Over the years I've had the pleasure of enjoying fun nights at several different Karaoke bars and…read morenever did they fail to disappoint. However, Replay Karaoke in particular had outstanding customer service by Allan and his team who not only made the night reach its climax but also gave my friends and I a slice of social comfort and peace. Normally I shop from bar to bar but due to this one particular experience I am now looking forward to my immediate return to enjoy the night once again. Thank you Allan and your team for being such great hosts.

From the owner: Our venue offers Karaoke rooms for hire, where you and your friends and family can come and enjoy a…read moreprivate room to sing, eat, drink and party.

Probably one of the best karaoke places I've been to in Chinatown so far. The equipment is very new…read more(touchscreen for selecting songs, and nice LCD screens including a big one in the main area), and easy to use (even for people who don't read Chinese) and has a good collection of songs. Best time to go is during the week (not Friday/Saturday nights) because its only $5 per person per hour. Though if I could change something to make this place better, I'd probably waive the $50 cash only deposit (especially if no-one drinks anything)

This was my first time at a Karaoke Bar and I was puuuuumped. However we were introduced with some…read morebad news when we got to the front of the bar. There wasn't a free room till 1AM. That was almost an hour and a half wait. We thought it'd be fine to wait it out if we got drinks and chilled. We entered. The placed was decked out and bumping for sure. Very spacious, very modern. I loved it. I felt like I was in Rush Hour 2. Got a shot. 10 bucks. Ouch. But standard I assume. Didn't take card cause they had a minimum. Ugh. There was a common area for everyone to observe whoever it was's turn to sing. To even get a chance for that, was another hour wait. Friends didn't like their pina coladas. Bathrooms were dope and beautiful. Took some bathroom selfies, not gonna lie. Left soon after we took our shots. Gotta plan ahead of time before coming here. Don't go on a whim like we did unless you wanna be disappointed.

I am no closet karaoke lover. I love singing and dancing and quite frankly probably looking rather…read moresilly at times in order to provide entertainment for my dear friends that have spent countless hours locked away in a big echo karaoke room. Whilst it can't really compare to the buffet + ensuited karaoke rooms of Asia, in Sydney nothing beats big echo for a cheap singing fix. There's a wide variety of songs (I even found a Christian one in there last night which amazed me) and generally they are quite up to date with the latest English and Chinese songs. The newer English songs even have the actual music video in the background so we can stop watching clips from the 1980's of women walking around a fountain with big boofy hair and oversized bright clothing. So I've always taken full advantage of the happy hour sessions where you can sing for 3hrs plus get a free drink for $12/pp but yesterday I was happy to discover that there are now "all you can sing" sessions where you can sing for up to 8hrs for $12/pp. BARGAIN!!! The only catch is it's for a minimum of 5 people. Looks like I better get cracking at finding 4 others and buying some soothers to take in with me. http://www.yelp.com.au/biz_photos/TdDANZuiLc-erFYUs9tH1g?select=P6QCum1o9p-Cy-m7t8We-g http://www.yelp.com.au/biz_photos/TdDANZuiLc-erFYUs9tH1g?select=yx8KXJUs8iHHJ-Kxw7B7Lg Oh and looks like I can finally successfully hold my Jay Chou karaoke marathon and get through his 11 albums in one karaoke session :p

Karaoke is the best thing ever created. But nuh uh. Not in this place. Love singing, love music…read more This place just isn't up to standard for me. They have variety of songs which is a good thing, however the system is kinda sluggish and old. An upgrade is in need! The sound system is so-so, nothing to complain for that. Other than that, i'm happy that I got to Sing for just $12. But c'mon you can do better than that.

went here with my colleagues for some fun. They've got a lot of rooms but good to book first - I…read morerang and booked the 'Simpsons' themed room. 8 of us fit easily in the room, but you can get larger rooms. $88 an hour is expensive compared to Japan but, hey, it's fun. Range of songs, is OK, not amazing. You need to buzz the person to order drinks and can't do it on the screen. They only have beers or wine by the bottle and a limited range of spirits. Nice customer service though. You do have to leave a bond of a $100 in case someone 'spews'. Her Words, not mine ;)

It was my birthday night and CEO decided to host it, decked out with smoke machines, private…read morebathrooms and drinks aplenty. Atmosphere was a little cramped in what is supposed to be a '21-30' person room. But all in all...solid start. I was sufficiently inebriated at this stage and so, fiddling with remote controls and shuffling through songs felt like reciting Pi to a 100 decimal places. Add on to that a system of what looked to me like hieroglyphics and things were getting rocky. It took 15 minutes to attempt a system reboot in order to reset this indecipherable language into English. In this time, I was sobering up and awkwardness levels were beginning to elevate. Enter CEO panic mode. More sober friends arguing with management and voila we set foot into the practically Coliseum like entrance to the CEO room, fit for, well you guessed it...a Chief Entertainment Officer. Speaking on behalf of friends who have greater recollections of the events that unfolded (six shots down at this stage..), the music variety was limited for a western audience but the gimmicks made up for this. Large flat screens, premium 'dance' floor space and very comfy furniture...albeit slightly hazardous (as I found out later) glass tables all made for a top night despite the prior shortcomings. Enter next star deduction. Time to refund my deposit CEO after a non spewtastic evening! Oh wait, we are not able to refund you because the card details we have on hand are not the ones you specifically listed out to me barely a day prior. Words to the wise. Thanks! Disclaimer: I 100% despise negative reviews unless they're constructive.

New hosts are way too slow. They used to zip through the performers. Now you spend most of the time…read morelistening to background music. And the karaoke guy is not real friendly.

My friend had a birthday party at the Strike Bowling Bar recently, which was pretty cool. I love a…read morebit of the old ten pin, and I am also fond of a beer from time to time, so the idea of having a beer whilst bowling was a strike in my eyes. We had beers and played pool downstairs before heading up to the alley and knocking down those pins, some better than others. What I need to do in order to improve my game is work on not turning my wrist when I release the ball, I had a bit of trouble there, and my friends didn't make it any better, but I reminded them, some of us may be in the gutter, but at least we're looking for the spares. Strike bowling is the perfect place to meet up with friends if you're all keen on throwing large heavy balls down thin wooded aisles to hit a bunch of white pins. If that sounds like you, then this is the place for that. But what it also offers, apart from group packages and functions, is downstairs beside the bar they have a laser tag arena. A simple game where you put on electronic vests and back packs and run around shooting each other through a dark and moody maze in some kind of, as the introduction video states, post apocalyptic world torn apart. Between shooting friends with lasers, bowling gutter balls and drinking beer, Strike Bowling Bar offers a great and different night out.

This was the first strike bowling in Sydney, and what an impact it has made. Combining bowling with…read morea bar is such an awesome idea, I don't know why someone didn't think of it earlier? It has really brought bowling back as a night out. I first went here for a work Christmas party and it was so much fun. I've also been for a few drinks and a burger and some bowling, as well as with a private party. The best part about it is that it's not just bowling, the entry level is a bar with pool tables and arcade games and a dance floor. Upstairs is the bowling, and there is a bar at the end of the lanes, where you can also order food. There's also laser skirmish, which I am yet to try (it's booked in for a friend's birthday next month). As well as karaoke rooms (also yet to try and not likely to happen). After 4pm it costs $16/game, or $24 for two. On a Saturday night this goes up to $18/game or $28 for two. Its cheaper during the day before 4pm ($14/24) and for kids during school holidays ($8) There's also a bowl and blast combo, with 1 game of bowling and 1 game of skirmish for $20.