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48 MELBOURNE STREET, EAST MAITLAND. Lower HUNTER VALLEY, NSW, AUSTRALIA
2 Hours NORTH of SYDNEY CBD - 20 Minutes west of NEWCASTLE.
 WELCOME to our WEBSITE
SMH Good Food Guides -2008 & 2009 CHEFS HAT AWARD
& The AWARD for PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE 2008.
AUSTRALIAN WINE LIST OF THE YEAR 2008 WINE GLASS AWARD.
THE WINTER DINING EXPERIENCE of the Lower Hunter Valley.
Some of the Old G & D's classic dishes to be featured on the June menu will be - Gratin of blue swimmer crab,shellfish chowder, MacLeay Valley rabbit with marjoram and mustard, Braised oxtail, Roast saddle of hare, slow cooked beef cheeks with mash & all time favourite Ian's twice cooked Redgate duck.
IAN & JENNY MORPHY. CHEF and OWNERS of THE OLD GEORGE & DRAGON RESTAURANT have a passion for the restaurant industry. They believe that to give a memorable dining experience adds to the quality of one's life and creates bonhomie. For 27years Ian and Jenny,and their charming helpers, have extended their hospitality to all that have entered the lovely former coaching inn (circa 1837).
2006 GOURMET TRAVELLER Restaurant Guide - '..the bestselling 101 Things To Do Before You Die may have been subjective, but surely the exclusion of the venison with celeriac mash and roast beetroot at the Old George & Dragon was a terrible oversight?......'
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WRITE UP is in the Australian Gourmet Restaurant Guide 2007 "one of the regions finest restaurant"
ALSO - 'arguably the region's best restaurant' THE FOOD AND WINE ATLAS OF AUSTRALIA 2007.
- HOSPITALITY MAGAZINE July 2006 MYSTERY DINER Feature '......one of our best dining experiences.' 'A dining experience in true sense of the word from the moment you walk in. Special occasion feeling without the special occasion price tag.'
LONDON Sunday TIMES 22nd August 2004- and printed again in 2007 - TRAVEL SECTION - 'Back in Maitland .....is another of New South Wales's luscious secrets' Rory MacLean.
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In 2006 Jenny & Ian received the honour of being inducted into the Restaurant & Catering NSW Roy Adam Hall of Fame.
The food has an Anglo/French bias and incorporates the best of local produce together with international luxury food items, a particular emphasis on superb shellfish, game dishes and wonderful sauces.
The winelist is a wine lovers dream. With over 300 wines to choose from including a selection of quality wines by the glass, a half bottle selection and an imported list. No wonder the Old George and Dragons winelist has become legendary.
OPENING TIMES :- Dinner from 6.30pm Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Other times by special arrangement RESTAURANT BOOKINGS PH: 61 2 49337272
Located right next door is THE OLD GEORGE & DRAGON GUESTHOUSE which offers superior accommodation in a very private setting. Lovely ensuite rooms boasting 4 star NRMA. The guesthouse is open 7 days a week. All enquires phone MARTIN on 02 49346080.
THE RESTAURANT offers Private Dining rooms, quality furnishings, air-conditioned, fresh flowers, AND open fires in the cooler months.
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