Open & Closed

GUILDFORD’S PRIDE RE-OPENS TO TOAST OLD AND NEW

Posted on June 3rd, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Perth’s newly relaunched Guildford Hotel is mixing innovative technology with its historic restoration, offering selected mementos alongside draught Espresso Martini and Ice Tea cocktails. “The technology behind Espresso Martinis on tap is definitely a big deal,” explains the Guildford Hotel’s

HEART OF HINTON REVIVED TO LOCAL RELIEF

Posted on May 23rd, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
A stalwart of NSW regional pubs is alive again, with the reopening of Hinton’s historic and indispensable Victoria Hotel last Friday. Following the untimely death of former owner Michael Mullane in January, a pair of local mates banded together to

HISTORIC MAYLANDS PUB SAVED BY MATTHEWS HOTELS

Posted on April 15th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
The family-run Matthews Hotel Group has rescued an historic local watering hole, the Maylands Hotel. [caption id="attachment_5739" align="alignright" width="318"] Scott Matthews[/caption] Matthews Hotel Group (MHG) has owned and operated South Australian pubs for over 70 years and patriarch Scott Matthews

BRAND NEW IRISH PUB TOASTS ‘McCOOL’ LEGEND

Posted on April 8th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Three brothers are opening a brand new ‘all-day’ Irish pub in Brisbane, serving up breakfast, lunch and dinner every day with oodles of authenticity. Finn McCool’s Irish Bar is currently under construction in the heart of Fortitude Valley, bringing an

BRAHIMI COMES TO THE FOUR IN PADDINGTON

Posted on April 6th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Mitchell Waugh’s Public House Management Group has reopened one of Australia’s most renowned foodie pubs, under guidance of superstar chef Guillaume Brahimi. Less than a hundred metres from Brahimi’s eponymous French bistro, Guillaume, is the two-hatted gastro pub The Four

GERMAN BEER HALL PUB GROUP UNFOLDS HUGE PLANS

Posted on March 18th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Urban Purveyor Group has begun its plans for aggressive expansion, modernisation and brand growth, planning many new venues and launching its own craft beer production. Since its acquisition by Quadrant Private Equity late last year for $200 million, Urban Purveyor

MERIVALE’S NEWPORT ARMED AND READY TO REOPEN

Posted on March 16th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
A few action-packed months later than anticipated, Merivale is about to unleash “one of [our] biggest ventures” with all the pomp and brilliance its patrons have come to expect. Good Friday (25 March) will see the doors thrown open to

BEER DELUXE ON TAP IN DARLING HARBOUR

Posted on February 26th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Wednesday night saw the official launch of Armada Hospitality’s splash into Sydney – Beer Deluxe King St Wharf. Overlooking tourist mecca Darling Harbour, on the King St Wharf boardwalk, the two-level pub is a strategic entry for Armada into the

FUTURE UNCLEAR FOR TAPHOUSE GROUP NEW PUB

Posted on February 22nd, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
The popular Star Hotel has closed in undisclosed circumstance after its purchase by the burgeoning Taphouse Hotel Group. The Star Hotel resides on a prominent corner at the entry to the town of Wauchope, just west of Port Macquarie. The