The PembertonHotel

A genuine country pub at the heart of Pemberton, this hotel has anchored Brockman Street for generations. The building carries real history, relocated to the town in 1926 from an earlier courthouse hotel further north, and it still trades as a proper local rather than a themed franchise. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are served every day bar Good Friday and Christmas Day, making it one of the more reliable evening options in a small forest town where kitchens can keep short hours. Expect hearty, unfussy pub cooking in the bar and restaurant, plus all-day coffee and alfresco tables at the attached cafe. It is independently run and firmly part of the community, the kind of room where travellers and locals sit side by side. For a straightforward dinner after a day among the karri, it does the job well.