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My husband and I were meeting an A league player after his game one sat night. The same evening, we had attended a friends wedding at Jones Bay Wharf, Doltone's house, the dress code was cocktail at the wedding and yet we were refused entry (had not been drinking either).
It wasn't until we insisted the front door man to ask the player that he did in fact know us and also our mobile phone call to our friend. Eventually after 15 minutes we were allowed in, we went upstairs, was ok, but drinks are way overpriced and I hated the toilets.
On another occasion with work colleagues we were refused entry. I despise venues where you are refused simply because of your appearance (when you are dressed up and not a fat person trying hard).
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Leessa -
See my reviews 3 , 01 September 2008
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Drinks 7 |
Ambience 8 |
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The Argyle is one of those bars that looks fabulous but simply isn't worth going a lot to. The layout and decor is quite pleasing with a DJ sitting in a glass square on level 2 and the red velvet seating on level 1 is quite comfortable.
However, the cocktails and beers are ridiculously priced for the little amount they give you, but the bar is often too over crowded in my opinion. This can often ruin your night out, especially when you have to wait 15-20 minutes in the toilet line (although I find the mens and womens toilets quite humorous that they are together in one room). If you're wanting to try it out, I suggest you be prepared to spend a lot of money that night.
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robertsn6534 -
See my reviews 36, 06 August 2008
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Drinks 4 |
Ambience 7 |
Service 6 |
Value 5 |
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I'm french and I went here yesterday with my boyfriend. Everything was pretty good in this place. We wanted to eat and it was only 9.30 pm when we arrived. When we asked, they answered us that the kitchen served only snacks at this late time. Why australian people eat so early??? That's incredible, only 9.30p m and it's like that everywhere!
Anyway, the snacks were great even if it was very greasy (as usual in Australia!) The wine wasn't good at all! The interior design is really beautiful and the toilets are really amazing! The music was very good to, I had a good time and it was great to chat there, even if the girl next to me was absolutely hysteric and was screaming for nothing. (often the case in these kind of bars). That's true that people are selected to enter here and I understand it can be a little bit posh but finally that's good to have some places you feel secure.
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lili06 -
See my reviews 2, 03 July 2008
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Drinks 7 |
Ambience 8 |
Service 7 |
Value 7 |
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Have been here a few times for Friday lunches when I worked in the area and was back recently for lunch on a Saturday. Definitely a cut above the average pub food and the servings are not mean. The timber decor is a winner but must admit I am still to be convinced about the seats. The last time I went I had the pan fried Atlantic Salmon which was as good if not better than I have had in a lot of restaurants. The 7 is for the food not drinks.
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restbuff -
See my reviews 69, 15 June 2008
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Drinks 5 |
Ambience 5 |
Service 5 |
Value 5 |
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Overrated and misguided perception of itself.
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MissKJ -
See my reviews 26, 27 May 2008
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Drinks 9 |
Ambience 10 |
Service 10 |
Value 9 |
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Slightly high priced drinks are well worth what you get back in atmosphere - my jaw literally dropped the first time I entered inside! Music is also good, surprisingly had more dance tracks than I'd been told by friends. Unfortunately have only been once for just over two hours but definitely plan on going back and spending a whole night there.
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aquaeftihia -
See my reviews 7, 25 April 2008
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Drinks 1 |
Ambience 8 |
Service 5 |
Value 3 |
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I came here for a work colleague’s farewell party. The colonial architecture of the place and the friendly crowd made for a pleasant evening. I really did like the atmosphere; it was pleasant. And the combined men’s + women’s toilets were hilarious. I was however, not impressed at all with the beers on offer. Let me explain why:
When I went to the bar, friendly cute barmaids met me, so far so good. When I asked about the German beers on tap, they told that they were brewed according to German Purity Law GPL, (and was preservative free). I accepted what I was told and bought a Franziskaner Pale Wheat Beer. Later I had a Steigl, and a lot later I had another Franziskaner. They are apparently 500ml in volume, but at roughly $9.80 each they’re not cheap. I know what you’re thinking, that’s’ a lot of beer for one night. Please note though that it was over a whole evening (from 4:30pm to 8:45pm i.e over 4 hours). Now at the time of drinking, I noticed a bitter aftertaste but thought nothing of it, as I had never tried these beers before to know.
When I woke up the following day, I had a splitting headache. Experienced beer drinkers have since advised me, imported beer “from the tap” is often laden with preservative (so that it lasts the journey). My symptoms were in fact a telltale sign of heavy use of preservative in the beer itself. When I found this out, I was upset. It’s not so much that this is a “technical violation” of the spirit with which the German Purity Law was originally instituted. It is more just that these beers made me feel groggy and horrible the morning after. Generally speaking, preservative free beers do not have such adverse affects. And at almost thirty dollars for three beers, it was not a cheap night out either.
The moral of the story is this: don’t just accept well-meaning assurances by bar staff that don’t know what they are talking about. I suggest drinking imported beer from the bottle not out of the tap. Otherwise you may risk the ruination of the rest of your weekend.
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Astino -
See my reviews 34, 05 March 2008
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Drinks 9 |
Ambience 9 |
Service 8 |
Value 9 |
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This place is awesome for Friday night drinks, or any night of the week for that matter! We were here last Friday and it was great fun. Food is good too, we had the club sandwich and pot of crispy fried chicken wings, both were tasty and good value. Can't wait to come back and try their cocktails.
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Guacamole -
See my reviews 3, 29 February 2008
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Below Average |
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Drinks 3 |
Ambience 3 |
Service 4 |
Value 3 |
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I was here on a Thursday night. If you looked hard enough, you could see the other customers, both of them, but the lack of customers didn't translate into better service. Sadly, it's just a big barn drinking establishment that Sydney unfortunately does too well; sufficiently busy on a Saturday night to have pretensions towards a silly cool-people-only door policy, but only a couple of average Saturday nights from closing down. Avoid it and check out the more deserving places around town.
Update: Went back last Sunday. I was after a beer but my girlfriend wanted a cocktail. We asked for a cocktail list. They didn't have one, but they said they had three cocktail bars upstairs. Wow. Great. Let's go upstairs. Sorry it's closed. Now, I don't like it when McDonalds closes the upstairs area late on a Friday night when things get a bit dodgy, but I understand why they do it. The Argyle, however, is not a fast food restaurant. It's meant to be a respectable destination bar. And quarter to five in the afternoon is a pretty respectable time to have a cocktail. Why close it? It's just laziness, the owner running it as cheaply as possible. The bartender, by the way, was great, and tried to accommodate my increasing narkiness. I can make a fruity something. Can you shake us a Marguerita? We don't have any Marguerita glasses here; they're all upstairs, at the cocktail bar.
I might be a bit of a difficult customer, but I'd rather have a place where the customer dictates when he or she wants to drink a particular drink, not when the bar decides for them. And where the cool factor is based on the quality of the cocktails, and the skills of the bartender, not the shape of the novelty toilets.
Next door is the German beer hall whatever it's called. Look past the lederhosen and bratwurst and you can get a pretty interesting range of beer, along with what must be one of the largest ranges of bitters in Sydney. Now, no one's ever going to call it cool, but on a Sunday afternoon, it was packed. I enjoyed my beer there, a style you would never find with an Australian label, and my girlfriend switched to a mango lager thing. They don't get any points though because they have a policy of not serving flamenbrot after 5pm. Why is it so difficult to get a decent drink on a Sunday afternoon in the Rocks?
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circus -
See my reviews 8, 29 January 2008
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Drinks 5 |
Ambience 8 |
Service 4 |
Value 3 |
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Very nice ambience but service poor and slow, and drinks just way too expensive. The Door guys can be ridiculous, turning us away at first (a group of 4 guys) despite we were meeting a large group of work colleagues. Eventually got in after speaking to a manager. Just not on if I were the organizer. Too bad, so much potential to be a favorite haunt too.
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CBW -
See my reviews 1, 18 January 2008
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