The Hotel Canobolas

Stayed the night on a work trip in a queen room with en suite. Shower was nice and hot. Bar fridge was stocked with 2 bottles of water and a small long life milk for making a coffee or tea. Mattress was soft with big soft pillows. We had dinner at the bar. I had the Salmon which was deliciously served with its sides and dressing. The was a good variety of beers on tap that we enjoyed before retiring for the night.

Had dinner there on a Friday evening and it was lively with great atmosphere. There was a meat raffle not long after we arrived. We ordered a chicken schnitzel and a beef brisket pizza. Service was good and order arrived fairly quickly. The schnitzel was good and what you would expect. The beef brisket pizza was very delicious. Can’t say that I had beef brisket pizza before and really like the taste with the strong flavours of the caramelised onions on it too. Highly recommend trying it. I believe it was a specials, so not sure if it is always available on the menu.

Amazing food and beer. I have had a range of food from here and I can honestly say that they do a pretty good steak. I recently had the rib eye and it was cooked and seasoned to perfection. Their pizzas are nothing to sneeze at either. They have a wide variety of beers on tap and can normally pour a half decent one. Be mindful they can get very busy.

I went to the nob last night as part of an ANZAC day pub crawl and I am blown away by the service atmosphere and food! It’s the perfect ‘pub’ atmosphere. By the time that myself and my friend were in desperate need of some food to soak up our intoxications we both ordered the Angus Beef burger - the food came out quickly and made to perfection - when i tell you this was THE BEST burger i have had in Orange i mean it. The fries were perfect and crispy, the pickles were UNREAL and the overall flavour combination was phenomenal. If you’re looking for a good burger in Orange i encourage you to look no further.

We celebrated my wife's 60th Birthday recently and WOW - such an amazing night was had by all. From the very first contact with Stephanie (Events Manager) everything was well communicated and allowed for flexibility. On the night, the food, service and facilities of the Summer St Bar was just perfect. Everything was perfect - Thank you to all the team who made it happen!

So I ate at the canobolas on 7 July with my friends and my partner and we had meals and my steak was good but the vegetables like the mashed potato and the broccoli. The broccoli was raw. My potatoes had no butter no seasoning no nothing. They were clumpy as anything and when I complained about this I got an email from the general manager saying oh we’re glad you enjoyed your food. The service was terrible because the manager is clearly in denial about how bad all good their food is. Like that is what criticism is for and reviews are for.

My partner and I stayed here for two nights, while the rooms are fabulous we did come across some confusion when dealing with bar staff. We ordered two drinks during the so-called Happy Hour ordering a middy of beer and a wine, cost $24, which I assumed should have been $14 together (as Happy Hour on the website advertises beers at $6 and wines at $8), but does not clearly advertise WHAT beers and wines they are; it was only once bar staff rang up the bill did I discover the total was $24, when I was prepared to pay $14 (as per happy hour advertising). It was only after I complained to the manager behind the bar about this, did he refer to a small piece of paper stuck on their laptop (not readily displayed or advertised) that only bar staff can see, so how do customers know what wine/beer is discounted during happy hour? In my view, this constitutes false advertising and is inconsistent with the hotels Happy Hour advertising… From a patrons viewpoint, this establishment does need to clearly show/display/advertise what beers are $6 and which wines are $8 during happy hour otherwise patrons are charged full price instead which ends up making it an Unhappy Hour, which defeats the whole purpose…

We are staying at the hotel and saw on the website they have a happy hour. Sadly on paying full price and asking why we found that it’s on a selection of drinks not displayed to customers and we found is kept behind the bar on a list only the staff have access to. The website states selection, however the selection is not advertised to the customers. So we complained, which took away from the enjoyment of the holiday. We were offered the next drinks at no cost after going through the uncomfortable process of complaining. Would have been better to have clearer signage that supports advertised information on the website.

We didn't stay here, but visited for our evening meal. I ordered the half rotisserie chicken meal. They were kind enough to give me the two veggie options for sides rather than chips or mash as one. My husband ordered the porchetta meal. They were fine, but we weren't blown away by the flavors. The salads tasted like they had no dressing on it, the rotisserie veggies had two small pieces of cauliflower (which were delicious) and the mini potatoes. The chicken was good and plentiful, but not a wow dish. The porchetta was fatty, but it was made with pork belly, so that's to be expected. Still, the flavor wasn't over the top delicious. Everyone was nice and the ambiance in the restaurant section was less loud than the bar area.

Nice busy bistro. No wonder when you taste the meals. Eye filet Mignon was excellent, cooked to medium. I wouldn't be able cook myself that well (that's an option too). If I had another day in Orange I would try the wood fire pizza.

Got a steak which was clearly undersized and returned it, got my second steak after waiting a long time and it was well done when I asked for medium rare, fair enough it happens when I returned it again the management refused to admit it was over cooked and was very rude, overall my food was shit and the service was worse. For the price you pay here you expect more

Great bistro here. Kids servings generous. My Woodfired peking duck pizza was the best pizza ive had. Definetly recommend. Venue is very well presented and clean. As far as pub/hotel meals and bistros go this is at the top of my list... with kids or with friends.

I have been here many times as I like to give a place the benefit of the doubt i've never had worse service or meals in my life then from this place