Royal Cricketers Arms

A legitimate old pub, swallowed up by suburbia but still maintaining a country feel inside and out. Great main building, big beer garden. Don’t pass it by.
I didn’t try the food as the kitchen wasn’t open mid afternoon, but the menu looks amazing. And it gets 5 stars for the ambiance and service alone.
Cheers!

A nice traditional pub that provides simple and delicious food! It is a little overpriced though — the steak sandwich was $ 22 and this was more like a snack. Overall, there was a good vibe to the pub and I would consider going back again!

Situated right next to the Atura hotel as well as the Skyline drive-​ins and being only a short walk away from Wet n Wild I didn’t really have high expectations for this place.
I was however, pleasantly surprised.
We timed our visit to coincide with the starting of the first session of movies at the skyline drive-​ins so was it wasn’t too busy.
The food was served in under 15 minutes as well as been freshly prepared and adorable.
There is a substantial menu given it is a sensually just a pub meal, as well as being fairly priced as with the drinks also.
There is an outdoor seating area as well as the option to cook your own meat yourself. Whilst it was a pub it was, there really was very little noise.
Quality of the food was excellent and we will definitely be returning again

Great English pub, great service, shame about the parmi. For $ 25 the parmi was tiny and thin. Well cooked, but more of a snack than a meal. For the same money in Melbourne or Adelaide you can get a piece of meat that covers the entire plate…

Where can I find a traditional pub? It’s a question many of you have asked, and sadly the answer seems to be getting further and further outside of Sydney. One exception, tucked inside the Sydney metro limits, is the Royal Cricketer’s Arms.
With a beautiful historic frontage (it was first licensed in 1880), and a large, gently refurbished beer garden, it’s a top place to kick back over Scottish Cream Ale and take in a Ploughman’s Board ($ 23). With cold cuts, cheeses, rye bread, piccalilli, a boiled egg and a traditional English pork pie, the highlight of this nicely presented meal is the tart, dark, Branston pickle, full of vinegar and Worcestershire sauce.
In the entertainment stakes, there are cook-​your-​own steaks on a wonderfully high-​temperature outdoor grill and live music, rather than the incessant jingle of pokies.
If you’d rather leave your steak in the hands of experts, the kitchen puts out a Petite Fillet Mignon ($ 24), wrapped in smoky bacon and dripping Café de Paris butter, with forest mushrooms and fries on the side.
Dessert — whether it’s Profiteroles ($ 13) or in liquid form as glasses of Frangelico and lime on ice — should keep you occupied well into the night.
To get the most out of this pub, book in at Atura Blacktown for their Time Warp Package ($ 179/​couple), a few drunken stumbles next-​door. The package includes overnight accommodation, breakfast for two and tickets to the Skyline Drive-​In, with a premium option to get chauffeured and see your movie in a restored 1960s Cadillac.

Old English pub. Friendly and comfortable. Foods nice (they change the menu summer to winter) and so is the beer. Nice outdoor area too. They used to make have pickled eggs but alas no more (bring them back, bring them back, bring them back) oh yeah, they serve beer in pints which always makes me happy.

Thoroughly enjoyed a prawn and proscuitto salad and salt and pepper squid :) Nice that neither came with obligatory chips!!! The lemon lime and bitters coud have been slightly sweeter for our taste, no complaint, just an observation. We WILL come here again.