Generations of locals and visitors alike have found themselves there enjoying a drink, or nice meal.
However, to many it is much more.
It is a town hall, a meeting place and the epicentre of this tight-knit community.
The current tavern has stood on the site since the 1920s after a bushfire took out the original weatherboard building.
However, the true history of the Tavern is not told in books or online — it adorns every wall.
The array of photos and newspaper clippings tell its true tale.
The premises was recently sold by McDonald Hospitality Brokers and new owners, local farmers Stuart and Melisse Robinson, are looking forward to welcoming the public.
Ms Robinson said their first priority was to give the Tavern a big clean up, which is almost complete.
“We’re also going to gut the kitchen and rebuild that in the next few months,” Ms Robinson said.
“We want to freshen things up whilst retaining the ambience and the feel.
“We’ve expanded the outdoor area, partially to do with COVID, but also because it’s a lovely garden, so people are always wanting to sit outside.”
Ms Robinson said one of the things they were hoping to achieve was to return it to being a community pub.
“That’s our goal,” she said.
“We've had previous owners come in and tell us they’re delighted that we plan to bring it back to being the place people come to, to be part of the community.
“And I think its essential to get involved with community initiatives like Australia Day and the Good Friday Appeal as this pub has been here longer than all of us.
“It is part of the community and with COVID it has brought home that we need to be more localised and look after each other, so I see that as a huge part of the tavern, and what we’re trying to do.
“I see it that we are a guardian not just an owner, and people have bought in things of historical significance in their family to display at the pub.
“So the pub doesn’t own them we just look after them.
“And it’s very important to people that we retain all that history.”
A big element of the plan to be part of the local community is building on the relationship previous owners have built with local businesses.
“We hope to maintain the existing relationship with local beer and wines suppliers, and we’ll look to expand that out to include more form the King Valley area,” she said.
Ms Robinson said the Tavern was on the look out for a new head chef.
"We have a great team at the moment, and will hopefully have a new chef soon,“ she said.
Mr Robinson said there would be some renovations, including the addition of a dedicated dining and meeting room.
“And we want to expand our car park, and the outdoor eating area, too,” she said.
The Tatong Tavern is open from lunch time Wednesday to lunch time Sunday, serving lunch and dinner — with drinks available at the bar or with meals. For more information, phone 5767 2210.
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