This is another railway pub, but then again Sydney seems to be replete with railway pubs, namely…read morepubs that I pretty much across the road from the railway station. Look, thought that this was a nice pub, but I can't necessarily say that it was a great pub. I guess the lack of choices of beer on tap does have that effect upon me. Maybe I'm just a little too fussy in that regards. Still, this place wasn't too bad.

This hotel is a hidden gem, I didn't expect the hotel to be so nice inside. The staff were very…read morehelpful the hotel was affordable and comfy.

Whoever thought an old pub could make for party space? My cousin had her 21st in the upstairs…read morefunction room, and I was very, very surprised at how good the place looked. From the outside it looks like just your local run-of-the-mill pub. Upstairs was a very different story. Forget drinks in the city where you end up meeting and greeting your entire facebook list, bring a couple hundred of your closest friends and family to this place. The place is so big it can easily hold that many. There's a separate room at the back to keep all your family's embarrassing antics hidden away, a lounging area with a main bar (with access to the pokies room), and a huge dance floor area with room for all your hired DJ equipment. It's all newly renovated and in perfect condition for you and your friends to make as much noise as you want into the early hours of the morning.

Terrible food service and rudeness by the manager or the owner of the Vietnamese restaurant. I…read moreordered a beef noodle and I forgot to take the number tag. Then I went straight to the toilet and when I returned, I was literally being scored for not taking the number tag. The owner or the manager then took the food to my table the threw the veg bowl onto the table. It was so outrageous that I couldn't hold back so I confronted him and he apologized kind of just to brush me off. The attitude was so rude that I wouldn't come again.

Honestly, this pub really didn't turn out to be all that great, but then again I probably shouldn't…read morehave expected all that much considering that it is basically a suburban pub. Sure, it does look like it has been around for a while, and it certainly has its regulars, however while the service wasn't too bad, the selection of beers on tap was, well, quite limited. Oh, and the aroma coming from the bistro was particularly strong.

After visiting a few suburban pubs I wasn't expecting all that much from this place. Well, it turns…read moreout that again I was completely wrong. The first thing that jumped out was that they had craft beers available. Well, that was something that was completely unexpected. The other thing that surprised me was the beer garden - it was quite large, and had decent places to sit, which certainly makes it stand out from a lot of the others (well, not quite, in the end it basically comes down to the craft beer).

It was just a pop in while waiting for a table at 'Short Black' across the road. I got a good cold…read morebeer .... staff very friendly .... clean ..... a locals pub ..... feels like it would kick off anytime after 7pm ..... Worth a pop in if in the area for a pub night experience.

Now, this is one of those pubs that I could spend quite a lot of time at if I happened to live in…read morethe area that is. I guess the porch really did it for me - one of those newer pubs that deliberately created a porch where patrons could sit at with a beer in hand and either chat, or read a book if they are like me. The other thing is that they also had a decent selection of beers on tap, and that is always going to win me over.

Rocksia in Arncliff is a posh place for bar food and drinks. It later turns into more of a night…read moreclub atmosphere which I'm not sure is so family friendly, but for dinner its just fine. This is a counter order and pick up kind of joint so don't expect full service. In fact I would say the service in all is pretty mediocre. We experienced rude wait staff and was miss- rung up for our bill. However, to Rocksia's credit the manager did come over to offer a free drink to my BF's Aunt which helped to ease the hard feelings. The EATS...HUGE portions. I ordered the Chicken Schnitzel and chips and had enough to take home for lunch the next day. Another plus is that Rocksia does promotions like saving your receipt vouchers for the next time you come, 2 for 1 meals. All in all a pretty decent joint and good value.

We booked a room online and went to check in. Staff had no idea we were coming, took 20 minutes to…read moreget us a key and tried to slug us a $100 key deposit. When we got to the room, it looked dirty. This was confirmed when we saw the state of the bathroom, like someone had thrown Jif on the shower, a toilet seat that wasn't affixed to the toilet and bare electrical cables in the bathroom. In the bedside draws we found other peoples clothes and a booking slip from September with a previous guests personal details. Clearly hadn't been cleaned in a long time. Where the TV was supposed to be, there was a dirty steak knife and a bunch of screws, along with a variety of dead bugs. The 24 hour secure parking is in fact not fenced, not secure and is covered in signs sayings 'park at your own risk'. Checkout isn't any better, we packed up and went to hand the key back at 830am. Only to discover that no staff are there until 10am. An hour and a half of our time in Sydney spent waiting to hand the key back. Do yourself a favour. Don't stay here. Your car has better amenities, it's cleaner and probably safer too. Save your money and go out for a nice steak dinner.