Shortly following the announcement of its sale by receivers, Paddington’s Captain Cook Hotel has been put into drydock, taking its final curtain call over the weekend. Built 1914 on the corner of Flinders Street and Moore Park Road, opposite what would become the football stadium and Sydney Cricket Ground, the Captain Cook has long entertained […]
Jaz Mooney’s Pelathon Management Group has revealed its big-budget revival of Brisbane’s historic Normanby Hotel, taking the heritage-listed footy pub ‘back to its roots’. Built 1890, the Normanby embodies the history of Brisbane, in its growth and prosperity. It is a multi-level structure on a big 3,683sqm block at Red Hill’s ‘Fiveways’ intersection, close to
Rockpool Group has been busy spreading bier cheer, opening four new Bavarians in the lead-up to this year’s Oktoberfest celebrations at its venues. In June two new The Bavarians threw open their doors, starting with The Bavarian Mackay on the 26th unveiled within Caneland Central shopping centre. Located in the former Ribs and Rumps site
Sydney pub icon The Oaks has unveiled the first stage in the biggest upgrade in its 133-year history, welcoming the no excuses good-time Taffy’s sports bar. A landmark of Military Road through Neutral Bay, The Oaks is famously one of the first pubs newcomers to Sydney seek out, for decades allowing eager visitors to ‘cook
The historic Camden Valley Inn has reopened after a major ten-month renovation, ushering in a new era for the heritage-listed former milk bar. The Inn on the corner of the Old Hume Highway through Camden, around 70 kilometres south-west of the Sydney CBD, was built in 1939 by the Macarthur family as the Camden Vale
Good Time Group has added to its portfolio of vibrant venues with the all-new Fat Freddy’s Beach Bar & Diner, under Broadbeach’s 5-star Avani apartment tower. Fat Freddy’s quietly opened its doors on the weekend, delivering an evolution of the classic American diner experience designed by Paul Kelly, with “a kick-ass side of sports” and
ALH has rebranded its former Wharf Tavern as the latest James Squire pub instalment, dubbed the Savvy Squire. Catering to Queensland’s growing love of craft beer, reported by IRI data as seeing 14.1 per cent value growth in FY19, Lion’s category-crafting brand has partnered with Australian Leisure and Hospitality Group (ALH) in the revitalised Mooloolaba
Erskineville’s historic Kurrajong Hotel – aka the Swanson – has returned with a new lease on life after some serious renovation. Built in the 1930s, the big, multi-storey corner pub is one of Sydney’s Art Deco classics, replete with ornate parapets and curves constructed in brick, and burnt yellow tiles skirting its façade at street
Merivale has opened its latest addition – the first of four new concepts to arrive in the ivy laneways this year – Little Felix. The newcomer to the ivy precinct channels a “sophisticated and intimate slice of 1920s Paris” in Sydney’s CBD, where guests can escape the hustle and bustle of the city and lose
Australian Venue Company (AVC) has pounced on another new venue, remodelling and rebranding the retired Rorkes to become the sophisticated, all-occasion Smith St Social. AVC continues its strategic acquisitions, eyeing long-term prospects for the growing portfolio, backed by New York-based investment firm KKR. In March AVC announced its long-fought venture to take over operations of
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