We have visited the Porterhouse Hotel before for dinner at Dixon and Sons, and returned this time for the Spice Trader Bar in the same complex. The heritage building has room for 80 patrons and has been fitted out beautifully, with dark timber and brass fittings, marble bar and green banquette and stool seating. The … Continue reading Spice Trader @ Porterhouse hotel
The photos here aren’t as good as I hoped because I was out too busy enjoying myself with friends to take too much photographing time and also too keen to devour the food. But a review is not just about pictures, these words are important too! I loved my visit to the new Spanish Tapas … Continue reading Bar Louise @ Enmore
It was my birthday and I was keen to try out the Sky Bar, part of Shell House - a swanky multi-level venue in Sydney’s CBD. On the ground floor you can visit the cool and sophisticated Menzies bar which had a super chilled ambiance, fast service and great cocktails. They all looked pretty similar … Continue reading Sky Bar @ Shell house Sydney
Signage for this Italian dining space is visible from Bridge street, yet you enter from the rear lane, down a staircase, where you find yourself in a dimly lit old worldly bar. The loveliest of waiters greets you to discuss your booking. We didn’t have one, but went on a whim, hoping to squeeze into … Continue reading Bistecca
Jolene’s brings the country American charm to us in a basement bar to Sydney’s CBD (in what was Mojo Record Bar). Head downstairs from the mainstreet and you’ll see the sparse with plenty of booth seating, velveteen chairs and bar stools. Prints of country stars; Dolly Parton (her song, the namesake of the bar), Taylor … Continue reading Nashville inspired whisky bar
Frisbee Joes is a bar and diner we found while heading out in Redfern and stopped in for a few cocktails. It occupies the space which was once Southside Chalmers. The bar is milk bar style in its set up and decor. We sat at the bar near the front door with a nice breeze … Continue reading Frisbee Joes
Maybe Sammy, located in Sydney’s The Rocks district is the premier destination for an impressive cocktail. We’ve been numerous times and it never disappoints. It is also an overall unreal experience and a venue which we guarantee you will have a great time. No wonder this venue has received multiple awards, in particular, ranked one … Continue reading Maybe Sammy
Apollonia is a below ground bar, found on the lowest level of a Sydney’s new Hinchcliff House. Named Apollonia, for it pays homage to Apollonia Vitelli-Corleone of The Godfather. The fit out is reflective of this with a dimly lit space with deep red, green and dark hues. It has an old world, eclectic feel … Continue reading Apollonia – ‘Godfather’ inspired subterranean bar
So this this the first time in history where my parents recommended something to me, seeming to be in the know first. Word on the street was that this was a great pub with excellent food, what would be described as a gastro pub. The pub is certainly historic, one of Sydney’s oldest pubs, having … Continue reading Terminus Hotel @ Pyrmont
We were heading to Canberra and some friends of ours recommended Molly Bar. I took a quick look on Instagram and immediately knew this was somewhere we just had to visit. We expected it to be hard to find, given it is a speakeasy. However it wasn’t too hard, since we saw a dashing barman … Continue reading Molly Bar – Speakeasy @ Canberra
