This piece covers the three areas a reader of the Freeway Hotel’s listings most often asks about: the food, the guest reviews and the entertainment. The venue’s own menu page lists Beer Battered Flathead at $23, and the sections below attribute each price, rating and claim to its source. Where the supplied evidence runs out, the article says so instead of filling the gap.

Last checked: 2026-11-03

Location: Artarmon, NSW · Tripadvisor rating: 4.0 of 5 · Tripadvisor ranking: #11 of 28 restaurants in Artarmon · Parking: Free, secure, undercover

How we researched this

Last checked: 2026-11-03.

Sources reviewed: the venue’s own online menu page, the venue’s online listing and profile, a neutral review platform (Tripadvisor guest ratings), the venue’s Google business listing, and search interest data for the venue name.

Limitations: no on-site visit, no staff interview, no menu price verification, and no independent check of event or entertainment schedules.

Freeway Hotel at a glance

1 Starters
  • Warm Mixed Olives $7, Garlic Bread $7, Garlic Bread with cheese $9, Cauliflower Bites $13 (Freeway Hotel menu page)
2 Mains
  • Beer Battered Flathead $23, Chicken Schnitzel $24, Chicken Parmigiana $26, Steak Sandwich $24 (Freeway Hotel menu page)
3 Burgers and pizza
  • Cheese Burger $19, Freeway Burger $23, Margherita pizza $20, Pepperoni pizza $21 (Freeway Hotel menu page)
4 Sharing and vegetarian
  • Eggplant Parmigiana $20, Tacos at 2 for $15 or 4 for $20, and a Share Sampler of 30 wings, spring rolls, arancini and chicken tenders (Freeway Hotel menu page)
FactDetail
LocationArtarmon, NSW
Tripadvisor rating4.0 of 5 across guest reviews
Tripadvisor ranking#11 of 28 restaurants in Artarmon
Weekday lunch special11am to 3pm, Monday to Friday
Google listing reviews4 reviews
ParkingFree, secure, undercover
Menu price range$7 to $26 (menu page)
Listed facilitiesSports bar and private functions (venue profile)

Freeway Hotel menu

The venue’s menu page is the only item-level price source supplied for this piece. It groups dishes under headings such as “Breads & Starters”, with prices running from $7 for Warm Mixed Olives to $26 for Chicken Parmigiana. The Beer Battered Flathead at $23 is served with chips, salad and tartare sauce, and both burgers come with fries.

Weekday lunch special

The venue’s listing describes a weekday lunch special running for 4 hours a day, from 11am to 3pm, Monday to Friday. The supplied notes do not list the dishes or prices included in that offer, so it cannot be priced against the standard menu from the evidence available.

Tip: Confirm the lunch offer with the venue before visiting, because the menu page supplied for this piece carries no date.

Boutique beer range

The venue describes a range of boutique beers alongside what it calls great-tasting food. The supplied material names no individual beers, brewers or beer prices, so this article does not list them.

Caution: The menu page is undated and the prices were not checked against the venue’s point of sale. Current prices may differ from those shown.

The bottom line: The menu is the most concrete part of the venue’s public information, with item prices across starters, mains, burgers, pizza and sharing plates. Its age is unknown, so the prices should be read as the page’s figures rather than confirmed current ones.

Freeway Hotel reviews

Tripadvisor rating and local ranking

On Tripadvisor, the venue holds a 4.0 of 5 rating across guest reviews and ranks #11 of 28 restaurants in Artarmon. The supplied notes do not include the number of Tripadvisor reviews behind that rating, and the ranking was not checked against the platform for this piece. On its Google listing the venue shows 4 reviews, a count too small to support any conclusion about guest experience.

What guests praise in reviews

The supplied review summary names three themes: staff, food and the pub atmosphere. The notes do not say how many individual reviews raised each theme, so the relative weight of each cannot be measured from this evidence.

Note: Themes from a summary are not the same as a count of reviews. Read them as the points the summary highlights, not as a share of guest opinion.

The pattern: The rating and local ranking sit on a review base whose size is not confirmed, and the Google count is too small to weigh. The praise themes are clear, but the evidence does not yet show how widely they are shared.

Freeway Hotel entertainment

Freeway Hotel Jazz

Search interest in jazz at the Freeway Hotel appears in the search data supplied for this piece. The venue’s own listing and profile do not confirm a regular jazz programme, and no event dates were supplied.

Note: The venue profile lists a sports bar and private functions. Live music schedules are not confirmed in any supplied source, so the jazz interest should be treated as a search signal rather than a listed event.

What to watch: The event calendar is the missing piece. Until the venue publishes dated programmes, the only entertainment-related facilities confirmed are the sports bar and private functions listed on its profile.

Best for

  • Families with children: the venue’s own profile describes itself as family friendly.
  • Groups booking private functions: the venue profile lists private functions.
  • Weekday lunch diners: the listing’s lunch special runs from 11am to 3pm, Monday to Friday.
  • Live entertainment fans: search interest in jazz exists, but no confirmed live schedule was supplied, so this is the least certain of the four groups.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is the Freeway Hotel located?

The Freeway Hotel is in Artarmon, NSW, Australia.

Is parking available at the Freeway Hotel?

Yes. The venue’s listing describes free, secure, undercover parking.

Is the Freeway Hotel family friendly?

The venue’s own profile describes itself as family friendly.

Does the Freeway Hotel host private functions?

Yes. The venue profile lists private functions among its facilities.

Does the Freeway Hotel have a sports bar?

Yes. The venue profile lists a sports bar.