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  • atan7  Local Star   338 reviews
    This place is a grand location with beautiful interiors, but I have to say, it is not my scene. It's crowded and a little pretentious... Very popular for drinks on a friday and saturday night by well dressed bankers and people trying to get the attention of the well dressed bankers... The music was good but was playing too loud to have any kind of conversation... Lots of Sydneysiders like this place, it is just not for me.

    1 week ago - 13/05/2013

  • Parge  Local Star   242 reviews
    What I really liked about this place was the fact that the cocktail waiters were willing to try and make my favourite drink (Bobby Burns) even though they weren't familiar with the drink. Using top shelf Scotch at a reasonable price - was more than I could ask for. I felt they got it right the first time, but seemed to lose flavour and get worse by the third order.

    Otherwise atmosphere in the Establishment is just alright. Way too many suits, but it does mean that it's a little highbrow crowd. Any evening after work the place is packed with corporate high flying types.

    Besides Friday evenings, most nights I can seem to get a seat for my self and few freidsn and enjoy our evening. Drinks are a little pricey, but I think they are more than fair for an inner city up market bar. I can say they are not as nearly as expensive as another bar for example.

    The staff are very nice to look at and generally courteous and quick. They can get caught chatting amongst themselves a fair bit, but it's not painful or anything.

    1 month ago - 16/04/2013

  • mumsrite  Local Star   124 reviews
    Nice ambience and interiors. Staff aren't too friendly, perhaps too busy serving customers in power suits.

    It was crowded even on a weeknight and it got pretty noisy. Crowd was rather tame and civil which was nice.

    Not a bad place to have a relatively mild night with some friends but not if you're looking to unwind and relax - the background music was too loud.

    3 months ago - 16/02/2013 via TrueLocal for iPhone

  • pvogtmann  Barfly   40 reviews
    Good venue, nice drinks unfortunatly they play really crap old school music.

    10 months ago - 03/07/2012

  • simonc22  Local Star   135 reviews
    The restaurant behind the bar has a great vibe for a casual lunch. It's a really nice room, with a huge glass ceiling and plants hanging everywhere. The prices are not expensive eihter. Good fun!

    12/03/2012

  • robstein  Local Star   311 reviews
    good venue, nice open spaces & a warm & inviting atmosphere draw you in here & the ample drinks list & available snacks make you stay. The establishment has managed to establish a good vibe...and I went on a Wednesday night, wonder what it would be like on a friday or sat night? I'll just have to find out next time i'm in Sydney. Yep - this is worthy of a return.

    28/02/2012

  • Loc Tran   26 reviews
    Was there on a Tuesday night and found a salsa party happening, plenty of people, lots of fun!

    15/04/2011

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