Hotel Steyne Manly
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The Hotel Steyne

3 out of 5 stars

The restored Hotel Steyne is a hot rod among Manly pubs

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Last time we checked in at the Steyne they were proudly unveiling a shiny new pirate-themed rum and cider bar up on the top floor, with spectacular views out over the breakers from the balcony and a stage at one end for live bands. They’d also given the bistro a spit and polish to use the hotel’s enviable location looking out onto Manly Beach to maximum effect. Another year, another round of renovations and Steyne now has a cocktail bar called Blackett’s, decked out in rough timber and low lamp-light for that frontier-town-saloon feel. Not wanting to rest on their laurels the gargantuan establishment then found room for a Chinese restaurant upstairs too. It’s a move that we are seeing across the city as pubs diversify their offerings so as to pull the crowds that were once just happy for a schooner of New and a bowl of crisps. But for all the glitz and shine of the newer parts of this hard-wearing hotel, there’s a certain appeal to be found in pulling up a stool at the tiled-and-timber public bar, downing a fresh Tooheys Old and watching the Sea Eagles give it their all. It’s worth noting that all the ground floor bars are cash only, which is helpful when the place is rammed on a Saturday night, but less so on a afternoon when you’re after nothing more than a Thatchers Gold English cider. Prefer craft beers? They have the whole James Squire stable, plus three Coopers brews on tap, plus Stone and Wood, 4 Pines, Ekim, Lord Nelson and Belgium’s finest Blue Moon white ale. Something for everyone is a big call but with the Steyne is giving it a red hot go.

Details

Address
75 The Corso
Manly
Sydney
2095
Price:
$10-$50
Opening hours:
Mon-Sat 9am-3am; Sun 9am-midnight

What’s on

RIP IN Weekender

Sydney’s springtime schedule is heating the hell up, with Newtown’s favourite rock’n’roll craft brewery bringing Inner West energy north of the bridge for the second iteration of RIP IN Weekender: a beer-fuelled music and skate festival brought to life in partnership with Volcom Australia. Taking over Manly’s Hotel Steyne on the first weekend of November, RIP IN Weekender is Young Henrys balls-to-the-wall two-day party, complete with live skate demos and comps, high-octane DJ sets from some of Australia’s biggest indie bands and a pop-up tattoo parlour. Kicking off on Friday, November 1, the first night will be headlined by alternative dance-pop trio Haiku Hands, who will bring their punchy, experimental sounds to the Steyne’s main stage. They’ll be followed by high-energy DJ sets from Sydney-based punk rock quintet Fangz, and Downgirl – a soul-punk four piece whose DJ sets bring big fiery-femme energy to the dancefloor. On Saturday, indie alt-punk legends Dune Rats will take the headline spot with an unapologetically raucous DJ set, which we’ve been told will be a “rollercoaster of good times, raw truths, 90's nostalgia and fuzzed-out pop”. Dune Rats DJs will be supported by Sydney sweethearts The Buoys (for a DJ set, not a live performance), and Northern Beaches natives Crocodylus, who will be warming up the decks with their distinct brand of surf rock. That’s the soundtrack covered, but there’s a lot more to expect from the two day blowout – with Volcom Australia’s Pro Ska

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