Commercial Hotel

The Southeast


Upstairs at the rambling 1884 Commercial Hotel (aka 'the bottom pub') are seven decent pub rooms, quite recently dolled up and with little TVs, fridges and new beds. Downstairs, a laconic crew of locals drink at the bar and hit the back bistro for robust steak dinners (mains $15 to $30, serving noon to 2pm and 6pm to 8pm).


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