Bar Of The Week: Moonshine @ Hotel Steyne

Tell us about your bar:

Rough and ready for live entertainment, Moonshine’s grittier, more authentic atmosphere has developed into a cult classic venue, lending its space to some of the finest original domestic and international live acts. With a balcony overlooking Manly Beach, it is a prime destination with location and views unmatched in the area. Dabble in one of over 100 rums, sink back in the afternoon sun, and it’s guaranteed Moonshine will be the seaside shanty shack you’ll never want to leave. There are heel-tappin’, knee-slappin’ live music antics every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights; all free entry gigs, 18+.

What’s on the menu?

Rum and cider are the standout choice in Moonshine, and if you’re feeling a little peckish, a few of our delicious pizzas to share should certainly go down nicely! If you’re around this week you are in for a particularly ripping time, with our annual Riders Week event lineup, free live gigs in Moonshine through to Sunday March 6, and of course some boss drink deals and promos to get your hands on.

Care for a drink?

You can’t go past a Sailor Jerry dark n’ stormy.

Sounds:

With a weekly four-night lineup we have a wide variety of genres/styles of bands cutting around. As a bit of an outline you can expect the following vibes: folk, rock and blues on Thursdays; garage, surf, alt and rock on Fridays; indie-pop/rock on Saturdays; and roots/reggae/soul on Sunday. All original acts, no covers. This week alone, just to give an idea, we have the likes of Ash Grunwald, Skegss, Hockey Dad, The Vanns, Dumb Punts, Food Court, Sea Legs, Winston Surfshirt, Chase City, The Dolphin Show, Billy Fox, Animal Ventura and James Crooks gracing the Moonshine stage. If you hit up our website/Facebook events, there are sure to be gigs that’ll rock your socks off.

Highlights:

Let’s keep this simple. Four gig nights each week, eight to ten bands per week, all sorts of genres, original live tunes, free entry every gig, rum, cider, beer, beach views… that should hit the spot, no?

The bill comes to:

Dirty Hawaiian pizza $21 + SJ dark n’ stormy $9 = $30.