Glengarry Castle Hotel, Redfern

182 Lawson Street, Redfern
Reviewers present: Burger Bot & Joe Blogs
Time of Review: Wednesday night roady

"A local's pub for the locals"

 

This pub oozes the smell of beers gone by and has the taste of a bit of harmless grit and grime of the Redfern backstreets. Some would call it home. Others wont call it at all. It's not a castle as such but it probably has been home to someone called Glen and probably even a Garry. Not necessarily at the same time but it certainly is possible.

Royal Hotel, Darlington

370 Abercrombie St, Darlington
Reviewers present: Burger Bot & Joe Blogs
Time of review: Mid-week dinner

"Royal by name but not royal by price!"

Looking for a cheapish pub feed in the Redfern, Eveleigh, Waterloo, Newtown, Broadway, Ultimo, Darlington area? One where you don't feel crowded in by swarms of cool kids? Feel like a $9 steak and $9 jug of beer? How about here at The Royal on Abercrombie in Darlington, tucked away between the University of Sydney and the train line between Redfern and Macdonaldtown stations! Bingo!

Valve Bar & Venue, Tempe

900 Princes Highway, Tempe
Those present: Joe Blogs, The Red Baron
Review time: Friday night gig

The Red Baron visits Valve Bar & venue

"Desert oasis?"

I had heard of The Valve Bar & Venue and passed it a number of times in the car driving along Princes Highway but I hadn't had a reason to check it out .... 'til now. And I'm glad I did.

Office Hotel, Sydney

Cnr Erskine St & Kent St, Sydney
Reviewers present: Bot, Blogs, Doom, John, Derrick, Wayne, Ken, Clive, Ethel, Sam Smithsonson, other officey people
Time of review: Office Lunch

"Business at the front, business at the rear, business upstairs and down. Business as usual"

Do you like the idea of spending lunch at your desk? Yes? This is the place for you. Get out of the office, take a short walk outside, rest your eyes, stretch your legs, then step into The Office.

Lansdowne Hotel, Chippendale

Cnr City Road & Broadway, Chippendale
Sydney Reviewers present: Gig Bot and Band Blogs
Review time: Thursday night gig

"Neon Castle hosts a Sexy Party"

A neon castle stands like a beacon in the night, highlighting the way for students, gig-goers, a declining bar fly population, and those looking for an easy-going and inexpensive night out. The Lansdown Hotel....

Orient Hotel, The Rocks

89 George Street, The Rocks, Sydney
Sydney Pub List reviewers: Bot & Blogs
Review time: Lunch

 "It serves beer and other things"

 
The Orient Hotel is a pub and it is made of bricks. The other little pigs built their pub of straw and sticks and now those pubs are gone. One of the sizier-looking pubs of the area, standing on the corner of George and Argyle Streets, The Orient demands some attention from passers-by.

White Cockatoo, Petersham

30 Terminus Street, Petersham
Sydney Pub Listers present: Burger Bot and Fraulein Burgman, The Millerkands, Southy, Robot Simone, Joe Blogs
Time of review: Sunday lunch

"The Cock serves up a massive plate of debate"

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Located right across from Petersham train station, The White Cockatoo is easy to find and conveniently located if you're a train traveler. The fairly large building on the corner is a little hard to miss and so are their schnitzels....

The Bat & Ball, Redfern

495 Cleveland Street, Redfern

Reviewers present: Southy, Macca, Simone & Blogs

Time of review: 6pm feed with batty bingo/ Sydney fc first home game 2012/13

"A pub on the mend. 4 runs!"

The Bat & Ball Hotel, standing on the corner of Cleveland and South Dowling streets, overlooks Moore Park and attracts all those on their way to and from the sport nearby. Like many pubs in and around Sydney, it has it's fair share of history and stories to tell. Built in 1929 and then known as the Duke of Cleveland, the B&B has gone through a few changes over the years. Whether before a game or after, win or lose, or for a drink, feed, or catch up with mates, The Bat is welcoming like an extension of your own loungeroom. Southy, local of the area and frequent pub-adventurer, tells us a bit about his experiences, good, bad and Pie.....