“Eat. Drink. Groove – the Settler’s tagline is bang-on. So where to start? How about Margaret River – or Margs to the locals? How about 16-odd taps of ripping beer? How about a giant smoker on the front patio that slow-braises your beef? How about well-kept pool tables and the Mandurah greyhounds on the screens? How about live music a couple of times a week? How about an outstanding wine list that includes just about every great wine ever made in the region and a few you’ve heard of but never tasted? And how about an absolutely blinding proper pub-classic menu that’s not just the best you’ll get in the West but also pretty bloody close to the best of the rest. Everyone who knows me knows I can’t visit Margs without a long session at the Settlers. If every country town had a pub as good as this, no one would ever leave for the big smoke. ” (Escape Magazine- “Australia’s Top 5 Pubs” Sept. ’23)