Pubs & Bars
Longrain Bunker Bar
85 Commonwealth St
Surry Hills, NSW, 2010
Went here last week and it was much much better than my last experience. The place was buzzing, lots of people but not too overcrowded. The cocktails were absolutely delicious, the service was great and very friendly, and the betel leaf dish we had to share was seriously tasty. I think the last time we came it was so quiet because there was a big sports game on so people were at the pubs. I'd definitely come back here! After a couple of relaxing drinks we went upstairs to Longrain for dinner where the food was outstanding. Definitely recommend.
Location and atmosphere get ticks, but the rest of the experience (on numerous occasions now) has been less than impressive. Particularly when it's in an area that has not a lot of options, if they could just put in a little effort - this could be our favourite local. The food was average, which is frustrating because you know Longrain is right next door! The service was odd, they had a couple of staff behind the bar who were engaging enough but the one server that seemed to be attending to the tables was away with the fairies and didn't have any idea what was going on. We'd ask for things,they'd do the complete opposite. Perhaps they were having a bad day but this place is screaming for an overhaul and some TLC - we really want it to be good!
Very underwhelmed by a bar that has SUCH potential. Especially being close to our work in an area that struggles for great places to grab a nice drink after a long day. We came here recently for a casual after work wine to celebrate a friends birthday. The place was dead. The service was terrible. The food menu was disappointing since we'd read about dumplings and all sorts of delicious things that weren't on it. What we had was tasty but quite pricey for a very small serving. The bar menu didn't have any wine by the bottle so they had to go upstairs to borrow their menu. Happy hour was only Monday and Tuesday. We were asked if we'd like to set up a tab and when we declined we were brought the bill immediately. The whole experience was bizarre and very disappointing.