Mate, I don't mind traveling as you already know!
I reckon we ought to pick somewhere that has reasonable tucker, has plenty of tables to sit at and has reasonable parking. Depends how far people want to travel!
The Royal at Dungog has bloody good food, but you have to park on the street - there's usually heaps of room. Dungog RSL has reasonable food and at least they'll serve you in 20 minutes - unlike Dungog Bowling Club, who had us sitting around for 2 hours, serving other people that came in after us, and then declared "oh you're after that big group over there that just came in". It's NOT worth the frustration going there.
Cardiff RSL is not a bad joint, the Chinese smorgasbord is brilliant and at $20.50 per adult isn't too bad for an "all you can eat".
Warners Bay Tavern is supposed to sell a brilliant T-bone steak.
I don't usually eat in pubs. Our favourite haunt is Mucho's Mexican in The Junction and while the food there is absolutely superb, parking is a nightmare.
I don't care where it is. We could just haunt the Hunter River hotel because they have a restaurant as well - have you tried it? Any good?