Peden’s Hotel

Food was good staff were friendly great place will come back.

Great food, great pub and so close to CPAC its so easy to eat and go to show. Staff were kind.

Great food , fairly priced, good night out with friends 😊

Well what an amazing Valentine's Day we've had. We chose to go to our favourite pub in Cessnock (Pedens Hotel) for dinner. They rang last night to confirm and asked if we were celebrating anything special. I said "Just Valentine's Day!". So we arrived to be escorted to our table by Abbey (I hope I've spelt that correctly) and immediately saw a lit candle and a single red rose, plus 2 chilled (empty at this stage) champagne glasses on the table. My wife was absolutely ecstatic!! I told both Abbey and the darling barman who came and filled our champagne glasses that they had made my wife's night, seeing as how I hadn't bought her flowers myself. Abbey kept checking on us to make sure we were happy with everything. This wasn't the end of how far they went. Later on in the evening, the barman presented my wife with a beautifully boxed wine set and said she had won a prize. We still have no idea why, but we felt really special. Anyway, it gets even better! We didn't take the 2 bottles of wine out of the box until we got home and as I did so, I noticed a card in the box. I said to my wife "What's this?". She said she didn't know. I thought it would be a "thanks for dining with us" type thing, but no, it's a voucher for an Ultimate tasting experience for two at Hungerford Hill Estate, which includes a mini-degustation of Hungerford Hill wines matched to bite-sized dishes by award winning two-hatted, Muse Restaurant! Amazing! All this from a country pub! We were absolutely blown away by just how far they went above and beyond to look after us. Thanks Abbey and all the staff at Pedens Hotel. You made our night so special and memorable! ❤️❤️❤️

Staff were lovely. 2 of the 5 meals were a little small but I guess that’s the economy of today’s society. The food was lovely though and it was reasonably priced so I guess overall it was a good dining experience.

We love Pedens. Great service - lovely staff always. Nice food, easy atmosphere. Would love to see a VG main option.

Service and staff were awesome. Everyone was super friendly. Food was fast and tasted great. Will definitely be back

A regular visitor, the food is always consistent and restaurant is clean and of a good vibe

Great Location for dinner before a show at Cessnock performing Arts Theatre.

Food was very good, and given how busy it was service was good, staff were friendly, competent and helpful, and we didn’t have to wait too long for meals. But it was a painfully noisy environment - actually really uncomfortable for us older guests. (Which is what most patrons were). Lots of people, and the music still playing in the restaurant area. (And the bar ran out of wine glasses! )

Loved the rotolo - it was delicious - but in comparison to other meals of similar price, the quantity was light on.

Women serving had amazing customer service went above and beyond couldn’t fault her!

The staff were great but the food was pretty ordinary. I had the Peden’s burger and chips. It had no flavour and too much salt on the chips. My husband had the chicken snitzel which he said was ok but the gravy was tasteless and the salad was very bland and ordinary.

Fantastic dinner, extremely hot night, 40deg when we arrived. Staff extremely busy but did it all with a smile Well done everyone

Food was good especially seeing we where here on a Tuesday half price menu deal but between 6 of us our meals 30 minutes apart… understandably as it was very busy but the worst part is we haven’t been for years because of the staff being extremely rude and unfortunately nothing has changed as the bar staff are still exactly the same…but value for money is very good.

Food was great. The service was great and very quick.

I’ve eaten at Pedens on many occasions and been very happy with just about everything. Today unfortunately, was a different experience. We had three adults and a toddler and two of the adults and the toddler were quite happy with their food. In my own case though I had the lamb kebab which came with chips and ordered a side salad which turned out to be less than ideal. The lamb was burnt and tough as a result of being very well done - or overdone I should say. The chips were decent, though I don’t think they were as good as usual, and the salad, though tasty enough, was ridiculously large for one person - which is what I had expected it to be. That was definitely a waste of food. The one thing that I couldn’t fault was the garlic bread which is the best I’ve ever had. I don’t know what their secret is, but everyone speaks very highly of it and it remains a standout feature. Our visit was during the school holidays and so unsurprisingly it was very noisy with a lot of children present including our own. However it wasn’t only the kids who were making a lot of noise as there were groups of adults doing the same thing. I did tell our server about my disappointing lamb and she was quick to ask what she could do to make it up to me. I told her not to worry (especially when the others had thoroughly enjoyed their meals), but asked that she pass my feedback on to the chef, which she said that she would do. I’ll continue to go to Pedens whenever I have friends or family visiting me, but won’t be ordering the lamb again.

Great food. Great service. Lots of options. No delay in ordering or service. Great pub food.

The staff were friendly and helpful but the food was awesome my partner loved his rump steakk

staff always friendly and helpful, quick service and lovely food

It turned out nice at the end but whilst I was eating my meal a hair was noticed on the chips which was replaced but it might be an idea to wear PPE whilst preparing / serving meals and washing hands after toileting .

Didn't enjoy the steak sandwich. A bit dry and not enough salad also wasn't keen on the roll it was on.

I usually don't mind the heat but the aircon needed to be turned up, I was sweaty! Most of the food was pretty good but my steak had so much sinew I struggled to cut it up and chew it. The staff were lovely, but I probably won't go back.

The staff were very friendly, pricing reasonable, large tasty meals...

Really good food, but the service was fabulous, will go again

Food was delicious. Great range of choices on the menu

The food was great but much too much. We are in our 70s and don’t eat as much as we used to, would be great if you had smaller meals on the menu.

Service was excellent and food was great too. Staff friendly and helpful

We all enjoyed our meals. Prompt service with all meals arriving at the same time.

Online booking made it easy. Food was great and the was cold.

trivia while we were trying to eat food was good

Just one concern.......we were sitting at a table near the ordering counter and people lined up very close to our table instead of moving along parallel to the counter. Very disconcerting. Maybe a guide rope with Enter and Exit would alleviate this problem. Excellent coffee and service....thank you. E

Lovely staff ,enjoyable meal ,clean and comfortable environment. Will visit again

The food was delicious and thr service was really good

Always book here when we go to the shows at PACC. Absolutely love the food.

Food and service were faultless. Ingredients were all fresh and cooked to perfection.

Pedans is a fantastic dining spot with exceptional food and service. The Food was delicious and well-presented, with standout flavors that made each bite a pleasure. Our waitress, Kate, was outstanding—knowledgeable, attentive, and friendly. Her excellent service made our meal even more enjoyable. Highly recommend Pedans for a top-notch dining experience!

my favourite place to eat but this time our orders were all messed up, but it was corrected and tasted good. Staff are friendly , drinks are amazing and love the kids area

its always a fun place to visit, i love the cheese and bacon garlic bread, its always so yummy. I was a little disappointed this time with the chicken snitzel, it tasted and smelt like fish. staff said it was 100% chicken but i was worried it had been fried with fish . im allergic to fish. it trully did smell like fish so i didnt eat it. staff are all so amazing and i do love the place, i will keep coming back

everything was great, staff are always so nice and friendly in the resturant. we love coming there

Great food and service. Not too bad in price. Will be back again.

Ordered our food the kids got their food after about 30 minutes my partner and mine took over an hour kids were finished eating and getting restless by the time we got ours so did not get to eat much before we had to leave

The vegetables were crunchy but I like my vegetables cooked more. The food is normally good. I will still come back.

Chicken Snitzel was bland,and tasted of oil Steak was under cooked when we sent it back and asked for med rare it was then over cooked and not enjoyable

Food was delicious great value staff courteous and friendly, definitely will be back.

Staff did amazing considering the busy night with lots of theatre show patrons. Very happy with everything.

The staff were lovely. The service, prompt and the food was amazing. Cannot fault anything. Thank you.

Pedens is our favourite local to head to for a dinner we know we will enjoy. We love the kids area as well.

The best meal I have had at Pedens in a long time. Atmosphere was great, wasn’t crowded or noisy Meals were on point, all 5 of us were very satisfied

All good. Shall return on a needs basis. Thanks 👍