Tumbulgum Tavern

While nights are fun and the food is fine, it is daytime when this place truly shines. It sprawls before the river, vast front deck, capacious beer garden and under-cover side area where you will dine on enormous serves of beautifully done, slightly old-fashioned tucker. A special of lamb's fry and chunky-style bacon is pure comfort on its bed of velvety, buttery mash; garlic prawns are mega and numerous in a subtle garlicky cream with rice. The place is popular with older patrons, benign bikie groups, over-excited children provided with their own playground - in short, with everyone; it's easy to see why bookings are essential.