The best steak, ribs and more for meat-lovers on the Mid North Coast

If you’ve got a hankering for a rack of ribs or are craving a premium cut of steak, here are our top picks for the meat-lovers of the Mid North Coast.

Venues from Coffs Harbour, Kempsey and Port Macquarie offering grilled, wood-fired and dry-aged options.

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🥩 Kempsey Macleay RSL

The Kempsey Macleay RSL, in Kempsey’s CBD, has a fridge of aged-meats that’ll make your mouth water. One option is the 30-day dry aged viking cutlet. The 500+ grams of meat will set a member back $59 or $63 for a visitor.

The mammoth steak comes with chips and salad or mash and veggies. Also on offer is a rump steak, eye fillet or scotch fillet.

Check out the menu here.

🕰️ The Freshwater Grill is open seven days a week from noon to 2.30pm and from 5.30pm for dinner.
📍1 York Lane, Kempsey

🐷 Hog’s Breath Cafe, Port Macquarie

One of four Hog’s Breath Cafes in NSW, the Port Macquarie venue serves prime rib steak cooked for 18 hours. Offered in nine different ways, with your choices of two sides – including curly fries, of course.

You can also grab yourself a rack of baby back pork ribs with hickory-smoked or Jack Daniels BBQ sauce for $39.95 (400g) or $55.95 (800g).

Check out the menu here.

🕰️ Open seven days a week from 11.30am for lunch, and from 5pm for dinner.
📍65 Clarence St, Port Macquarie

🔥 The Grill, Port Macquarie

Serving steak, ribs and seafood, The Grill on Clarence Street uses local growers and suppliers.

It offers seven premium steak options, including tenderloin and Wagyu. You can choose a half rack ($36.95) or full rack ($59.95) of beef, pork or lamb ribs – and if you can’t decide, the venue offers a rib duo or trio option. The meat is basted in The Grill’s special sauce and char-grilled over an open flame.

Check out the dinner menu here.

🕰️ Open seven days a week, 11.30am to 3pm for lunch, and from 5pm for dinner.
📍4/74 Clarence St, Port Macquarie

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🔪 Stef & co, Coffs Harbour

The Osteria Restaurant serves a wood-fire grilled 300g riverina scotch fillet steak with rosemary butter for $49.95.

Check our the menu here.

🕰️ Wednesday to Saturday nights from 5pm and Sunday lunch from noon.
📍319-321 Harbour Drive, Coffs Harbour

📢 Where’s your favourite grill or steakhouse? Email editor@themidnorthcoaster and we may just add it to the list.

Thumbnail: (L) Hogs Breath Cafe (R) Kempsey Macleay RSL