New Royal Hotel, RUBYVALE, QLD

Called in there recently on my way thru to cairns ( from South OZ). Like lots of small town pubs I think they feel a need to overdue things. the meals we had were good . well priced but had too much fill ( salad,chips etc) and most went uneaten. Trying to offer "value" by putting too much on the plate.
The staff seemed to know all the "locals" as you would expect and were very chatty which sometimes meant a wait for the stranger at the bar.

As for the comment about staff playing Keno whilst working , I certainly didnt notice it......but then I wasnt particularly watching for it either. Maybe it is just staff off duty playing that are known by The "local" who commented on this. Or is it that the "local" has some other grudge !!!!!!

In a small community there are often other issues at play when someone feels the need to type that sort of comment.

Anyway...........my visit was certainly pleasant enough.

The staff drink alcohol whilst working and play keno on their own machine. One staff member has won over 10k in the last 2 months, I say wats goin on.....Gaming auditors where plain clothes too.