Solotel has thrown open the doors to its new venue in Southbank, after an epic restoration and conversion of an historic landmark. The former Collins Place is a classic balcony-clad two-storey Queenslander built in 1889. It has been preserved amid the $600 million Southpoint development going on around – and underneath – the heritage-listed structure, […]
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Red Rock Leisure has reinvented the former King St Brewhouse as All Hands Brewing House – a new and approachable brew-pub experience on Darling Harbour. Drawing inspiration from its foundations on the King Street docks, while celebrating “contemporary brewing and modern dining”, All Hands makes the most of its infrastructure while capitalising on the experiential
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UPDATE: The team of Melbourne publicans behind the successful Marquis of Lorne have unveiled their latest project – the Mount Erica Hotel, in Prahran. After the Hotel closed suddenly late last year, along came Will Benjamin, Matt Vero and Callan Hitchens, operators of the popular Marquis at Fitzroy. The Mt Erica marked the third venue
The historic Port Admiral Hotel has triumphantly reopened, after more than a decade in hibernation and a big two-year renovation. Built in 1849 in the Victorian Georgian style, the Port Admiral was once the hub of the Port Adelaide wharf precinct on the Adelaide River. But hard times saw former publican David Clarke close it
A year after announcement of the purchase from the in-receivership Keystone Group, new owner Dixon Hospitality Group has relaunched Darling Harbour’s Bungalow 8 as a beachside villa. Dixon (DHG) bought Bungalow as part of a package of former Keystone venues, including it and Cargo in Darling Harbour, The Winery and Manly Wine, CBD bar The
The team behind the successful Barber Shop venues are breaking into the pub game with an English tavern-style tribute to the eponymous Duke of Clarence. Acclaimed bar maestro Mikey Enright and career drinks professional Julian Train form Barrelhouse Group, which four years ago opened the first Barber Shop in York St, and later a second
Windermere Hospitality has announced a big development in its national expansion plans, with a new multi-venue project to be built at Broadbeach, on the Gold Coast. Windermere Hospitality is led by formerly Sydney publican Ben Walsh, and the keeper of Miss Moneypenny’s, a successful bar-restaurant operating in Noosa. The Group has secured exclusive f&b rights
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The Short-Laundy collaboration has reopened the Mona Vale Hotel as Park House – stage one of its $12 million renovation unveiled yesterday. Fraser Short and Arthur Laundy bought the big suburban pub at the north end of Sydney’s northern beaches back in 2014 from Peter Beaumont, as part of a $50m package deal, along with
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The push to drink and drive continues, making its way across the country as Fun Lab looks to open Holey Moley Perth next month. After successfully opening holes in Brisbane, Fun Lab took its unique “mashup of mini-golf meets cocktail bar meets music meets art” down the coast, launching in Melbourne, then Sydney and Newcastle
Former Keystone foundations Ant Prior and Simon Barbato have teamed up to launch Whirly Bird, in the former Oscars Hotel at Pyrmont. Pitched as a sultry lit and eclectic space with casual elegance, Whirly Bird specialises in “fine poultry and liquor” courtesy of signature dishes and a diverse bar selection. The hotel has been stylishly
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