I sort of stumbled upon this place as I was making my way back into Sydney from a rather long hike…read more I had decided to jump off the bus for a beer, and then found this rather nice place tucked away behind the pub. It turns out, as tends to be the case with most of these small breweries, that the beer, well, was pretty awesome. In fact, they have a number of different ones on offer as well. Even though it seems that most of the seating is outside, they also have a pretty nice upstairs area as well, and also a restaurant. This is certainly a place to check out.

Really cool brewery that is only a few months old and just cleaned up at the latest craft beer…read moreawards. You should 1st try the 'kite flyer' cream ale. It's their most popular and came highly recommended by the bar staff who said it 'just flies out the door'. Having said that, all of the beers are quite unique and tasty- got through 6 of the 9 beers on offer and wasn't disappointed at all. Each of their beers has a little description about its background/ where it came- some of which are quite interesting. If you get a chance, read up on the previous tenant- Really cool relaxed and easy going atmosphere, full of older people and has a welcoming feel- which is a nice change to the short skirts, meat heads and delinquents you get this time of night right next door at Mona pub. Also do take aways!! All the food looked great too. I tried the margarita pizza and the chips. Both awesome. In some magical turn of events the chips somehow tasted like those cheese and bacon balls when you eat them with the dip. Something I highly recommend.

In a nutshell - not worth coming here. Expensive, and not worth the price that you pay. Yes, the…read morestaff are nice and lovely. Unfortunately this does not replace the cost that you are paying. Specifically as all the other places down the round are cheaper, and the atmosphere is better. So this is one of those small, thin (yet long) bars. It is made more for a sit down and chill. However, for the prices that you are paying, the bar really can't justify itself. Maybe if the atmosphere was awesome, it would be alright. But the set up of the bar and the design, the atmosphere will never match the price. So in summary, I would aviod this place for any other place in the beaches.

Possibly the best wine / cocktail bar on the Northern Beaches…read more Lovely little bar and a great place to meet with a few friends for a drink and nibbles. The bar is long , but with seating at the front and at the back and down the wall, you can always find either a couple of intimate seats for a romantic bottle of wine or a table for a group gathering. The food is well presented, and tasty, the cocktail list is extensive and well made, and the wine list whilst not extensive is not overpriced. The music and ambience sets the place off beautifully and the staff are very friendly. My wife and I regularly drop in here for food and wine on a Friday night and spend less than $100 easily (depends which bottle of wine i go for :-)), so good value as well....

Park House is now called The Mona. Great place to be on a cold night, especially if you get to sit…read moreby one of two fireplaces. It's kinda of loud and it has a surf vibe. There are a number of different rooms, live music, and a terrific new children's playground. They have a lot of activities from pool, karaoke, trivia night, and the live music, amongst the many offerings. The diverse menu has something for everyone. I had a vegetarian burger made of falafel patty, grilled zucchini, pickled onion, beetroot relish, coconut labneh and chips, aka fries in the States. It was a bit dry, but the flavor was good and the fries were above average. Aussie Son had fish tacos with battered fish, pickled cabbage, jalapeño, pico de gallo, coriander, and lime. He liked them except it was a bit heavy handed in jalapeños for his taste buds. We plan a return visit with Aussie Grandson to try out the playground.

I had a racist bartender named Max and when I confronted the manager named Sam he kicked me out!…read morethe food is really good but they get you on the drink prices, awesome environment, they've clearly spent a lot on making the place look good but haven't spent enough on the staff, not enough staff at any given time!

Good, food is good and the vibe is great, prices are INSANE but it's Sydney so what more could you…read morewish for. The service is always nice, some people are kind, some ain't.

It's been built up a lot since I came here last. I used to love coming here years ago when I lived…read morein the area. It's a Merivale establishment now and it's been totally redone. With multiple bars and food options the menu was a bit disappointing to be honest. Food being served in cardboard boxes was just a bit unappealing when you are seated outside with gorgeous views. It's also a real waste of packaging. My burger was ok and the food was pretty average for the price. I would have expected a bit more considering we were there long before the crows arrived. Staff are super nice and friendly and the ambience is good. The water spray outside is a nice touch to cool you down on a warm day. The band playing that day was pretty bad and unfortunately we were sitting very close to them which did not help. I am sure I will be back again and I hope they move to a more sustainable way of serving food in the future.

This is a little bar on the main strip in Avalon. A friend of mine brought me here, and let's just…read moresay that it is a great little beach bar. If you are expecting fancy drinks and cocktails, then you need to head somewhere else. But if you want a nice drink, with a relaxed vibe and atmosphere then come right in. They do have a fine list of cocktails (nothing overly fancy - but sometimes that is not a good thing), and very good list of wine. This bar also does food - I honestly didn't try the food but it looked (and smelled) quite good. There is seats outside the bar, and also if you head back there is a small sitting area out the back. However, this is a small bar so if you are coming with a large group you might find it hard to get a table. Especailly because all the tables are for an average size of 4.

There aren't that many places where you can grab a drink less than 100m from the beach- and there…read moreare even less that aren't some old RSL crammed full of pokie machines and tooheys old on tap.* luckily this is one of those places! The Mill has a really quiet, easy going vibe (which is pretty much just Avalon in general) and has a decent selection of beers, wines and cocktails on offer. Staff were friendly and willing to make suggestions and the food smelt pretty awesome too! It's quite small- so don't come here with the extended family, but I will definitely be coming back here again. *for the record, nothing wrong with a Tooheys old every now and then- just making a point.

RSL stands for Returned and Services League, basically a vets club. Many towns in Australia have…read morethem, kind of like a VFW or American Legion. They really respect their veterans here, and the clubs are great. There are at least five different places to eat in here ranging from a steakhouse to a pizza joint to a coffeeshop. Several bars as well. We sat in the Glasshouse Grill area, but ate pizza from the nearby in- house pizzeria. We had a mushroom pizza and a prawn pizza. I can't say much about the prawns because I don't like them but DIL and son think it's the best. I liked the mushroom pizza which had whole mushrooms on it rather than the sliced ones. The little nipper had Dino chicken nuggets and fries, known as chips in Oz. Crisps are what we Yanks call chips. It was noisy, full of families and romping kids headed to the inside playground. I didn't get a real tour but looked at various areas on the way in and out. It's a very special place.

This would be a 3 star rating if this was a restaurant, but as a club, it's worthy of another star…read more I've eaten here several times and the quality of food is consistently very good. Service is what you'd expect at a club so the fourth star is for the value for money represented by consistently good quality food at reasonable club prices.