CAREFUL! THEY SELL EXPIRED PRODUCTS! I have ordered the beer…read moreonline from Jim's Cellars. It's arrived expired! By Australian law, it's illegal to sell expired products They never replied to my e-mails or messages

Jim's is close to home and the cheapest bottle-o for miles…read more And Jim's is a very good grog shop. There is a huge range of wine, beer and spirits. Jim's is very very good value. Quite often cheaper than Dan Murphy and they are good guys, except that they sometimes make their Mum look after the shop. They stock stuff you can't get elsewhere like Petersons Chardonnay and Scarborough White Label. There is a good range of aged wine and a comprehensive beer fridge. It was one of the first places in Sydney to stock Little Creatures Pale Ale and thus I have been going back with an unhealthy regularity. Cynthia and Mark's reviews are spot on and I intend to keep supporting Jim's even if it kills me.

The Darlinghurst branch of this excellent bottle shop offers an extensive selection of wines and…read morebeers, which comes in very handy considering its proximity to numerous BYO restaurants on Victoria Street. If you're of more refined tastes (and have a healthy bank balance to match), Camperdown Cellars also offers a selection of rare and aged wines - not the sort of thing you'd take to the local Thai restaurant. It also offers a good selection of foreign beers - which pleases me, as I'm able to buy some of my favourite English ales (yes, the ones that are usually served room temperature!), although they are a little more pricey than in the off-licenses of London, but they do have to fly here I suppose. Oh, and if you're into your spirits, there's plenty of choices on offer in that department too. N.B. Keep an eye on the website for tasting opportunities, aka FREE BOOZE! P.S. Drink responsibly...

Excellent wine and beer selection here and friendly, knowledgable staff. They had a beer tasting…read moregoing on so I partook and ended up buying some tasty Taz beer. Good operation going on here.

Now, there is pretty much no booze I don't enjoy (actually, there is one: fernet. Yeucch) but there…read moreis a special place in my black heart for dark spirits, and - good lord! - the range these chaps have. They've got rums and ryes and bourbons and malts up the wazoo, every kind of conceivable small batch, artisan and limited run I've ever seen, and many I hadn't. There are wild bottles with pewter race horses sitting atop the stopper and ceramic gourds the shape of flying saucers, it's a boozer's heaven in here. They've got a wall dedicated to craft beers, microbrews and ciders, and a gigantic selection of wines with a particular focus on Australian drops. And the staff aren't just pretty faces . . . there is some serious knowledge ticking about this place. Oh, and even better? The Oak Barrel is fully independent, in fact it's one of Sydney's oldest independent bottle-o's. No big soulless chains here, fellow drinkers. This is everything the discerning drinker could possibly want.

I love this place. They have a great selection and their staff is super helpful. There's very…read morelittle of the wine shop pretension, yet the guys working there seem to really know their stuff. Like I said, their wine selection is great. They have a wide variety from all over the world, but the selection is curated so it's manageable. There is also a range from expensive to inexpensive, and they have some of the best inexpensive wines I've had in Australia! They have events (tastings, classes, etc.) around wine, beer, and spirits. They look cool and I will check em out... the tequila tasting sounds particularly interesting.

The service isn't the most attentive at this establishment, yet once you are attended to at the…read morefront counter everything is great. For a city liquor store, the prices are definitely quite good for quality liquor. Also a great pit stop just to buy a bottle of water on a hot day; especially when walking around the quay, and also just before hopping on the Manly Ferry. Definitely a great business overall. M = meaningful array of different wines R = resourceful L = large selection of liquor products; great for those parties. I = interesting champagne brands Q = quick service once attended to U = unique O = overly good R = respectful

An OK place for drinks including nonalcoholic. The staff was helpful when asked but does not seam…read moreto leave from behind the counter to offer help. They have wine , beer and spirits. Small and large bottles. An easy place to pick up something when in the area.

The store is convenient to both my home and workplace, staff are helpful, stock is well set out and…read moredisplayed and prices are reasonable.

I just bought some Captain Morgans…read more Remember how that use to be more bogan than a tallboy of Woodstock? And then there was, like, a spiced rum revolution or something and now suddenly its cool again. Which means that I'm cool by association. Bam. Yeah, this place is owned by the big conglomerates but show me a person that doesn't like cheap booze and I'll show you someone who doesn't drink. The wines are a few bucks cheaper than other chains, meaning you can pick yoself up a schweet little cleanskin on top of the rest of your haul. There's a super expensive wine room on one side that I've never seen anyone in because who comes to Dan Murphy's to buy expensive wines?

Being down the quiet side of Norton Street, down by the City West Link, which is actually quite…read moreloud now that I think about it, so perhaps my initial adjective was a poorly chosen one, is Amato's Liquor. One of a couple of business's that occupy the lot on the corner. What it is, is basically a warehouse full of alcohol. Like a Bunning's Warehouse of booze. It's huge. Wine's as far as the eye can see and a wide selection of beers and spirits. Ice is available in their freezers and bits and pieces necessary for a party are sold here as well. There is a parking lot out the front and trolley's are available should you be requiring a large amount of grog. While Amato's isn't the cheapest bottle shop, that's not to say that it's expensive, but it is not a discount retailer. Ideal for parties, when you're looking for a brand of beer or wine that is hard to get your hands on and when you're really really thirsty.

On the corner of Norton Street and the western distributor is a large brick building. People…read moredriving past on their way to Haberfield and Five Dock may have noticed but have never been interested in what lies inside the building. Go past the brick wall and around the corner into Norton St and you come across the driveway and parking area for Amato's Liquor. Amato's is a large warehouse-sized (600 sq ft) liquor store that carries wines, spirits and beers from all over the world but apart for a huge range of Australia wine specialises in Italian wines. They have a wonderful selection at all price points so that anyone with an interest, be they novice or confident connoisseur can purchase a bottle of vino Italiano. However, the rest of the world hasn't been left out, 35% of their stock is imported. Like all other liquor stores, they have wine in the fridge, which on a Friday night comes in very handy as there are so many BYO restaurants in the area. They also have case deals for people who want to buy in bulk. A cool-room especially to keep the beer nice and cold is at the front and the spirits and liqueurs are in easy reach on the wall facing the front of the store. With thousands of products in store and over 250 beers, the store can be a little overwhelming but Franc, who owns the store has plenty of help and they are always ready to suggest a product if you're not too sure what to buy. There's parking for about a dozen cars at the front of the store which is handy as there's no street parking at that point in Norton St. Also available: * Panetone (at Christmas) * Ice * Wine Accessories * Pasta / Sauce / Oil * Soft drinks * Confectionary * Glass Hire

This Dan Murphy's is on a main highway but is worth the visit as it is big and has a good range. In…read moreparticular, are the whiskeys (whiskys) This morning's visit gave us the opportunity to chat with a young salesman who loved his whiskeys as much as we do. He gave some good advice and we took it. The prices here are good.

I live in the Fairfield area and always drop into this Dan Murphy's store as I find it very…read moreconvenient to drive into more than the Liverpool store. I find the staff very friendly & willing to help you. Just love going into this place as I'm a big red wine buff.

Why would you buy your wine anywhere but Dan Murphy's?…read more No...really, tell me why? The prices are nothing short of staggering, especially when you compare them to your usual bottle-o, or - shock horror - with restaurant prices! The savings are extraordinary, especially if you buy in bulk. And you should definitely buy in bulk. Stock up for Christmas. Stock up for summer barbecues. Stock up for future trips to BYO restaurants. You can thank me later. So Murphy's law is supposed to be an unlucky thing, right? Not anymore. It's high time you met Dan.

It's not my favourite Dan's. The store isn't as big as most DM's and it's just not mind blowing…read more The big drawback in this one is the aisle space. All it takes is one pirate sailing a trolley, with frigate-sinking quantites of rum, down an aisle to ruin it for everyone. C'mon now! We aren't pirates, you don't need every last vestige of rum in the store. Arrrrggghhhhh. Speaking of rums, I've been here times when there are literally only 2 or 3 varities of the stuff to choose from. Being a bit of a rum proselytiser this situation vexes me. With DM's buying power I want em all. Gunpowder, Kraken, Gosling Black Seal - and yes - Ron Zacapa, especially if you stock Ron Jeremy... The Dan's is in a great location, it's ground floor right next to the car park, and two doors down from Woolies, so you can do all your shopping without having to worry about the rest of the shops. What also helps is it is well staffed. Despite being super biz, the lines move quick. There might be 4 or 5 checkout staff zipping peeps through which is the big plus here.