risked being booked for it. We had no issues. Smokers: there were no signs for no smoking on the balcony - shut your door.

The lady behind the bar was great, recommended the Chinese lunch. $12 lunch special build your own dish was insane. Highly recommend food was really good not too heavy. Great spot for a beer and lunch whilst watching the races on a Saturday.

In for Sunday lunch, it was later so didn't want a big meal. We had a Shared Plate from Chinese menu if I went to the supermarket and bought a box of cocktail selection it would have been better. Remove it from your menu! Other food looked OK. Felt like staff were tired and over serving people. It was all a bit sad and tired.

Could you get a better combo than delicious Chinese food in a pub?! Satay chicken, sizzling beef and steamed dumplings were all excellent.