Kauri Foreshore Hotel — Restaurant in Sydney

We had and excellent day on Sunday. Great beer, fresh and crisp, cheese platter and various munchies. Sausage sizzle outside. I pulled out a tenner to pay and was told my money was no good. Just slip a few coins in the tin when your leaving. A great band was playing 60's and 70's rock. The staff were excellent, welcoming and friendly. Drinks were at Happy Hour prices. The crisp, clean contemporary pubs seem to be taking over these old icons. I for one hope classic Aussie pubs like the Kauri Foreshore Hotel stay as they are. History lesson : Agathis australis, commonly known by its Māori name Kauri, is a coniferous tree of Araucariaceae in the genus Agathis, found north of 38°S in the northern districts of New Zealand's North Island. By non Maori people it is pronounced "Cow ree" but to Maori i's correct...

Avoid this place. Dirty tables and the guy working at the bar was just eating at the bar in between serving customers. After ordering and paying for our food we bought two vodka, lemon lime and bitters which were disgusting so we couldn’t drink them. A few minutes later, we were told they were out of vege burgers (unsure of how they wouldn’t have known this earlier since it was so quiet with hardly any people there) so I had to sit there with no food once my partner’s meal came out. His burger was average and the chips were tasteless. First photo shows how much food and drink we left behind because...

An old school working man's pub that hasn't been gentrified - score! The other benefit of this statement means that the drinks are really cheap. You can sit out on the footpath and overlook Blackwattle Bay (to fit the theme there is still a little bit of industialness around the place), or sit inside with the high ceilings which keep the place cool. There was a wonderful Greek chef when we were there and the food was very tasty. Cheep, cheerful and old...