The MansfieldHotel

Anchoring the top of High Street since 1862, this grand old hotel has long been Mansfield's gathering place, and it still keeps a proper kitchen running seven nights a week. Dinner starts at 5.30pm, built around a seasonal, locally minded menu of pub classics, grazing plates and woodfired dishes, with a hand-picked wine list leaning on the surrounding High Country. It's an independent country pub rather than a managed brand, so the room carries the easy, unhurried feel of somewhere that belongs to its town. Handy before or after a day on Mt Buller, or simply as a reliable, warm spot for an evening meal in the heart of Mansfield. Booking ahead is sensible on busy weekends.