One of the great late-night venues of Sydney’s inner west will stop the music for the last time this Saturday as the Sly Fox loses its fight to retain 24-hour trading. As reported in November, since 1999 the Sly Fox of Enmore had traded on a 24-hour permit originally acquired on a one-year trial. In […]
Australian craft beer royalty Matilda Bay will throw open the doors to its new pub-brewery in the Yarra Valley on Boxing Day, led by the returning founder, Phil Sexton. Sexton began Matilda Bay 35 years ago, partnering with Carlton & United Breweries to reinvigorate the country’s artisan beer market. In October came announcement he would
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After two decades manning the bar and watching Balmain transform, Gary Cowan has sold his famed William Wallace and development plans that will see it transform and literally welcome in locals. Following several years at Rozelle’s Merton Hotel, Cowan bought the ‘Willy Wally’ in the late 90s, at times operating it under management. The pub
Sydney landmark The Oaks has unveiled the final stage in the biggest remake of its history, welcoming Alala’s garden conservatory and an innovative new takeaway offering to the 133-year-old pub. In 1975 David ‘Taffy’ Thomas, son of Alala Thomas, bought the Hotel in Neutral Bay, continuing the traditions of his parents. The family has always
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The Colosimo family’s extravagant new build Mullane’s Hotel at Baulkham Hills is now open, offering an epicentre for Italian craftsmanship and consumption. The new multi-level Hotel near Norwest train station features on the ground floor a traditional public bar, VIP lounge and café delivering fresh Italian coffee and small bites. But the star of the
Five years after acquiring the Coogee Pavilion, Merivale is unveiling the much-anticipated middle level, boasting three distinct and well-considered spaces deserving of the location. Taking the keys to the former Coogee Palace in 2014, Justin Hemmes’ hospitality juggernaut swiftly reworked and opened the vivacious street level, providing a dynamic variety of food and beverage options
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Pub industry stalwart Arthur Laundy recently unveiled his second greenfield build this year, providing Sydney Olympic Park with a new purpose-built hotel within a stone’s throw of ANZ Stadium. For more than half a century Laundy bought and sold dozens of pubs, but had never built a new one himself – until 2018, when work
Scottish craft brewing juggernaut BrewDog has set paw in Australia, last week opening its first venue Down Under, adjoining its shiny new state-of-the-art brewery. Established in 2007 by James Watt and Martin Dickie, the independent brewery is striving to make other people as passionate about great craft beer as they are, and become the #1
Australian Venue Co has unveiled the new adjunct to its Footscray gastropub Station Hotel, adding alfresco appeal and a family flavour. AVC bought The Station in late 2014, already known as an award-winning drawcard for Melbourne foodies. A recent renovation brings a new outdoor beer garden in what was an adjoining carpark, providing a large
Hallmark Group is unveiling its lavish and lunacy-inspired reinvention of famous Gold Coast nightspot Shooters, daring patrons to leave their sanity at the door and enter Asylum. Billed as a “refuge for errant psyches and wayward types” Asylum is an addled reinvention of the landmark venue on Orchid Avenue, melding an electric clinical decor and
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