Bells Hotel — Restaurant in Sydney

I spend $10 a month to access millions of songs on my mobile smartphone and yet I come to this pub every week and put money into a jukebox. What would you play? Because unless it’s Aussie pub rock, better put in those ear pods and sit on the wharf. Jimmy Barnes. Australian Crawl. AC/DC. That’s the stuff. Pool tables gone through two skins in my time. The red coat retired a year ago. Now the green mossy felt matches the tributes to the Green Ghost - a mighty RAN ship. But while the middies are small, you leave haunted. Haunted by the image of HMAS Melbourne slicing another ship in half in the dead of the night, careful boys, she could...

Bells is now the poor sister to it's much more gaudy and lively sibling neighbour, the Woolloomooloo Bay Hotel on the opposite corner. Food service is all but non-existent with only toasties on offer plus the usual pub snacks, chips and nuts. It's laid back almost to the point of being a bit shabby and locals like the place because the beer is cheaper than over the road and it's dog friendly. Essentially a basic, no frills pub in a great location. Some limited parking is available outside but you'd have to be lucky. If you want food, just cross the road to the WBH where it can be ordered at the food bar or to your table via...

I was last there NYE, What a great pub! Full of locals & larakins, the epitome of a perfect Aussie pub. Everyone is friendly & makes you feel welcome, the staff are fantastic, & the atmosphere is awesome. Great place to meet friends, very kid friendly, & if you want that true "old school" Aussie experience, this is the place to be. Would I go there again? Absolutely I would, in...