Sandringham Hotel

I enjoy stopping by the Sando whenever I'm in Newtown.
The drinks are reasonably priced and the frozen Sex and the City cocktail is to die for!!
Upstairs is a cute little venue for bands to play and the sound isn't too shabby.
I miss having goth trivia there since they moved it.

Back in the day I spent many a night watching bands in this suitably seedy bar. It's undergone a facelift and isn't quite what I remember from 10 years ago (actually nothing is but that's another story).
They have a new band room upstairs now and it's a great space. Excellent sound with plenty of room. Looks like I'll be visiting more often now.

I know the Sando is almost proud of its pub rock basic image. But seriously, I reckon its just a dive. I went there to watch a muso friend play in the upstairs bar. It was a stinking hot day and the airconditioning was thankfully on as there are no windows or natural ventilation in the room. Water was dripping out of a dirty airconditioner onto the carpet which presumably explained the overwhelming dank stink that you could even smell from downstairs. Everything I touched seemed sticky and grimy. I will say the acoustics were good, but I won't be back.

Good rock music and often have cocktail specials

If you fancy a throwback to the 90s and all that was great about Newtowen then, here's your watering hole.