1. Briars Inn<\/h2>\n
Best for<\/strong>: Families or groups of friends<\/p>\n While there are certainly a few new spots to put on your radar, there\u2019s also something comforting about familiar family-friendly hotels such as Briars Inn<\/a>, a landmark Georgian-style building that recently underwent a facelift. This charming old country inn, established in 1845, is now a posh pub open for business serving lunch and dinner seven days a week. While it\u2019s considered one of the most charming pubs in the Southern Highlands, it\u2019s also one of the best in the region for families and groups of friends.<\/p>\n Briars Inn is a charming old country inn. (Image: VUE Studio)<\/p><\/div>\n The bistro, located in beautiful Burradoo just minutes from Bowral, offers staples such as slow-braised lamb shoulder, twice-cooked pork belly and spanner crab spaghetti. In addition to the on-site playground, children are catered to in the section aimed at Little Ones (think fish and chips and penne Napolitana). You can also order wood-fired pizza to go and enjoy in your suite next door at Briars Country Lodge, which has 31 accommodation suites and a wedding venue called ‘The Conservatory’.<\/p>\n Briars Inn has some delicious dishes on the menu. (Image: VUE Studio)<\/p><\/div>\n What to order: <\/strong> Beef cheek pie; you are in the Southern Highlands after all.<\/p>\n Address<\/strong>: 653 Moss Vale Road, Burradoo<\/p>\n Best for<\/strong>: Couples who want to canoodle in a corner<\/p>\n Despite being part of Briars Inn, the recently restored historic Throsby Bar & Lounge deserves its own dedicated reverie. It\u2019s stylish, contemporary, intimate and full of couples corkscrewing off into corners with cheese and wine and glass-half-full levels of optimism about the future. There are beers on tap, a well-stocked bar with local spirits and a selection of wine served by bartenders who are receptive to boosting the bass a bit to add to the good vibes.<\/p>\n Located in the original part of Briars Inn, Throsby Bar & Lounge is dark and moody \u2013 all charcoals, sage greens, navy tones and warm woods \u2013 and a timeless place to enjoy the region\u2019s wines<\/a> and a platter of cheese. Want a bit more privacy? Bunker down in the Bong Bong Room overlooking Bong Bong Common, which is furnished with church pews, or snag a reservation in Betsy\u2019s Room which has a long high table and can date its beginnings back to the 1800s.<\/p>\n Throsby Bar & Lounge is stylish, contemporary, intimate. (Image: VUE Studio)<\/p><\/div>\n What to order: <\/strong> Find a place by the fire to enjoy the semi-hard Pines Pearl produced in nearby Kiama and a glass of Cherry Hill Tree chardonnay, both produced locally.<\/p>\n Address<\/strong>: 653 Moss Vale Road, Burradoo<\/p>\n Best for<\/strong>: A wee dram with your richly Bowral benefactor<\/p>\n You can truly choose your own adventure when enjoying a weekend escape<\/a> at the Berida Hotel. A gentle dawdle from Bistro Sociale will see you enveloped in rich velvet armchairs at Aspinall\u2019s Whisky Lounge<\/a>. You\u2019ll feel smug about finding such a perfect little place if you nab a seat by the bay window overlooking a cascade of flowers and foliage. Aspinall\u2019s has a great reputation for being cosy, and clubby, with some great whiskies on offer for everyone from hardened connoisseurs to devotees of single malt.<\/p>\n Relax in the rich velvet armchairs at Aspinall\u2019s Whisky Lounge.<\/p><\/div>\n The Berida Hotel is one of Bowral\u2019s most storied hotels<\/a> and Aspinall\u2019s reflects its 1920s heritage. The Bowral bar is also a nod to Dr Jessie Aspinall, the first female appointed junior resident officer at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in 1906. The lounge was built by the good doctor and husband Ambrose Freeman in 1925. \u2018Sl\u00e0inte Mhaith\u2019 is the traditional Scottish and Irish toast that means \u2018good health\u2019 and it\u2019s the title of the drinks menu, with recommendations from the bar.<\/p>\n Aspinall\u2019s reflects its 1920s heritage.<\/p><\/div>\n What to order: <\/strong> The Belgrove Rye Whisky aged in an ex-Tasmanian pinot cask.<\/p>\n Address<\/strong>: 6 David Street, Bowral<\/p>\n Best for<\/strong>: Treating the family to a pub feed or watching the footy with mates<\/p>\n The Imperial Hotel<\/a> is one of the classic old Bowral pubs worth seeking out if you\u2019re after an inexpensive night out with the family.\u00a0 You can choose from proper pub classics, like fish and chips and burgers to enjoy in the bistro, a laid-back environment that won\u2019t break the bank. The unpretentious Bowral pub is a little less formal than some of the other pubs en route from Sydney, so there\u2019ll be no judgment if Little Johnny has a meltdown while waiting for his spaghetti and meatballs.<\/p>\n Do a few laps of the nearby Corbett Gardens \u2013 one of the best things to do in Bowral<\/a> \u2013 before carb-loading on wood-fired pizzas out the back of the bistro. Those looking to cheer on their favourite sporting team will be well served in the space near the big bar, which has a pool table and serve-and-pay-yourself set-up that means you can avoid getting into an expensive shout with your tight-arse mate.<\/p>\n What to order: <\/strong> The pizza capriccio topped with mushrooms, olives, artichokes, smoked ham, mozzarella and basil.<\/p>\n Address<\/strong>: Bong Bong & Bundaroo Streets, Bowral<\/p>\n![\"Exterior](\"https:\/\/s1.at.atcdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Briars-External.jpg\")
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2. Throsby Bar & Lounge<\/h2>\n
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3. Aspinall’s Whisky Bar & Lounge<\/h2>\n
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4. Imperial Hotel<\/h2>\n
5. The Bowral Golf Club<\/h2>\n