The Young Street Hotel

My partner and I are on a jag of "Let's try something new". We used to go to the Young Street Hotel under its previous ownership when it was higher end dining. Wow. Has it nosedived!! We walked into the restaurant area that has now been "kiddy-fied" and we were deafened by children screaming. Some were in a room off the main dining area, treating the furniture like jumping castles. We retreated to the front bar and ordered our food. And then we waited... and waited... Our shared entree of pork belly bites was OK but ordinary. We waited another half hour or more (my partner works from home and had a Zoom meeting coming up) and our mains turned up. I had the entree size Rare Beef Tataki. It was actually a largish serve for an entree, but it was tough and completely lacking in flavour. My partner's fish and chips were average but a bit on the small size and lacking in flavour. Add a Coke and a glass of red wine and the bill hit $96.77. Add a second glass of wine and the bill went over $100. For an extremely ordinary meal with long wait times and screaming kids. We wont be back.

This was the worst pub meal Ive ever had in Newcastle. The food was incredibly poor, like I didn’t think was possible anymore. Burnt and soggy toastie, overcooked schnitzel with soggy lettuce covered in poor quality dressing. Massively overpriced. The tables were sticky dirty, atmosphere awful, poorly maintained and not clean. This pub will go broke if they don’t improve. Do yourself a favour and don’t go.

We had a late lunch with friends and shared a Newy pizza. It was absolutely delicious! When we placed our order it must have become lost and because our meal was arriving a little later than normal we were given free drinks all around. Both the chef and the waiter were apologetic, helpful and charming. We both would definitely recommend eating here for the delicious food, fantastic service and homely surroundings!

From start to finish this was a fun afternoon and great experience. The staff were very friendly, professional and helpful. The steak an barramundi and cheese starter were excellent. Glad I’ve found a nice spot to go to!!!! Looking forward to trying the Christmas in July meal !