Royal Carrangarra Hotel

Very ordinary pub, lacks air conditioning , food was less than ordinary, tough meat ordinary veggies, 2 dogs in bar hovering over for food , not recommended at this time of year, staff not enthusiastic at all, maybe better during chook races ? Tavern up the road breath of fresh air and good service and air conditioned

Food was very ordinary vegetables stewed old not fresh chicken ok , we will return for the chicken races but not a meal also we asked for a particular drink only to be given some cheap version no to that also , do not recommend for dining , shame they seem to drop the ball at this establishment

Stayed in the rooms, very basic but clean and tidy. Whole building needs some love, but you can see they are having a crack. Meals 10/10, staff 100/10. Live Music and Chicken Races a blast. More pubs need to be like this! The doggos were so friendly, they were part of the show how good they were!

The chook races were awesome, great interaction by everyone, proceeds support children charity. We had the best chat with Ben the publican and staff later afterwards. Meals and accommodation brilliant. This is what outback hospitality is all about.

I’d heard about the chicken races in Tambo but hadn’t really known where Tambo was…. so when we were going to Longreach it was great to discover it was only 3 hours away…. therefore totally do-able!! And it was the most rewarding 3 (well 6) hours we’ve driven, as Ben and his chickens were an absolute scream and provided some of the silliest fun we’ve had in many years. I don’t know how Ben keeps up that show night in night out, but HUGE thanks to him for doing so!!!! How could we not keep putting our hands up and up and up to ‘bid’ for rights to the orange and purple chickens….. they might have been the stupidest two birds of a stupid bunch but to contribute a little bit to charity for such an all-out good-times experience was worth any $$$s!! We stayed on for a few drinks and dinner at the Royal Carrangarra Hotel and the very cheap wine (I think the house Chardonnay was called ‘Foul Play’ or similar ha ha ha) was not as nasty as you might imagine!!! Our two meals hit the spot, even if it was poor taste to order a chicken schnitzel ha! The Royal Barramundi (topped with garlic prawns) went against my rule about ordering seafood when nowhere near the sea but it was goooood! The line-up to order food after the races finish is somewhat chaotic so we sat and had a drink to let the queue die down and the food didn’t take long to arrive. That is something to bear in mind. Sitting back and having a glass of something and reflecting on world class chicken racing instead of standing in a line is the better plan!!!

This pub unfortunately is the worst place I have encountered. The publican unfortunately has a drinking problem who likes to abuse ,bully and belittle his staff . There's a reason he can't keep staff. The beds need to be burnt 20 years ago never seen anything like them . Health and safety should of shut this place down along time ago. Pies being made while serving customers at the bar in the middle of covid . Mass amounts of flies everywhere food included. Abuses his locals when he's full of piss .. Please don't not support this business he is not a kind or honest person.