The Middle Pub

Lovely room with Mountain Views. Clean & very comfortable bed. Food was great, well priced & friendly staff. Great location in the center of town. Loved the ambiance in the bar area. Thoroughly enjoyed our stay & would definitely come again.

Went there with a group of five friends and we couldn’t fault the place. Lovely staff, the dining room is a bit quirky and a big well lit sunroom out the back. Like previously mentioned the meals are not master chief presentations but are fantastic value PUB meals. Our table ordered the Tbone, roast pork, beef cheek and the seafood basket all at $20 each, you can’t beat that for value. Well done the Middle Pub.

Tried to get accommodation in Mullumbimby for an overnight stop. Two choices, a motel and the pub, both apparently owned by the same folk. Can only book on line… so I did but only after i went into the pub and spoke to the barman. So $120 paid and it went bad from there. No parking available out the back… try later he said. Ok.. upstairs we go, through the rabbit warren to find a hot stuffy room. No aircon, no bathroom. So backdown stairs we go.. he basically called us liars and took the key and raced upstairs. Oh, he says sorry I haven’t been up here for a while. Downstairs we go again, for him to say I’ll have to give you a room at the other place. Again no parking, the complex is grubby, bathroom old and moody. Suggestion, don’t stay in Mullumbimby.

Used to be a great pub where you could Get a decent meal at a great price. My daughters meal was missing when we went to pick up our meals, which I knew I had ordered and paid for. When asking about it the man was super rude and was like if it’s not on the docket you didn’t pay for it. He then chucked the docket at me to show me but sure enough her meal is on the docket. He then goes and grabs the meal and plonks it in front of me. All meals except 1 out of 6 were cold, none of us really enjoyed it. We would have taken them back but after waiting over an hour and a half we just wanted to get out of there. Highlight was the garlic bread which at least was hot.

The Middle Pub, Mullumbimby, is iconic. Situated on the central intersection in Burringbar Street, it's upper floor has the most charming wrought iron balcony on two sides from which one can view the comings and goings on the main street, view the sunsets and be in close proximity to the noisy Lorikeets vying for space in the Bangalow palms. However, to get upstairs to this rare balcony, it is unbelievably disheartening to see the filthy carpet on the stair treads and the build up of dirt in the corners of each step. The bannister too has not been wiped clean for who knows how long. The landing has not had a good scrub for decades judging by the build up of spills over a long period of time. On the balcony itself, also long overdue for a good spit and polish, one is confronted with most unattractive furniture one could possibly encounter on such an otherwise beautiful balcony. It is without doubt an incredible injustice to a rare building as this, in the heart of Mullumbimby. Tess

Booking online was easy. Room great but paper thin walls. Didn't need to hear conversation from guy next door with his lawyer. $19 for a beer and Chardonnay. Surf and turf for dinner - steak was so tender but chips Stone cold! Beef curry was tasty but needed more kick.