We sometimes stop here after visiting a friend who lives in the area. Atmosphere is pretty good, but overall similar to most big pubs.

After being closed for what seems like years, for renovation, and their seemingly issues with Council on how big the smoking area could be, which also seems to have held up the reopening of this Iconic Hotel that in its day was along with the Albury Hotel, ( now closed due to noise complaints by St Vincent's Hospital ) had some of the very best talented drag acts in Sydney.
The opening and closing scences of the movie Priscilla queen of the Desert, and if you look at the outside scences of the building and the inside ones of the bar, you might wonder what the hell, did they renovate, it looks as it did in those shots of a movie made in 1993.
Anyway this place is ok, and has the potential to be a lot better if they could just get some staff that stayed and remember you as a regular and your name, a way a pub should be, especially one that is supposed to support the gay community, it often feels as though your just a prance thing and it's serve and next, next, next.
Gosh I long for the days of Patches again, you bought membership and everyone from security and the doorman knew your name.
But I'm not writing this place off, if your in Erskinville and in dire need of a drink, and you want to reminisce then this is the place.

It's not a bad older style pub. The staff are friendly enough but it's a big pub and you don't get that personal touch you get at other nearby pubs. Beer is cheap and they have a good amount of places to sit.

No restaurant in the hotel, but fabulous entertainment most nights, from live music to drag shows. A good place to go after eating nearby.