AHA NSW President Scott Leach and celebrated hotel innovator Fraser Short reopened Erskineville’s troubled Imperial Hotel last night, with big plans for LGBTI interaction. After a series of service breaches including open consumption of drugs that saw OLGR inspectors punish previous operators Spice Group, the high-profile new owners are determined to see the new operation […]
Owners of the successful Harry & Frankie wine bar have bought Fitzroy’s Rose Hotel as they take their business model to the next level. Tom Hogan and John Tennent opened their first hospitality venture together mid-2013, and are ready to expand on the formula. Harry & Frankie “celebrates anything and everything vinous” with over 600
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Merivale has announced concrete plans for the highly anticipated re-launch of the Northern Beaches landmark that was one of the biggest sales of 2015. Purchasing the sprawling 11-hectare property in March for around $47 million, the ever-dynamic group took possession in May with big plans for it be their “best yet”. Stage one is set
Feros Group is breathing new life into The Shire, with no less than three new venues about to open, plus work just begun on an all-new pub. Already specialising in booming food establishments such as the award-winning Terrey Hills Tavern, Chris Feros is launching top-notch nosh houses specifically intended to be on par with “the
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Mitchell Waugh’s new Group has taken over the urban giant Narellan Hotel, today revealing a big-budget reno and new-approach community feel. Speaking with PubTIC, Waugh said they wanted to greatly improve the venue for the community, in one of Sydney’s growth corridors, by modernising and introducing some city-style offerings. “The Narellan was last renovated around
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Another live music venue has succumb to financial overwhelm, closing suddenly today as the leaseholders part ways with the business. Lewisham Hotel Booking manager Jon Howell released a statement this week that the pub would close its doors on 2 December, and that unfortunately all existing bookings were cancelled. Speaking to PubTIC, current licensee and
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A city fringe pub has reinvigorated its look and appeal, with a Cheeky renovation and on-trend new burger concept. Brett Strauss, owner of The Chippendale “Chippo” Hotel, has teamed up with one of the most popular burger joints in Sydney: Sam Marsh’s Oxford St mecca, Cheekyburger. Closing for a whirlwind make-over, The Chippo reopened last
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Celebrity chef Sean Donovan and wife Natalie Fee have reopened Fitzroy’s historic Town Hall Hotel, with a nod to its origins and contemporary smoky-BBQ menu. After taking over in July, the couple traded until late September before a five-week make-over. The result naturally expands on the pub’s reputation as a foodie destination – awarded a
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Four years after taking over, the Malouf family has executed a striking renovation of a Double Bay cornerstone pub, feeding on its history with locals and their desire for great food. Featured in the recent St.George Pub Design Tour (see video below), the Royal Oak has transformed its look, patronage and opportunity, whilst retaining its
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Merivale has unveiled its most anticipated new venue ever, throwing open the doors of its chicken-flavoured The Paddington yesterday. After purchasing the Paddington Arms from Joe Saleh in February 2014, Justin Hemmes went on to become absorbed in another eastern suburbs project: the vast and slightly contentious Coogee Pavilion. Then as opportunity struck early in
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