Changing Times

PADDINGTON BACK INN AND BOASTING MORE HATS

Posted on September 9th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
One of Australia’s most profitable and populous pub ‘burbs continues to set the bar, with Solotel’s commemorative relaunch of Paddington Inn coinciding with two new Hats for the area. [caption id="attachment_7172" align="alignright" width="196"] Bruce & Anna Solomon. Photos by Fiora

SOLOTEL SET TO UNVEIL REJUVENATED PADDINGTON INN

Posted on August 31st, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
After a six-month reno, Solotel’s Paddington Inn returns next week to celebrate local architecture and its place in the tale of the modern bistro. Thirty years ago Bruce Solomon purchased the famous corner pub on Oxford Street, thus launching what

HERITAGE PUB TO CLOSE AS PROPRIETORS MOVE ONE

Posted on August 29th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
One of the old ladies of Adelaide will soon call it a day, as developers re-purpose the heritage-listed pub as a commercial space. Hotel Wright St occupies the corner of Wright and Compton Streets, in the heart of the Adelaide

SHORT’S ROYAL HOTEL BUILDING UP AND IN MILIEU

Posted on August 22nd, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
With a bird’s eye view of Sydney’s inner west, Marty Short’s Royal Hotel is set to unveil its brand new heritage balcony and coherence with consumers. Occupying a landmark corner of Leichhardt’s famous Norton Street, the Royal Hotel was built

PUBLICAN LOSES TWO VENUES AMID HARD TIMES

Posted on July 18th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Two venues operated by John Hussey have fallen, with receivers taking possession and agreements “extinguished”. The Gold Coast Bulletin reported one of the glitter strip’s biggest nightclubs – Shooters – closed suddenly, with several dozen now-out-of-work employees said to be

SOLOTEL’S NOD TO HENRY LAWSON’S ‘CASTLE’ REVEALED

Posted on July 15th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Bruce Solomon’s Solotel last night relaunched one of Sydney’s most historic hotels – former home of Henry Lawson, the Edinburgh Castle. In the final years of the 19th century, iconic Australian writer and poet Henry Lawson inhabited one of the

CLG BUSY IN NEWTOWN AND ANOTHER NEW TOWN

Posted on July 13th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Colonial Leisure Group has unveiled the first stages of plans for its first NSW pub – the newly-acquired Newtown Hotel. After purchasing the popular inner-west venue in February, Colonial Leisure Group (CLG) took possession in April and has moved to

DOLPHIN HOTEL QUIETLY RESURFACES

Posted on June 20th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
After one of the most anticipated and secretive refurbishments of 2016, the new owners have finally set loose the revamped Dolphin Hotel, alongside Harpoon Harry. The team of Christian Denny, Deke Miskin, Adam Hall and Vincent Rae bought the Dolphin

BALMAIN OVERHAULS AND TOPS OFF TOWN HALL

Posted on June 17th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Balmain Pub Group has announced the re-opening and “complete change” of its newly acquired Town Hall Hotel. Following the $7 million purchase of the prominent corner pub in February, Balmain Pub Group (BPG) owners Nick Wills and Warren Livingstone had

BUILDERS ARMS HOTEL ‘EVOLVES’ INTO CHINESE RESTAURANT

Posted on June 8th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
One of the country’s premier gastro pubs and few to offer two-Hatted dining, is transforming to open a very Zen Chinese restaurant. The Builder’s Arms Hotel opened four years ago under the guidance of acclaimed chef Andrew McConnell and partners