This place is fantastic…read more It's a teeny tiny wine bar with a spectacular retro feel. It's all sumptuous vintage, plush antique chairs upstairs, a book case and vinyl records you can play. And of course great wine, and also friendly staff and patrons. Perfection.

I dont know why I havent come in, as a very very local person, to The Temperance society until now,…read moreon a whim as a really half arsed attempt by the husband and I at doing the whole valentines thing. Booze brings us together. Wow. This place is very cool. The staff are rather boisterous which brings down to earth, what could easily be a very snobby little locale ( only because of the the high class booze and all those chesterfields and floor to ceiling bookshelves - sploosh) Not having a good sample to go by, this place seems a go to for girls nights, and the night I visited there was a medium sized group of ladies cutting loose and not caring who heard their hollerin. Wine is a gal's best friend and I watched as they palmed off a would be suitor with nothing more than a glance. Heros. Wine by the glass in big bowled wine glasses with a great selection, and Elvis who I presume is the owner, knows his tipples. My pick of the eve was the Alto Monte - $14 a glass but by George that wine is as delightful as a magical miniature new born fawn prancing across your tongue on a rainbow. Food is basically nibbles. Sharing platters: a cheese one, a meat and cheese one and a Vego one with Cashew cheese. Toasties including one with Brie, cranberry and Rabbit terrine. Delicious. Anyone can google the origin of the name of this place, and I think it does every justice to the moniker. I think this may become my regular hangout.

You could say that this was the first half decent pub I had come to in the entire day, but then…read moreagain considering where I had been traveling that is probably quite understandable. I guess for that fact alone I gave this place a five, even though the guy that served me certainly didn't deserve a rating that high (sort of one of those lets try and start a conversation, and then decide that he doesn't want a conversation after all people). However, putting that slight inconvenience aside, this place had a pretty decent beer garden, and craft beers on tap, even though that seems to be part and parcel of pubs these days. Still, it's a pretty awesome establishment, particularly since what it was like something like thirty years ago.

This hotel is a hidden gem, I didn't expect the hotel to be so nice inside. The staff were very…read morehelpful the hotel was affordable and comfy.

Whoever thought an old pub could make for party space? My cousin had her 21st in the upstairs…read morefunction room, and I was very, very surprised at how good the place looked. From the outside it looks like just your local run-of-the-mill pub. Upstairs was a very different story. Forget drinks in the city where you end up meeting and greeting your entire facebook list, bring a couple hundred of your closest friends and family to this place. The place is so big it can easily hold that many. There's a separate room at the back to keep all your family's embarrassing antics hidden away, a lounging area with a main bar (with access to the pokies room), and a huge dance floor area with room for all your hired DJ equipment. It's all newly renovated and in perfect condition for you and your friends to make as much noise as you want into the early hours of the morning.

Canterbury is the hood. Canterbury League Club is the hub of the hood. Although I was kind of…read moredisappointed with the lack of vegan options on the menu, there was a "spaghetti primavera" on the specials menu. It was a bit expensive for pasta, but it tasted pretty good (thumbs up) lots of vegetables and a very decent amount of olives, which I appreciate. Thanks Canterbury Leagues Club.

Home to the Canterbury Bulldogs and their supporters, Canterbury Leagues is the place to go for a…read morenight of good entertainment. It's a beautiful establishment where you're greeted by a massive water feature in the lobby that looks like a mini oasis. And that's exactly what this place is - a mini escape. Restaurants, lounge, gambling, gym, this place has it all. For those like me that choose to gamble once in a while, they have a fun bingo machine (electronic version) which lame as it sounds, is quite fun and much faster than the usual elderly-ladies, meat trays and bingo stamps version. Though I don't encourage gambling - I've had a some good times (and wins) at Canterbury Leagues. Of course the complimentary soft drinks (yummy fire engines), cheese and crackers and Tim Tams might have something to do with it.

Very impressed, we came here with reasonable expectations that have been far exceeded. Good food,…read morefriendly service and nice fitout

I have seen this placed being renovated for a few months, and finally walked in! AND WOW! What a…read moreplace! The old venue is completely gone and the new venue is amazing. Huge beer garden, front verandah and great sports bar. Apparently the bistro opens at the end of Jan, looking forward to trying the food! Definitely the nicest place in Kingsgrove.

Now, this is one of those pubs that I could spend quite a lot of time at if I happened to live in…read morethe area that is. I guess the porch really did it for me - one of those newer pubs that deliberately created a porch where patrons could sit at with a beer in hand and either chat, or read a book if they are like me. The other thing is that they also had a decent selection of beers on tap, and that is always going to win me over.

Rocksia in Arncliff is a posh place for bar food and drinks. It later turns into more of a night…read moreclub atmosphere which I'm not sure is so family friendly, but for dinner its just fine. This is a counter order and pick up kind of joint so don't expect full service. In fact I would say the service in all is pretty mediocre. We experienced rude wait staff and was miss- rung up for our bill. However, to Rocksia's credit the manager did come over to offer a free drink to my BF's Aunt which helped to ease the hard feelings. The EATS...HUGE portions. I ordered the Chicken Schnitzel and chips and had enough to take home for lunch the next day. Another plus is that Rocksia does promotions like saving your receipt vouchers for the next time you come, 2 for 1 meals. All in all a pretty decent joint and good value.

The Cocodile Farm Hotel, outside the Ashfield shopping centre, has undergone pretty extensive…read morerenovations in the last few years, turning the once shabby dive pub into a modern hotel with a classy, glassy facade. Their Level One restaurant offers $10 steaks seven days and is a good (and popular) place for corporate lunches in Ashfield, claiming most of the lunch hour business from Annandale Civic Centre's employees. There's a nice balcony coming off the restaurant, great for work Christmas parties, as is the restaurant's adjoining lounge area. The lounge is also the venue for the Croc's Monday night trivia with Emily, their bubbly trivia host. The renos here include an impressive giant crocodile, apparently a prop from Crocodile Dundee 2, entombed in a glass tank in the downstairs bar. The walls of the hotel are decorated with plasma screens and lounges sport faux crocodile skin upholstering. The ground floor is your typical front bar and gaming room. Drinks are pretty cheap and they've got a decent cocktail list, with cocktails that aren't short of alcohol. One feature that sits a little uneasily with me is their early morning happy hour from 9am - 10am, but having worked graveyard shifts before, I can understand the wish for a drink when you knock off at 9am. If you're into gambling, the Croc has heaps of pokies (30ish) and TAB and Keno services, and clearly aims to keep its pokies crowd happy with free soft drinks and heaps of free food for pokies patrons, from sandwiches to salt & pepper squid and other low-brow canape style foods. This place is open late and has 10 tap beers, as well as a bunch of imported bottled beers. If you're around, check it out - if only to see if you believe the Crocodile Dundee claim.

Whilst this venue can be a little uninviting at first glance, up above it a treasure trove of the…read morebest pub food in Ashfield. They do a great steak and their home cut chips are fantastic and addictive!! If you're in Ashfield and looking for a place to get a decent pub meal and a beer, this is the place for you. The service is decent as are the prices. I've had weekday lunches here roughly 15 times and it's been a consistent experience.

Honestly I really can't say that I was all that impressed with this place, but then again this is…read morebasically one of those suburban railway pubs so I probably should be expecting all that much from the place. However, it certainly isn't one of those places that I would make any conscious effort of actually getting off the train and walking through the doors simply to have a beer, especially since the selection on tap is really not all that great.

The recently refurbished Burwood Hotel is smack bang in the middle of the Burwood Chinatown food…read moreprecinct. This hotel offers quality pub grub at a good price. The menu is a little more exciting than your standard pub fare. With an American inspired menu, including some pimped out burgers. They have a 1kg pot of mussels as an ongoing special, ranging between $10-$15 dollars, with a choice of sauce and differing spice levels; lemon and pepper, cajun and if you like it hot, the spicy Korean Chilli. We opted for the medium spice level, which was a tasty cajun sauce. Speaking of Cajun, the fried Jalepeno poppers were a great starter and an even better share plate. They were huge and used fresh Jalepenos that weren't too spicy. But you must try the burgers. The dry aged t-bone burger is not only a cool looking burger with a T-bone as a crown, it was also super tasty. The use of the t-bone making this a fancy cheese burger with a nicely spiced, freshly ground meat patty, American cheese, ketchup, mustard, onion and fried onion for some crunchy texture. Due to the quality cut of meat used it's a little pricey at $19, but well worth it as it is a delicious burger. They were also advertising a Wagyu beef burger for $16, which seems like pretty good value. The Burwood Hotel has a nice comfortable modern dining space with friendly staff. They have also added a bit of excitement with some great American menu options, whilst still catering to those who love those pub classics. It is well worth a visit for a drink and a feed with friends.

Not a bad little watering hole. Dropped in for a quick beer before dinner. Had Hawkes IPA on tap…read more Music a little loud. But a great atmosphere. $12 a schooner. A little pricy.

Great little place for a drink. Need to be early (or lucky) to snag the arm chairs at the front…read more The bartender was hip and friendly. Also he made pop corn for us to snack on!