I tried the Arthurton hotel over the long weekend, and would not recommend it. The only food available on Sunday is pizza, and the advertised music is some old guy with his phone hooked up to a mixing desk and playing all the hits of the '60s. Not bad but not particularly good. The place is also full of biker-looking types but no bikes to be seen, unless it is the old chook-chaser with a milk crate on the rack for the dog. The Yorke valley hotel in Maitland would be a better option.
Went to the Tarcowie Hotel to have a sticky beak at a television event, arrived early and had a look at 'town' but didn't bother hanging around. Then I went to the Carrieton Hotel. It's safe to say it's bitten the dust.
