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The Mean Fiddler

Commercial Rd, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Ranked #1,244 of 2,952 restaurants in Sydney
3.0 of 5 stars 9 Reviews
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- 12 May 2012
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Sydney, Australia
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9 reviews 9 reviews
15 helpful votes 15 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 May 2012

Came here for lunch over the weekend, meals are expensive, small and overcooked. They didnt serve any plates with the entree so when i asked for one they are like what do you want that for.. ahh generally i eat off them?! I had joked to my friends on the way in that i was actually taking us to the... More

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Sydney, Australia
Senior Contributor
27 reviews 27 reviews
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 March 2012

The Mean Fiddler is hit and miss when it comes to dining. I have been here on 6 occasions to eat over a 4 year period, twice it was good, twice it was absolutely terrible, twice it was merely acceptable. The decor was the best I had seen in any pub in the area, until the management removed the fiddle... More

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Perth, Australia
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6 reviews 6 reviews
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 February 2012

If you're thinking of going here on the weekend, I'd definitely recommend lunch over dinner so you can avoid all of the 18 year olds (especially on friday). Regardless the food is good and nice atmosphere outside More

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Goch, Germany
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22 reviews 22 reviews
53 helpful votes 53 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 January 2012
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if you`re planning a great night out this is the place to go, they also have rooms that can be booked for groups, next time i am in australia i will go there again. More

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Sydney, Australia
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11 reviews 11 reviews
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 October 2011

The food.... NO No No..... it's expensive good looking but crap tasting. That's it in a nutshell. My dining partner had the wafu burger,,, was on a dry roll that you couldn't easily pick up and eat. it came with a load of fat chips, looked good but on taste! I had the salt and pepper squid. I should know... More

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Sydney, Australia
2 reviews
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 August 2011

Made my daughter cry when they rudely told her she could not have any lemon from bar for her fish after her waiting for the bar tender to serve her as she was standing around doing nothing. Then my 10yo daughter returned to me in tears and when questioned why it was so hard to give my daughter a piece... More

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emmeh
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4 reviews 4 reviews
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 August 2010

Moments of brilliance marred more often than not by average pub food. I want to recommend the seafood (when they have it) but I can't as it seems to always taste a wee bit 'odd'. Stick with steaks, chips, a beer and the occasional pie and you can do no wrong. More

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Sydney, Australia
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174 reviews 174 reviews
244 helpful votes 244 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 September 2009
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Ate out on few occasions after work, grilled salmon steak or a while barramundi, cheap ($14 per doz) oysters in various styles and thick juicy steaks. Good service, yet you need to order at a bar at the start. Good wine and boutique beer range to compliment. Recommend to drop by before 8pm as the place gets crowded with party-goers... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 July 2009

It was a good place to go - very lively. We had to move tables and we told the waiters but they took it to the wrong table and didn't follow up - when we got it after we hunted for it, it was cold More

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