A Beer In Every Pub

Between Mena Creek and Innisfail is the Mill-town of South Johnstone with the historic Criterion Hotel.  This is a older 2 story pub that still has the original central fridge configuration that was so common in older Queensland pubs.  Driving past it looks like the whole cane-cutter’s business, but I suspect that a bit of a renovation has lost some of it’s character.

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The Mena Creek Hotel is a top pub to start out mission.  As the first pub reviewed here it holds a special place, visited by the Trio of Nic ,Victor and Rob – this is a classic country pub complete with bull nose verandahs’ and natural slab wooden tables.  If you are driving past, don’t let this little pub fool you – it might look a bit plain from the roadside, but it is actually a cheerful pub with plenty of character.

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