Newcastle Restaurants

I used to frequent this place a lot but I've since moved out of town.

Favorite Dish: This place is in a lovely location, not too far from the beach and has an ambience I've always liked. The food is good and the menu covers a range of diets and is reasonably priced so you shouldn't get any shocks here.
The Bogie Hole Cafe offers al fresco and sits between two backpacker hostels.

The view. What we're talking about here is a sweeping landscape through a sculpture park completed by the serene waters of Lake Macquarie, Australia's largest seaboard lake.
The pleasant staff seem to be afflicted by the tranquil setting and a relaxed atmosphere is guaranteed, even if they're busy, particularly on weekends.

Favorite Dish: We loved the soup but, since it is a soup de jour, you may not get the same as us.
However, I have to say that the rest of the fare hasn't attracted us back here. Frankly speaking, I think they're guilty of trading on their location and need to up the ante if they want to attract the gourmet market back.

We dined here twice, sampling the breakfast and lunch menus.
Everything we ordered was lovely. From the apple juice with strawberries as garnishes to the decent sized meals, it was delicious.
They have three sections you can dine in;
Outside on the pavement there are a few tables, inside of course, and out the back they have a little courtyard, mainly for the smokers but we dined out there and it was really nice and a little bit funky.
I would recommend Goldberg's with no hesitation.

Favorite Dish: For breakfast I had the Eggs Benedict with spinach and smoked salmon.
It was delicious. The eggs were poached just right and the portions were big.

We went to Engine Room on a sunday night and it was only one of a handful of restaurants open. However, it was really nice food and the staff were lovely.
We sat on the boardwalk and looked on as a huge container ship was docking. It was quite a nice night.

Favorite Dish: I had the shoft shell crab and it was nice.

We dined here after a football game and the food was really nice.
The servings were plentiful and tasted great.
They had some delicious looking cakes in their cake display and it was fun trying to pick what each cake was.
I would dine here again.

Favorite Dish: If you like it hot, I had the Sicillian Spaghetti.
I don't even put pepper on my food, so I was blown away, but it was still really nice.

Beaumont St, Hamilton is the place to go for breakfast, lunch, dinner or a great coffee. A wide range of dining is available from around the world. A few favourites are Aloi Thai - for great Thai food, Banyan Tree for Indonesian and The New Rickshaw Inn for Chinese

A nice place with great views alongside the wharfs on the river in Newcastle. Very worthwhile for a special evening.

Prices as follows:

caesar salad: $13.50 entree, $22 main
four cheese ravioli $16.50 entree
Pan fried chicken $29.50 main

many other nice dishes and prices, try faxing or calling them for more details.

Favorite Dish: the food was nice but the company was awesome.

If you are looking for mediocre seafood dining but want to pay a lot, then Scratchleys is the place for you! The first thing to note is that this is a restaurant that take reservations but has what looks like plastic patio furniture as your dining room. The waitresses all think they are models and strut around without really paying attention to what they are doing. You will definitely have to wait quite some time before you will get your meal or any type of service. Oh, and don't order drinks with your food because you may just get them with your bill. The food is all over-priced and "OK" at best. I would suggest the Meat Pie street car across the street if you want hot and decent food. I would also remind you that the manager of Scratchleys doesn't care much about your opinion...so don't waste your time!

Favorite Dish: Stay awaaay from the Seafood Chowder!!! $14 and it's disgusting! Everything that I've tried there is somewhat OK but I think it varies day by day.