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    Firehouse Hotel

    3.5 (13 reviews)
    ModerateBars, Restaurants
    Closed 10:00 am - 12:00 AM (Next day)

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    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for groups
    Outdoor seating

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    Gemma C.

    This heritage listed venue boasts space, open areas and excellent lamb shanks. Since the bar's renovations, The Firehouse has enjoyed increasing popularity with the locals and professionals who work in the area. The staff are very friendly and only too happy to strike up a conversation over the bar. Try the chocolate fireman cocktail, their signature drink consisting of butterscotch, Baileys, chocolate and cream. Lunch specials during the week attract the professionals, but the venue is at its busiest on Friday and Saturdays. The Firehouse is spread across two levels, with plenty of space for events and work functions. Book a function room for free at the Firehouse and save money! Drink prices are also quite reasonable. Be careful what you order- the Firehouse is not renowned for its quality food. Outdoor heaters will keep you warm in Winter.

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    David S.

    I suspect that this place used to be an old firestation, if only because of it's name (why else would you call a place the Firehouse Hotel unless it was a fire station that closed down and was turned into a pub - they'll turn anything into a pub if they have the chance). Anyway, this place is cool. In fact I am tempted to say that this is one of the best pubs in North Sydney (which isn't saying much considering most of the other pubs that I have visited around here are pretty average). In fact I even had a chance to chat with the owner, who was a really friendly and laid back kind of guy who, not surprisingly, kept on telling me that this place really starts pumping at night. Okay, I was only here during the day, and it was fairly quiet, but that is what I like about some places - hip, trendy, and pretty laid back. They have a pretty cool rooftop bar, and some rather awesome lounges. If I was a Sydney Sider then I'd definitely look for excuses to come back here.

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    3 years ago

    Wonderful find in North Sydney! Loved the inventive dishes. It can be quite noisy, so try the outside patio on the second level in back.

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    12 years ago

    Good place to hangout after work...I like some of their food, good choice of booze and generally friendly staff

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    PJ Gallagher's Sports Bar & Bistro - Front of the hotel

    PJ Gallagher's Sports Bar & Bistro

    2.8(9 reviews)
    3.9 kmSydney
    $$

    The Criterion, post PJs renos, is a standard faux-Irish pub slap bang in the middle of the city…read more(close to Town Hall). Being close to where I used to work, I'd frequent this place quite a bit, and before it was a PJs it was a mates fave city pub so we'd catch up over a few here from time to time. There's a pretty good mix of people in the street-level bar, and PJs have converted it into more of a sports bar so there are plenty of screens for the sports nuts to check out their favourite teams prospects. PJs typically have pretty good fare. In winter they have two absolute cracking dishes. The Guiness Pie with mushy peas, and their signature lamb shanks which is totally unctuous. Why such a modest score? Price kills the place. It's not one of the cheaper places to get a beer as someone incorrectly states in their tips, it's easily one of the most expensive places to get a beer. You're paying over the top prices for domestic tap beer. A cheap beer is $5 for a Coopers Pale Ale, which you can get on the same street about 200m up the road... Also... As much as I enjoy a good pokie section, this one ain't good. And by that I mean the clientelle. It brings in the undesireable types, and sours what is otherwise a sweet pub. The snug, the downstairs den, has a great looking bar, and "snug" seating, but it's kinda pointless down there. It doesn't feel snug, it feels stuffy and claustrophobic - and the bar has never been manned when I've been down there. Now, if they moved the pokies to the snug, and then opened up the entire bar at the street-level to include the room vacated by the pokie section, you'd have something. But why would they do that when they can get by with what they have.

    I went for lunch here not too long ago and it was a great Irish pub. Rich Mahogany wood and a wide…read moreselection of beer on tap, with food selections that you'd find in most other Irish pubs. Being in the city, it can get quite busy very quickly and is a decently sized basement multi-storied pub. TV screens are usually are usually playing Fox sports or something similar. I order the Parmy, just to be on the the safe side. I wasn't too game to try the Pie which is supposed to be one of the best (as judged by Irish people I work with) around. The food is carefully prepared and you can tell the produce is quality and they've cooked it properly which some pubs sometimes struggle to do consistently... The chips were the standout side, crisp and crunchy! Definitely will be trying the stew or pie, that is if I'm brave enough to.

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    PJ Gallagher's Sports Bar & Bistro - Guinness stew pie thing. SO MUCH YUM!

    Guinness stew pie thing. SO MUCH YUM!

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