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jojones107
Sydney, Australia

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Review of Forest Lodge
4.0 of 5 bubblesReviewed 9 Feb 2020
This is a great pub catering for local residences and uni students. The food is excellent with something for everyone. My partner thinks they do the best pizza, and he is a hard marker.

With the uni students it can get a bit noisy, and sometimes very difficult to find a table, and parking can be a challenge. The selection of wines is low end, which is alright for a student budget, but I think they are missing an opportunity with not stocking some better wines.
Date of stay: February 2020
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Reviewed 30 April 2019

Busy but not overly busy. Good pub grub, loads of drink. pool table, friendly staff, nice courtyard area. It's just an all-round nice sort of place that you could take the fam or just hangout with your mates. I hear they sell donuts too.

Date of stay: April 2019
Trip type: Travelled with friends
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Reviewed 4 March 2018 via mobile

Friendly pub but dated, small and noisy. Friday drinks very popular as all the tables are reserved, so popping in at the last minute means sometimes standing at the bar. They have the back closed for renovation atm so looking forward to seeing it done up. Hopefully will create more space as the bar and kitchen seems bigger than customer space. The undercover outside garden always looks nice with lots of plants but the smokers crowd it out.
Food always pretty good and nice staff keep things moving and glasses clear. We will return!

Date of stay: January 2018
Trip type: Travelled with friends
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Reviewed 3 March 2018

Had lunch here on a Friday. It was very busy and the vibe friendly. I went with a local who knew everyone. We sat in the courtyard as no tables available inside. The staff are fabulous and plates and glasses are cleared regularly. This is also a kid friendly pub with pinball machines and a pool table. The food was great. Large menu with lots of choices of pizza, burgers, salads and daily specials. We had the poke bowl (one of the best I’ve ever had) and the pork belly pizza. Would highly recommend this as an easy casual meet up with friends.

Date of stay: March 2018
Trip type: Travelled with friends
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Reviewed 18 October 2017

This is a great Pub for true value for money food with daily lunch and dinner specials. Children friendly. Great range of craft beers on tap with wine by the bottle or glass. I cannot comment on the accommodation. Eat and drink regularly at the pub known as the Flodge. Can get noisy.

Date of stay: October 2017
  • Trip type: Travelled with friends
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Reviewed 11 February 2017

Bar staff are friendly & pleasant. Although could do with new carpets or tiled flooring & an all over re-furb to make it feel cleaner.
I stayed in the 'Hotel'. It's student accommodation NOT a hotel in any way at all. It's got 20 rooms. Compared to the room I'm staying in, I couldn't comment on other rooms. Overall, it needs a massive deep clean. Clean carpets, or even if them & the sofas are steam cleaned. The kitchen isn't cleaned regularly by residents (my roommate & I always make sure we're clean) neither is the bathrooms, I can only comment on the females bathrooms obviously. Dust piles in the corners of the toilet cubicle in the one female bathroom & the other female bathroom, smells (without being remotely awful) like an old peoples home. The manager is rarely seen. In the month I've been here, I've only seen him a few times. I don't even know what his name is.

Date of stay: January 2017
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