DOOLEYS Lidcombe Catholic Club — Restaurant in Sydney

1 Star – A Scam Dressed as Entertainment: DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY HERE. Complete Videos Will Be Shared Soon On Social Media.

I previously left a detailed review exposing DOOLEYS Lidcombe’s deceptive gambling practices. Since then, I’ve contacted them directly with a formal email, offering to discuss my experience and even sharing that I have video evidence of their machines manipulating outcomes. Unsurprisingly, they haven’t bothered to respond—because they know it’s true.

This place is not entertainment—it’s a calculated money trap. Their machines are clearly programmed to bait you with small wins and then gut your wallet as soon as you increase your bets. And guess what? The timing of their recent expansions speaks volumes: they’re using your losses to fund their renovations. It’s a disgrace.

DOOLEYS Lidcombe hides behind “PR responses” and refuses to engage when someone calls them out with proof. That alone tells you everything you need to know.

I strongly urge anyone considering gambling here to think twice. If you value your money, your time, and your dignity, STAY AWAY.

Earlier Review A MONTH AGO.

A Complete Scam – They Let You Win at First, Then Drain You Dry!

This place is a total rip-off. At first, it feels like you’re on a lucky streak—small wins here and there to keep you hooked. But don’t be fooled. The moment you start feeling confident and bet a little more, the machines turn ice cold. It’s a clear strategy to reel you in, make you think you have a chance, and then rob you blind.

And let’s not ignore the elephant in the room—THE RENOVATIONS. They just acquired a new area, and guess where the money is coming from? You. Instead of giving players fair odds or even improving the gambling experience, they’re using every cent lost at the machines to fund their expansion. The old gambling floor is outdated, depressing, and neglected, but they don’t care because their real priority is milking as much cash as possible from unsuspecting players.

This isn’t entertainment—it’s daylight robbery disguised as gambling. If you step into this place, expect to leave with empty pockets and a bitter taste in your mouth.

0/5 – Stay far away unless you enjoy...

As a member of dolleys .i would like to share my experienced of today while playing today i lost my wallet and there was my pay almost 500bucks and i was very terrifed as i lost my money i went to manager and he said the wallet is in reception and i was very happy that i found my wallet but unfortunately i found my wallet but it was all empty there was no money and when i told them they checked the camera and you wont believe they said there was no money in wallet as they checked the camera the wallet was handed as it was and i requested manager to show me my camera footage as he was good he agreed and almost 10 mins wait the lady came with tab with footage and she was saying look this is you you drop your wallet and thats all no body touched opened your wallet there was no money but when i see the footage two more times i saw that the 3 guy were there one is hiding the canera and another one was taking my money i told her that and after sometime she also agreed a bit as she said if they dont agree to give money we cant do anything. so i see the guys dress just of his dress i search him in whole dooleys and finnaly he was still there i directly go in front of him and said i saw the cctv footage you guys have took my money please return it back.and after a while they were like giving me 300 bucks back and while i was trying to get my whole money manager and team shows up and with the help i got my whole money.

I would like to say to dolleys i can provide a better security than the one who you have hired. i can provide a better security to the customer than the ones that are working there. As a security you should be able to read the people body language and notice a single behaviour of people when needed thats what you guys get paid for . anyway i solved my...

Came here last Saturday and the 2 check in ladies out the front were super friendly.

The food isn't too bad if you want pub grub (garlic bread was delicious but the steak was ok), and the Dragon 8 restaurant was also a hit or miss (Laksa and Singaporean noodles were delicious but the 雪菜肉絲 was pretty bad), but not the best place to take really young kids if that's what you're after.

Was super excited walking into this place for the kids play area. Unfortunately the excitement quickly dissipated as soon as we settled. A few things needed for improvement:

There is no enclosure for the play area so all 4 out of the 4 kids that we came with aged 1, 2, 3 and 4 all waddled out of the play area. We kept having to run out and stop the kids from running out the door so none of the parents could really relax.

There's only one restaurant on the same floor as the kids play area. It took us ages to find a way up to the Vietnamese restaurant as the lifts only went down for some reason. We then walked down the stairs only to find that that lift also only went down. When we asked the front desk, they said the restaurant was closed. Odd, as it was lunch time on a Saturday. While I was blindly navigating around, I stumbled upon a Chinese restaurant downstairs. Sadly the only eat in in its own establishment or take away. It would be more convenient if all the restaurants were all together in one food court kinda layout rather than scattered across different floors. It is clear they want people to spend some time on the pokie machines as there is a big room next to eat restaurant on each floor.

This isn't the most family friendly "Catholic Club"...