Royal Family Hotel

Skip the front bar and head straight for the sprawling beer garden out back, where shaded outdoor tables sit alongside a playground and sandpit. Regulars bypass standard burgers for a golden pub schnitty or the sizzling fillet steak—served hot on an iron plate with salt-and-pepper prawns, scalloped potatoes, and garlic sauce. Main plates include trips to the self-serve salad and hot vegetable buffet, while cooler afternoons call for braised duck legs by the dining room's open log fire. There is plenty of car parking at the rear, keeping an unhurried coastal family feast easy from start to finish.