Every town has a pub or two offering good grub. Whether it is your local pub you visit regularly or a new one as you live work and play in Australia, there are many meals that are regular food items. Here are some of my Aussie pub food favourites. What are yours?

Now I usually have a good glass of wine or a beer with my favourite Aussie pub food. Like many, I don’t eat out all the time, as I try to conserve costs by cooking my own meals while I travel. 

Aussie Burger

Who doesn’t love a good Aussie burger! A classic meat patty in a bun with salad and cheese. Served with a side salad (sometimes) or chips. Chips of different sizes – skinny like fries or ‘fat’ like chips or even bigger like wedges. Here’s one of my favourite burger meals from the Coldstream Brewery, Coldstream, Yarra Valley, Victoria.

Chicken Parmigiana

Another of my Aussie pub favourite meals is a chicken parmigiana. Depending on the Australian state you are in you may call it a ‘parmi’ or a ‘parma’. Sometimes you may call it a ‘snitty’. My son often goes to our local pub for a ‘snitty’ with his mates! So what is a chicken parmigiana? Well it is a chicken snitzel lightly fried then has tomato sauce, ham and cheese melted on top. This is served with salad and chips.

Fish & Chips

Fish and chips is one of those classic Aussie pub food favourites enjoyed by many. Usually you get to choose the ‘fish of day’ but sometimes not. For this fish and chips meal I enjoyed some beautiful flathead tales served with chips and salad with some tartare sauce on the side. YUM!

Gourmet Pizza

A number of pubs I have been to lately now have gourmet pizza on the menu. Lamb, yoghurt and rocket and BBQ chicken are two I have tried recently. And most of the time they will have Hawaiian and Margarita on the kid’s menu.

Pasta

If pizza is on the pub menu, then there are often some pasta dishes. One I’ve seen quite a lot, and that I ordered at Eden Pub, NSW is Chilli Prawn and Chorizo Linguini – very nice!

Bowl of Chips or Wedges

Sometimes you don’t feel like a big Aussie favourite pub meal, instead a bowl of chips or a bowl of wedges will suffice. I like how wedges are served with sour cream and chilli sauce while chips are served with tomato sauce.