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It’s Happy Hour at the Cat and Fiddle Hotel every weekday from 4.30 – 6.30pm

By The Cat and Fiddle Hotel|2020-01-23T16:29:33+11:00December 5th, 2019|What's On at Rita's, What’s On in the Bar|0 Comments

Google Rating

3.8

Based on 216 reviews

Cat & Fiddle Hotel

3.8

Nicole Cameron

03:43 20 Mar 20

Good food

Jason Bennett

05:44 17 Mar 20

Gabriella Hamilton

10:41 13 Mar 20

Food was good and atmosphere was relaxing

Ben Daley

01:46 08 Mar 20

Anna Kreivald

22:08 02 Mar 20

Andres Corredor Gonzalez

21:29 02 Mar 20

David Wiggins

10:38 28 Feb 20

Troy Knox

04:17 27 Feb 20

Food was great! We had a great lunch here. Really like the new renovation and the restaurant. Will definitely return.

Tony Evans

21:55 25 Feb 20

Very friendly staff

Lela Dallas

01:12 23 Feb 20

Airx34

07:09 22 Feb 20

Daniel Webb

08:52 21 Feb 20

Tony Morris

10:27 14 Feb 20

Outstanding food at very reasonable prices. Highly recommended.

Stephen Storey

12:30 10 Feb 20

Benjamin Andre

08:00 09 Feb 20

Great pizzas and friendly staff

Ashlee S

09:22 08 Feb 20

Sam

21:11 29 Jan 20

Had a great experience at Rita's last night. The room is fresh, beautifully decorated in calming green and white. Awesome food which we shared. Loved the cucumber salad, lamb merguez, flank steak. All of it was delish. Friendly staff with a can do attitude. Table service. Really nice selection of wines. Will definitely be back with a larger group so that I can try more of the menu. Well done team. Looking forward to seeing the new Rita's bar when it's done.

Kevin Meade

04:15 26 Jan 20

Very enjoyable environment great staff with great food !!

Karen Sutton

02:28 26 Jan 20

This place is a gem..staff friendly, very clean. Ladies toilets wow..food fabo

AtomicMango

08:44 25 Jan 20

Food was very good. The honey chicken was lovely and tender and the tapas was outstanding.

Julia Camarsh

10:59 18 Jan 20

Fast service. Reasonable prices

Saverio De Michele

22:08 17 Jan 20

(Translated by Google) A nice place, a classic pub, many good beers, a good welcome and good service.(Original)Un bel posto, un classico pub, tante buone birre, una buona accoglienza e un buon servizio.

lm pl

07:12 13 Jan 20

John Lutge

23:29 11 Jan 20

Lunch on Saturday for five, including my Mum who is in a wheelchair. Great advice on food and wine. My son had the udon bolognese, and the rest of us shared the whole slow roast lamb shoulder, pork schnitzel with bone in, beans, beetroot and chips. Plus great desserts including a spectacular peach tart. It was all delicious. Highly recommend.

gokan Kur

12:24 09 Jan 20

Joe & Josie Barbuto

07:05 05 Jan 20

Brad Tupper

03:53 24 Dec 19

Great venue, food, hospitality and Vibe.

David Hudson

20:45 22 Dec 19

Great pub, great staff.

Andrew Mead

10:20 21 Dec 19

Cold beer

Kris Little

11:17 15 Dec 19

Darren Leo

06:02 14 Dec 19

Stuart Raines

12:25 13 Dec 19

Lee Chong

00:36 12 Dec 19

shared plates with family

Godfrey Ndlovu

02:03 08 Dec 19

Paul Wilcox

09:34 05 Dec 19

relaxed vibe and pet friendly

niamh dolan

09:37 29 Nov 19

Had dinner in ritas bar & kitchen & probably one of my the best meals we have had in Sydney! The menu is so amazing the food portions are MASSIVE & equally MASSIVE on flavour! The staff are so lovely & friendly & very attentive such a lovely experience! We finished off in the bar with all good vibes! Thank you will defo be returning

Jonathon Twigg

09:44 25 Nov 19

James C

11:29 24 Nov 19

Great food and the pub had a relaxing vibe

Greg Staron

12:29 13 Nov 19

Sarah Nelson-Jonas

11:28 13 Nov 19

Really great experience tonight. Food very food and service good. Sue was steering the ship. We arrived early and were on a deadline and our chicken, lamb and sides were delicious.

Ben

23:13 10 Nov 19

The pub and bar food are great however Rita's is average and doesn't offer any kids menu or even any suitable kids food. I'll be a regular at the pub and would be at the restaurant too if they catered for kids.

Info graciejack

23:37 07 Nov 19

Food is amazing. The brisket roll is worth travelling for. Rooms are tidy and neat !!!

Vincent Villatte

11:27 07 Nov 19

Will go back to this place.I really enjoyed the food and atmosphere.Staff is friendly and caring.Service can be a bit slow and environment is fairly noisy but overall enjoyable.

Susan Whittingham

14:07 05 Nov 19

The reopening is fantastic. The food is out of this world fantabulous.....hats off to the chef and kitchen team

Andre S

05:35 29 Oct 19

Ever More

12:15 25 Oct 19

Michael Smith

03:59 23 Sep 19

Pub been closed for a year, reopening in October

lonimahiny

09:49 20 Aug 19

Lady Cecilia Siekierska

13:18 10 Aug 19

Neat tidy clean. Nice place for a quiet drink

Anna Sandercoe

09:33 29 Sep 18

Usually 5 star, shut down! What...

Tommy Miller

23:50 21 Sep 18

I thought it was the cat and kiddie fiddler

Sarah S

08:14 15 Aug 18

(Translated by Google) Overall, a nice hotel. The rooms are clean and nicely decorated, as is the bathroom (shared with the other guests). A star deduction because of the breakfast, which is rather poor (breakfast makes you with utensils are given) and there is no stove.For all those who only stay a few days and do not plan a luxury vacation.(Original)Insgesamt ein schönes Hotel. Die Zimmer sind sauber und hübsch eingerichtet, ebenso das Bad(dieses wird mit den anderen Gästen geteilt ). Ein Stern Abzug wegen dem Frühstück , welches eher dürftig ist( Frühstück macht man sich selbst mit Utensilien die gegeben werden) und es keinen Herd gibt.Für alle zu empfehlen die nur ein paar Tage bleiben und keinen Luxusurlaub planen.

Robert Dreggs

08:21 23 Jul 18

Andrew Andrawos

09:35 17 Jul 18

Everything was great

Maciej Łacina

07:42 13 Jul 18

Reasonable prices, good beer, food. Friendly staff.

Sam Bradley

05:33 05 Jul 18

Very nice dinner

Kevin Bowen

08:21 22 Jun 18

Nice local Balmain pub

Craig Oliver

12:32 10 Jun 18

Great food. Little play area for the kids to amuse themselves. Nice place for a family dinner get together

Stephen Dance

05:33 24 May 18

Stefanie Joannidis

08:23 23 May 18

gabriela bernava

07:04 21 May 18

Paul Zamudio

12:34 17 May 18

Gary Washbourne

11:29 17 May 18

Josh McEvoy

01:56 12 May 18

Dave Sarks

05:38 05 May 18

Pretty cool hotel, but then again any pub with ‘cat’ in its name is cool.

Adam Walker

06:52 03 May 18

Great pub with an excellent food menu. The staff are very friendly and definitely add to the vibe. Well worth a visit.

Gaberna Laborde

07:36 30 Apr 18

Anthony Lucic

03:35 25 Apr 18

Emily White

06:33 23 Apr 18

Friendly staff. Good atmosphere as service

Jeromy Tawil

09:25 21 Apr 18

Needed to book a place last minute and was so pleased with how fresh, clean and comfortable the room was. The staff were happy to help, thanks for your great service guys!Ps. The food was awesome! Nothing like good proper pub food.

Robert Kamaralli

04:23 21 Apr 18

Kat Mat

09:35 19 Apr 18

Dee Detts

19:09 18 Apr 18

Jimmy Tuan Lam

00:29 15 Apr 18

Lorna Harris

23:29 06 Apr 18

Paul Pinkley

06:49 19 Mar 18

Rebekkah Lawrence

04:38 12 Mar 18

Andrej Grobler

04:54 09 Mar 18

David Francis

10:47 04 Mar 18

Shannon

11:40 01 Mar 18

Charles Board

20:02 27 Feb 18

Rose Clarkson

10:05 23 Feb 18

ian mitchell

10:16 18 Feb 18

Polite staff,good food

Piotr Więcek

08:52 17 Feb 18

Good value for money. Check-in at the bar was a surprise, but overall a good experience.

Steve Hope

21:40 15 Feb 18

Catherine Denina

06:43 05 Feb 18

Great live music, nice relaxed atmosphere. Def go again 😁

Jeremy Shannon Allen

06:03 28 Jan 18

Tentative review because I need to visit here more and try more dishes, but the steak and mushroom pie was quite good and a generous serving at a reasonable price. The mushy peas were a bit meh but all in all, it was a good dish. Drinks were standard prices, staff were friendly. Will update after a couple more visits but so far I like this pub.

Michelle Hutchins

09:04 07 Jan 18

It was great.

Slorgaloth Destroyer of Worlds

06:31 30 Dec 17

Warm and friendly staff, great place to stay!

Lea Rose

00:59 30 Dec 17

Jason Lockwood-James

00:14 17 Dec 17

Domen Ucakar

08:32 05 Dec 17

Great location, easy to find parking. The ambience is fantastic and prices reasonable. Loved and will come back.

Jeff Hon

19:03 04 Dec 17

Cute venue and spacious

kristen b

05:02 26 Nov 17

Good bar, reasonable priced. Closed early which was a shame.

Tawfik Elgazzar

23:51 20 Nov 17

Andrew Coombes

09:04 14 Nov 17

Great place for catch up drinks and a meal. Great location and close to Victoria Rd for ease of access via buses to or from the city.

Mathew Bettell

04:46 02 Nov 17

Ross Crofft

12:08 25 Oct 17

Paul Drake

22:16 20 Sep 17

Erin O'Brien

08:53 19 Sep 17

George Mylonas

02:11 17 Sep 17

Jordan Trimmer

22:25 08 Sep 17

Bruce Judith John

10:29 06 Sep 17

Pleasant service; clean; nice sized servings.

Aakash Thakwani

08:19 06 Sep 17

Michelle Stowers

11:21 04 Sep 17

First time visit to the cat & fiddle and it looks great!! Recently renovated very tastefully, a good place for a Sunday afternoon lunch or a Friday night out.I would recommend a look at what the new owners are trying to achieve. We tryed a meat platter for two and it was cooked well. They also had some good ciders and ales on tap.

Ty Van Emden

09:06 04 Sep 17

Great pub with friendly staff beautiful menu and good beer selection. Live music in the corner. Recommend.

Mark Doyle

06:11 31 Aug 17

Great pub Over priced food

Dean Marchant

17:46 23 Aug 17

Great place

James Aspinall

02:52 23 Aug 17

Alek Petersen

03:28 21 Aug 17

Good pub to go with the Kids

Jonathan Fu

05:01 20 Aug 17

Very friendly, helpful staff team and a very wonderful atmosphere during the event. Not too crowded and we'll served food.

Troy Bellrose

08:04 18 Aug 17

Good trivia

Cameron Harris

07:32 18 Aug 17

great local pub, good menu and fairly priced.

Jared Bradley

04:09 16 Aug 17

Lauren Bradley

08:43 30 Jul 17

Great food, awesome staff, very accommodating and helpful

Dean Sheppard

07:19 29 Jul 17

Allison Kolanovic

09:42 24 Jul 17

Awsome venue! Great food 😊

Blake Stroh

07:49 15 Jun 17

Nice big pub. Plenty of room for our group. Most of our food was great and good area for a few drinks!

Matthew Nagel

23:01 14 Jun 17

cozy pub, nice atmosphere, food is what you'd expect, good/ok not great, beer selection is good

Chris Karr

09:47 02 Jun 17

Edward Hattersley

14:45 01 Jun 17

Great food & even better wines!

jason swenson

07:59 18 May 17

I went there last night for the first time in years, the place looked and felt amazing. Staff welcoming, food was great. Love the area, highly recommend and will be coming back again in the near future for sure. Thank you to the staff

Nick Ferguson

08:33 22 Apr 17

Cool local pub. Live music, beer, decent food. It's all you need.

Neill Horsman

09:38 06 Apr 17

Spud Nacho's and Thursday trivia!!Foods too expensive. Beer towers are tall

Richard Prior

09:42 05 Apr 17

There are also rooms available

Christian Ainsworth

15:54 18 Mar 17

Rodney Sparkes

10:28 31 Jan 17

Little pricey but look where u are .. loved the food definitely not a pub meal so dont be expected one . Close to shopes n warter geat loction to go for a stroll

Terence O'Riain

08:47 13 Jan 17

It's nextdoor to some nice people.

J B

01:51 07 Jan 17

Top notch bar. Friendly staff and good drink options!

Mark Lawton

02:16 03 Dec 16

Allan Morton

23:40 19 Nov 16

Good local

Michael Weir

21:42 18 Nov 16

Nice pub and really good good

Mel J

11:19 07 Nov 16

Yummy pies and comfy ambience.

Laura Sprules

10:51 30 Oct 16

Great food, lively band

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Facebook Rating

4.2

Based on 171 reviews

Cat and Fiddle Hotel

4.2

Italia Breccione-Mattucci

10:58 09 Mar 20

The Pizzas at Rita’s are the best!

Tony Morris

10:37 14 Feb 20

This place is quite a pleasant surprise. It is actually quite a find. Really good food at great prices. Great service. Highly recommended.

Margie Clay

02:56 09 Feb 20

The band they had last night - smashing crabs were fantastic. topped off a great night. tapas good too

Kimin Lim

13:15 15 Jan 20

Absolutely wonderful... Rita’s great restaurant and service but front bar staff and food amazing as well and Trivia best ever!!😊🥂🍾🍷🍺

Anna Clark

01:46 15 Jan 20

Delicious food, delicious cocktails, friendly staff, highly recommended! ⭐️

Christine Murphy

03:29 30 Dec 19

We ate some seriously good food here today, great service and nice fresh interior. Very pleasant place to have lunch.

Victoria Tavendale

09:35 05 Dec 19

I had dinner tonight with 3 teenage boys ( lucky me !) service was a bit slow to start but they are just getting into the groove. New kitchen new crew. It will take a bit. The food was great ! We had the flatbread and humous for starters and shared the slow cook lamb between the 4 of us. Nobody left hungry ! The salad was teeny tiny. Would be good if a bit bigger !! Will go back.

Janet Devereaux

08:43 09 Nov 19

First time back tonight since the reopen. Looks bright and fresh. Enjoyed our pizza and friendly fast service.

Julius Grafton

19:29 05 Nov 19

Top day at Melbourne Cup event! New kitchen is a breath of fresh air for Balmain, and the restaurant refurb is awesome. Well done!

Louise Clare Carter

08:44 28 Oct 19

What a great night! Danced the night away after a beautiful meal in the bistro will definitely be going back.

Jennifer Wynne

17:31 24 Oct 19

Great bar menu. Amazing wine and really good service.!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Love the new bistro

Michelle Ruby Appleton

10:36 29 Apr 18

Was lovely & price also good 😁 will be staying again in the future 👏👏👏💕

Lara Barnshaw

02:23 29 Apr 18

Emma Clisby

22:42 17 Mar 18

I generally love going to this pub... it's relaxed Irish vibe with great food always makes for a great lunch or dinner � however ... I went last night for st paddys day and I went last year as well. Last year you had this epic fiddler duo on which was awesome to dance to and enjoy the Irish atmosphere... I seriously had a very memorable and great night there and he place was packed!! But what happened this year?? A blues and roots band... seriously? They were good not giving them a bad wrap but they were not right.... the people wanted Irish!! They played an Irish song at the end after a lot of crowd pressure and everyone danced and sung!! Please please please do Irish band in the evening next year!!

Vanessa Petty

20:23 26 Jan 18

Is a great place for all occassion/event, the place is clean, friendly and good service and Food is amazing!

Sue Morris

03:57 07 Jan 18

Went here for a hens party , it was a really hot day the dining room with the glass roof was unfortunately really hot , management should invest in some industrial fans for this area as it was quite uncomfortable, but other than that the service was good and I had the steak sandwich which was really good I would definitely come back again .

Rebecca Darcy

01:21 06 Jan 18

The food, the staff and the atmosphere was amazing! Very friendly staff and more than happy to help with what to do and see around Sydney. The room we stayed in was nice and clean. Def recommended!

Jason Bundy Connolly

02:06 25 Dec 17

Great place staff are excellent =] friendly local atmosphere

Lauren Bradley

07:35 03 Sep 17

We stayed here when we got married in Sydney. We had our rehearsal dinner in the restaurant and our bridal party and us stayed in the accommodation upstairs. They were incredibly obliging and helpful, went above and beyond to accommodate us and were generally awesome. Room for improvement on mattress comfort and fan noise, but other than that completely awesome and lovely accommodation and venue.

Nectar Ross

04:56 28 Aug 17

Amazing staff, Amazing food, definitely be back for the fillet �

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12:13 12 Jul 17

Went there tonight and checked it out! Great people, brilliant food and a fantastic atmosphere! Can NOT wait to come back with more of my friends and tell everyone about my experience. Well done guys, you nailed it! Looking for a fun relaxed night out with your mates, with a fun environment, then this is the destination! ��

Dane Van Emden

11:24 12 Jul 17

Nick James

04:18 11 Jul 17

Great spot! Highly recommend the ribs & buffalo wings with blue cheese were amazing!

Annette Farac

04:14 11 Jul 17

Kristina Isabella Farac

09:18 10 Jul 17

Alex Giuttari

09:02 10 Jul 17

Coming on Wednesday for origin!! Can't wait!! 👌

Alison Kolanovic

08:47 10 Jul 17

Ilias Kladakis

08:40 10 Jul 17

Fantastic food and service and a great venue. Try the oysters!

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10:02 04 Jun 17

What a refreshingly wonderful afternoon we spent here! The staff were fantastic, the food was plentiful and delicious. Our birthday celebration could not have been any better! Thank you! We'll be spreading the word, and we'll be back!

Bran Don

09:01 29 May 17

Had a meal for the ages there. �� Will most certainly make a return visit next time I'm in SYD.� ��

Jonathan David

12:03 27 May 17

Nathan Arciuli

07:27 24 May 17

Just a massive thanks to Ben and the rest of the crew at the Cat and Fiddle for and unreal night last weekend! Had a birthday function in the wine bar and couldn't recommend a better place for it!!Will definitely be there again very soon for more beers!

Adam Micheal

08:48 20 May 17

Live music made for a cracker night- Great staff

Nicola Gray

08:13 20 May 17

Had such a great night at the Cat & Fiddle! Live music, quality drinks, delicious dinner and great atmosphere! Such a great vibe!! We shall be back!!!

Lulu Bilson

10:24 17 May 17

Excellent venue! Staff are friendly and management are great and approachable! Love this place!!!

Robert Budniak

04:13 08 May 17

We had a party for my daughter at the Cat and Fiddle. Ben the manager and his staff were only too happy to help make this night a success.They arranged for an area of the Garden room for our exclusive use. The food was great.All our guests had a great time.Ben and his team had only been managing the place for a week, but there was nothing that was too much trouble for them to arrange.(just a bit of background - the previous management has not told Ben about booking so we were an unexpected party. They did miracles to make the night work)

Rosanna Francis

13:27 07 May 17

Excellent venue for an event. Friendly, hospitable, professional staff and management.

Anthony Tonks

06:46 01 May 17

Had a great stay in "The library" room. Clean & quiet, shared bathrooms were clean & neat. Grab some food from the bistro in the pub, the duck breast & squid dishes were fantastic. Would stay here again, would recommend it to others.

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06:50 19 Mar 17

We had a few drinks and listened to the band. Great afternoon.

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03:32 25 Feb 17

Great pub atmosphere. Amazing food and friendly staff. Just wish they played more UFC and boxing. One of the best in Balmain.

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09:26 23 Sep 16

Excellent place for trivia on Thursday nights, the trivia host makes it worth wild.

Jez Coombz

06:45 11 Sep 16

Friendly, fantastic food.... A wonderful local.

Melissa Harper

21:57 27 Jun 16

Room was beautiful. Small but enough for 2 as we were only there for the night. Bathroom fantastic. Huge and well appointed. Would definitely stay here again.

Nardia Munt

04:48 04 Jun 16

Ally Kilpin

11:53 07 May 16

Helen Merzliakov

10:07 22 Feb 16

Great food and friendly helpful service Stayed one night in Cellar room. Beautiful bedroom, bathroom, kitchenette. However no aircon and unable to access cool natural air. This spoilt (suffocating) an otherwise excellent sojourn.

Gracie Flowers

10:30 08 Feb 16

Great food, atmosphere, service and live entertainment.

Sarkis Akle

10:25 03 Oct 15

Best pub food I have had in years. I'll be back for sure.

Georgia Mav

15:36 17 Apr 15

Great atmosphere with delicious food and music, thank you for looking after us Cat and Fiddle Hotel

Adam Hodgkiss

02:32 13 Jan 15

Adam Kemp

20:49 10 Dec 14

Brendan Nolan

23:17 17 Nov 14

Love the food Outstanding

Tracy Postic

04:13 20 Oct 14

Amazing menu..with fantastic atmosphere...

Mary Lappin

20:48 29 Sep 14

Elizabeth Brown

14:40 25 Sep 14

Great pub. Loved it long time

Sarah Jane O Brien

03:24 17 Sep 14

Ciara Malone

12:35 02 Sep 14

Best staff ;)

Loretta de Haan

02:04 31 Aug 14

Great food, lovely pub and the Saturday afternoon entertainment is fantastic!!

Sarah Murphy

13:28 30 Aug 14

Claire McPherson Cheah

02:02 28 Aug 14

I give this place 5 stars, 1 star for great bar1 star for great cocktail list 1 star for great food menu 1 star for great entertainment 1 star for great interior design

Dan Taylor

07:06 06 Jul 14

Steve Hope

01:04 27 Jun 14

Nice pint of Guinness

Evelyn Colville Graham

10:55 26 Jun 14

Fabulous fish & chips, great service!!

Andrew Kelemen

18:05 19 Jun 14

Scott Adamson

09:34 24 May 14

Great Pub, Great Food and nice beers on tap and in the fridge, Very attentive friendly staff...I recommend the Trivia Night, always a good laugh and always very close at the end...

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07:54 04 Mar 14

Been there last nite...loved the food and great service...will definitely go back :)

Alex Bathur

10:02 19 Feb 14

Darrell Wheeler

11:17 16 Feb 14

Bec Miller

10:23 08 Feb 14

Lovely atmosphere, great food. Fantastic entertainment!!

Adrian Marino

08:07 08 Feb 14

Rex Rattur

06:04 05 Feb 14

Is an Irish pub now. Excellent bangers and mash.

Christa Coley Glass

09:22 25 Jan 14

Fiona Keegan

08:09 25 Jan 14

Lisa Frances

10:37 21 Jan 14

Love the renovations. Fantastic lunch and atmosphere today. With all the competition around the area, you guys are doing it with class. Can't wait for the live music. Wish it was my local.

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