It's a large pub and restaurant venue, with friendly staff. It has several different areas, seems like fun and best of all the happy hour schooners (between 3-5pm) are only $4.50 which is very good value
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Reuben M
Concord, AustraliaA real pub
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Reviewed 9 May 2019
It was just after 5pm on a Thursday night and this place was hopping. Bar staff are ok, kinda interested in just serving than exuding personality. The beer range is fairly limited and a bit costly and the food is definitely 'pub fare' but there was plenty of it being served. Apparently there is a $10 steak lunch feature. There are several different rooms with a bistro area but the acoustics are dynamic so we struggled to converse. Patrons were happy and it was packed by the time we left so the Royal is attractive to many.
Date of stay: May 2019Room Tip: We didn't actually sleep here we just had drinks in the bar and studied the menu
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JHUK2014
Sydney, Australia
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Date of stay: December 2018
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Sydneyacademic
Sydney, Australia
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I work at sydney uni and come here once or twice a month for the $10 steak lunch. It's always good- generous size steak cooked to order, nice fresh salad with dressing and a serve of chips. Includes a choice of sauces! The peppercorn one is severely tasty. They also do a great schnitzel with mash and always lovely fresh veg. I also appreciate the free filtered cold water, as I'm not a drinker. It's never going to be awarded a Michelin star but for the money, I think it's no. 1 for value!
Date of stay: January 2017
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Sharleen77
Melbourne, Australia
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Our organisation (a nationwide music fanclub with a reach of over 1000) hosted our quarterly member city catch-up over the weekend at this venue. This involved a casual meal and drink meeting over a video screening that we provided the equipment for. It was a daytime activity in the bright and airy upstairs function room, and pre-booked with their events manager for over a month.
On arrival, we were greeted with blank looks from the staff who appeared uninformed of the function which was to take place between 2-6pm.
The attitude of the staff on realising that it was actually a double-booking overlapping with another event starting at 5pm was to treat our organiser with what was overtly aggressive and rude behaviour, refusing to acknowledge their mistake (even on showing the email event confirmation). Instead, the weekend duty manager called their events manager who only works Monday to Friday an "idiot".
Staff openly made poor comments about the event loudly in regards to our attendance in the downstairs bar in front of guests, and when the other party showed up at 5pm as we were winding up our event early, it was clear that they had blamed us for the room not being available and clean as I'm sure they had expected. This other party also carried on the attitude towards us and were clearly informed to blame us.
Our event cleared out prior to the booking time at 5.15pm, but despite this, no indication was given that they were appreciative of our efforts to finish early.
Given the outward rudeness and clear communication issues of their own hotel, I could not recommend the venue.
Our organisation will not be returning, and will be making the same complaint directly to the venue.
Date of stay: October 2016
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cris t
Sydney, Australia
201123
3 of us all ordered the $10 Rump, it was big, the chips great, the salad fresh, now thats a happy meal. cooked perfectly, well placed city location for a quick good and cheap feed without being trimmed down. Imagine found this pub in hipster haven, good pub food done right, No one could fault the food. I say its the best meal i've eaten for ten bucks in the last 40 years, yes 40 years. if you can get better for $10 in Sydney speak up, tell me, if not, here it is, get there before everyone finds out and ther publican gets trendy greed.
Date of stay: June 2016
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myZohan
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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I stayed at Park Royal, Darling Harbour for 2 weeks. Hotel was decent and very convenient to our offices. Laundry service was very reliable. Room was a reasonable size and most things worked. If something didn't work it was sorted promptly. Free bottle water replenished daily
Date of stay: June 2015
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