Good food get the Sunday Roast or chicken food reasonably priced very busy on Sunday but that's a…read moregood sign but quick service

I'm sort of in two minds about this pub - in one sense the layout was pretty cool, and you accessed…read moreit by walking across a walkway from a small shopping centre. On the other had it was a pretty dingy looking pub, more for the locals than out of towners life myself. The service was pretty ordinary and I really didn't particularly feel comfortable here. Mind you, the outdoor area is actually quite nice, being on the roof of the shopping centre and all, however once you go inside you pretty much it the 'same old dodgy pub' experience. Even if you live in the area, there are much better places in nearby Parramatta to visit that spend any amount of time here (unless you like the rooftop deck).

Westmead Tavern is a pretty great local place to go for some drinks and a chat. Their outdoor…read moreseating area is all decked out with fairylights, which gives it a sort of sophisticated, mellow feel at night. The beers are cheap ($3, all the time!), and there are a couple of pool tables, if you fancy that. They also serve pub food (burgers, fries, and the like) as well as dinner, and past 5pm, the place is always full of tired, happy people just looking to unwind after work. On the weekends, it's a slightly dressier crowd, with people coming here for dinner under the stars, and I always enjoy my time spend here.

I love places that can't count…read more For example, this one. They've really messed up their happy hour. It goes from 3-7pm. That's .... (counts on fingers).... FOUR hours. Hooray! Sure it may be lacking a bit of personality, but it makes up for that with sheer, unbridled convenience. Going to the movies? Dinner? Night out? It's right there like the centre of the bullseye. Thursday night is Ladies Night, with Cocktails & Manicures t $9 from 5pm. Feeling faaaaayancy? You can get a Johnnie Walker Blue for $13 on Mondays. Or just become a member to receive 10% off drinks, all the time.

It seems that everyone in Sydney's City gets the same idea around lunch time. Well, one of two…read moreideas. Those that don't think food court follow their thought bubbles to Albion Place Hotel. Here you'll get decent lunch pub grub at decent prices, as well as a nice place to sit and enjoy lunch above ground (I hate spending my time out of the office in a much darker, underground food court environment). Plus a soundtrack of good (or at least funny) music plays on the pubs second level plasma screens. Albion Place Hotel - my central-city pub-lunch of choice.

This did feel like an out of the way pub, namely because it is hidden away in one of Sydney's back…read morestreets. The building did have some charm about it, and it really did have that inner city feel to it. Also, the beer selection was rather nice as well. Yet, a part of me felt that it wasn't one of the best pubs out there. However, as a place to go for a quiet beer, it certainly does have a lot of charm.

Since my first review, The Henno has won me back…read more The food, if you pick the right things, is actually pretty dang great. One thing you must try, if nothing else at all is that thang they call a "Knuckle sandwich" Slow cooked and then grilled Beef brisket on a toasted sanga with slaw. Some of the tenderest beef you'll have for lunch today. Get the Sweet tater chips with black sesame Tempeh dip. Get the Buttermilk wings. Not all at the same time though unless you are sharing. It's filling food. Craft beer. If you've been to just about any pub in the inner west, you're bound to have seen 'Young Henry's' brand on tap. There is one called The Newtowner. Give it a crack. They have board games. Jenga! They have trivia. i haven't been to that yet, but it looks cool. I go here a lot these days. Looks like the baby teeth have fallen out, and the Henno has taken a big grown up bite out of in the Inner west for pub life.

It's hard not to give this place four stars just because it saw me through many a…read moreuniversity-inspired stress attack and has an awesome happy hour... but for such a great space and location, I feel like Kuletos isn't what it could be. It's a little dirty, a bit tired and service is unpredictable. The terrace upstairs has the potential to be such an amazing place to hang out (and a great space for private functions) and the downstairs area is big, dark and condusive to romance (ahhh... memories....)... but overall Kuletos has lost some of the spark/energy that can be found in similar bars across Sydney. Despite the tiredness, this is a great bar to start your night (or spend your evening, if you're not having a big one). Grab some two-for-one cocktails, unwind with friends and transition into a more tipsy, carefree version of yourself. You'll have a good time, the drinks are great, it's got a nice vibe... but it could be so much more.

I remember being 18 and grabbing a Toblerone before a big night in Newtown. Now in my 30s I grab a…read moreToblerone before a quiet night in Newtown. It is 3 levels separated by street art painted walls. The inside levels have some bar, stool and table seating, the atmosphere is quite closed up and dark. The upstairs level has picnic tables and a far view of the city and has a completely different feel compared to inside. Maybe it is the daylight drinking or my older eyes but it is showing some age, but still if I am in Newtown I will be grabbing a Toblerone.

Yelp has this incorrectly across the road. It is on the water right behind ferry dock…read more Clean and busy with limited menu. Good view of ferry side of Manly. Away from the real beach and the chaos.

There were many reasons why we chose to go for lunch to this spot. One being it is right next to…read morethe ferry, the menu had great options, the space was clean, and the views were great. I loved the interior, the white paneling, and the uniform of all the employees. I also appreciated that they had a large menu with plenty of healthy options. I got greens and grains salad, which was incredible. The food came out quickly and it was such a beautiful day. Highly recommend a visit if you're in the manly beach area.

Met up with some friends here for drinks and food…read more We all met in the back room, which we had to ourselves. I'm not sure if this is the norm, but we ordered at the bar, got a number and then our food was brought out. Not sure if there's waiter service normally. Anyway, I was not overly hungry. My friend and I decided to share fried Mac and cheese and fries. The fried Mac and cheese was good. The menu described them as "balls" but they were more like bites. Flavors were good. It came with a black garlic mayo, which was pretty good. The French fries were also really good. It came with an aioli for dipping which was flavorful. To drink I had the house lager, which was basic, but refreshing. Decent spot to hang with friends.

This pub is most definitely a must do if you're in Sydney and love a pub feed! They punch well…read moreabove most. Really friendly staff, nothing but a can-do but casual spirit. Well set out spaces over 2 floors, proper a/c - not too cold. Now the best part the food and drinks could well be much more expensive. Amazing bottle prices for wine, loads of in Tap Craft Beers (see Image for list) and super generous food portions for the low prices but great quality all the same. Do yourself a favour and add it on your list!

It's incredible to me but the Macquarie Arms Hotel in Windsor is thought to be the oldest inn and…read more"the oldest pub" on mainland Australia. (Tasmania likes to sneaks in now and then when we aren't looking. Not sure if you can trust the Tassies though. I heard the place started as a penal colony. lol). Being the oldest pub is surely a great honour in Australia, in a land where beer is damn near sacred. Talk about hiding in plain sight up there on the hill in Thompson's Square (see separate review). I wonder if the patrons went from Australia's oldest school & church at nearby Ebenezer down here to the oldest pub. The Arms' website (http://www.macquariearms.com.au/history/) states: "In 1815 a "spacious and commodious inn" was constructed by Richard Fitzgerald adjoining Thompson Square and was known as the Macquarie Arms. In order to save Government the cost of providing such a structure, Macquarie had given "Mr. Fitzgerald a large allotment in the square on the expressed condition of his building immediately thereon a handsome commodious inn of brick or stone and to be at least two stories high." ( Macquarie's Journal of his tours- 12th Jan. 1811) The soldiers would sometimes stay on the upper floor. After a hard day's work, the convicts who built the Macquarie Arms entertained themselves by smuggling barrels of illegal rum from the Hawkesbury River into the quarters below through the "Rum Smuggler's Tunnels". Two convict brothers blew themselves up in the cellar. A young girl Mary died upstairs after being trapped by a fire. Windsor Ghost Tours says their ghosts remain and will take you on a tour on Saturday nights. That would be fun. The Heritage Council of NSW describes the Arms as follows: "Physical Description: The hotel is a building of generous proportions, with sandstock brick walls, stuccoed over and painted white. It has two large Georgian doorways with semi-circular traceried fanlights and sidelights, but the glass in the one facing George Street has unfortunately been painted over. The one opening onto Thompson Square can still be seen in its original state. The hotel retains its well designed cedar joinery, its cedar circular staircase, its extensive stone flagged cellars, its turned wooden verandah columns, and its stone flagging." I'll give it four stars for not giving up the ghost. A portrait of Governor Macquarie hands in the Dining Room as would be expected. The Arms boasts "Beautiful Pub Food from $6.50 pastas to $9.95 steak and beer deals (see our weekly specials in house). Keno, TAB, Pokies and three pool tables and two dart boards. HOURS: Monday/Tuesday/Sunday 10am to 10pm. Wednesday to Saturday 10am to 12am." I never thought of pub food as beautiful, but maybe it's in the eye of the beholder. Average or adequate would be a better description, but the wait can be painful. Maybe they're resting on their laurels, but pretty good laurels they are generally. Good for a drink for history's sake, but I wouldn't base a family meal here if you know what I mean. But when visiting a pub I'm not going to get picky about the food. They have steaks, battered fish & chips, schnitzel, burgers, pasta, salads and more. $10 for 10 items on Monday, and other specials, sometimes beef ribs. A horseshoe on the outside wall of the Macquarie Arms pub marks the level a huge flood peaked at in 1867, when beaches along the Hawkesbury to Barrenjoey were littered with the debris from the town.

This pub certainly doesn't feel like a local pub, namely because it tries to capture the semi-rural…read moreatmosphere of Windsor. It feels a lot like one of those pubs that appeals to the daytripper up here, particularly with the architecture, and of course of lovely beer garden down near the river. It is a nice pub, and it certainly has a lot of atmosphere about it, and in fact, feels that it is the original pub from up this way. The other thing that stands out is that it does have a nice selection of beers as well though the service, well, it wasn't the best, but it was still good.