Tell us about your bar:
We are one of Sydney’s leading live music venues and watering holes located smack-bang in the hubbub of King Street, Newtown. We host a range of live music, in-house events and offer a tasty seasonal food menu and great drinks. Our staff are by far the coolest cats in town, knowledgeable on all things food, drink and music, and go to great lengths to give you the time of your life!
What’s on the menu?
We have a fresh seasonal menu, which offers a large range of pub classics with a twist! Anything from a chicken schnitty to spicy lamb ribs and burgers, my recommendation being the amazing Barramundi Burger – a kombu and miso crusted barra fillet with wasabi and mirin mayo, lettuce and house pickles. Mmm…
Care for a drink?
We stock a large range of beer, spirits, wine and cocktails, happily supporting local guys such as Young Henrys and Archie Rose. Cocktail of the month is our frosty weather-appropriate Dark And Stormy, which uses Bathurst’s Stone Pine Distillery’s Dead Man’s Drop black spiced rum. It’ll warm ya cockles.
Sounds:
Music ranges from indie-pop to heavy metal to punk and folk. We are massive advocates of all types of music, supporting local industry and international acts alike. Many of our staff are working musicians (who also make up our in-house band!) with a broad range of music knowledge, so the playlist is always cracking.
Highlights:
Free in-house events such as Monday’s Swerve Society (a curation of talent playing in our famous band room), Tuesday’s Trivia with charming and hilarious host Richie Cuthbert, Wednesday’s Acoustics Anonymous (acoustic sets in our front bar) and banging DJs with regulars such as DJ VU (Lemonheads, Ratcat) and DJ Jack Shit (FBi) on Friday and Saturday nights. On top of this, you get even more live gigs upstairs, the friendliest staff in town, colourful locals and fab food and drinks offerings. What’s not to like, eh?
The bill comes to:
Depends on your level of splurge! For budgets, though, we do offer awesome deals such as the $15 schnitty or parmi + drink* (Mondays), burger** + drink* (Tuesday – Wednesday), and the $12 express lunch menu Friday to Sunday.
*house beer, wine or soft drink
**beef, chicken or veg
Address: 387 King St, Newtown Phone number: (02) 9550 3974
Website: newtownsocialclub.com
Opening hours: Mon – Thu 4pm-late, Fri – Sat noon-2am, Sun noon-late
