Play Pokies at Mt Pleasant Tavern in North Mackay

A reliable local favourite. Prices are cheaper than other similar venues, and the bistro offers a relaxed, traditional old??'fashion steakhouse aesthetic and atmosphere. I've always been impressed with the tenderly cut steak cooked perfectly to request. The thick schnitzels are consistently impressive and satisfying. Meals are paired with tasty creamy sauce, the crisp fresh salad seasoned mixture that adds real flavour and compliments texture, while the chips are cooked perfectly. Staff are genuinely friendly and go above expectations, treating guests with care to ensure you leave happy and satisfied. (This review reflects my visits to the bistro during 2025 - 2026).

Being a self proclaimed food reviewer 🤣 I could not fault a thing about the meal, service or atmosphere today at Mt Pleasant Tavern.
Arrived at 1.30pm. Ordered the sirloin steak med rare, chips, salad and gravy from the lunch menu and also the buffalo hot wings which I can never resist...

And oh my god! The hot wings were cooked to perfection. Not overcooked and dry, sauced beautifully with a lil excess sauce at the bottom for those who love that lil extra!

The sirloin was a med rare, grill cooked, smokey tasting slice of delicious! The salad, chips and gravy complimented the dish!

It's 100% from me today. Well done Chef and staff!

To be charitable we got recommended this place by a friend, they were very happy so maybe we just had a bad night.

That aside a very disappointing feed. Was excited to try out a place that calls themselves the house of schnitzel for obvious reasons. Went with the Mt P schnitzel, was served the driest overcooked scnitty I\'ve seen in a while (photos will speak for themselves.) toppings were mediocre at best, sounded nice but a mish mash of stuff thrown on top. Chips were okay, salad was the best part of the meal.

My partner is gluten free, looking at the menu you might consider this tavern a good option for dietary requirements. Spoiler, it\'s not. The GFI written next to each meal just means as told to us by the main server behind the till \"we use some gluten free ingredients in the meal, it\'s not actually gluten free. You can have a salad though\" Not that big a deal in itself but is straight up misleading. She went with the pork belly, it was obviously reheated. The meat is good but the crackling was a rubbery oily mess (assumed from the thing being spruced up in the microwave before coming out) I understand pre preparing food but make an effort.

Server was nice enough to offer a free beer to take the sting out of two sub standard meals, so that\'s cool I guess?

To top it all off my partner felt nauseous for most of the night, so who knows how gluten free the allegedly gluten free mash/pork belly ended up being.

Overall disappointed, hopefully it\'s a one off but genuinely not a good stop for us.

Booked table for 6 online. Easy peasy.
Lunch Easter Sunday. Ordered at register, food came quickly, nice and hot.
Forgot to take photos. Tasted great. Friendly staff, great atmosphere (not too loud).
Always a nice place to dine at.
Thanks!

Staff taking orders, cooking and in the restaurant were amazing. With my new health conditions, ordering food is difficult, and staff were helpful to make swaps like chips to vege.and fancy sauce to plain mustard. Meat was perfectly cooked. We booked a long table for conversation, and stayed so long that people ordered dessert. We felt welcome to stay and chat.