Bar Planet — Restaurant in Sydney

If you’re looking for an overpriced, overhyped bar experience wrapped in a thin veneer of “quirky space theme,” then Bar Planet in Sydney might be your orbit. For everyone else? Avoid like a black hole.

First, let’s talk service — or the lack thereof. Staff at Bar Planet seem to operate in their own galaxy, where customer interaction is optional and basic hospitality is light-years away. You’ll wait — and wait — for a drink, only to be met with either smug indifference or outright confusion about your order. Want a recommendation? Be prepared for an eye-roll and a condescending lecture on why you’re wrong for not knowing the difference between nine kinds of obscure vermouth.

Then there’s the menu. The much-hyped martinis? Undeniably creative, but that’s about where the praise ends. Most taste like they were dreamt up during a fever dream in a chemistry lab. Overcomplicated, aggressively pretentious, and wildly inconsistent. At $25 a pop, you’d expect something approaching transcendence — or at the very least, a balanced drink. Instead, you get a palate punch of over-infused nonsense served with a smug flourish and zero follow-up.

The decor tries hard to be otherworldly and fun, but mostly feels like a half-finished student film set. Neon everywhere, but zero soul. It’s a tired aesthetic wrapped in try-hard kitsch, with all the charm of a themed Instagram trap. You’ll spend more time dodging ring lights and influencer poses than actually enjoying yourself.

As for atmosphere? Loud, chaotic, and vapid. It’s not a bar for conversation — it’s a bar for curated selfies and overpriced disappointment.

Bar Planet’s only real achievement is proving that with enough hype and a gimmick, you can get people to pay top dollar for mediocrity. Sydney deserves better. This place should...

The galaxy mosaic bar counter top got me seeing stars ✨ I’ve not seen a more beautiful counter top in my life and now I want it for myself 👀⁣ ⁣ I’m not even a martini girlie but the vibes and cocktails at Bar Planet were superb! Not only can you customise your own martinis to your own liking, you can order their signature cocktails, yes, that includes the non-martini cocktails 🤭⁣ ⁣ 🪐 𝐁𝐚𝐫 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐢 - AUD23⁣ Surprisingly clean and smooth, and while we could taste the infinite spirit but it wasn’t to the point where it’s unpleasant. Loved that the olive garnish brought a touch of brininess ⁣ ⁣ 🥞 𝐌𝐚𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐨 - AUD19⁣ A limited-run scorpino, made with a lovely buttermilk pancake sorbet, which created a literally breakfast cocktail! Extremely silky and palatable too⁣ ⁣ 🐅 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐥 - AUD23⁣ Bright and refreshing from the passionfruit but would have preferred it to be a touch sweeter. Really enjoyed the passionfruit jello shot garnish which was fun⁣ ⁣ 🍏 𝐋𝐞 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐢 - AUD23⁣ A July special, this apple martini is a classic and the apple flavour was pretty pronounced. 100% not like your usual martinis⁣ ⁣ This bar is located near Newtown station, which is a couple of stops from Central but we didn’t regret travelling out for this bar though. The vibes and cocktails truly...

THE POPCORN: damp, sandy, chewy, finger staining, breath lingering, odour extends to the street. Could we maybe have some plain salted popcorn just like Hoyts

THE SUNBEAM: actual perfection, I’d love to have a litre of it to myself oh my god it’s a perfect amount of sour and sweet and beautiful. Can’t find anything like it in Newtown. Would love to know more about the oils on top! Love the texture

FOOD: love that we can order food from other places, Saray’s is perfect next door and I could stay here forever (aside from a few points)

THE LINES: ordering at the bar in a sardine tin hurts *see sound

THE SOUND: very loud with speakers positioned above the bar that make communication with other patrons and staff difficult

THE CANDLES: LOVE THEM perfect for picking at also how do you clean the dust off them? Need to know for myself

THE TABLES: is it true that they were made by a blind man riddled with cancer? (Rumour on the streets, also interested in purchasing one)

*all I’m trying to do is exact positive change on the business xx

** one of the guys situationed my friend’s friend so I have a slight beef but...