Endeavour Restaurant - East Maitland, NSW

Elizabeth S.

Ok, so it's a proper old style restaurant, straight out of the 80/90's, authentically so, not in a remade retro way. The decor is like walking back in time and the menu choices are the same. Copperart style sculptures on the walls, exposed dark brick. It's old.

But the thing is, it's really good. I went out with my parents and we had oysters and lobster, which is really easy to mess up. Very tasty, very well cooked. My folks said it was better than Scratchly's in Newcastle.

Sometimes classic dishes done well are the best. It was honestly very nostalgic. The wait staff were attentive, friendly but not intrusive and there's a plethora of places to park. The food came out quickly, although it was a Monday night so can't estimate for more popular nights. They have a good selection of beer wine and spirits and they make cocktails (drinks menu is in transition atm, so best to just ask what they have atm while they're in transition) and you can look up the food menu online. They also had a 3 course special including a half lobster for $69

Restaurant is wheelchair accessible.

Sami A. W.

My son and I really loved the service atmosphere and most of all the food here. Easy 5 star experience.

Hannah was very friendly, polite and attentive. The chefs most definitely know what they're doing.

I'd honestly come back to Maitland just to eat here again.

Paul S.

6 star for the food and service. Staff were super friendly and very quick, really great service. The food was fantastic. We had an entree of garlic and Cheese bread which was delicious, mains were the steak and chicken Oscar and both were cooked perfectly and the sauce was so good. We finished with dessert of sticky date pudding and Mars Bar cheesecake and they were absolutely beautiful, they even let us switch cream for another scoop of ice cream! Would definitely recommend coming here.

My only negative would be the atmosphere. It feels like they aren't sure of what vibe the place is going for - there's a random mix of top hits type music, the acoustics aren't great so you can hear others' conversations, there's a big TV on the wall playing free to air television (a movie was on, later changed to cricket), there's a fish tank and it's a bit too bright. It would be a whole other level with a renovation to modernise the place and to have some continuity of the theme.

Adrian F.

Beautiful, quiet, friendly restaurant. Food was excellent, staff were great. Fully recommended.

Amy B.

Great value lunches, really friendly team. Serve sandwiches, burgers, cafe lunch meals. Everything is always yummy. Team go out of their way to accommodate our lunch break times. Easy on-site and street parking. Large dining room which is great for social distancing.

Roxanne S.

Amazing meal again. 4 x seafood platters
2 x schnitzels 2 x steaks 1 x garlic prawns and 3 x kids nuggets. Garlic breads and desserts. No complaints from any of us.

Lachlan S.

Fantastic service, food was fast delivered, seafood was very fresh, lamb shank fell of the bone, apple pie was perfect to share at the end. Will definitely be coming back here again.

Luke M.

Food was exceptional, good traditional aussie food, good serving size.
Service was great, very friendly and happy to have chat waitresses, and the lady manager was very cool, had a good old chat while paying and settling the bill
Definitely recommend the lamb shanks