On a budget? Here's where to eat in the Hunter Valley
Are you eating on a budget? Lucky for Hunter Valley locals and visitors, there are plenty of spots across the region where you can get a cheap meal, every day and night of the week.
Keep reading for a round-up of cheap lunch and dinners in the Hunter Valley.
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MONDAY
The Australia Hotel - Cessnock
$30 Pork ribs
The Bank Hotel - East Maitland
$20 250g Rump Steak Night with chips, salad and choice of sauce
The Bradford Hotel - Rutherford
On any steak or schnitzel from 5.30pm
Commercial Hotel - Morpeth
$25 Steak special
Central Hotel Stroud
$28 Ribs & wings
The George Tavern - East Maitland
$18 Rump night
Chicken Katsu Chicken breast coated in panko with $25, lunch & dinner.
Grand Junction Hotel - Maitland
$35 Mixed grill
Harrigan’s - Pokolbin
$20 Curry special | 5:30pm-9pm
Hunter River Hotel - East Maitland
Schnitty night | 5:30pm–8:00pm
Imperial Hotel - Maitland
Buy 1, get 1 half price | 5:30pm-8:30pm
Kurri Kurri Hotel - Kurri Kurri
Kids eat free with any main meal
Muchos - Maitland
$15 Combo Night from 5pm
Nineteen - Pokolbin
$21 Curry special
Peden’s Hotel - Cessnock
$18 Pasta
The Regal Inn - Tenambit
2 For 1 Burger
Royal Federal Hotel - Cessnock
$15 Burgers and fries
Royal Hotel - Singleton
$15 Burger and wings night
The Rutherford Hotel - Rutherford
$14 burger night from 5.30pm
The Valley Brewhouse - Nulkaba
2 For 1 Meal (Purchase any 2 meals & receive the cheapest one free)
The Windsor Castle Hotel - East Maitland
2-for-1 schnittys
TUESDAY
The Australia Hotel - Cessnock
$15 Pizza and pasta
The Bank Hotel - East Maitland
20% off the menu
Commercial Hotel - Morpeth
$25 Steak special
Central Hotel Stroud
$5 Tacos
The George Tavern - East Maitland
$18 Taco Night
Chicken Katsu Chicken breast coated in panko with $25, lunch & dinner.
Grand Junction Hotel - Maitland
$20 Pizza and pasta
Harrigan’s - Pokolbin
$20 Schnitty night | 5:30pm-9pm
Hunter River Hotel - East Maitland
Steak night | 5:30pm–8:00pm
Imperial Hotel - Maitland
Buy 1, get 1 half price | 5:30pm-8:30pm
Kurri Kurri Hotel - Kurri Kurri
All tacos $5
Muchos - Maitland
Half price nachos from 5pm
Nineteen - Pokolbin
$15 Pasta special
Peden’s Hotel - Cessnock
$18 Pizza
Royal Federal Hotel - Cessnock
$16 Texas thursday
Royal Hotel - Singleton
$19 Steak and ribs night
The Rutherford Hotel - Rutherford
$17 steak night from 5.30pm
The Regal Inn - Tenambit
Kids eat free
The Valley Brewhouse - Nulkaba
$34 Ribs & wings
The Windsor Castle Hotel - East Maitland
$18 Steak
WEDNESDAY
Abermain Hotel – Abermain
$18 Pizza & pasta night
+$2 each for BBQ Meatlovers or Roast Pumpkin Feta
The Australia Hotel - Cessnock
$20 250g rump steak
Commercial Hotel - Morpeth
$20 Schnitzel special
Family Hotel - Maitland
$45 Family Fisherman's feast (beer battered flathead x 8, calamari rings x 8, large chips x 2, house made tartare)
Central Hotel Stroud
$22 Rump 250gm
The George Tavern - East Maitland
$30 Happy Meal
Chicken Katsu Chicken breast coated in panko with $25, lunch & dinner.
Grand Junction Hotel - Maitland
$25 Wagyo steak
Harrigan’s - Pokolbin
$30 Ribs night | 5:30pm-9pm
Hunter River Hotel - East Maitland
Pasta night | 5:30pm–8:00pm
Imperial Hotel - Maitland
Buy 1, get 1 half price | 5:30pm-8:30pm
Kurri Kurri Hotel - Kurri Kurri
$22 Schnitzels
Muchos - Maitland
$15 Combo Night from 5pm
Nineteen - Pokolbin
$21 Steak special
Peden’s Hotel - Cessnock
$18 Chicken schnitzel
The Regal Inn - Tenambit
2 for 1 Schnitzels
Royal Federal Hotel - Cessnock
$20 Rump steak
Royal Hotel - Singleton
$15 Chicken schnitzel night
The Rutherford Hotel - Rutherford
$17 Chicken schnitty night from 5.30pm
The Valley Brewhouse - Nulkaba
$24 Steaks
The Windsor Castle Hotel - East Maitland
Free Toppers
(Excludes garlic prawns and pork riblets | Dinner only)
THURSDAY
Abermain Hotel - Abermain
Schnitty and topper night
$16 schnitty and $4 topper
The Australia Hotel - Cessnock
$15 Schnitzel
Commercial Hotel - Morpeth
$20 Pasts special
Central Hotel Stroud
$18 Schnitzel
The Family Hotel - Maitland
$6 Schooners Gold card members
The George Tavern - East Maitland
$18 Schnitzels Night
Chicken Katsu Chicken breast coated in panko with $25, lunch & dinner.
Grand Junction Hotel - Maitland
$18 Schnitzel
Harrigan’s - Pokolbin
$30 Steak night | 5:30pm-9pm
Hunter River Hotel - East Maitland
Schnitty night | 5:30pm–8:00pm
Kurri Kurri Hotel - Kurri Kurri
$18 Burger
Muchos - Maitland
Birria tacos 3 for $15
Nineteen - Pokolbin
$21 Fish special
Peden’s Hotel - Cessnock
200g $18 Rump steak
The Regal Inn - Tenambit
$20 Steak night
Royal Federal Hotel - Cessnock
$15 schnitty
The Rutherford Hotel - Rutherford
$15 Pizza night
The Valley Brewhouse - Nulkaba
$18 Schnitzels
The Windsor Castle Hotel - East Maitland
$17 Burgers
FRIDAY
Abermain Hotel - Abermain
Free drink with any steaks
The George Tavern - East Maitland
$45 Signature surf & Turf
Chicken Katsu Chicken breast coated in panko with $25, lunch & dinner.
Grand Junction Hotel - Maitland
Ray's pizza joint 12pm-9pm
$18 Cocktail jugs 6pm-8pm
Muchos - Maitland
Birria tacos 3 for $15
Royal Federal Hotel - Cessnock
$15 schnitty
The Rutherford Hotel - Rutherford
Free bbq
SATURDAY
Abermain Hotel - Abermain
$20 Burgers and beer night
Grand Junction Hotel - Maitland
$16 Beer jugs 12pm-6pm
Ray's pizza joint 12pm-9pm
The Rutherford Hotel - Rutherford
Free bar snacks from 4pm
The Windsor Castle Hotel - East Maitland
Community Meat Raffle
SUNDAY
The Bank Hotel - East Maitland
Sunday Roast
The Bradford Hotel - Rutherford
$18 Roast of the day
All day dining from 11:30am - 9pm
Commercial Hotel - Morpeth
Sunday roast
Grand Junction Hotel - Maitland
$16 Beer jugs 12pm - 6pm
Ray's pizza joint 12pm - 8pm
$18.00 Sunday roast
Harrigan’s - Pokolbin
$24 Roast special | 5.30pm-9pm
Peden’s Hotel - Cessnock
$25 Sunday roast
The Regal Inn - Tenambit
Sunday roast
The Rutherford Hotel - Rutherford
$18 roast of the day
The Windsor Castle Hotel - East Maitland
$20 Roast
Kids eat free all day
This article's information was valid at the time of publishing, please contact individual venues for up-to-date details on cheap eats and all other offers.
