We stopped at the Magpie and Stump for a beer while driving around the back roads and byways of the Clare valley. The bar trade at midday was comprised of my wife and myself and three locals who seemed to be permanent fixtures. The service was friendy and the beer was cold and it is worth stopping by to realise,... More

After reading other reviews we were a bit worried, but we enjoyed our meal here. Standing by the fire chatting to the locals on arrival was really interesting, and we had a very tasty meal - (without a long wait) next to an open log fire. Would verry happily go back again.

We ate here twice while we stayed in Mintaro.and never had too much of an issue. The owner has a very dry sense of humor but was honest when we ordered and told us they were very busy and our meals would take over an hour to come out.....which we didnt mind as it was a friday night and the... More

From the moment we spoke to the owner behind the bar, we were given one word responses and not the hint of a smile. We felt like we'd intruded in his house, rather than stepped inside his pub. After placing our orders, we waited a ridiculously long time for our food to arrive. The pub was nearly empty, except for... More

Rude, Rude, Rude! Not an experience I would recommend! We took our family group of 11 to lunch there today and was absolutely appalled by the owner's rudeness. He told us to sit outside (it was freezing and drizzly) saying there was no room inside. We noted that all tables inside were vacant and remained so apart from a group... More

I can utterly see why previous reviews have said that the owner / manager of this hotel is unwelcoming - however, my partner and I loved him. We stayed at a nearby B&B and wandered into this pub. We sat at the front bar and introduced ourselves to the locals. The locals welcomed us due to the fact that we... More

As we were staying at Reillys Wines Heritage Cottages at picturesque Mintaro (love the stone cottages), wewent for a drink to suss out if we wanted to have dinner there that night. The owner, whilst not a natural host, had a nice long chat with us and after looking at the menu, we decided to dine there. We didn't regret... More

I find that "One Pub Town" hotels can generally be placed in one of two categories. They can go all out with exceptional food & service to make their pub a destination in itself, of which there are many in small South Aussie towns. Or they can simply just go through the motions because there is no other competition in... More