Well I'll definitely be back. We are from out of town, called in for a takeaway pizza and was…read morepleasantly surprised. Our order was taken by a lovely man who asked us if we would like to relax out the back in the garden style area while we waited for our order, which we did while having an ice cold Italian beer and a glass of Sav Blanc. Sadly our order didn't take very long, as I could have sat there all night. (Which in plan on doing on our next visit.) We had Garlic bread, Spicy Italian sausage pizza and a Mediterranean salad and thoroughly enjoyed it. Would highly recommend Salinas. Deliziosa, grazie mille

This is my favourite restaurant anywhere! Robert, the host, is always attentive and makes every…read morevisit an occasion. The food is excellent and the staff friendly.

Love this new place! My hubby loves the local beers on tap…read more& I tried a fresh made juice the other day - so tasty. have tried for breakfast & dinner, all really fresh, tasty food. Good portion sizes, friendly service, nice atmosphere. Definitely my new local!

From the owner: The Greenhouse Eatery is Port Stephen's newest dining and events destination located in Huntingdale…read morePlace, Pacific Dunes. Our menus are bursting with the freshest ingredients from our own onsite veggie patch and greenhouse. Be seated either in the restaurant, fully-stocked bar with fireplace or the alfresco terrace, all with spectacular views across the championship golf course and wetland setting, while you enjoy for your meal or special event. Enquire today!

It looks as if the further out from the city you go the better the pub accomodation becomes. Well,…read moreI can only describe it based upon this one particular pub, but I have to say that I was really impressed. The rooms were comfortable, and I got a really good nights sleep. Okay, checkin was a bit annoying, but that was because I ended up here pretty early, and they don't do check-in until the afternoon. Still, the pub was pretty nice, the service excellent, and the rooms really comfortable.

The best cheesy sweet chilli bread, my steak was great and cooked perfectly, staff are very…read morefriendly, have been back again already. Dining area was very good with the green roof (jasmines etc)

I've been to this place many times. All for weddings. It has the desperate housewives feel to this…read morecommunity area. The hall is beautiful. There's a stage and bi-fold doors at the back of the stage. It's quite large. You can fit about 200 pax. Seated approx 150? A very unique and beautiful all for all occasions. There's one toilet and a parents room/bridal party room to store all your things. Upstairs has a good view especially for videographers and photographers. You can have caterers which is quite common. You need to book it with The Breakfast Point Country club and it does get really busy in the high season so be sure to book early.

looks like a church on the outside, but just a hall on the inside. perfect place for a function…read more It's located in a nice posh area that feels generally calm and relaxing.

The place is beautiful and the food is excellent. The Chef is nice and very friendly. We had such a…read moregreat time there.

The restaurant is situated in a prime seaside location and seems to be very popular amongst the…read morelocals. It is really spacious, with high ceilings and loads of natural light. We really liked the chilled ambiance and the friendly staff. But a fine restaurant isn't only about good ambiance and fun staff. Before sounding like an old grandpa complaining, here are some reasons why your experience in the lake house might be different to ours: -Maybe the chef wasn't in a good mood that day. It was, after all, a gloomy rainy day. -Or maybe our expectations were too high after reading all the reviews here. -Or maybe because we came in a big-ish group (13 in total, an unlucky number too, some may believe). But the famous lake house didn't live up to my expectations for the following reasons: 1. The food simply took too long to arrive. We ordered by 1pm and food didn't arrive til almost an hour later. Granted that we weren't a small group, but the restaurant was half empty and it wasn't well communicated that it would take that long to cook. 2. The flavour was quite bland for most dishes. It was as if the pasta was left to boil for too long, and there wasn't enough salt to season the burgers. The dishes came out with inconsistent quality. Some dishes, like the fish and chips and chicken, were quite good; while others didn't live up to the premium price they charged. Hopefully your experience will be on par with the previous positive reviews.. I think we were just unlucky. Maybe the trick is to do the opposite of what we've done: go in a small group less than 13, have low expectations, and bribe the chef with some lollies. Good luck.

Ordered avocado on burger No avocado…read more Ordered Banana cake Got carrot cake Normally never a problem here Very disappointed today Food was fresh

I don't get to frequent here enough. They may not have had…read morethe best food or coffee but I was always sold on their cakes etc. Above and beyond I say. They look beautiful and taste even better. If I'm having a birthday.. this is probably where I will get my cake from. The cafe is not huge but steadily busy with a variety of customers who need their morning teas and lunches. Always worth dropping in.

This is my first time writing a review because I had lots I wanted to say about this place…read more I came here for my Year 4 school camp. This camp (?) was amazing. First of all, the beds were actual beds, with comfortable matresses and soft cusions. In my Cabin, I had 6 or 7 other friends. WE HAD 2 BATHROOMS!!!! This also included the modernised shower, along with a hanger and tiled walls. We also had cabinets to store stuff (although we didn't use it). Food was awesome. Although I only went there for 2 days and 1 night, the food was incredible. At the time of my visit, There was a condiments buffet. We even traded sauces and salts with eachother - like a market (we got in trouble though). Dinner was chicken with mushroom sauce. The centre also consisted of a "special diet meal" where my best friend had. He claimed it was suitable. There was also a breakfast self serve BTW. There was a disco night on the eve of camp, it was average. The collaroy centre is dotted on a nice hill on its back. There we glanced at animals. When we were about an hour before leaving, we played soccer that they provided, as well as other games. However, the activities were the highlight. This may be subjective, but it consisted of my favourate activities - Archery and Laser tag. The instructors were also humourous. Other activities (Giant swing, Balancing challenge, Treasure hunt) were ok. The only thing I was slightly dissatisfied about was the long walks (I am a lazy person). I had to crawl ~1km uphill to the giant swing. Our cabins were also slightly far from our drop off. Overall, A very nice camp compared to others. I was shocked to see its bedding and food alike. Activities were entertaining. Only docked a star because of long walks.

Came here to help out with a camp group that I signed up for…read more This place was pretty easy to find as it was just straight up on Homestead Avenue. Drove towards the top and parked the car near to where the reception was. When I asked the staff about where the group I was supposed to be in, she quickly guided me and told me about the three groups which were there and the respective locations. Whoops.. I heard deaf as death. And yup, luckily I didn't enter the wrong group. Decided to go to the chapel and the cabins to look for familiar faces. Unfortunately wasn't easy to find as there are five different cabin locations. Decided to send a text to the person in-charge and finally I found them. Joined the group for both lunch and dinner. The dining area was pretty big overviewing the Pacific ocean. The weather was pretty great while I was there and so the slow motion waves were visible. Even saw a golf course before the ocean. Food wise, could say it was pretty good. Lunch, we had chicken cutlet with burrito wraps and cheese as well as salad on the side. Dinner, we had beef slices with yellow noodle and some paprika on the side as well as chocolate cupcake on the side. Didn't join in for tea break and supper which might have good variety of foods too. After lunch, just outside the cafeteria we spotted some birds. Managed to get close shots of those birds eating bread crumbs or apple. The families who were with us enjoyed interacting with the birds. The chapel has a big conference room with plenty of chairs and tables on the side. It has a small podium with microphone as well. You could see the sea view from the chapel - conference room as well. Overall, I think it is a nice getaway area for varieties of events. It is also near to a mall with bowling or laser tag area as well as close by beaches around the area. Before coming here, there are two petrol/gas stations nearby on the main road. :)

Visited Rafferty's Lake Macquarie for a relaxing family get away. We purchased a Groupon voucher…read moreso got a reasonable price. Our room was a little dated but clean. We were quite disappointed with many un-functioning items in the unit. The heater wasn't working, power points weren't working, lack of blankets, lack of toilet paper, lack of dish washing soap, door handles were falling off and the garage door didn't open. The grounds itself were stunning. Some pools were heated and the lake was serene. One downfall we discovered, if wanting to go out at night there is zero transport no courtesy buses, no taxis and no uber are available. We didn't know this prior to booking all up an enjoyable stay however the units need updating and quality checks should be administered.

Rafferty's Resort is set on one of the most beautiful places in Lake Macquarie. The resort had many…read morethings to do it was laid and a very calm environment. It is located around many activities that were quite enjoyable as well. The resort had easy accessible water activity's which were all fun for cheaper prices. There is always a stunning sunset over the water each day which I think makes the resort how it is. The interior in the room was quite nice and comfortable. However there was some concerning aspect to it that rated my review lower. The park was calm and felt peaceful but this was also because of the lack of people in it there are so many places to stay and in school hoildays most would be packed out and full of kids.However this wasn't the case which made it quite a lonesome place the pool and almost weird. Before i wrote this review I read other ones about the EXACT room we are staying in with the people before us. They had the exact same pest problem covered in German cockroaches it's quite disgusting they poo everywhere and have ruined most of our food. Some where next to my mum when she woke up it was gross. They seem to use the excuse of being in the bush for the reason of it but in hotels in the middle of the bush there have been none. THIS IS A PEST PROBLEM GERMANS COCKROACHES ARENT NATIVE. The sofa bed that we pulled out for a visiting guest was covered in dirt old springs old food crumps and an old coverd in hair brush. the main attraction the jet buzz ride was unavailable whole 7 days we were here. Overall it was nice calming but they need to manage the pest problem and clean better !!