NSW Sports Club, Sydney

10 Hunter Street, Sydney
Reviewers present: Joe Blogs and Dr Smash
Time of review: Lunch

"Baverage"

On second visit to the Hunter Street venue, we are sadly disappointed. Below-average food and for a 'club', no cheap beer in sight.

Foreign Correspondent: Grand Hotel, Kiama

The Sydney Pub List team need holidays sometimes. However, the urge to review a pub doesn't die. Whilst these pubs are not in Sydney or surrounding suburbs, we thought it would be fun to offer up pub reviews on places beyond. See the Foreign Correspondent page of our blog for more details and the list.

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49 Manning Street, Kiama

Foreign Correspondents: Simone & Joe

Time of review: Lunch

The Grand Hotel, Kiama

While taking a long drive through to the Southern Highlands, Simone and I decided to detour and grab some lunch in coastal town, Kiama. Going with the pub theme of late, we rolled on past the Grand Hotel and decided to give it a go.

Kelly's On King, Newtown

285 King Street, Newtown
Reviewers present: Simone, Joe Blogs, Macca
Review time: 'Just one beer I promise, then we'll get dinner' AKA 9.30pm

"Why not? But... Why?"

Coopers Hotel, Newtown

221 KING STREET, NEWTOWN

Reviewers on board: Macca, Robot Simone, Joe Blogs
Time of review, Late Saturday night dinner - Sept. 2012

Hazy memories

It was September. 2012. Aaaaaaaaages ago. We tried to post this blog way back then and failed. In 2015 we tried to whip through another review, took a few more notes, lost them, failed again. The SPL crew are all a bit busy with other commitments at the moment so for now, here's what we had to say on the Coopers. A lost blog.....

This Newtown pub, situated on popular King Street, dates back to around 1869 when it was then known as The Shakespeare Hotel. Beers, beers, jugs, meals, tranny bingo, beers, ground floor bar, dining area, open-top outdoor deck upper-floor beer garden thingo upstairsy bar, beer, check, check, check.

Foreign Correspondent: Hotel Canobolas, Orange

248 Summer Street, Orange  
Reviewers present: Burger Bot & Frau
Time of review: Post Dinner

"Duelling Banjos!"

After checking out Mount Canobolas and Lake Canobolas it was time to see what Hotel Canobolas had to offer. Situated in the middle of town, it seemed to be one of the better pubs on offer in Orange.

Courthouse Hotel, Newtown

202 Australia Street, Newtown
Reviewers present: Macca, Simone, JB
Time of review: Afternoon AFL and beers

Courthouse Hotel - quiet on the outside, happening on the in

"Court is now in session"

The Courthouse Hotel, or "Courty" as it is more commonly known, is located just up the road from the Newtown Courthouse - funny that. There's no bullshit there. Ok, sometimes there is some bullshit out the back when all the wannabe-cool-kids blow in from 'outta (new)town', but in general what we have here is a relaxing place to enjoy your beer, meet friends, have a laugh, and enjoy a bit of sport on one of the TVs if that's what you're into - AFL preferred pub by the way. And that, ladies and gentlemen of the jury, was my opening statement.

The Royal George, Sydney

330 George Street, Sydney
Reviewers present: Burger Bot, Joe Blogs
Time of review: Lunch

The front of Grandpa G's (with slightly tacky golden G)

"Grandpa's garage leftovers made good again"

 

Captain Cook Hotel, Millers Point

33-35 Kent Street, Millers Point

Reviewers present: Blogs, Bot, Doom

Time of review: Lunch

"Get some brill in your grill!"

Vital statistics

Carlton Draught: $4.80

Burger rating: 5 star 80's pub burger, sub-$10

Crowd: Locals, old lads and diggers. no jerks

Bar staff: friendly

Edinburgh Castle, Sydney

Corner of Pitt & Bathurst St
Reviewers present: Joe Blogs, Burger Bot
Time of review: Lunch

"Hello, I'm Mr Ed"

Carlton Draught: $5.20
Burger rating: $15 Tasty pickles
Crowd: Friendly semi corporate/working class normies
Bar staff: Friendly (upstairs more so)
Take aways: Bottle shop purchases over front bar
Facilities: Pretty good, includes giant-hand basin (basement)


Bit of a surprise walking in here it was. The last time either of us were here was years ago and it was only for a drink, but the times have changed. Read on...

Alexandria Hotel, Alexandria



The Alexandria


35 Henderson Road, Alexandria
Reviewers present: Macca, Southy, Miller, Robot Simone, Joe Blogs
Time of review: Afternoon footy finals

"Footy pub dropping the ball with footy ground prices"

The Sussex Hotel, Sydney

20 Sussex Street, Sydney
Reviewers present: Burger Bot and Joe Blogs
Review time: After work drinks

The Sussex Hotel, Kent Street side. Blurry dashing-for-the-train filter.

"2 schooners and a pub with a Moreton Bay Fig"

Just like The Twelve Days of Christmas, the Sussex is a cumulative song where each verse is built on top of the previous one. There's drummers, pipers, leaping lords, ladies dancing, maids, swans, geese, a handful of gold rings, colly birds (seems like a lot of birds, yes?), three French hens (more birds!), the two schooners we're rating on this pub and a beer garden with a Moreton Bay Fig. Okay, this really has nothing to do with The Twelve Days of Christmas, except for those last two items, but I just wanted a tangent to open this review up with. Read on for our actual thoughts on The Sussex Hotel...

Albion Place Hotel, Sydney

531 George Street, Sydney
Reviewers Bot, Blogs, Dr Doom
Time of review: Windy lunch time

"George Street safe haven?"

We weren't planning on going here for lunch, we only went because our first preference, The Edinburgh Castle around the corner, was booked out proving to be more popular than we expected (expect a review on this one in the future). This is the second time we've reviewed here, although the first official review since starting the blog.

The Republic, Sydney

69-73 Pitt Street (cnr Pitt and Bridge streets), Sydney
Reviewers on board: Burger Bot and Joe Blogs
Time of review: Lunch noms

"Multi-level lunch special business, zombies by Terry"

It was a nice, sunny 27 degree day in Sydney and what better way to enjoy a lunch out of the office than with a cold refreshing beer. Sluuurrrrrrppppppomnomnomsssspaaaahhhhhhh.

Australian Heritage Hotel, The Rocks

100 Cumberland Street, Sydney

Reviewers present: Burger Bot, Joe Blogs

Time of review: The Long Lunch

Too busy drinking beer to take a decent photo

"It's good but, struth, how good?"

The Australian Heritage Hotel is a good pub. However, coming to a conclusion on this one has been hard - some really rate it, others don't. Is it a great pub? Not quite.

TC Lounge, Sydney

Wynyard Station, Sydney

Reviewers present: Blogs and The Bot

Time of review: After work quickie



Nice simple selection of tap beers with a bunch of bottled beer in the fridge

"News just in - price jackpot!"

(The old rating: 1.5 rubber chickens watching the news and drinking cheap beer)

 

TC Lounge is definitely not a pub (in fact, you can barely call it a bar) so why are we including it here, you ask? One simple answer - CHEAP BOOZE.

Settlement Bar, Sydney

Westpac Place
275 Kent Street, Sydney 2000
Reviewers present: Bot, Blogs, and then some
Time of review: Lunch



(Old rating: 1 rubber chicken)

"For tight-pant corporate vampires that wish they were hiding a cocaine habit"

City Hotel, Sydney

347 Kent Street, Sydney
Reviewers present: Bot, Blogs and Doom
Tine of review: The lunch hour

"The City Hotel: appropriate name 'cos that's what it is"

(that's "2 rubber chickens" in the old system)

Schwartz Brewery Hotel, Surry Hills

42 Wentworth Avenue, Surry Hills
Reviewers present: Southy, Macca, Miller & Blogs
Time of review: The midnight hour

(Old rating: 2.5 rubber chickens plus some extra rubber chicken feet)

"It's about the beer. Good beer."

Also known by it's former name, The Macquarie Hotel, the Schwartz Brewery Hotel offers up some very fine beers made onsite within the hotel's microbrewery.

Observer Hotel, The Rocks

69 George Street, Sydney
Reviewers present: Burger Bot, Joe Blogs, Hulk Smash
Time of review: Lunch

 

(Old rating: 2.5 rubber chickies, for the front bar and beers only.)

 

Come for the front bar, stay for the front bar

Out of a bunch of pub options along George Street in The Rocks, this was the only one that had room for us. Perhaps that was saying something about the place already?

Occidental Hotel, Sydney

43 York Street, Sydney
Reviewers present: BurgerBot, Joe Blogs & special guest Diddy Kong
Time of day: Lunch time

It's quick, it's easy, it's the "Occy"

(The old rating: 3 rubber chickens who are on the brink of becoming 3 and a half.)


Looking for something quick, simple and cheap? In this area of the city, this is it.

Concourse Bar, Sydney

Wynyard Station, Sydney
Reviewers present: Burger Bot, Joe Blogs, Incredible Hulk
Time of day: Lunch 

(that's "2 limp rubber chickens"in the old system)


"You only live once?"

It's the second time we've been to this bar, sleazily tucked away in the corner of Wynyard station, and we left (after only one drink) again wondering why we came.

Harts Pub, The Rocks

176 Cumberland Street, The Rocks, Sydney
Reviewers present: Burger Bot, Joe Blogs, and special guest Danny Sammovich
Time of day: Lunch

(Ye old rating: 4 rubber chickens drinking craft beers)

"Nice!"

Sydney Pub List 'Express Review' today for the Harts Pub, tucked away in a quiet corner of The Rocks.

Queen Victoria Hotel, Enmore

167 Enmore Road, Enmore

Reviewers present: BurgerBot, Joe Blogs

Time of day: The dinner shift

"Something something for everyone!"

(that's "3.5 rubber chickens" in the old system)

One could quite easily walk right by this Enmore Road establishment, without giving it much of a look-in except if you were looking for a bottle shop or a gambling den. The front of the QVH is dominated by these two things, hiding the potential that lies within.