Peden’s Hotel

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 👍

Very nice and food was delicious. Friendly staff as well

The food was really good and and the customer service was friendly and polite. I found the dining area to be 'dark' there was insufficient lighting in the dining area and it felt very gloomy.

Venue clean, ordering meals easy. Prompt serves and good food.

Staff very efficient. Food excellent. Very busy night but handled extremely well

We were very disappointed with the service on Saturday night . I understand it was a busy night but I would think the venue would know that there was an event next door and would cater for that . We arrived at 6pm and orders 2 pastas and a gb to come out together . We waited for over an hour for our meal and had to enquire how long it would be . When we did get our meals they were nice but had to rush to eat them to be able to leave on time for the show .

Food was great and staff were very friendly. Always nice to go there

Great lunch with great service. Music was a bit too loud.

Considering how busy the restaurant was , the wait was not long .

All the meals we ordered were amazing. Delivered to our table fresh and hot after not too long of a wait on a very busy Saturday, we were in and out before we had to see a show! Perfect timing.

Everyone who was going to CCPA were having lunch at the pub ;-)

After visiting today to have lunch before a show at MyPacc. Table for 2 booked for 12.30 i lined up for over half an hour. I understand it was a busy time with a show on next door at 2pm. There were a lot of people. Our food came out at 1.45 and had to be put in a takeaway box. We tried to eat something really quickly. The pizza really was warm and there was no fresh basil as advertised on the margherita pizza. My daughter ordered chicken schnitzel which came out luke warm. Unfortunately it was not a good experience along with others that were not able to eat before the show due to it taking so long. Again i understand it was a busy time but would assume that you would be prepared for a large booked lunch crowd prior to this.

We were very impressed with our meals and the time it took for them to get to table considering the amount of people in restaurant thankyou to kitchen staff and wait staff great team effort

Attending show at PACC next door. Hotel was great start to a great night.

Customer service was exceptional. Food came out really quick. Meal was beautiful

Another great lunch at this wonderful hotel. Our favourite place to eat in Cessnock