Pottsville Tavern's GLOW UP

FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY

There's a kind of afternoon that ends the same way every time: sandy feet, sun-flushed cheeks, and nobody quite ready to go home yet. If you're the kind of parent who's driven past Pottsville Tavern for years without ever pulling in, now's the time to reconsider — a recent, top-to-toe glow-up has turned it into exactly the kind of place that afternoon has been missing.

Set just off the sparkling Mooball Creek, the Tavern has become an easy stop after a swim or a morning at the markets, somewhere to let the kids run off the last of the day's energy. It's dog-friendly too, so if the family outing includes the pooch, there's a bowl of water waiting along with everyone else.

Inside, the fresh new family area sits apart from the sports bar, with the dining space settled in between. It's undercover, light-filled and open, with a completely overhauled playground and bench-style seating close by — a world away from the dim, tucked-into-a-corner kids' area pubs are known for. This one was built with families in mind from the very start.

Weekends bring their own kind of magic: a face painter working the room, and an ice cream trolley doing its rounds with seven flavours on offer — a reliable bit of leverage for parents trying to get through the last few bites of dinner. Found on Overall Drive, just off the main road with plenty of free parking, it's the kind of place you can duck into without much planning, whether that's straight after school pickup or on the way home from a beach day.

The kids' menu is properly considered – nuggets, mini burgers, battered fish and a simple ham and cheese pizza among the options, alongside a broader pizza menu made fresh to order. And every kids' meal comes with a drink included, which is one less thing to think about at the end of a long day.

What Pottsville Tavern has built, really, is somewhere families can walk into without a second thought — clean, contemporary, and welcoming — without losing any of the atmosphere that makes it worth the visit for the grown-ups too (a cold beer, a cheeky marg' and no cooking on a Friday night). Towels, sandy feet, dog and all: come as you are.

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