BrewDog - South Eveleigh — Restaurant in Sydney

Whilst at South Everleigh, we decided to dine at BrewDog. It is the fourth venue for the brand and this one is located inside the locomotive workshops complex of South Everleigh. BrewDog is a craft beer lovers heaven. They have a huge range of beers and ciders, including special releases and you can grab different sizes including pints, as well as other drinks such as wine and cocktails.

The venue hosts special events like 2-4-1 Vegan Monday's and All-You-Can-Eat Wings as well as special offers for State of Origin nights.

On the menu, BrewDog has an order via the MrYum app, and the food comes super fast! Think burgers, wings, pizza and parmies as well as plenty of sides. Even up to 50% of the menu is plant-based for the vegan and vegetarians. There are also gluten free options.

We dined in a group and shared a good range of foods such as the LaGiGi hand stretched pizza dough with whipped goats cheese, chorizo crumble, chilli flakes, sticky red onion jam, cherry tomato & pickled rosemary. The pizza itself was a huge size. We accompanied this with some greens; their house green salad / lettuce, pickled red onion, radishes, pickled green herbs, apple cider, house dressing.

Kurt’s absolute favourite was the Korean loaded fries. The fries are topped with sliced buttermilk chicken, lashings of Korean hot sauce, red onion kimchi & sriracha mayo.

With this we had their fried cauliflower, lathered with hot sauce & honey glaze and a vegan mayo dip.

For the mains, I opted for one of their vegan options. The tacos are topped with Pulled mushroom and if I didn’t know, I might have thought it was meat! Perfectly flavoured with a smoky sauce, red onion pickle and a basil mayo.

Our group had a Cluck Norris burger featuring the Buttermilk fried chicken, avocado, red onion, cajun mayo, coriander. A pretty big burger, that comes with a side of fries.

We had some kids in the party and they enjoyed the Kids brew dog box - the venue’s version of a happy meal. The set has chicken nuggets, fries, a juice and even a toy - a South Everleigh frisbee. This is a super great idea, and let’s face it if your kid doesn’t want it, the dog will. We love that the venue is also dog friendly.

For the beers, we had a Hazy Jane pale ale, Notes of fruity notes to it with mango, and a hint of tangerine

A great place to catch up with friends...

Absolutely outrageous experience.

BrewDog Eveleigh shamelessly advertises itself as “dog-friendly,” but today’s visit proved that it’s anything but. I came with my dog, genuinely excited to support a place that claims to welcome pets. What a joke.

Before ordering, I asked the girl at the front counter if I could please have some water for my dog. Her response? “You can buy a bottle of water.” Seriously? I clarified — I just needed some tap water — and asked if they had any kind of container. Her reply? “We don’t have any containers.”

Let me repeat that: a so-called dog-friendly restaurant claims to have no way of offering a dog a drink of water — not even tap water in a simple bowl.

I was shocked, angry, and honestly disgusted. It wasn’t until after I placed my order that she suddenly said, “Well, since you’ve ordered, I can give your dog some water.” Then — magically — a dog bowl appeared.

So you do have containers. You do have water. You just refuse to offer it unless I spend money? That’s not dog-friendly — that’s manipulative and heartless. This is not about hospitality. It’s about extracting every dollar possible — even at the expense of a thirsty dog.

This isn’t just disappointing — it’s offensive. You don’t get to slap “dog-friendly” on your branding and then treat pets like a nuisance unless money is involved. It’s fake, dishonest, and frankly cruel.

I will never return, and I strongly warn any real dog lovers: don’t be fooled by the marketing. BrewDog Eveleigh doesn’t care about your dog — only your...

Great space, including long benches outside shaded from the heat of the sun by gorgeous mature trees. Inside is darkish and cathedral-like (former railway maintenance sheds). They have very broad beer selection which can be hit and miss. Lots of pale ales and lagers, fruity ladies’ beers and a couple of porters or stouts at the black end of the spectrum, but sadly not much in the way of New England Pale Ales (NEIPA).

The food menu is heavy on burgers, which come with chips but are at the pricey end ($28-30). The burgers lack something in the way of deep flavour and don’t exactly sing on the palette, leaving the hungry punter somewhat bereft of a flavoursome feed. For example, the deep-fried chicken burger seems like the chicken was just battered and fried rather than the meat having been marinated first which would have given it some zing. Equally, the Aussie burger (beef pattie, beetroot, pineapple, cheese and egg) was somewhat bland too. The accompanying chips also failed to impress. A competent fry but not crunchy on the outside like a chip should be and no real flavour to them.

On the upside, outdoor space especially is very family and leashed pet friendly, with stainless steel water bowls under tables (be careful of your feet) and ordering’s a breeze - either at the beer counter if you know your table number or for the Covid generation, via QR codes to your phone at the table.

Toilets are inside, opposite the IGA supermarket.

I don’t know what the parking situation is but we came by PT. Redfern train station is...