WHERE can you be in a convivial atmosphere which offers the possibility of finding out about sheep stations, opal mining, long hauls with road trains and vast cattle runs?
The Tattersalls Hotel, that’s where. The gracious old building has a wonderful atmosphere and is a great introduction to this vast land which is right in the middle of Waltzing Matilda country.
Paul Neilsen and his team extend their hospitality to the varied workers and classes of the region. On any one day in the public bar, you might meet miners, station owners, ringers, truck drivers, cattle buyers, shearers, machinery operators, professionals, councillors and mums and dads!
Choose from four beers, Kilkenny and Guinness on tap or grab a stubby straight off the ice. Meals are available seven days a week in the hotel’s dining room, public bar or al fresco on the footpath. You can tuck into anything from prime beef to seafood. The Tatts is famous for both! The chefs who run the kitchen will make sure your meal is superb. They’re good at what they do - they prepare 1000 meals a week!
The dining room is worth a mention just for its originality. It’s done out in real outback decor, with rustic old gear, corrugated iron features and a colour scheme of ivory, terracotta and green. While you’re at the hotel, enjoy the beautiful new fanlights above the doors. Even though they are new, the leadlight artistry in them is very much in keeping with the age and the style of the building, with the art being a stylised ‘T’ for Tattersalls.
Live entertainment is a regular occurrence, and there are poker machines in case you’re feeling lucky. Budget accommodation is available. Tatts Hotel is situated in the main street of town, close to the caravan park and all services.
While you’re there, pick up some specials at the bottle shop. Also ask how their caravan park project is going.
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Matilda Motel
20 Oondooroo Street, Winton Qld 4735
Phone/Fax (07) 4657 1433 Fax (07) 4657 1623
Air-conditioned units, meals, BBQ area, laundromat
Email: matilda1@dodo.com.au |
