Pub Renovations – Sydney

Merivale open Queen Chow and The Smelly Goat in Enmore’s Queens Hotel (Sydney)

Merivale weren’t about to end 2016 quietly, playing one last card for Christmas just weeks after unveiling Paddington’s well-received double-venue Fred’s and Charlie Parker’s. It now feels like a long time ago when Merivale announced that they had purchased Enmore’s historic Queen Victoria Hotel, and for over a year we’ve been slowly drip-fed info about…

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New chef brings the flavours of Louisiana to The Chippo Hotel (Sydney)

Just a few weeks ago Chippendale hot spot The Chippo Hotel – formerly known as The Chippendale Hotel – welcomed in Charlie Fisher, an well accomplished Louisiana-born Head Chef who brings experience from working around England and Australia, as well as the Michelin seleted Castel Marie-Louise in France. With him, Fisher has brought a bit…

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The Royal Leichhardt restores grand wraparound balcony (Sydney)

Leichhardt institution The Royal has recently added a new dimension to their already sterling presence on Norton Street by restoring the grand heritage-style wraparound balcony that was originally taken down in the mid to late 1920s. The restoration comes ahead of the venue’s 130th birthday celebration later this month and completes a picture which nods…

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Botany Bay Hotel unveils slick new makeover and bistro (Sydney)

The Bourke Street Pub Company have undertaken another pub reno as part of their impressive portfolio, this time reviving the historic Botany Bay Hotel, which has been given a new lase on life under the watchful eye of Group Director and legendary publican Paddy Coughlan. The pub, which was established in 1865, moves into a…

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