Open & Closed

SHORT AND LEACH RE-OPEN IMPERIAL HOTEL

Posted on December 16th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
AHA NSW President Scott Leach and celebrated hotel innovator Fraser Short reopened Erskineville’s troubled Imperial Hotel last night, with big plans for LGBTI interaction. After a series of service breaches including open consumption of drugs that saw OLGR inspectors punish

MELBOURNE PUB NEW LOOK AS SUCCESSFUL WINE BAR TAKES OVER

Posted on December 11th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Owners of the successful Harry & Frankie wine bar have bought Fitzroy’s Rose Hotel as they take their business model to the next level. Tom Hogan and John Tennent opened their first hospitality venture together mid-2013, and are ready to

MERIVALE SET TO REOPEN THE NEWPORT IN JANUARY

Posted on December 11th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Merivale has announced concrete plans for the highly anticipated re-launch of the Northern Beaches landmark that was one of the biggest sales of 2015. Purchasing the sprawling 11-hectare property in March for around $47 million, the ever-dynamic group took possession

NARELLAN HOTEL BIG RENO EXPECTS “BIG THINGS”: WAUGH

Posted on December 4th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Mitchell Waugh’s new Group has taken over the urban giant Narellan Hotel, today revealing a big-budget reno and new-approach community feel. Speaking with PubTIC, Waugh said they wanted to greatly improve the venue for the community, in one of Sydney’s

CURTAINS CLOSE FOR ANOTHER LIVE MUSIC PUB – FOR NOW

Posted on December 2nd, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Another live music venue has succumb to financial overwhelm, closing suddenly today as the leaseholders part ways with the business. Lewisham Hotel Booking manager Jon Howell released a statement this week that the pub would close its doors on 2

CHIPPO PUB GETS CHEEKY MAKE-OVER AND BURGER MENU

Posted on December 2nd, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
A city fringe pub has reinvigorated its look and appeal, with a Cheeky renovation and on-trend new burger concept. [caption id="attachment_4583" align="alignright" width="149"] Cheekyburger logo[/caption] Brett Strauss, owner of The Chippendale “Chippo” Hotel, has teamed up with one of the

CHEF DONOVAN’S MELBOURNE GASTRO PUB REOPENS CHAMPIONING BBQ

Posted on November 27th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Celebrity chef Sean Donovan and wife Natalie Fee have reopened Fitzroy’s historic Town Hall Hotel, with a nod to its origins and contemporary smoky-BBQ menu. After taking over in July, the couple traded until late September before a five-week make-over.

DOUBLE BAY’S ROYAL OAK NOW “A PUB AGAIN”: MALOUF

Posted on November 27th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Four years after taking over, the Malouf family has executed a striking renovation of a Double Bay cornerstone pub, feeding on its history with locals and their desire for great food. Featured in the recent St.George Pub Design Tour (see

PADDINGTON ON FIRE WITH MERIVALE CHICKEN-SHOP PUB

Posted on November 25th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Merivale has unveiled its most anticipated new venue ever, throwing open the doors of its chicken-flavoured The Paddington yesterday. After purchasing the Paddington Arms from Joe Saleh in February 2014, Justin Hemmes went on to become absorbed in another eastern