
The Bank Hotel
A popular pub at East Maitland near Newcastle with a 4.1 rating across 869 reviews.
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Why it's worth checking out
The Bank Hotel is an East Maitland pub built around a straightforward promise: food is central to the local hotel experience. Its kitchen presents a main menu alongside weekly night specials and weekday lunch specials, giving regulars a few different ways to plan a meal depending on the day.
For those looking for value at lunchtime, the venue advertises weekday $17 lunch specials. The website does not list the individual dishes, so it is best to check the current menu or contact the hotel for the latest details rather than assume what is available.
The Bank Hotel also caters for gatherings in Ruby’s Upstairs, a recently renovated function space. It is positioned for social events, birthdays, celebrations and corporate functions, with the venue inviting enquiries through its functions team. That makes it suited not only to a pub meal, but also to groups looking for an East Maitland setting for a planned occasion. The available information is limited on the room’s style and the wider venue atmosphere, but the combination of classic pub food, rotating specials and dedicated event space gives it a broad local-hotel offering.
Practical details
Opening hours
Closed- Monday
- 10:00 – 00:00
- TuesdayToday
- 10:00 – 00:00
- Wednesday
- 10:00 – 00:00
- Thursday
- 10:00 – 02:00
- Friday
- 10:00 – 02:00
- Saturday
- 10:00 – 02:00
- Sunday
- 10:00 – 00:00
Menu
View the latest menu directly from the venue.
Open menuSpot Score
- Reputation
- 64
- Popularity
- 89
- Information quality
- 30
- Category fit
- 70
- Freshness
- 30
Our independent editorial score — not a user rating.
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