The Chippendale Hotel

On my way to Spicy Alley I re-​discovered this little hidden Pub in Abercrombie street … I knew it was there but had put in out and off my radar because there was really nothing selling it to me … until now … re-​vamped … it appears to have changed in a new and more exciting direction. Joey is impressed with Young Henrys line up plus Stone & Wood as well as many more quality brews. The food too, has changed and with such items on the menu as ‘Sloppy Joe’ … how could you not be excited … it’s the kind of menu you want to enjoy with beer … and the option to add spirits to your Milkshake… priceless.

$ 18 for a bland chicken (maybe 4 or 5 little chunks of chicken) Caesar that took ages to get to the table??? No thanks. My friends $ 15 burger was small and greasy. No thanks.

This Pub has changed it’s name. It was some time ago, but I can see that it hasn’t been frequented by many, if any, Unilocalers since 2011.
It is now known as The Chippendale Hotel.
They’ve tried to tune into the uni crowd and make it a hipster interior. Old wood tables, old leather lounges, mixed ironically with the modern pre fab furniture it came with. Dark painted walls in the beer garden, which now has a roof.
The Bar keep was playing his Spotify music over the speakers, but he clearly was getting it for free judging by the ads all through it. I didn’t mind that though, as Im a spotify user myself. It’s cool to hear someone else s mixes now and again.
It’s a congenial pub, but nothing special.
Checking the menu, the hispter trap is apparent. Super food salads.
Kale. Chicken Kale. Kale and orange juice.
They had put a texta mark over the $ 4 price on this and written in $ 12 next to it.
Someone had spent an excruciating 2 seconds on it.
It is what it is. The food (steak) wasn’t spectacular. I can see that they are trying to open it up to local talent, DJ and bands. Hit them up if you wanna play a gig.

I was here last night for a mate’s birthday party. I think he holds some affection for the place. He’d be the first to admit, though, that the front of the bar is a smelly old pool room, a dingy booze hall that only drunken regulars would ever enter.
The room around the side is a bit better, though there’s nothing special or unusual about the tables with stools, TV screens, standard beers and spirits, or ambience to make you want to stay for long.
The beer garden out back is better: fresh air, at least. It’s certainly unpretentious.
There’s a room downstairs with another bar — though it’s not clear if this is ever used — and small stage. We had an event down here for a couple of dozen people as part of the birthday party, so that’s sort of a nice addition.
The regular crowd is what sort of defines the place, though, and it’s what will make you love or hate the place. I say this lovingly, but they are a bunch of well-​watered weirdos. If you like quirky locals who will tell you their life story after having a couple too many, this place is great. If strangers interfering in your personal space makes you uncomfortable, then you should probably steer clear.

To the rear of the Shannon Hotel’s old style and somewhat gritty exteriors, sits a sunny and broad beer garden.
The wooden furniture and paved floor a comfortable match to a pub lunch and schooner of beer.
The Shannon holds Karaōke nights, Comedy nights, Trivia and even a night of Irish Contemporary Music, free of charge. There are pool tables available and it’s a lovely place to drink, albeit a little out of the way if you’re in the city. But I bet it makes for an awesome local.