Ryanʻs Bar is on a plaza behind the Australia Square office tower and between George and Pitt Streets. Much or most of the bar seating is on the plaza which is also shared by the food court in Australia Square. Between noon and the end of the workday, the plaza is relatively quiet, even during the workday lunch rush. However, after the workday the plaza is dominated by office workers enjoying happy hour and it can get pretty raucous, especially when music is provided on Wednesdays through Fridays. We visited Ryanʻs twice, once for beers on a relatively quiet weekday afternoon before the end of workday. The second time was for a quick dinner and a beer at about 7:30 on a weekday. The crowd had thinned out a bit, but the bar seating area in the plaza was still pretty noisy. The Quinoa Salad was flavorful. The Beer Battered Barramundi was crisp, but the fish was a bit bland. The accompanying fries were fairly crisp. The mixed greens salad, while perfectly adequate, was not the wedge salad mentioned on the menu. Over all, we have no complaints. The bar experience was a bit better than the food experience, but we would go back. read more

This is a pretty awesome outdoor bar. In fact, it is pretty close to being one of my favourites in the city centre. Well, not quite because there are a few decent ones, but being located in the courtyard of some buildings, and some pretty tall ones at that, certainly gives this place quite a lot of atmosphere. Okay, it is basically a Friday night bar, which means that it does get pretty crowded at times, but I still found a place to sit. Oh, and they have some nice beers on tap as well. read more

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Ryan's is a place of convenience for me and my coworkers, as we work in the building across the street. Many patrons of Ryan's are probably in the same boat--they work in the area, they know the foods decent and the prices aren't crazy, so they head here at lunch and for post work drinks, crowdin the patio. There's also a subset of young women who seem to think they might find their future partner if they rock up to Ryan's on a Friday looking like they're about to go to the club, so if you're into that it's the place for you. The food is good, especially the tacos and pizza, and they come out quite quickly day and night. The lines at the bar are almost always LONG, and they petite blonde bartenders will always choose to serve men over women. I would not choose to come to Ryan's if I didn't work across the street, but I do, so Ryan's it is for me. read more

We had our work Melbourne Cup event at Ryan's bar. Great outdoor setting with pretty decent pubish food. I like good fushion food and the Peking duck pizza was definitely a stand out. The staff were great in helping my friend find her phone after she lost it at some point during the day. With summer just a around the corner one can only expect this place to be getting busier and busier in the next few months. read more

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Get drunk and get sloppy with Sydney's suits at Ryan's Bar! Located at the back of Australia Square, Ryan's is a very popular place for people working in the area to let off steam and truly unwind...and drink a lot. During happy hour, beer and house wines are $5, which is a great deal. The bar is basically a huge outdoor zone with umbrella-shaded tables and seats. It's actually a really nice place to be when you find yourself in the CBD with weather is nice. Sometimes there's a DJ playing some music. I can't say that I've eaten anything at Ryan's Bar, but I know that Ryan's Kitchen has a sufficient menu with gourmet pizzas, fish, and other bar foods. It's the atmosphere at Ryan's that I really like. It's not in the least bit pretentious, but a place where people seem to let their guard down and chill out. During lunchtime, I've seen people bring their own lunch with them and eat it as they sip a drink. The only thing is that you have to go to the bar to order your drinks. Service is good; the bartenders have always been courteous and speedy. Don't expect anything over the top or fancy, but it's still an enjoyable time. read more

Ryan's Bar - Bars Near Me - Sydney, NSW

Yes Ryans Bar and Chicane use to sit in the middle of the financial district until they all started to move down towards Darling Harbour and out to bigger spaces in the inner west. Despite this shift it still remains popular with city workers who come to wind down. Friday nights the crowd has a mixture of suits, students, killer stillettos and short skirts and the courtyard pulsates with the masses. During summer its popular to grab lunch and watch the cricket on the plasmas. There are 25 beers on offer including 15 by the bottle. Wine is avaliable also with a favour on the whites. The food is standard bar food including pizzas, burgers, french fries and steaks though most choose liquid dinners when they choose to go to Ryans Bar. read more

Ryan's Bar - Bars Near Me - Sydney, NSW

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If you work in the city, head to Ryan's Bar on a Friday for after work drinks. The place is filled to the brim with suits. As the sun goes down, stiletto wearing females join the crowd and a DJ pumps out loud top 40 hits. He is no musical genius but he does know how to get the crowd pumping and people will tend to make their own dance floors. Sport is televised so you will never miss a game of Friday night footy. Don't come here to eat, come here to mingle. Make some new friends and enjoy this casual laid back, no judgement bar. There aren't too many left. read more

Ryan's Bar - Friday night crowd. - Bars Near Me - Sydney, NSW

Well, holy shit, an outdoor house party buried in the CBD. One minute you are walking through the concrete jungle of sky scrapers and street lights, and after a quick turn between buildings you are in some sort of Finance rager, including gawking suits, mini skirted lassies, lots of cigarette smoke and Skrillex on the booming speakers. And none of this is bad in my mind. I was totally amused by the spectacle. Friday happy hours in Sydney are way bigger than the US...and that is certainly saying something. Oh, and the nachos were yummy too. read more

AKA Meat Market-- It might be one of life's best guilty pleasure- there's nothing better than throwing on some sunglasses on a sunny Friday afternoon and perving away at all of the bankers and brokers who've gathered to have some beers. True, they could very well be grade A wankers, but there's nothing like a sea of fine men in suits to start the weekend off right. It isn't easy to get a drink, so if you actually need to toss down a few in rapid succession to forget the week you've just had don't head here as the bar line is always atrocious. But if you're fine to hang out with friends, enjoy the fresh air and peruse the options this is a great way to wrap up a week. You can get a quiet drink throughout the week, but it isn't nearly as much fun! read more

I have mixed reviews. I work across the street so we frequent Ryan's Bar. I would say we go there at least once a week Let's start with the positives. Decent drink prices and actually good food. I love the tandoori chicken pizza and find myself craving it frequently. Also a large space for an outdoor bar so that's a plus. The negatives? Somewhat rude staff and it can get really crowded. I'll keep going back, but more of convenience rather than choice. read more

This place is a total sausage fest - great eye candy! Lots of handsome executive types in suits. But don't excited, they're not that friendly. It is Sydney, after all! They're all in their own little world discussing Secret Man Business or whatever men in suits have deep, in depth conversations about. Cheap cocktails, reasonable drinks... otherwise unremarkable. Nice on a sunny afternoon. read more

At 5pm the nearby skyscrapers disgorge their sartorially splendid larvae who all congregate in the open air courtyard to drink expensive beers and celebrate their Alpha maleness together. I mean, look, if you're a girl with a thing for men in sharp suits and money clips, you'll be as happy as a pig in ish at Ryan's Bar. Similarly, if you're a dude who likes hanging around with other dudes in sharp suits, all a similar shade of black or grey or blue - but no linen, God help you if it's linen - and being stalked by the aforementioned women, you too will be very happy here. Everyone else will probably not have a great time here. But hey, Ryan's knows what it's good at, and who likes that particular brand of good, and it doesn't try to be anything else. It's basically the Beresford for straight high net worth individuals. read more

It's an average bar with average drinks and average (city) prices. The food I've had (a chicken and chorizo pizza) was also average. If you're a CBD worker it's a good location, though: between Pitt and George at the back of Australia Square, it's central for a significant chunk of the downtown working population. Case in point: me. I don't go to an office every day, but when I do it's the tower right behind it, so I can look out the window and see how busy it is. That's the other good point: lots of outdoor space, in a vast courtyard nestled between big office towers. Convenient location pub. read more

When I first started working in the CBD, I was informed quite definitively that Ryan's is a "meat market". To the untrained eye, it definitely would appear to be one too.... you can almost feel the buzz of energy/tension/speculation passing between the professionally-clad men and women... but it's not really a meat market at all. I've been having after work catch ups with friends/colleagues at Ryans for years now and I have rarely witnessed the activities that make a venue a meat market occur. People are there to chill out, have a few drinks and enjoy Sydney. Aside from the great outdoor space and good music, there's really nothing overly special about the bar. It's just become a good place to socialise Sydney-style. Not too dressy (I've even had drinks in my gym gear), not too cheap/boozy, plenty of fresh air, a good variety of patrons, good music, food if you need it and everything is reliable... things rarely change at Ryans. I love this bar for the good times I've had in it... it's a blank canvas - bring yourself, bring your friends and have some fun. read more

Great for afterwork drinks, decent pub food. This is a perfect summer bar. On a sunny day it is the perfect place to be as the majority of the bar is outdoor, horrible on a rainy evening! It is always extremely crowded on a Friday night, and can be a bit of a wait to get a drink. The bar staff is quite young and can be very rude. They play live music in the courtyard on Fridays during lunch, but it can be very annoying trying to find an open table, and one with seats at that. Positives and negatives, but overall a fun easy relaxed vibe on a Friday evening after work. read more

I am probably biased, because Ryans is pretty much a second home for me and has been for years. I used to go regularly for Friday drinks after work with friends and we always had a great time - pizza, wine, eye candy and a bit of sunshine make a great combo to finish off a working week. Now I work right next to Ryans and couldn't be happier because that Food Court is my daily lunchtime spot - where I hang with friends and coworkers, eat my lunches by the fountain, stop by for a cheeky drink before going somewhere else. Ryans for me is Sydney, simple as that. read more

Well well well..... Now I know where the "cool" kids go to drink on a Friday night. I love me a good rooftop bar, or outdoor beer garden so to Ryan's Bar we went for a Friday night drink. I heard the bass line from the speakers bumping as I walked up and then 'oh Jesus' escaped me as I saw the mass of boots and suits. Great space if you don't mind shouting your conversations, waiting 1/2 hour for a drink (seriously though-fix that logistical nightmare) or pushing through hoards of YUPs. I loved that my fellow drinkers referenced this place as "the dry cleaner" read more

Put simply, Ryan's bar is where you go to play fashions on the field. If you don't know what fashions on the field is, chances are you're a contestant and not a judge. Packed with the after work crowd of boys in suits and girls trying to pass their outfits off as just having come from work, but in suspiciously high heels and short hemlines. Oh, and they serve drinks. read more

Ryans Bar in the down stairs courtyard of Australia Square is a popular joint for city workers looking for a quick drink or few after a day in the office. It's a massive place which is basically all outdoors that in summer especially,becomes very popular. This means that queuing up can be a lengthy experience and weaving your way through everyone to go to the bathroom can become quite nerve-wracking depending on your level of fluid capacity. A well done must be given to the staff who find your table number to deliver your pizza from the bistro and there's always some sort of music playing in the background or if you're lucky a live band. There's always a buzz in this place. Lunchtime, whilst still popular is certainly not as packed so that's always a good option if you want to escape the indoors and grab a bite or refreshment. Or both. read more

Ryan's Bar - Bars Near Me - Sydney, NSW

$10 steak Monday's are great, pizza is also good - I would suggest chorizo :) Gets a little crowded from 5-6:30 during summer but great any time outside of this! read more

Fun bar with heaps of people!! The cocktails aren't great but the service was quick. Love the outdoor openness and the mingly crowd. There are places to sit which is nice. This is in the middle of a bunch of office buildings so everyone just comes down after work to have fun! read more

Ryan's Bar - Bars Near Me - Sydney, NSW

This place is like a real life Peter Sheerer catalogue with the addition of women that could easily pass as secretaries or sexy librarians - whatever your fantasy is. The screens are plentiful and smeared with sport. The music is loud, the service is fast and the beer is cold. Rain or shine, the beer garden is rad to the max and always warm. Strange as it may seem, this is defo a Friday knock offs type place more so than a pick up joint. So leave your smooth moves at home and take the mirror out of your pants - because no, she can't see herself in there. read more

Service was pretty lame. The type of lame that makes you download the Yelp app just to leave a bad review. Pizza was burnt and the chef had an attitude problem. Great location though. The sauces are the only thing half decent coming from the kitchen. read more

Ryan's is a conveniently located, open-air bar, which makes it great for after-work drinks or lunch in the sun. Once the weather is good, this place is totally packed though, which means service is slow and it's hard to get a table (or even a spot to stand sometimes)! That said, it's still a great place to meet up with friends and colleagues. Drink prices are average for Sydney (house wine starts at $7, beer starts around $6ish). Food prices are actually pretty good (most mains are under $15). The peri-peri wrap and pulled pork burger are both great. read more

A friend suggested we should check this place out as it was a nice day in Sydney and the majority of the bar is outside. This place attracts a mix of suits and traders depending on what time of day you start your drinking. The prices for drinks were good for the location however the service was not the best. Overall we had a good time for the 2 drinks we had there however would not be rushing back any time soon. read more

Cool vibe, good location in the Central Business District (CBD). Absolutely not a place for out-of-towners or tourists. Bartenders are some of the rudest we encountered in Sydney. read more

They recently changed the menu and weekly lunch specials. Wednesdays are $12 pizzas. Normal pizza price is $13-$18, so not a huge savings. Tried the prawn pizza today, thin crispy crust with bit of chili flakes and pesto. Pretty average food, nothing special or exciting. Go more for outdoor seating on a sunny day than the food. read more

Love having drinks at Ryans Bar, the venue has a great energy and I enjoy being outside. There is plenty of seating and its a fun place to meet up with friends. read more