Nice pub spot. Got lunch. Party was alright but balcony view was killer. Bet it's a good place for…read moreevening hang out.

Came because of a review in the paper about the Wednesday steaks…read more Loved the veranda views and eating out. But sadly the steak n chips were cold and chewy. There was 'salad' ... but since it was just lettuce I'd prefer to call it the garnish. Generally the atmosphere is after work drinkers and sates that like hiding the corners. Not a great experience for me, but could be someone's cats pyjamas.

A snazzy little beer bar…read more.. Walk a bit too fast and you will miss it. The entrance is a bit strange, actually IMHO the entire set-up is a bit strange. The entrance to the venue is a narrow flight of stairs that leads you upstairs, so if you are coming from the street all you see are stairs! Other than signs pointing you in the right direction, there isn't a hint of where you are off too. If memory serves me correctly, there is a sheek bar or restaurant on the street level next to the stairs, don't confuse that venue with Bitter Phew. The staff is friendly, well informed and attentive. There are a healthy selection of local beers on tap that rotate, just don't get carried away trying everything on the menu as it can get pricey...$$$ The menu itself is not fancy; old school hand written marker on a board, probably due to the rotating menu and to possibly to save costs, definitely no high tech billboard. Bitter Phew is not a big venue either, it's pretty cozy. On a hot summer day this place is an oven...don't say I didn't warn you! Worth a visit if you are a craft brew aficionado...

If you are craving craft beer this place is the place in go when in Sydney, well at least it's my…read morego to. I have tried pretty much all the craft beer bars, breweries South of the Harbour and there are plenty of really good ones! However I always end up here. 12 rotating taps of quality independent craft beer. Always a great mix of Aussie and imported beers, they often have tap takeovers, if you follow their FB page you can always see their up coming events or download the now tapped app and you can see what's on tap. Great atmosphere and the staff are super friendly and engaging. They don't serve food but they have menus from several quality eateries that they will order for you and have delivered to the venue.

Great hangout, cold beers…read more We showed up later, so we were able to find a seat and get quick access to the main bar. We ordered in person but each table has the ability to order directly to the table. The upstairs bar closes early, but the party remained downstairs The pints are served full and cold. The barkeeps are super nice. It is a place that is more mature than the surrounding clubs, so despite being loud and dimly lit, it will not have the rowdiness and strobing light of the youth filled locales. Great for chilling.

Oh, this one, yeah, I wasn't really all that impressed with this pub. Look, I'm not going to give…read moreit a bad rating or anything, but it was rather so so, so I can't give it a good rating either. Okay, they do have craft beers on tap so I'll give it that, but the problem is that after visiting a number of really cool pubs, when you come to this one, you sort of feel that maybe you are missing out on something. Still, it is a pub on my list, and I've now been here. Oh, that's right, it was also pretty crowded, but then again I suspect that is what the pub actually wants.

Great pub with proper seating space. Happy hour had a great selection of wines. I had rose local…read morewine. We meet up with friends for drinks and dinner. $20 Schnitzel night, massive size and delightful flavor. The bartenders were very accommodating and patient with us as we stay Ed until closing.

I've been to this pub a couple of times, and it seems as if they have decided to give it a complete…read moremakeover from when I was here originally. It sits just off Oxford Street so if you aren't looking for it you can easily miss it. However, the pub itself is actually pretty cool. Sure, no outdoor area, but that doesn't necessarily make a pub. They had some really nice beers available, and the staff were also quite cool as well. This is certainly one I'd visit again if I had a chance.

Great vibe and service was top notch. We were here for the Jazz and all you can eat dumplings…read more Well, actually my wife had the all you can eat dumplings and I opted for an order of 5 crispy fried pork dumplings. They were excellent! To drink, my wife had a margarita and I had a skinny Pina Colada. Fresh lime juice and Cointreau in the margarita. Both were really good. The jazz duo that played that night were really great and is what attracted us to this place. When the band took a break there was 80s R&B music playing in the background. Laid back and happy crowd. Good times!

Edit: So below the owner said that he would offer a refund, THIS WAS A LIE. I've tried chasing him…read moredown for the refund and he kept avoiding me and not responding to my texts. Andy, you said you would sort out my refund and i have not received any. I waited a week and texted you and called you. YOU WERE AVOIDING ME. We came there yesterday night for a table for 3 for all you can eat dumplings. We got sat down and had to wait almost 25m for the first course of dumplings to be served, and the place only had 2 tables at that time, us and another table for 3. At one point the waitress brought a portion of steamed dumplings and we thought "finally" but no, she gave it to the other table while they still had unfinished dumplings on their table. For almost an hour it seemed like there was only 1 waitress and she was doing all the work so we didn't mind waiting for her. But the annoying thing was even when they started to have more waiters, nobody was looking after us. We had to wait roughly 10-15m to get a portion of dumplings every time, while the next table, had 5 plates of unfinished dumplings (and keep in mind, they only serve 2 at a time), so we were quite unhappy with the mistreatment. No diversity in dumplings, 2 small portions of steamed and 1 fried on repeat the entire night. I get it, it's all you can eat so options can be limited but at least if the dumplings were good, we wouldn't be complaining. They were absolutely mediocre, and the last plate of fried dumplings we got was cold, not even warm. It was only 90m sitting down but i'm not exaggerating, the amount of time we ate was only 20m, the 70m rest was waiting for the food. Total bill was $117/ 3 people. With a bad start and terrible ending, ordinary dumplings, long waiting time and poor customer service. The whole experience felt like a ripped off! The only 1 star there is for the band, they played good jazz music. Definitely would not recommend.

Stumbled across this pub while waiting to check into our Airbnb . The gentlemen at the bar (a…read morebartender and a manger) sat and talked to my friend and I for a while. It was our first time in Australia and they were answering tons of questions and giving us tons of suggestions for the area . We really appreciated their hospitality while we waited to hear from our Airbnb host. We sat there for maybe an hour and they didn't even press us about ordering anything. My friend did taste some beers and ended up ordering one she really liked . I was still a little jet lagged and was just there to rest from traveling via train and bus with our luggage. Their advice was very useful and we used a lot of it to plan out our days and adventures. If I ever go back to Sydney I'll be sure to stop in and say hello to my new friends.

We've been eating in the restaurant since it's most recent renovation, so I suppose a couple of…read moreyears. We've had many many meals, and always enjoy our time. Firstly it's elegant, stylish but still with a causal vibe. That's hard to do! Secondly the staff are always pleasent, very knowledgeable and not too serious so you can have a little bit of fun with. And thirdly, the food is always excellent. It's a bit expensive for what it is, but that still doesn't hold us back from regularly going and wholeheartedly recommending.

Great chips brought to start up - very smooth prohibition vibe Tge service was fast, attentive,…read moreand upbeat attitude. Loved the atmosphere, very New Orleans, easygoing positive and Rey!

I love all things NOLA. I mean, I had been there 3 times and still had my bachlorette's in New…read moreOrleans. We did not have a reservation, but they fit us in as a walk-in at a small coffee table with 2 ottoman seats. Not the most comfortable set up, but I appreciate the cozy atmosphere, almost like you are sitting in someone's very posh and dimly lit den. All the NOLA classics were featured, like Vieux Carre (no likey), old fashioned (likey), and hurricane. There were some twists on the classics as well. I liked the newer house specialties, and ended up having 3 drinks, more than I intended. We snacked on some popcorn chicken, which was nothing special, but very satisfying when hungry. We were also lucky enough to be there when the live jazz band played a brief set, which really set the mood. I took off a star because not every drink was a homerun, and the service was a bit too impersonal for a speakeasy. We had a different server each time. One of my favorite parts of going to a speakeasy is to watch the bartenders work their magic and ask them for recommendations, and if I'm lucky, maybe get an off menu drink. Not quite set up that way here.

We came here for dinner and I quite enjoyed it…read more Oysters were small but were wonderfully smooth, tasty with a shallot vinaigrette and lemon Warm beef salad was good, tender slices of beef, grilled zucchini, tomatoes, salad in a delicious sesame dressing. The sweet and savoury flavours were nicely balanced. The salad is quite substantial Nice ambiance. The place was fairly busy with many tables with reserved signs. We sat at one end of a large picnic table.

This is a no frills pub with a no frills attitude. The pub sponsors a few sporting clubs and it…read morealso attracts runners from nearby Centennial Park so you'll quite likely see groups of sweaty men or women in their shorts, lycra and tees hanging out in the courtyard bistro area enjoying a delicious schnitzel with mash, peas and a side of gravy or a protein boosting steak. Meals range from about $12-$20 and are proper man size so you won't leave hungry. Maybe not everyone's idea of a great pub atmosphere but it's actually an attraction point to me as I am one of those sweaty running people and it's nice to go somewhere and not feel like a leper because you're not wearing the latest and greatest hipster threads.

Well , can you imagine my delight when I was wandering through Sydney, killing some time before I…read morehad to be elsewhere, when I stumbled across this gem of a bar. Well, noting that it was in fact a 'boutique beer cafe' pretty much says everything that you need to know about this place, and it certainly lives up to its name with a huge selection of beers available. The biggest problem I had was actually choosing which beer I wanted.

We love this brewery! (Visited Dec 7 2019 but just now posting review ... sorry!) During our jaunts…read morearound town we noticed this brewery and finally went by on our last afternoon. Our bartender was very friendly, the beers were good, and the dinner menu looked appetizing though we already had plans elsewhere. We'll definitely visit sooner and more often during our next visit to Sydney.

This is a joint where $10 gets you 3 live bands…read more That's, like, three bucks a band. Is that even legal? How are these kids making money? Financial concerns aside, what an ass-kicking deal. Combine that with a super intimate venue and cheap drinks and why would you not come here, eh? The bartender was having an off night when I went - lost his bottle opener, had to run downstairs to find a new one, and couldn't find a light beer (I was driving, awright) on the register and asked "How does $5.20 sound?" Good question. Caught me out. Should have gone for some happy bartering but didn't think quickly enough. But hells, this is run by community radio station FBI and I saw 2 hrs of cracking tunes, what's a couple bucks between friends. Plus he was super nice about it in a Fawlty Towers kinda way. And you'll notice this still gets 5 stars. They could spit on me when i come in and it would still get 5 stars, that's how much I rate the local live music scene and these dudes that make it happen.

I love live music and any venue dedicated to keeping Sydney's live music scene from fizzling into…read moreextinction. If I'm honest, I secretly want Sydney to be filled with divey-style bars like this level of the Kings Cross Hotel... I'm a sucker for dim lighting, cheap drinks and good tunes... throw in a few tall men in shirts and tight jeans and my little heart is content. The music can be hit and miss (as it should be) and occasionally the painfully-hipster:regular-person ratio is too heavy on the hipster... but if you're happy to chill out, go with the flow and get your indie on, you'll have a fun night here.