The Cowra Hotel

Address: 2 Kendal Street, Cowra NSW 2794
Telephone: 02 6342 1925 

The Cowra Hotel Bistro is open 7 days a week for lunch and dinner. Located in one of the oldest pubs in Cowra, the bistro offers patrons pub style food that can be enjoyed inside or in the large enclosed beer garden. Come for lunch and stay on for dinner and enjoy the atmosphere of the country pub.

Open Hours
Open Everyday
Lunch: 12pm – 2pm
Dinner: 6pm – 8pm

History

Early in 1937, Wordsworth’s store on the corner of Lachlan and Kendal Street was demolished to make way for a new hotel building.
Named “The Cowra”, all materials for the building were obtained locally.
The main entrance to the hotel was through the swinging doors opening from Kendal Street into the foyer and office, this area being highlighted by a brilliant chandelier.
An elaborately equipped dining room to seat fifty people and a public bar 40 feet in length was fitted with a refrigerator. The exterior walls were of deep cream tiles touched with brown, and bordered by black tiles.
Special “Essee” stoves were installed to provide heat in winter and a generously arranged system of electric fans for summer coolness.
The hotel was opened for business on the 8th of September 1937 shortly after 1 pm, with Mr. AB Caldecott as licensee. The Cowra District band played lively tunes while hard working staff were kept busy for the first hour due to all drinks being on the house.


All information sourced from the Cowra & District Historical Society & Museums book “Hotels of Cowra Past and Present”. This book can be purchased at the Cowra Visitor Information Centre.