The Vic - Marrickville

This is one of my fav dog friendly venues in sydney, especially for a public holiday. everyone is in the parking lot and shoots hoops. super fun atmosphere. I never eat here normally, just drink. once we had a show in the nearby factory theatre, so it came here for a good old pub feed. the food was very mediocre, I had the barramundi and it tasted dirty. they were good. So they skip the food and drink it!

I love the atmosphere here. they have a large, beautiful outdoor seating area, or they can choose to sit on the large window, the view of the enmore park. while we were there, the staff grilled the hunch on the back, the smell fantastic. we were so full that we didn't eat, but the drinks were okay.

The Merivale takeover does not seem to have influenced the old device, funny amount and good music (live or otherwise). it could have increased prices, however. Happy hour is good with all be $5 but when it ends, some of the prices almost double. eating is quite good pub food, but also the cheapest sausage in a roll is $12.

Eat: the quality of eating is good and the portions are generous. the dessert menu could be improved with some additional options service: the service is always friendly and warm. in certain lively nights (e.g. World Cup game night) the bars seem to be underoccupied that can lead to long waiting times on the bar ambience: this pub has a good chilled mood and big event calendar. the crowd is a mix of people who appear friendly and the music is diverse. I also love that this place is dog-friendly!

A definite hotspot for many reasons. All types mingle here, there's no sense of exclusivity (there are dogs that go here, for real), you'll get a good feed for a reasonable price, but most importantly (at least for me), it's one of the few bars/pubs/eateries that supports live bands, which really brought it all up a notch IMO. Can only hope all this doesn't change under Merrivale's new management