Touring is thirsty work!.
The Lord Nelson Brewery Hotel in the historic Rocks district of Sydney lays claim to being Sydney’s oldest continually licensed hotel. It is also home to Australia’s oldest pub brewery. “The Lord” is a heritage-listed pub and hotel located at 19 Kent Street, Millers Point, Sydney. It was constructed during the late 1830’s. The sandstone blocks …
The Hero of Waterloo Hotel is located in The Rocks district of Sydney at 81 Lower Fort St, Millers Point. It is named after the Duke of Wellington, who is best known for defeating Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo, bringing an end to the Napoleonic era in Europe. Stepping in the front door you see …
The Glenmore Hotel – The Rocks is an iconic Aussie pub operating since 1921. It is best known for it’s known for its rooftop restaurant with sweeping views of Sydney Harbour. The Glenmore Hotel has three levels starting with the ground floor public bar, followed by a cocktail bar and private rooms in the middle …
Harts Pub in The Rocks district of Sydney is a popular drinking and dining spot for those that love to venture around this historic district. This fabulous pub occupies what was once 3 townhouses, it is located at 10–14 Essex Street, in The Rocks. The building is heritage-listed and known as the Harts Buildings. There are …
The Endeavour Tap Rooms in The Rocks district of Sydney it opened in March 2017. Their menu offers anything from snacks, to burgers, mains and share plates to go along with their range of award winning beers, We always stop in when stay in The Rocks for a beer and a snack or burger. Whilst …
The Federal Hotel in Toowoomba has been the main dining and accommodation choice for us when we stay in Toowoomba. This time is was for dining only, we enjoyed relaxing and having a few drinks before dinner which was top notch. So it was a score of 5 stars from us. Mrs Thirsty’s expression when …
A visit to Brisbane to see family our newborn grandson and celebrate our other grandson’s birthday coincided with a shooting competition at BISC. So we decided to stay in Brisbane for 5 nights and check out some of the local bars and restaurants. So many choices Pig ‘N’ Whistle Riverside The Pig ‘N’ Whistle Riverside …
Gilhooleys is a fairly decent Irish themed pub and restaurant located in the Brisbane CBD. Opening in Albert Street in 1994 it has been a staple dining spot for many over those years. I actually thought it had closed like many other dining and drinking venues since COVID. So it was pleasantly surprising to find …
Felons Brewing Co. is located on Howard Smith Wharves and is under Story Bridge on the banks of the Brisbane River. It is possibly the best situated microbrewery in Brisbane being on a prime waterfront position. The brewery is in a huge corrugated iron shed that has a wide covered verandah running alongside river. Overall …
The Pig ‘N’ Whistle Riverside is ideally located close to the Oaks Brisbane Aurora Suites so it’s a great spot to relax with a few drinks or settle in and have a meal. One thing that would ne nice is to see it have a greater range of English ales and lagers. It is after …