Pub and bar food can be anything from a typical British pub meal such as shepherd's pie, bangers and mash or Sunday roast to freshly prepared gourmet pizzas, burgers and fish and chips.
We have reviewed a number of pubs and bars on Weekend Notes, but now with your help, we will now list some of the
very best pub and bar food hotspots.
I'll start with a handful of Sydney's most popular pubs and bars.
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German cuisine in Sydney, has proven quite popular, so I will start with
Lowenbrau Keller. All the German classics can be found here; Schweinshaxn (oven-roasted pork knuckle), Schlachtplatte (sausages, chicken schnitzel, meat loaf and roast pork belly), Kassler Kotelett (hot smoked pork loin) amd Gemischte Wurstplatte (mixed sausage platter). Desserts are also covered; Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte (Black Forest cake), Ofenfrischer Apfelstrudel (apple strudel) and Hausgemachter Sticky Date Pudding.
Grandma's Bar is another hotspot, which was recently reviewed by the talented
Sarah Han. Here you can match your desired cocktail with a 'spaghetti jaffle' - and that's no joke.
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At
4 Pines Brewing Company, the menu is slightly more refined than the humble offerings at Grandma's Bar. While you sip on your handcrafted beer, you can try traditional pub dishes such as a ploughman's lunch, fish and chips, chicken pie, veal schnitzel, pork belly and eye fillet steaks. There are also special meal and drink days, for example enjoy a 'Curry and a Pint' on Tuesday, a 'Parma and a Pint' on Thursday or a 'Sunday Roast' on well, Sunday of course.
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Dolphin on Crown Hotel has a similar bistro style menu. The 'Grazing Plates' are quite popular here; menu options include 'blue cheese and pumpkin arancini,' steamed pork dumplings', soy and ginger quail' and 'salt and pepper soft shell crab'. If you want a traditional pub meal, you can opt for 'Sirloin steak', ' Beer battered flathead', 'Braised beef cheeks', Pot pie of the day' or a 'Chicken parmigiana'.
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The Bangor Tavern also has a decent menu which includes various steak dishes, which are served with mash and vegetables or chips and salad. Chicken schnitzel is also available, as is beer battered fish and chips and various pasta dishes. If you want pizza there are traditional toppings available as well as some unique options, such as 'Moroccan Lamb and Spinach'.
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There is also
Harts Pub, where you can match your craft beer with a 'Harts Stopper Steak Sandwich' which includes a 150g Scotch Fillet or a 'Brewers Burger' which includes a Wagyu beef patty. The 'Hangman's Noose' is a linguine dish, while the 'Governor's Orders' is Chicken Roulade and pork schnitzel is also available. Finish your pub meal with a 'Homemade Beer Sorbet' or 'Mum's Chocolate Chip Cookie Skillet' with vanilla gelato.
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One more contender, before we hand this question over to you; the
East Village Hotel, where the bar menu includes 'Grass fed rib-eye', 'Wagyu minute steak', 'The East Village Ploughman's Lunch' 'Proper battered fish and chips' and 'Harissa spiced tuna salad'.
Sydney is home to many more great pubs and bars, so if you know of a great pub or bar serving quality food, please let us know about it by leaving a comment.
We look forward to your feedback.
