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Hotel Sweeney's
Pub and Thai Restaurant$$$$
Sydney City Center, Sydney
"Great rooftop bar with craft beer imports from all over the world."(7 Tips)
"its five flights of stairs"(2 Tips)
"Rooftop dive bar?"(2 Tips)
"Excellent staff and super high tap rotation of craft beers."(3 Tips)
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Best rooftop beer venue in town. Excuse the smoke. Excellent staff and super high tap rotation of craft beers. Ignore the dunnies and you’ll be fine. And the Thai food is excellent too
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Has a good vibe and happy staff, and the roof-top is popular with pub-goers. Just a couple of minutes' walk from Town Hall Station.Upvote6Downvote
Lisa BrownJune 16, 2016Deceptively, Sweeney's has some of the best Thai food in Sydney! Head to the second level for Thai street food before hitting the rooftop dive bar.Upvote2DownvoteUpvoted 3 weeks ago
RolyseeRolydo CMarch 27, 2018Nice rooftop bar, but the space is limited. Be prepared to have massive speakers blasting Dj tunes into your ears if you decide to pick a corner table.Upvote3Downvote
Ali MAugust 9, 2015It might have one of the best rooftop bars in Sydney, but the ground floor is a vermen infested hovel that reeks of vomit and urine.Upvote2Downvote- Rooftop dive bar? Enough said. Good spot for drinkies! Don't get trashed though, look at all that stairs! ;)Upvote2Downvote
If it's not too busy the rooftop area has its own bar and is a good place to chill out.UpvoteDownvote- Khalid OmarAugust 7, 2012The rooftop beer garden is great - its five flights of stairs up and well worth it. Great small pub in the middle of the CBD.Upvote1Downvote
Joe OrtenziNovember 10, 2012Unique rooftop bar nestled between skanky buildings and town hall. Unfortunately the vent from the toilets/vomitorium constantly blowing directly onto the bar queue & the floor is stickyUpvote2Downvote
The Chicken Katsu stirfry with basil and chilli is absolutely delicious!UpvoteDownvote
Sarah WheelerNovember 26, 2012Climb up all the stairs to the rooftop terrace! Amazing location - but bring your own fresh lime for Corona's as they often run out :-(Upvote1Downvote
Aurélie MénardNovember 24, 2015Very nice rooftop, especially on a sunny day! ☀️ Too bad it attracts so many smokers...UpvoteDownvote- Bit of an underrated place. Some interesting beers on tap and a nice relaxed atmosphere.UpvoteDownvote
- Tom WJanuary 7, 2020Great rooftop bar with craft beer imports from all over the world.UpvoteDownvote
It's not about the bar. It's about the awesome Thai food served on the mid level at lunchtime. Cheap and fresh, better than any food courtUpvoteDownvote
The Thai Guy & his Tattoo's, thats just for starters, naturally the best Gai Laksa in town.UpvoteDownvote
Tom ButlerJanuary 23, 2012There is little to commend about this pub save that it exists and the staff are friendly. Rooftop indeed exists, and smells of ass/vomit as another 4sq tipster rightly commented.Upvote1Downvote
Go up 3 flights of stairs to the rooftop. It's one of Sydney's best kept secrets. If you're feeling brave, ask one of the girls for an 'uppercut'.
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Sek-Mun WongMay 1, 2013Polyglot club meets here on the rooftop every Wednesday night!Upvote2Downvote
Ken KJuly 12, 2012Cracking lunchstop when the sun's out. Thai on the roof with a beer? Winner!UpvoteDownvote
Renée Van KraanenMay 7, 2017Pretty cool inside. Not much room up on the roof and there is no way to get away from smokersUpvoteDownvote
Evan SmithSeptember 6, 2012Rooftop is quite small and crowded so get there early if you would like a seat. Not much of a view but decent atmosphere.UpvoteDownvote
Damon OehlmanJune 10, 2011Rooftop bar is very cool. One of the "warmer" parts of Sydney.UpvoteDownvote
Go to the roof for beers from a shack and great city skyline views. Careful. Many douchebags come here later.UpvoteDownvote
David MaireDecember 7, 2016What a sewer no money spent here for more than twenty years.skinflint greedy owners milking pokie profits and not re investingUpvoteDownvote
- Matt HiltonJuly 5, 2015Nothing. Rude staff, bad opening hours, no lunchtime rooftop atmosphere.UpvoteDownvote1
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- Mon–Thu
- 10:00 AM–2:00 AM
- Fri–Sat
- 10:00 AM–3:30 AM
- Sun
- 10:00 AM–Midnight
+61 2 9267 1796
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