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    Metro St James

    3.8 (23 reviews)
    ModerateBars, Australian
    Closed 8:30 am - 10:00 pm

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    Good for groups
    Outdoor seating
    Good for kids

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    Sreekar K.

    Love this cafe just by the Metro station and have the best coffee i have had in Sydney! This was right across my hotel Sheraton.. so cozy and cool, the customer service was great! You go order on pickup side whether or not you are eating in or taking away. Just let them know when it comes to coffee/baked goods! Also banana bread in australia is served warm and butter on the side which i found to be cool

    Smashed Avocado Stack
    Briony B.

    Came to Sydney for a holiday and went to Metro St.James for a morning coffee, then decided to eat in and I was not disappointed. Absolutely amazing service and the food was set out beautifully. Great location in the park and good value for money. I would recommend this to anyone travelling to Sydney

    Rice Noodle Salad
    Shandos C.

    Great little outdoor spot for lunch in the centre of Sydney, particularly as it's overlooking Hyde Park, rather than a busy city street. There's also plenty of shade, that helps on a warm summer day. I particularly liked the fact that most of the lunch options started with different salads, and then you pay extra to add "protein". This means there's a lot of variety, including for vegetarians and vegans - would definitely recommend for visiting with your vegetarian friends! I ordered the Rice Noodle Salad, which was very tasty, and decent value at $14. Loved the sauce and roasted mushrooms with it. It was quite light, but just big enough. I noticed there are some previous complaints about service, but this should no longer be the case, as you now order at the bar. My meal then took about 10 minutes to arrive. I noticed they had a great drinks menu, although I was just sticking to the self-service water. In particular, the jugs (including jugs of Pimms) are discounted from $30 to $17 during happy hour! Will have to return one evening for that!

    Great tasting burger, filled to the max.  Only drama was no napkins at tables.
    Mick S.

    Burger was spot on, just the right size. No napkins at the tables though. Service was fast and friendly.

    One of the few outdoor terraces in sydney!
    Julie A.

    Metro St James has a really good concept going on: it's an outdoor pub. I've come here many times for after work drinks in summer, and it really is the perfect place on a hot summer night. I recommend you have a pastis, a French liqueur you can only get in a few places in Sydney. Their pizzas and French fries are very satisfying as well, and go well with these after work drinks. The place is good for groups, too. This time I came for coffee. Today is a sunny winter day and it's such a pleasure to be sitting outside enjoying a cup of coffee on a bug, comfortable chair. The service is not the best but not the worst either. And it's a place like no other in Sydney!

    The chicken wrap, ham and cheese sandwich, iced coffee and watermelon juice
    Tara F.

    Landed in Australia in an hour or so, walked to this place because it looked super cute. I ordered the ham and cheese sandwich; my husband ordered the chicken wrap. I also got an iced coffee, and watermelon juice. Everything was amazing !!! We are staying here for 5 more days and we will for sure come back here again before we go back.

    Big healthy breakfast.
    James W.

    Fast and friendly service. Great fresh food. Very nice place to sit a while on the edge of the park and above St James Station.

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    Review Highlights - Metro St James

    Great little outdoor spot for lunch in the centre of Sydney, particularly as it's overlooking Hyde Park, rather than a busy city street.

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

    PJ Gallagher's Sports Bar & Bistro

    2.8(9 reviews)
    0.4 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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