In Sydney on business... best pub meal I have had almost EVER... Tuesday is T-bone steak night…read more... medium cooked to perfection excellent gravy and an edible salad that was yum. Full marks to the chef.... knows how to cook a steak and the value was amazing... Update 8 months later.... it's still this good!

I don't know if this place is new or if it was recently renovated but I came here with my boyfriend…read moreand his family for some food and for some rounds on the pool table. It was not crowded at all (which can sometimes be a bad sign) but i think it was because it was a weeknight. I was actually not very hungry when we came here so my boyfriend and I shared potato wedges while everyone else ordered full meals. The food looked great though! Typical bar food consisting of your carbs and fried food. What was good about the bar was that there are three pool tables and I think it was $1 or $2 for a game or 2. The sign on the pool tables weren't very clear so the guy behind the counter had to explain to us. Overall, good experience.

Expensive for what it is - even with the view Went for lunch…read morethe other day. Service was lovely and the food generally tasty, however for the price it was very mean. Not just small but realy kids size. The battered fish and chips my dining partner had was a hefty $32.50 and for that you got a plate with an adult size portion of chips with a small kids side serve of fish (like only 3 small pieces no bigger than a small fish finger size). Maybe it should have been called chips and fish. The salad was again lovely but little short on the primary ingredient. We were in early for the lunch service so can't be put down to running out of the day's ingredients. Overall, nice views, friendly but not over bearing service, mean meals with an overly high price tag for what you get. Understand costs have risen - however when compared to the delicious fish and chips I had in North Sydney later that night whcih had 3 very large pieces equally well cooked with plenty of chips and fresh salad, it seems to put it all into perspective (there was so much I had to share!!) Finally - note this restaurant charges a surcharge for any credit cards, however there was not easily visible notice by their till when you go up to pay, and we were not advised when going to pay with credit card. These notices need to be bigger and more proactive but staff so there is no doubt. We found out only when the money was taken.

I was whisked to this restaurant for a late Birthday brunch. It's winter here, and although I had a…read morefew layers of clothing on, I could not get warm the entire time that we were there. We both ordered Eggs Benedict, which arrived with beautifully soft poached eggs, in a fairly nice sauce, but all of it was luke warm at best. I am not sure if the waiter or the chef was to blame. The service was pretty lack lustre, and I am making a bet that the plates stayed on the path for a lot longer than would ensure a warm delivery. The views are pleasant, and the interior is nice. The prices are not bad, it cost us about $55.00 I think, and that included coffee, a juice and a glass of bubbles. Don't think I'd go back though, as we went out to a local cafe this morning, and the eggs benedict we had there were far superior. Hard to judge a restaurant just on a breakfast though. Nothing that was terribly bad, it was just that it was all so cold.

This pub actually wasn't all that bad. It was sort of one of those pubs that does have a nice,…read morerelaxing feel about it, and while there is an outdoor area upstairs, it is basically only for the smokers (and doesn't really afford any views either, so I would probably call it a smoker's cage). The service really wasn't all that bad either. In a way, it is one of those nice pubs where you can sit down and relax with a nice cold beer, though there isn't a huge selection to chose from on tap. The other thing is that it isn't too far from the station either, which makes it rather handy.

Food is so reasonable priced and absolutely lovely, I ordered steak with chips also asked for salad…read moreand nothing was too much trouble, I like my steak rare and very often this gets mistaken for flash fry and raw, not at this pub it was cooked to perfection! 5 stars awarded for 5 star pub food

Hadn't been in for a while, new chef and, wow! Back for round two the next Saturday, very happy!…read moreWeek 1 had fish tacos and bacon cheese burger, this week chicken Tikal masala and beef vindaloo, is it wrong to go to the same place three weeks in a row? #thebanksia #topchef #bestfood

Well, this pub wasn't really all that bad, but then again compared with the others in the local…read morearea that really wasn't all that huge a bar to climb. Yeah, I found that the staff to be reasonably friendly, and the atmosphere wasn't all that bad as well. Okay, it is sort of an inner-city pub, to an extent, but I found that I actually rather appreciated the place. The further thing that helps is that it is pretty close to the railway station as well, which makes it one of those pubs where you can easily jump off the train and then grab a beer.

Food is nice and affordable, it's what you expect with a pub feed…read more Bar staff are nice and friendly. Price is fair. Only one thing I can fault is the courtesy bus driver, who is extremely rude and complains. Understandably he doesn't have the easiest of jobs dealing with drunk patrons but his attitude is poor. Hopefully this was a one off situation and he enjoys his job regularly as you could tell on the night we used him he didn't want to be there. I'd of much rather of paid $10 for an uber home than deal with his whinging, this is the only reason I couldn't give a 5 star review. To end on a positive note I will say the security are outstanding and look after the patrons well and overall the Lapstone hotel is a safe, friendly environment.

Honestly I was quite hungry but this was a lacklustre meal, I had the chicken and seafood special…read more The chicken was precooked and re-grilled chicken steak with a huge portion of chips, three crumbed prawns which tasted like oil and a very basic salad that you could buy in a premix bag from the supermarket and three small piece of calimari which was like a big ball of chewing gum. The Chips were really good, probably why the portion is so big in hopes that you will fill up on them and you won't complain about a poorly portioned meal. I wouldn't eat or try that again. I don't like leaving bad reviews but I'm afraid this just wasn't good.

The food seemed better last year. Not sure if it was because of what I ordered, or the bad…read moreavocado's on my wife's schnitty. The Kids meal however was great, the amount of stuff they have for kids to do while waiting for dinner was amazing. Colouring mats, stickers, light up watch, kids play area..... The staff were regularly seen to be cleaning, and the decor seemed to be well looked after. There is NO eftpos at the Bistro bar...only at the public bar.

Being near a railway station sort of helps, but honestly, not that much. I guess I need a bit of an…read moreincentive to jump off a train and go and grab a beer, and this place really doesn't give me all that much in the way of an incentive to do so (even if I'm on the wrong train and need to get off and wait for the correct one). I guess the lack of options when it comes to beers tends to do that for me, and also other options in the area (even if they aren't much better). I guess I'll just pass on this one from now on.

I took my mum and I and we joined our friends also there today…read moreAbsolutely great Steak was cooked perfectly and service great and all at a great price.