Royal Albert Hotel, Surry Hills

140 Commonwealth Street, Surry Hills
Reviewers: Robot Simone, Joe Blogs, Burger Bot
Time of review: Lunch / evening drinks

"Hot Buns at a Cool Bar" 

Located in Surry Hills, The Royal Albert is a back-street corner pub only a hop, skip and cartwheel from Central station and a handful of other Surry Hills bars. The Bamboo Dumpling Bar is a bonus.

Pyrmont Bridge Hotel, Pyrmont

96 Union St, Pyrmont
Reviewers present: Robot Simone, Joe Blogs
Time of review: Boxing Day Lunch
Contributions: Burger Bot, Miller, Southy

"Burger Knockout on Boxing Day"

The Pyrmont Bridge Hotel (PBH) stands just on the fringe of the Sydney CBD, funnily enough right up next to the Pyrmont Bridge. It's a multi-level surprise packet with pleasant views over the bridge and the western front of the city skyline.

Barracks on Barrack, Sydney

Combined Services RSL
5-7 Barrack Street, Sydney
Reviewers present: Burger Boy, Blogs Boy, Danny Boy
Time of review: Lunch

The Stage Door Canteen

The Combined Services RSL, or "Barracks" as it is also known, serves up drink and tucker for your gullet pleasure. No fancy pants la-dee-da bollocks here (apart from the digital sign-in process), much like this review.

Sporters, Sydney

The Menzies' basement bar 
14 Carrington St, Sydney
Reviewers: Burgs, Blogs, BamBams
Time of review: Lunch

Man Cave ticking all the boxes?

Buried under the Menzies Hotel alongside Wynyard Station, there is a forgotten cave of sorta-treasures. A man-cave. But does it tick all the boxes?

Foreign Correspondent: Tanunda Hotel, Tanunda

51 Murray Street, Tanunda, South Australia
Foreign Correspondents: Simojoe
Review time: Lunch

"Burger Bun Blunda at Tanunda"

During a covert trip down to Adelaide, Sydney Pub List reviewers Robot Simone & Joe Blogs (aka Simojoe) dropped in on Barossa regional Tunanda Hotel for a pre-wedding lunch session. Here's what they found...

Harbour View Hotel, Sydney

18 Lower Fort Street, The Rocks, Sydney
Review and contributions: Burger Bot, Joe Blogs, Mr C J Miller, Danny Sammovich
Review time: Pub lunch

"Under the Bridge In Town"

 

If the Red Hot Chili Peppers had been in Sydney at the beginning of the 90's, Their 'Blood Sugar Sex Magik' album, and more specifically, the second single from that album, 'Under The Bridge', might have been a bit different. It may have been more about beers, burgers and good times than about loneliness and drug use. The Harbour View Hotel is indeed Under The Bridge and it does happen to share a few other details with the RHCP song. Grab a beer and read on...

Ashfield Hotel, Ashfield

202-204 Liverpool Road, Ashfield
Reviewers present: Burger Bot, Joe Blogs
Review time: One for the road

 

"Ashfield. Yeah, that's where it is."

After a failed journey to The Crocodile Farm Hotel down the road, we scurried up to The Ashfield, equaly as close to Ashfield Station, to give it a speedy review and crossing off of the list.

Crocodile Farm Hotel, Ashfield

262 Liverpool Road, Ashfield
Reviewers present (briefly): Bot & Blogs
Time of stop in: Thursday night

"Would you smile at a crocodile?"

Following the visit to Strathfield Hotel, Bot and Bogs decided to get a quick sample in of a nearby Ashfield pub. Here's where they landed, briefly, before moving on to the Ashfield Hotel. They didn't like The Croc. What the crap is a crocodile farm doing in Ashfield anyway?

Strathfield Hotel, Strathfield

27 Everton Rd, Strathfield
Reviewers present: Burger Bot, Joe Blogs, Brandon Lee, Danny Sammovich & Co.
Time of review: Post Stra Pocha dinner

"All trains lead to Strathfield"

Just a hop, skip and a stumble away from Strathfield Train Station is where you'll find Whelan's Strathfield Hotel, apparently a family business for over 90 years. The Hotel was built just after World War I, although you wont find much of the original interior, with the establishment taking on a fairly large overhaul roughly 5 years ago.

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.....

Carlisle Castle Hotel, Newtown

19 Albermarle Street, Newtown

Reviewers present: Robot Simone, Joe Blogs, Burger Bot, Batman, The Riddler, Millerkands

Time of review: Weekend dinner and drinks (note: review based on 2+ visits)

A gem hidden in the back streets of Newtown

"I really need you tonight!"

It's my favourite, I'll tell you now.  This pub is located a convenient 30 seconds' walk from our front door - in fact I walk past it almost every day - hidden in the back streets of Newtown.

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.