Imperial Hotel – Trangie NSW

Location: Trangie, NSW
Date of visit: 15 April 2025 
Overall score: 4.6/5

When you’re touring through the little town of Trangie, the Imperial Hotel is now the only pub in town still pulling beers. Both the Trangie Hotel and the Royal Hotel have closed their doors, leaving the Imperial flying the flag for local pub culture.

We called in to settle ourselves down for a refreshing ale or two (purely for research purposes, of course). While enjoying a drink, we got chatting with the manager, who had an interesting story of his own.

It turns out he was previously the owner of the Trangie Hotel before closing that operation. He was later approached by a friend and asked to take on the management of the Imperial. Small world in the country pub scene!

As for the food, the Imperial is a pretty good spot to grab a feed and a cold beverage. They were trialling a new menu when we visited, so naturally we thought we’d put something to the test.

We opted for the Pork Belly Bites. Now, they weren’t bad, but they weren’t exactly setting off fireworks either. Just okay.

Perhaps we had built up expectations of something closer to those delicious, smoky, sticky burnt ends. Unfortunately, these little pork morsels didn’t quite hit that mark. Never mind, you can’t win them all in the culinary lottery!

Overall, we enjoyed our stop at the Imperial and would certainly call in again if travelling through Trangie.

Our verdict: A good little country pub keeping the beers flowing in Trangie. The Pork Belly Bites weren’t quite the showstopper we’d hoped for, but the friendly atmosphere and cold drinks made for a worthwhile stop.

With two other pubs now closed, it’s good to see the Imperial keeping the local pub tradition alive. 🍺

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