Sydney’s iconic Lansdowne Hotel returns, reviving its dedication to entertainment alongside a ‘fiesta of flavours’ by Melbourne outfit the Happy Mexican. Located on the corner of arterial drags Broadway and City Road, the Lansdowne has long been known as an institution of live music and pub rock, hosting thousands of bands over the years. But […]
A new collaboration has ensured one-of-a-kind Sydney venue Re will continue its pioneering efforts in sustainability. Re, which was established in 2021 in South Eveleigh, Sydney, announced its closure in February this year. Re is known for its strong commitment to zero waste, without compromise on quality. The revolutionary bar, which has found itself on
Teddy’s Bar has quietly opened at the Warren View Hotel, promising an exclusive and picturesque experience reminiscent of the prohibition era, with a “touch of mystery”. Located discretely above the Hotel, the new Bar is a nod to the days of the speakeasy, offering a carefully curated environment that transports patrons to a time when
An old north shore favourite has become a new local as the Belroy Hotel takes over and expands the former Gilroy’s Hotel of St Leonards. For the past decade the site has been owned and operated by Garry McGrath’s Sonenco Hotels, which also holds the keys at Barangaroo pub The Sussex Hotel. McGrath was looking
Outback icon the Two Storey Hotel has risen literally from the ashes, back and trading after a fire razed it early last year. Built 1882 from local sandstone, the stalwart pub is one of two in the town of nearly 150 souls, but the only two-storey structure for hundreds of kilometres. In February 2021 a serious
Ninety-nine-year-old Darlinghurst icon The Strand is welcoming a new era inspired by the roaring twenties, as Public Hospitality Group transform it into a four-level dining and hotel precinct. The extensive refurbishment is taking place in two distinct phases. Open now is The Strand Bistro on the ground floor. Taking cues from turn-of-the-century Paris, it serves
A number of large-format hotels are capitalising on COVID-quashed dreams of travel, opening themed installations, seen in Shoal Bay Country Club’s Atmos Greek restaurant, and Garden State Hotel’s Italian temptation Tippy-Tay. Andrew Lazarus’ Shoal Bay Country Club (SBCC) is whisking visitors to a Greek experience at Port Stephens through expansion of its dining offering with
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Plans are in action to reopen Newtown’s landmark Hub Theatre after more than two decades, as a new craft beer and entertainment-focused pub called Urban House of Brews. The pending Urban House of Brews (UHB) is slated to be a collective of Australian artisan beers and theming and a distillery, entwined with on-trend menus and
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Major expansion plans herald several new venues and Australia’s first craft beer hotel as BrewDog taps the ongoing successes of its A-NZ antipodean endeavours. An ambitious two-year blueprint foretells of several new sites across Australia and New Zealand by 2023, and a Down Under edition of the Dog House – BrewDog’s hotel for human and
A ground-breaking ceremony took place yesterday to mark the site and start of construction of Laundy group’s brand-new Log Cabin Hotel. A hotel first appeared on the site in the early 1800s, when an enterprising ferryman built somewhere for travellers waiting to cross the raging Nepean River to rest and have a drink. While several
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