On a glorious autumn day, my family and I visited the Bull & Barley Inn in Cambooya, Queensland, for lunch. Cambooya is a rural town on the Darling Downs that was once home to Arthur "Steele Rudd" Davis, author of the Dad and Dave stories. Here is a glimpse of the countryside that you drive through on the way to Cambooya:
The Bull & Barley Inn was built in 1902, when it had the much less poetic name of the Cambooya Railway Hotel. There is not much else in the township of Cambooya, so just come for the drive and a great pub meal. I recommend booking for a visit to the Bull & Barley, as it was quite busy when we were there, and most tables were reserved.
The extensive menu at the Bull & Barley is very reasonably priced. We all ordered from the lunch menu. You take the menu to your table and order at the counter when you are ready.
My pick was the steak sandwich, with rib fillet, bacon, caramelised onion, cheese, salad and barbecue sauced on a bun (not really sourdough) ($20):
All lunch menu items come with a side of very good chips. I really enjoyed this sandwich - hearty, medium rare steak, and two musts - barbecue sauce and beetroot.
My Mum ordered the Club Sandwich ($24), with bacon, chicken, sans onion for Mum, cheese, tomato, lettuce and mayo:
I laughed when this came out, as the serving was huge and Mum doesn't eat much. I was very proud of her for managing to finish the entire sandwich - a testament to how good it must have been.
My brother ordered the Wagyu Beef Burger ($20), with bacon, onion and salad - again not really a sourdough bun:
He polished this off along with half of Mum's chips, again a testament to the quality of the food.
To down your meal, you can order a beer at the bar:
When you are finished your meal, go for a wander down the lovely tongue and groove board hallway, complete with archway:
and make your way to the pool room for a spot of billiards or darts (but no Daryl Kerrigan memorabilia):
61 Eton Street
Cambooya Qld 4358
Ph: (07) 4696 1235
Wow that looks quite impressive - that sandwich is Huge and if it was busy and is the only place worth visiting there it must be doing something right - sounds like a lovely outing
ReplyDeleteHhee that club sandwich does look enormous! And well done to your mum for finishing it all!
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