The Rising Sun Hotel

We were so impressed last time we just had to come back. Second time equally as good. Food and service outstanding. I had the porterhouse schnitzel again and wife had lamb shank mmmmm. I'm buggered if I know how they cook that schnitzel like they do but it's an absolute winner and WILL be back again. Look forward to it
Dog on from verandah friendly with water bowl. Good stuff

What a fabulous lunch and such lovely service.

We had our 🐶 and Michelle & the gentleman who was working with her yesterday were just so nice.

Then the food - lovely and very generous serves. Sitting out on the verandah was a great way to enjoy the sunshine, food & wine. Great local wine list as you would expect. Loved it.

Highly recommend 👌

Had several meals there never been disappointed. Staff are all great . I put some family up in two of the rooms and they were more than happy with the accommodation.

The BEST gluten free schnitzel I've had in 13 years of dietary restrictions. Great service and friendly staff as well.

Loved this place! Beautiful old motel and many historic buildings in the town. Also a lovely room with breakfast. Staff couldn't be nicer and we had a fantastic meal and wine. Wish we could stay longer.

What a lunch! They warned us the beef ribs were big but they were much bigger. We started with some beautiful light dumplings, prawn and ginger the stand outs. Along with some haloumi fries. lightly crumbed and fried crispy with a nice smooth, soft and cheesy interior. Next, those huge ribs. served with a nice array of veg. Slow cooked and fall apart rib meat that was soooo good. Washed down with a Mr Micks Tempranillo. A meat and wine experience. Congrats Rising Sun!

Stunning meals and lovely venue. Great staff

Amazing value, stayed in the standard room which was spotlessly clean and comfy. Meals at the pub were excellent. Celiac safe gluten free meals with dedicated fryer, very impressed! The GF schnitzel was delicious and young staff lovely. Highly recommend!

Came here for a meal, not to stay. Beautiful old pub complete with fireplace - a highly welcomed feature on a chilly day! The food was probably the best pub fare I've ever had, definitely worth a stop if you're in the Clare Valley.

There is nothing better than walking into a dining room and hearing other patrons say how great their food is. It literally makes your mouth water. I took my son in for lunch and the food was as every other person in the dining room was saying.... absolutely delicious and massive proportions. Friendly staff, great food, excellent service and great pricing. Definitely hit them up if your looking for a great feed when passing through. 10/10

Didn't stay there but the food, service and atmosphere were excellent.

One of our favourite haunts. Such a friendly hotel, with amazing management. There is a fantastic function room which is ideal for meetings and small events. Lovely old country hotel with a wonderful atmosphere.

The locally sourced food was superb as was the wine. Service was fine but not fast. Worth waiting for the food as it was so delicious.
Staff were helpful and hospitable.
We weren't staying there, just having a meal, but friends have said the accommodation is clean, and comfortable.

Don't go here expecting pub food because it's so much better than that. This is restaurant quality menu really well executed. A meal is not just a piece of fish or a steak, it's a real meal with interesting salads and vegetables that come as part of the meal not as a separately ordered 'side'. So meals here are good value as well as excellent quality. Some of the usual pub things are on the menu but also some more modern dishes where the chef really gets to shine. Expect steak cooked exactly as ordered and fish cooked perfectly and everything looks great on the plate. Service is also excellent but not in any pretentious way. Staff are friendly and helpful as well as knowledgeable about the menu and the wine list. Wine list favours the local area as you would expect and our waitress was able to discuss the differences between various wines on the list to identify a wine which would suit our individual tastes. She was spot on with her assessment of the wine we chose. Overall, this hotel is right up with the top hotels in SA.

I had dinner with my families at the restaurant. The service was good. The food was ready altogether. We were all happy with our food, like garlic prawns, schnitzels. Parmigiana, lamb yiros and sliders. Thanks for the tasty food and lovely service. We enjoyed our dinner a lot.

Came for lunch (didn't stay the night). Food was superb, the steak was especially exceptional, it melted in your mouth. Staff were lovely. Will definitely be back!

I feel this place is well managed and priced. Great selection of yummy food. We had the freshly made seafood pennae. The kangaroo dish was a clever fusion of Asian taste on a bed of sweet potato mash. We sat in a long hallway with attentive staff topping our wine and water. Such a pleasant experience.

A quality character Aussie pub in an iconic location. Just walking into and around the hotel gives a sense of history- even if I did feel like breaking out into “there is a house in New Orleans” ever few minutes.
The staff were great… genuinely friendly and helpful. The menu had a good choice of meals and the food was tasty and well presented- well worth a quick or leisurely stop over.

We visited during the Clare Valley Gourmet Festival opening weekend, and so it was pretty busy. We only managed to book for the Sunday evening (must book well in advance!).

We hired mountain bikes from them, and booked over the phone - despite a few missed calls initially, it was a pretty easy process. We also booked for dinner, which was delicious and served up quickly. The choice of drinks was also above average for a small town pub/hotel.

The other patrons and locals were friendly and had a great sense of humour. I genuinely enjoyed the stay here.

The room looks like it used to be two rooms with the separating wall removed, and one of the rooms was converted into a private bathroom. Other hotels built in the same time period often retain the two bedrooms and have a communal bathroom instead (double the number of bedrooms). At this particular hotel, they joined the rooms, and so I wish they had a door separating the bedroom and bathroom - didn't really need to hear your partner/family pooping :)

Best pub meal I've had in a long while.

Whilst the food took a while to come out, it was refreshing and evident that the food quality was the priority of the kitchen. Our table had 5 different dishes all which were excellent. The delay in delivery of the food was more than made up for by the quality. If you go and it is busy wait around, it'll be worth it!