Loved the Grain Store. They have one of the best selections of American bar food. I mean that as a compliment. Great selection of starters and mains. I had the chili chicken tenders and chips. OMG. The chicken was tasty and the chili was juuuuust right! Nicely Prepared and presented. The chips were fresh and hot. The burgers looked good as did the chorizo pizza! The bar is old school and the tables and cozy chairs are all period and jibe nicely with the décor. Get there early, the place fills up and stuff seemed to lag with the crowd. But no complaints at our table of 12!
Jon A.
Place rating: 4 Hamilton North, Australia
Great sample of local beers and ciders. Sometimes has live music which is great also. Great venue with a lot of character. Not much in the way of food and is a little expensive for what you get.
Todd Y.
Place rating: 5 Main Beach, Australia
Great food and service well worth the stop. Came from Canada spent two weeks one of the best spots we been! love it
Emma L.
Place rating: 4 Newcastle, Australia
Good changing range of beers. Interesting Australian spirits. Weird décor and weird atmosphere at night. It gets loud and full but there’s still all these dining tables about. It’s more pleasant for lunch. You order everything from the bar and for the price you pay, table service would be nice. It’s alright, but needs a little fine tuning.
Adam W.
Place rating: 4 Geelong, Australia
Had chicken & chorizo pizza which was great. Amazing selection of craft beers, both local and Australia wide. Something a little bit cold about the atmosphere still(literally and figuratively), but overall a most enjoyable venue.
Max C.
Place rating: 4 Uptown, Chicago, IL
Finally a place with a beer list that doesn’t shower its patrons in Aussie mega-lager and ciders. 20 taps that actually hit more than just 2 styles and definitely take some chances, ie a 10.2% barleywine on tap. Good vibe and nice staff. Only suggestion is to get rid of the bad disco light above the office and replace some of the light bulbs with ones that aren’t so bright and clinical. Otherwise you’ve been a diamond in the rough! Hope this place kills it for years to come.
Zach N.
Place rating: 5 Riverside, CA
As an American craft beer evangelist and abuser at times, this was a wonderful surprise coming to Newcastle(or Australia for that matter) for the first time. Great beer, wonderful food and most importantly gracious and fantastic staff.