The Northbridge Hotel

Having decided this is a serious steak restaurant,the owners have revamped the dining room,swapping starched white linen for rough-hewn,bare wooden table tops. So meaty! Pub standards are excellent,such as the tender salt-and-pepper squid,and the nachos with just the right meat/guacamole/corn chip ratio. Steaks range up to a whopping 900-gram option for $69 (for two),or you can go the more modest pasture-fed rump - a steal at $10. That way,you'll have room for the very pleasing dessert selection:banoffee pie,chocolate pudding,passionfruit panna cotta,sorbets and ice-creams. Lovely outdoor courtyard for summer dining.