Police are investigating an armed robbery at Finnians Tavern in Port Macquarie
About 9.35pm on Sunday, two men entered the licenced premises on Gordon Street, armed with a handgun and a machete.
Police have been told the pair, dressed in dark clothing with their faces covered, threatened three staff members and demanded cash.
The men then stole a set of car keys and a wallet and fled the scene in a silver Subaru Liberty with NSW registration BY70NV; no one was injured during the incident.
Officers from Mid North Coast Police District arrived a short time later and established a crime scene.
Police are urging anyone who may have dashcam vision from around the area at the time to come forward.