WHERE TO eat IN SYDNEY CBD – CUSTOMS home BAR

The search for a great pub feed in the heart of Sydney’s CBD utilized to be a fruitless exercise. however that’s not the situation anymore. Venues anywhere are upping their food game to deal with demand. as well as Customs home Bar has officially joined the party.

Circular Quay has – for a long time – been a location we’d prevent if we were trying to find something to eat. The odd bit shops by the wharves selling suspect pies, the costly restaurants along the walk to the Opera House, the over-rated locations around the overseas traveler Terminal… no thanks.

But Customs home Bar, tucked a bit method back from the Quay, isn’t like that at all.

Macquarie location – my much-loved bit lunchtime park whenever I’m working in the city – overlooks this 168-year-old venue. It’s a bit of an oasis of tranquility amongst the rush as well as bustle of the city.

Executive chef, Hemant Dadlani, has done a total re-write of the menu at Customs home Bar. Offerings are much a lot more gastro-pub style than before.

They’ve likewise altered the outside seating arrangements, which makes staying there for longer than a quick schooner much a lot more enticing.

We were trying the new look to this, one of Sydney’s oldest venues, with our a lot of exceptional mate Steph from LipstickAndCake.com. when the three of us get chatting (and eating), it’s difficult to stop us, so it’s great the seating was comfortable!

Thanks to some horrendous mid-week traffic, Steph was running rather late, so we were all starving by the time we ordered.

The menu’s split into four sections: Foodies, Pub Grub, regional Market as well as Shares – all under the banner of ‘Discover new Customs’, which I believed was rather clever.

We got stuck into the pulled pork steamed buns, which looked a lot more like bao, from the Foodies section, the braised galangal beef short ribs, (super tender as well as sticky) as well as some tasty parmesan fries from the Shares section.

From the Pub Grub section, we likewise had the ‘Carnivore’ pizza, which was quite good, as well as their excellent signature dish, the Tajima wagyu burger. Tajima refers to the little islands off the west coastline of Japan, where they farm special breeds of cattle for its meat.

Yes, the food was excellent – as was the service, as well as the pricing was extremely fair too. If we were to concern one part of the meal, it would be the salad that came with the ribs: there were whole turnips in it. I haven’t seen that done before.

The other major modification to Customs home Bar is their beer as well as mixed drink menu. I got chatting to the bar manager, who explained exactly how all the new beers that were coming with the taps there now.

They’ve got a extremely creative beer map inside to assist punters select their tipple. On top of the routine mainstream lagers, CHB likewise has some extremely little batch beers quite much special to the location coming.

As for cocktails, I believe Steph’s frozen rum margarita was much-loved of the day.

This is a excellent location for a mid-week meal. It’s best for a post-work feed with good friends or even a kicked back date night option.

The outside seating is going to be vital this summer. It’ll be the best location to take pleasure in the warm evenings. It appears like they might still do a lot more to the inside though, which is a bit bleak as well as soulless – a genuine contrast to the rest of the place.

Customs home Bar

Open: Mon-Fri 11am till late. Food service is 12pm – 9pm.

Macquarie location Park
Corner of Bridge street as well as Loftus Street
Sydney

P: 92597317
W: Customs home Bar – part of the Marriott Group.
F: @CustomsHouseBar on Facebook.
I: @Customs_House_Bar on Instagram.

Links to: Food menu. mixed drink menu. white wine menu.

Where’s your much-loved inner-city location to eat? Go as well as inspect out CHB as well as let us understand what you think!

Images by Mrs Romance.  Mr & Mrs romance dined as guests of CBH.