Hotel Sweeney's — Restaurant in Sydney

Greetings, fellow beer aficionado! I shall gladly whisk you away on a whimsical journey to the highest temple of rooftop craft beer venues. Picture this: you traverse a series of staircases across four floors to finally step onto a rooftop bar brimming with hops and malts, a haven for the discerning palate and the daring adventurer. So, let's embark on this delightful quest together!

Now, my dear companion, brace yourself for a cornucopia of tantalizing flavors and uncharted brewing territories. This particular venue I stumbled upon can be described as nothing short of a beery utopia. It's as if the beer gods themselves descended from their celestial barstools to bestow upon us mere mortals the nectar of the hoppy heavens.

As you enter, the air becomes an intoxicating blend of toasted grains, citrusy aromas, and subtle hints of oak. The ambiance is both rustic and modern, with an open rooftop, table umbrellas to shelter you from the elements, toasty warm heaters for cold winter days and water misters for those scorching summer afternoons. The rooftop has aged like fine bourbon and an artfully arranged collection of beer memorabilia. It's a feast for the eyes, my friend, and the best part is that you can actually drink it!

Now, let's talk about the beer selection. Oh, how the taps flow with liquid gold! Every sip is a journey through flavors you never knew existed. From the zesty citrus explosion of a West Coast IPA to the velvety smoothness of a nitro stout, you'll find yourself happily lost in a sea of taste sensations.

And fear not, dear reader, for the knowledgeable staff is here to guide you through this hoppy labyrinth. These beer whisperers can decipher your taste buds' desires with but a glance, suggesting libations that will make your heart sing and your taste buds dance.

But, and I must stress this, if you seek a cheap beer to drown your sorrows or numb your senses, tread elsewhere, my friend. This is a temple of craftsmanship and artistry, where the price of a pint reflects the meticulous love and attention poured into each brew. It's a place where quality reigns supreme, and as the saying goes, "Good beer ain't cheap, and cheap beer ain't good."

So, my dear seeker of beer-bound bliss, venture forth and let your taste buds be captivated by the magic of craft beer. But remember, in this enchanting realm of flavor and complexity it changes every Thursday with another tap takeover from the four corners of the planet. I don’t know how they do it every week serving up schooners (and tasting paddles) of beer alchemy.

Cheers to the craft beer adventure that awaits...

Horrible experience! Used to be a safe place but now just a horrible deceitful money grabber! Can’t comment on the whole 3 levels but the rooftop is a pure simple rort! Firstly, I asked ground floor bartender before walking 3 storeys up, if there’s any dark beers on the rooftop. Answer was positive and WRONG!, so left hand obviously doesn’t know what the right does 😔. When I finally got to the rooftop, I faced some fuzzy irrelevant tap stickers with lots of fancy (or so they must think) names in no way associated with actual descriptions of the beers. Look, I understand, like and appreciate the concept of the local craft beer. But everyone who’s not lazy is CRAFT these days, at least train the staff to explain what’s what instead of BSing consumers with blah blah… So, the staff knew ABSOLUTELY NOTHING about any and all of the beers 🙄😔. Must give them 3 thumbs up for trying to assist but that didn’t help much 👎! And how could they, if by their own admission management runs different brand promotions every other week 😏🤔🤯 completely changing the whole range… Must admit that beers themselves weren’t bad at all, even very good, but definitely not something I would order if I knew what I was buying.. NB there were a VEEEERY small print descriptions on those fancy name stickers but most of them came to IPA this / IPA that, basically description of nothing 🤷‍♂️. Now comes the cherry on top! When I checked my bank statement, those fancy unknown beers came at $14-16 a scooner!🤯🤯 Yupp!! This was not an IVY or MARQUEE! This was a below average, somewhat rundown corner pub🤯. No price indicated anywhere, no price cards on tables/bar. Eftpos tap machines handed to customers backwards without screen!! This is obviously a clear case for relevant consumer protection authorities which I’m definitely going to pursue. But for this honest review - BEWARE!!!! Honest review for this place is -1 out of million, but for struggling, left to dry staff, and the beer quality which brand we’ll never know, I’ll give it a zero pulled up by the ears. Once again, BUYERS BEWARE on this one because management is obviously out to get you in all other areas of this...

SHOCKINGLY bad pub lunch Arrived at the roof top which is very small compared to other pubs. Only free table was reserved for “Billy”, but poor old Billy must have bailed last minute after hearing how bad this place was for lunch as it was still empty 30 minutes after the reservation time shown on the sign. We were told someone might show up soon so we couldn’t sit there. We sat there anyway because obviously Billy wasn’t coming. Fine. Not a bad start. We tried to order food from the menu, but the menu on the wall is the old menu, so what we wanted wasn’t available anymore. First world problem, so what. So we ordered food, but no one gave us a buzzer. Twenty minutes later we got our buzzer. When going there, we overheard the manager (owner?) berating his staff to the point they were crying and having to go out and serve customers with tears streaming down their face. “WORK HARDER! WORK FASTER OR IM GOING TO FIRE YOU RIGHT NOW!!!” It was only after 45 minutes that we actually got our food. I ordered a beef burger. The bun was burned so it was impossible to eat without deconstructing it. I found out the hard way from sauce going onto my white shirt. The beef “patty” was a 5cm cube of steak that was very rare. I had asked for tomato sauce with the chips but didn’t get any. The rooftop staff were good though. I hope they find a better place to pour beers than this sorry...