Franklin Harbour Hotel

Pizza on Tuesday was great, even with the edge slightly burnt. Great quality and flavour. Highly recommend.

Patrick and staff were very helpful, food was beautiful and big serves Patrick picked us up from the rv campground and then bought us home.Highly recommend the pig on a spit Wednesday night.

Great pub, had the spit roast on Wednesday night. Great night, meet some great people and dinner was very nice, the smell walking by as it cooked was enough to get our attention. 2 dining rooms and outdoor dining at the front. Beautiful building too.
Staff were very busy working...! 👍

On Wednesday night they have pig on a spit. The beer nice and cold. And a great price the food was great. The bar staff were nice.

Perfect spot for a pub, good food and great people.

Best pub in Cowell no doubt about it.

Went tonight. My husband had the pig on the spit which was pork baked potato and veggies. I had the oysters they were beautiful fresh and large. I had the whiting chips and salad. Everything was very hot and tasty. I was told when I ordered mine might be longer. My oysters came quite quickly and were great.
The young man behind the bar was great and very helpful. My meal came the same time as my friends which was great. Well done everyone. A great place to eat.

What a great hotel!!! couple of beers and well priced meals that were delicious very happy to spend our money there

Great service. Even better food. Had a big group and food came out quickly and was super tasty. Also catered for gluten free!

Absolutely brilliant meal & service, sadly didn’t win the raffle but happy to contribute to Lions. Also staying at RV park, again brilliant. Keep up the great work.

We arrived in town saw the pig on the spit cooking and decided to stay. We were not disappointed. Apart from one grumpy barmaid, the rest of the staff and locals were all very friendly. Great night.

Atmos - a country pub with a rustic, homely stone and wood exterior and views of the ocean. Great to sit outdoors in winter with a fire at night or enjoy a tipple in the lunchtime sun. You can make some chit chat with friendly locals/ staff if you feel like being social. The patrons are an interesting mix of locals, grey nomads and itinerant travellers of all ages. The owners are usually around to say Gday or ask how your meals were. Dogs on leads are OK outside and can be a good conversation starter.

Menu - Standard pub fare with some slight variations from small town standards. The oysters are a must try in this oyster farming area, however the Wednesday night pig spit is the star of the show - This is a true country meal made with love. The whole pig is slow roasted outside the pub for about 8 hours before being carved up and served at about 6.30pm onwards. The pork is unbelievably tender and juicy. The crackle is crisp and perfect texture, able to be broken with a fork. The vegetable sides are traditional country favorites - crumbed, creamy potato bake and green beans, however there is an option of salad. The pork serving is ample - enough for even the most enthusiastic carnivore - I had to give half of mine to company. The meat gravy is a good consistency, not too thick more on the thin side. Presentation is quite nice with quality white China. The price is very reasonable - $14 for this sumptuous feast.

This is a country pub, drink options are standard beers and wines, no craft beers etc.

Service - Order at counter and food is brought out to table. The staff are friendly and only too happy to accommodate reasonable requests. Serving wait times can increase on very busy evenings, but for the most part service is very prompt. Courtesy bus available for patrons in the immediate area if you don't want to drive, you just need to ring the venue and ask if possible to get the bus.

Over all, the Wednesday spit is the highlight - a special dining experience for a single, couple or large group. Well worth a mid week drive to this down to earth seaside community packed with Aussie charm.

Wow!!! What a pub.
We rocked up on pig on a spit night cooked out the front to get your mouth watering.
And wow what a meal all the family enjoyed it.
Top Knotch 👌

Brenton (publican) & staff friendly, meals the best with a view, beer is great at a fair price, they made up a special pizza and garlic prawns that was not on the menu for me.. excellent, publican even gave me a bag of whiting heads for crabbing free👍 highly recommend,

Had an excellent meal at this lovely old pub. Andrew (barman, waiter, etc) was brilliant. Welcoming patient and very helpful. Food was great. Massive tender tbones cooked perfectly.

1 of the best pubs I have been in for a long time. Publican is 1 of the nicest blokes ever and made us feel very welcome. Pig on a spit every Wednesday night was a great meal and great value. I look forward to returning again

After a long day on the road and an afternoon exploring Cowell, the Franklin Harbour hotel was the perfect place to grab a beer and relax. I think it was the smell of the pig on the spit that lured us in initially but we had a great afternoon having cold beers on the balcony

Great pub, really popular with the locals. Service was friendly and meals were out quick. Big meals and all at a reasonable price.

I recommend trying their Chicken Parmigiana and getting there before sunset.

Most beautiful service and they were all so lovely! The food was wondering, definitely recommend and will be coming back :))

Stopped in for a quick bite. Food was fantastic and the staff were brilliant. Our son knocked over his juice and they replaced it for free! Recommend visiting for sure!

If you are near Cowell you have to visit here and try their Squid Schnitzel with the seafood sauce!
It was just devine 👌
The service was also top notch and staff great 👍
All in all an excellent place for lunch 😊