The Pines Restaurant - Maitland

Actually very happy with the service and the meal. Lamb rump was cooked perfectly. The sauce was lovely, vege cooked well and the garlic mash tasty. Presentation was great. Definitely would recommend.

Stayed at Monte Pio on three different occasions, the resteraunt food wasnt world class, but were decent sizes and delivered in good time. Buffet breakfast was average and the coffee machine is an absolute pain in the neck. For the next two mornings I actually took a hot drink from my room instead...it tasted better!! In saying that, all hot breakfast dishes are cooked to order and were fantastic. I didnt have long to wait and the scrambled eggs were excellent.

We are very surprised that this restaurant isn't packed every weekend. The oysters are huge and the meals are the same. If I order half a dozen oysters I still struggle to finish a entree sized main meal. The staff are all lovely. We have been a few times and I think our waitress names have been Leanne or Therese (can't quite remember) and Lisa.

Very enjoyable very good value for money and catered for special dietary needs. Menu offered a variety of foods and service was quick and efficient, needed when been on the road all day

Surprised more locals don't dine here as I had never heard of this restaurant before. We had a lovely table everything was clean and a fabulous meal, oysters were huge as entrée I had the Cajun fish of the day and my partner had the lamb backstrap which was cooked to perfection and he cleaned his plate up! There was over 12 people dining that night (Saturday night though). Thoroughly recommend it.