Fortune of War, The Rocks

Fortune of War, 137 George Street, Sydney
Reviewed by: Sydney Pub List, October 12, 2012
Review time: Lunch

2.5/5 schooners

Front bar beers in "Sydney's oldest pub"

Burger Bot enjoys a coldie at the front bar

It was time to get back to The Rocks. The Fortune of War is arguably Sydney's oldest pub and they're quite vocal about that statement. Walking into the place you certainly get a sense of many punter having been through the place. It kind of has that history smell about it....

Cricketers Arms, Surry Hills

106 Fitzroy Street  Surry Hills
Reviewers present: The Family Blogs & Family Burgman
Time of review: Dinner and drinks 

"Unassuming backstreet gem" aka "Backstreet's back, alright!"

Some of the Sydney Pub List crew embark on a Surry Hills mini-pubcrawl, making their way from Excelsior Hotel, to Carrington Hotel, then onto dinner-scheduled location The Cricketers Arms, a little rippa.

Carrington Hotel, Surry Hills

563 Bourke Street, Surry Hills
Reviewers present: Mr and Mrs Blogs, Burger Bot and Fraulein Burgman
Time of review: Pre-dinner drinks

"Swan about at The Pig and Squid"

Sydney Pub Lit crew find themselves passing through The Carrington tonight on a quieter spot of Bourke Street. While the front bar area is fairly busy it's not overly packed. Yet. Burger Bot reports that on a previous pass, the place was shoulder to shoulder with patrons spilling out the door.

Excelsior Hotel, Surry Hills

64 Foveaux Street, Surry Hills
Reviewers present: Joe Blogs, Burger Bot and special guest Fraulein Burgman
Review time: Late arvo beverage

"Pub meets Mexico in the Eastern Suburbs"

Food is good, food is cheap.
Beer is good, unfortunately beer is not cheap.

I think all the reviewers may have been to the Excelsior at some point, both while in it's current all-the-rage Mexican/Spanish-fad bar incarnation as well as back in the day when it was the place to go for live music. There's an old relic kick drum to be spotted in the front bar but I think that's about it for it's gig history these days. A shame. 

Verandah Bar, Sydney

55 Elizabeth St, Sydney
Reviewers present: Southy and work friends (Kurt/D-resh)
Time of review: Friday Night drinks till Memory blank / Friday pub lunch / last straw Friday.

Elizabeth Street entrance

"Where one person knows my name"

Sydney Pub List checks out CBD establishment, Verandah Bar, and reports back on the vibe, beer, food and rates accordingly.

Slip Inn, Sydney

111 Sussex Street, Sydney
Sydney Pub Listers on board for review: Burger Bot & Blogs Droid
Time of review: Lunch beer

"Slip into some cheap beer then slip out"

It was a brief visit to this Merival-owned venue on this occasion but it was enough to draw some conclusions and reflect on another time we had slipped in to the Slip Inn. Read on for more....

Paragon Hotel, Sydney

1 Loftus Street, Sydney
Sydney Pub List reviewers present: Burger Bot, Fraulein Burgman, Joe Blogs 
Time of review: Lunchtime

"Ryan misses the mark at the Quay"

We marked this one for a visit a few times but never found a seat. Having now been, we don't know why that was. We're not hurrying back.

Crown Hotel, Surry Hills

Cnr Crown & Cleveland Streets, Surry Hills
Reviewers present: Miller and Blogs
Time of review: pre-gig drink

"Two different pubs in the one pub"

We were on our way to a Regurgitator gig at the HiFi Bar and we ask local Sydney Pub List reviewer, Southy, what the worst pub along Cleveland is to stop at. He suggests the Crown Hotel and we soon find out why.