The London Hotel is by far my favourite pub in the Balmain peninsula, and easily in my top 3 favourites in Sydney. It's a warm, relaxing, inviting pub with cozy wooden interior, rustic facade that retains a subtle nod to times gone by, in a classy and upmarket area. If you don't know the history of the pub, it was once upon a time rough as guts venue. If the walls could talk oh the stories they would tell.
Sitting on the balcony nursing a cold beer watching the hustle and bustle of Darling Street is one of the nicer things in life. A great view of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, and if that gets boring, well, maybe you're the boring one.
A great selection of beers on tap, with a healthy Crafty selection and good wines to boot. Food wise a little pricy for the area but the portion sizes are more tha adequate and good quality pub grub whether ordering off the bistro menu or dining in their more classy restaurant. The staff from the management through to the younger crew manning the taps are friendly, knowledgeable and always cheerful.
All in all a great Sydney pub and Balmain institution. Definitely worth a stop by for a beer or two if on the area. As I no longer live in the area, I do miss this place which was once upon a time my local.
One of my favourite pubs in Sydney.
This place hasn’t changed in years and I don’t want it to.
Get yourself a seat at the bar and chat with the other Balmain locals.
A very popular spot to start a pub craw, bucks or hens party.
The bistro food is good to fuel up too. Get the Black Angus fillet!
Took my daughter here for a Father's Day dinner. She ate the crispy chicken burger (more like a schnitzel) which was crammed with avocado, various other flavour enhancers and a giant pile of chips on the side. I had a Caesar salad as I wasn't hungry after eating all day. It was very nice as was the schooner of 100 Lashes I downed with it.
Came to around $38 which was reasonable.
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