Papa Bear Bistro — Restaurant in Sydney

It was my first time here, if your into QUANTITY OVER QUALITY, then this is your place to go! Definitely heaps of food on a plate but idk. I'll let you decide.

Platter: chicken nibbles were dry like the Kalahari desert..I think they triple fried it! The big chicken schnitzel was alright, not a fan of chicken breast, but usually with a chicken schnitzel, you have to pound the meat, this was the entire breast....the steak was very think and overcooked, I did ask for medium to well but one piece I chewed like you would a gum. The squid rings, very soggy. The Rice, where do I begin? You know when you put rice on your plate and you leave it out for abit, the top layer starts to harden? Well, the rice was hard and it was drizzled with a type of prawn cream which tasted very bland, chewy prawns too. The chips on the other hand were Fantastic😀.

Platter with the ribs: ribs were good, cold but eat able. The chicken nibbles, same. Chips again were amazing.

The southern fried chicken, chips were great, chicken was actually alright... and the macaroni and cheese tasted like your average boxed macncheese.

The loaded cheesy fries were really nice tho.

Service was good. There was only one lady at the front house so I understand why it took a while to get things done. She was very nice to deal with.

Would I go back? Definitely not, but I'm happy I can add it to my list of BEEN THERE DONE THAT NOW...

Went to this bistro because of the acclaim for it's burgers and was very disappointed. If you want a tall stack of grease, lots of good burger patties with extra grease. American Cheese (you know; plastic fat) and some sort of mayo, then you will enjoy this. Lot's of fat and carb just like your doctor said to avoid and no nutritional value to worry about. As a former grill chef the patties tasted of dirty grill to me. It was late in the lunch period which may be the reason but my first mouthful tasted of 'uncleanliness'. The whole place is obviously very popular and had the maximum clientele consistent with Covid distancing and with hand cleanser stations available. The staff is friendly and hard working, the type of place where I would be happy to...

Drove past this place for years, never gave a second look. All those years I missed out, this place is UNDER-RATED for a pub feed. Been here a dozen times in last 4 months, and will keep going back. Its a pub, so dont expect fine dining. You can expect a good quality feed for great value. T-bone, chipd and salad ($22) and Honey soy chicken wings ($16) are my go to. My mate loves the crumbed lamb cutlets ($24). Easily the best feed for value I've been to in a long time. I recommend making a booking if you plan on visiting after 6PM, because the place gets packed out on random nights 🔥 p.s I order the garlic...