Pescara Restaurant
Hermitage Lodge, 609 McDonalds Rd, Pokolbin NSW 2320, Australia
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A well-regarded restaurant at Hermitage Lodge in the Hunter Valley, rated 4.8 across more than 240 reviews.
Practical details
Opening hours
Closed- Monday
- 17:30 – 21:00
- TuesdayToday
- Closed
- Wednesday
- Closed
- Thursday
- 17:30 – 21:30
- Friday
- 17:30 – 21:30
- Saturday
- 12:00 – 14:30, 17:30 – 22:00
- Sunday
- 12:00 – 14:30, 17:30 – 21:00
Why it's worth checking out
Pescara sits on McDonalds Road at Pokolbin, within Hermitage Lodge in the heart of the Hunter Valley wine country a drive from Newcastle. A well-regarded restaurant, it's earned a strong reputation for its accomplished, flavour-packed cooking — a clear sign of a place delivering both genuinely good food and a great experience in a lovely wine-country setting.
The appeal is that combination of skilled cooking, an excellent regional wine offering and a relaxed yet refined setting among the vines at Hermitage Lodge, ideal for a special dinner, a relaxed evening or a memorable meal in one of the country's most famous wine regions. With its quality and lovely setting, Pescara has clearly become a genuine favourite for Hunter Valley diners.
With a 4.8 rating from more than 240 reviews, it's clearly delighting its diners. Menus, wine lists, opening hours and pricing change with the seasons, and a sought-after wine-country restaurant books out, so it's worth checking current details and reserving a table directly before you go — particularly for a special occasion, a weekend, or if you're exploring the Hunter Valley.
Spot Score
The Spot Score is our composite of five signals — two about the venue's standing with visitors and three about how complete and current this listing is. It is not a visitor rating and not a verdict on the food or the experience. The 4.8 from 246 reviews is Google's visitor rating, shown separately and never altered by us.
About the venue · from Google
- ReputationGoogle star rating, smoothed for review count
- 89
- PopularityHow many Google reviews it has
- 72
About this listing · our record
- Information qualityWebsite, menu and structured details on file
- 30
- Category fitHow well it matches its listed category
- 70
- FreshnessHow recently we last checked our sources
- 30
Last checked against sources 19 June 2026.
Our independent editorial score — not a user rating.
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