Excellent service and staff, great craft beers made fresh onsite (ask for tastings of each one…read morebefore you commit!), also dope outdoor seating area that's undercover

Came here with some friends and tried the Scotch Fillet weekday special. Premium Tasmanian Cape…read moreGrim Angus cooked perfectly medium rare. I savoured every last bite of the steak including the chips and salad. The mushroom sauce was also a wonderful accompaniment to the steak. Simple pub style seating next to a beer brewery. Next time I'll be back to try the beer.

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.

Honestly, this place is basically a room full of poker machines. Okay, the front area doesn't have…read moreany poker machines, but that really isn't all that great. Honestly, it really isn't a place that I particularly liked. In fact, I found it downright annoying. However, I guess the bar staff weren't all that bad, which is why I haven't given it the lowest of ratings. Still, this is little more than a place to drink beers and play pokies, and honestly, there are better places to go.

Great vibe. Chilled friendly place. Some interesting characters makes for interesting people…read morewatching or a chat. The staff are friendly and efficient. You can get awesome Vietnamese food deliveted to the bar. The bar has thousand weird dolls, figurines and other nick nacs. Sone of the photos are very old. Definitely worth a visit.

This one is a brand spanking new one !!! Call it a Hotel ..... a pub ..... I call it a little…read moreoasis ..... it's got all the good stuff to drink ...... food in house and from a local Vietnamese winner too. It has the mood lighting and puts you in that 'I'm here to settle in for awhile' kind of feel. It's only early days but this venue appears to have the essential ingredients for fun and happy times.

I guess the main problem with this pub is that it is so far out of the way, almost bordering on the…read moredocks. Then again, it does have some charm, particularly with regards to the beers on tap, and the beer garden outside. I actually didn't mind this place at all, despite having travelled on quite a few buses to actually get here. Sure, it isn't one of my favourites, and I can't see myself being a regular here, but it is still rather nice.

Botany Bay is iconic. It is the location of Captain Cook's first landing. Since this time and the…read moredevelopment of Australia, the area has seen a lot of buildings rise up in the area. The Botany Bay hotel, close to the ports, was established in 1865 and known as one of the oldest hotels in the Eastern suburbs but it has recently undergone stylish renovations inside by the Publica group (known for Goldfish in the Hunter Valley and Henry's in Cronulla) The bar has plenty of beers of tap, a wide range of wines and they also do a good cocktail. I had a nice espresso martini as well as a wine or two. You can socialize with your friends at the public bar which has sports on TV, and Keno as well as sports bet. There's also a pokies area. The executive chef Raf Tonon has put together a lovely bistro menu with a great variety of food and a brand new pizza oven in a shipping container. From the entrees list they offer foods such as chicken wings, Haloumi, Calamari, Fried Polenta, croquettes as well as some Asian influences in the dumplings and Sang Choi Bao. We ordered mains on this occasion and absolutely loved the gnocchi with confit cherry tomato, buffalo mozzarella and basil. It was extremely tasty and perfectly cooked gnocchi. We also selected a salad that was a picture of art on the plate. Our salad was the beetroot, quinoa, smoked goats curd, sorrel and burnt onion dressing. It was just delightful. If these options aren't your fancy, there are burgers, fish and chips and steaks, just to name a few. There's also a pizza oven serving traditional pizzas made using the Italian method established in 1885. You can order these to eat in or takeaway. We watched these being made, and amazingly they came out in only 5 minutes, with a nice light dough and fresh toppings. We tried the Capricciosa with tomato sauce, mozzarella, mushroom, ham, olives and artichoke. They run weekly specials each night so keep an eye out for that, as well as happy hour and Karaoke on a Saturday night. This has some top food and is perfectly suitable to any guests, including families.

I was going to suggest that the only thing that this pub is good for is jumping off a train, having…read morea beer, and then jumping back on the train, and honestly, I am really starting to have second thoughts about that. In fact, I really hope people are that desperate for a beer that they would jump off the train just to come to this pub for a beer. The reason being is that this place is pretty trashy, and that is basically an understatement. Yeah, it is actually really trashy, so I certainly wouldn't be recommending it any time soon.

I can usually tell what day it is by the number of people sitting casually outside. They have a…read morebeer or two on Monday afternoons and crowd the place by the end of the week. By 2pm on a Friday, the place is hosting a lively bunch of people shouting, laughing and chinking glasses. Most of them are tradies resting after a long week. It's simply the sort of crowd you'd expect your local pub to be hosting. Of course, you can hear the sound of pokies' features ringing from early in the afternoon to early in the morning. They have live music every Friday and Saturday night, and longer trading hours Mondays and Tuesdays (til 4am) so there's less need take the shuttle bus to 'freaky Peaky' hotel. Mortdale Pub boasts it being the winner of the St George Leader small business awards for best hotel and bottle shop 2009 and 2010. I don't know what their chances are this year, but from the sounds of things, it's still a very popular place.

I loved my bartender! He was very genuine and personable. He recommended a Coopers that was fruity…read moreand I loved it!

This place is owned by the same people who own The Cook's Garden next door. In fact, they have…read moreknocked down walls and joined the two places together. The Garden Tap is an informal, small bar/pub food type place while The Cook's Garden is a fairly swanky (and very good) restaurant. We managed to leave the kids at home and go out for our wedding anniversary (19 years, thanks for asking). We had a booking at The Cook's Garden next door but stopped in here for a quick drink before dinner. We were very tempted to stay here instead. This is a small bar in the suburbs, so already a rarity. It's relaxed and casual. It's also not tragically hipster, which is a real rarity for a small bar. The drink selection is good (but not huge) with some nice craft beers and ciders. The food looks amazing though. Superb looking burgers. Amazing looking steaks. We very nearly cancelled our booking next door and ate here instead. We didn't though. We had a very nice meal next door and will have to eat (rather than just look at) the food next time. It's kid friendly so the next time we feel like taking the family out for the night we may well go here.

My second time here and when I just went to the bar to order my lunch I remembered why I'm…read morereturning......several bright 'hellos' as I approached the bar. And I like the feel of the place. Light, airy and casual. Today I've gone for the Pulled Pork Burger. It comes with smokey BBQ sauce, coleslaw and Mayo. . I like to be given the option of chips or salad so I opted for the salad. And a glass of cold Sav Blanc. Life is good! On Sunday afternoons they have live music. It kicks off from 4. And each Sunday a Sunday Roast is on the menu. This week it will be pink roasted lamb saddle, zaataar spiced stuffing and baked kiplers.

This little place is a wonderful oasis in the middle of Maroubra Junction. The food is better than…read moreyour typical pub/food. There is a great selection of wholesome meals such as lamb shanks and pastas. But you can still get a good old pub snitty. The prices are very reasonable and the servings are large. Ultimately the overall vibe of this place is to attract families and couples. There is also a separate area for the kids so couples can eat in peace. I highly recommend coming down here trying out the food and having a quite drink.

I guess the one thing that I really loved about this pub was the tudor style building that it was…read morein. Okay, it could have been a bit of a gimmick, but it certainly didn't look all that new, though I suspect it isn't because it was built back during the tudor dynasty (for obvious reasons). However, even though this pub lacked the one thing that entices me, that is a good beer selection, there is still a pretty good reason why I didn't mind this place, and that was the beer garden - it was nice, despite the fact that it happened to be populated by the smokers.

Terry steakhouse was terrible. Waited 40mins for our steak and was told they misplace our order…read more Steak came out chewy as hell. Sorry never had such bad service and steak in a while. Will not come back again..