Open & Closed

HARDIMAN’S REVIVAL SEES NEW OPEN DOOR

Posted on September 14th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Michael Thiele and Craig Ellison are back, with the grand unveiling of their rebuilt Hardiman’s Hotel in Kensington, turning a new page for the duo. Thiele and Ellison were the drive behind the former Open Door Pub Co, which grew

EAST BRUNSWICK TO JUMP AGAIN WITH NEW LOOK

Posted on September 3rd, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
After selling at auction late last year for $4.4 million, the iconic East Brunswick Hotel is back with a new look for another encore. The pub is a three-storey corner structure on a compact 380sqm block that was operated for

TOUGH TIMES CLOSE TWO QUEENSLAND PUBS

Posted on August 27th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Queensland regional pubs are doing it tough amid rising costs for transport and utilities, with two stories of planned revival resulting in recent closure. Wendy and Bruce McFarlane own and operate the Royal Hotel at Rubyvale in Queensland’s gem fields,

PHMG UNVEILS NEW TOXTETH FOR A MODERN GLEBE

Posted on August 13th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
PHMG has reopened the reinvented Toxteth Hotel, where “nostalgia meets innovation”, following a comprehensive six-month renovation. Public House Management Group (PHMG) bought the inner-west pub early 2017 for $22 million from Singleton and Dixon’s Riversdale Group. The Toxteth – aka

LEVY REOPENS SURRY HILLS’ STAR AS LOOK TO THE FUTURE

Posted on August 10th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Marcus Levy has opened his reinvented pub in Surry Hills, leaving behind the grunge of the Evening Star for a sophisticated female-friendly cheeky offering to the locals and residents. The Evening Star long represented the working-class roots of its precinct,

TAPHOUSE INNOVATES WITH ODD CULTURE

Posted on August 8th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Sydney’s award-winning The Taphouse at Darlinghurst has opened a new concept paying homage to the growing demand for wild ales and natural wines. The new space, Odd Culture, is located on the second level of the craft beer pub made

BALMAIN ICON EXCHANGE HOTEL REOPENS WITH IDEAL SPACE

Posted on July 25th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Ending more than a year closed, the iconic Exchange Hotel in Balmain has reopened with a pioneering business model, new concept and new first-time publican operator. The landmark pub dominating the corner of classic Balmain arteries Beattie and Mullens Streets

COLOSIMO UNVEILS MACQUARIE TRIBUTE PUB THE GOVERNOR

Posted on July 18th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
The Colosimos have opened the doors to their all-new pub for Macquarie Park, The Governor. Lachlan Macquarie was Governor of NSW from 1810 to 1821, and was vital to the State’s transition from a penal colony to a free settlement.

MERIVALE BRINGS THE QUEEN TO THE BEACHES

Posted on July 16th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Merivale has opened the reinvention of its former Papi Chulo in Manly Wharf, unveiling Cantonese concept Queen Chow. The venue is headed up by the duo behind Queen Chow Enmore, Patrick Friesen and Eric Koh, offering a classic neighbourhood Cantonese

SAND HILL RD UNVEIL PLANS FOR THE ESPY

Posted on July 11th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Sand Hill Road has announced its pending revival of the iconic Hotel Esplanade – The Espy – eyeing a “new cultural destination” for Melbourne and magnificent sunsets over Port Phillip Bay. Melbourne-based pub group Sand Hill Road (SHR) ‘secured’ the