Cat & Fiddle Hotel 456 Darling Street, Balmain, New South Wales 2041

"“Tu me fatigues” has been the most amazing bar servant. Fulfilled my order’s at such as fast pace I couldn’t even flirt with my Tinder date. 10/10 would recommend, crazy sense of urgency and highest quality drinks."

"I'm really not sure whether to be angry or amused. I walked into this Balmain bastion yesterday evening to buy a bottle of wine to take away and was informed by the lovely and very polite barman that the takeaway price was exactly the same as they drink in price - that is about 2.5x what one would ordinarily expect to pay. So I walked down and had a chat with the lovely Deano in the Sacky, got a lovely bottle of Riesling and spread the word about the price gouging behaviour of the Cat and Fiddle. You are taking the proverbial my friends!"

"Disappointing evening. Decided to visit on a weeknight, biggest mistake ever... There were 7 tables at the time, 4 of us had problems related to food (either food arrived late or totally missed items from the table) and staff did not know how to do 'damage control'; I don't blame them, clearly there is lack of training, no visible management and communication needs to improved. Waited 35 min for 1 lasagne and 1 steak (med-rare) , walked up to the bar counter to alert staff, however, they blamed it on the lasagne (unsure why, since there should be several portions already in the fridge and all you have to do is heat it up?) Anyways, waited another 10 minutes but as there was no visible food coming, stood up and left ..."

"Great friendly vibe. Excellent good value pub meals. Entertainment on offer some evenings and plenty of sports options."

"What a great local and easy going pub! Friendly and welcoming service with good value for money food selections. The fish stew was a hot favourite at the table and my steak was done just medium rare, the way I ordered it! We will be back again soon!"