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Town Hall Hotel Newtown

Google (1258) 4.1
Tripadvisor (19) 3.7
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Visitors praise the Town Hall Hotel Newtown for its appealing interior, good drink selection, and friendly atmosphere, with some noting a positive transformation of the upstairs area. However, a recurring complaint is about the security staff, described by some as unnecessarily aggressive and ruining patrons' nights.

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Address
326 King St, Newtown NSW 2042, Australia
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Phone
(02) 9557 1206
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Website
townhallhotelnewtown.com

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About this place Town Hall Hotel Newtown

The Town Hall Hotel, the Townie to regulars, is a busy live-music pub on King Street in the centre of Newtown, with bands several nights a week, craft beer and a classic corner-pub feel. It is a mixed, all-welcome venue rather than a dedicated gay bar, but in keeping with Newtown's character it has genuine queer ties, including resident drag queens and kings and a relaunch pitched as bigger and gayer. For LGBTQ+ visitors it is a comfortable, low-key spot for live music and a drink in one of Sydney's most progressive neighbourhoods, within easy walking distance of the Newtown Hotel, the Bank and Stonewall Newtown.

Features

Gay-friendly (straight venue) Card payments accepted Walk-ins welcome Reservation required WiFi Day venue Evening venue Year-round Gay-friendly (straight venue) Air conditioning

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4.1
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1,258 reviews

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Marie Christopher
Marie Christopher Jun 2026
★★★★★

Always love going to the Townie. Staff are friendly and always a great friendly crowd. As a single female I feel welcomed always.

J
J Jun 2026
★★★★★

The salad that comes with the steak has such perfectly crunchy almonds and a dressing well balanced in tartness and sweetness, whoever made it perfected the art of salads.

Toby Llewellyn
Toby Llewellyn Jun 2026
★★★★★

I ordered a pint of Hard Rated on tap. They poured me a pint that they “estimated to be 500ml” (full pint is 568ml) it was significantly less than a full pint - their retort was “because there’s no head, like there is on beer, it has to be less”. I questioned this and they kicked me out. Don’t sell pints then.

Pedja Tausan
Pedja Tausan Jun 2026
★★★★★

No different to any similar venue.

Elyssa Davis
Elyssa Davis Jun 2026
★★★★★

$70 per person for GarageBand-grade music that you cannot even dance the Macarena to …

Chris Jervis
Chris Jervis Jun 2026
★★★★★
scrambo
scrambo Jun 2026
★★★★★

the kitchen and menu changes every few years but right now it's tasty as hell

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