Thursday, December 27, 2012

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.

Wednesday, December 26, 2012

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.

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

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.

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

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?

Saturday, December 1, 2012

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...

Friday, November 23, 2012

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...

Thursday, November 15, 2012

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?