Jason King
AmyHuangThe Glenmore is Amazing and The Argyle is a Blacklisted Over Pretentious Shi*thole
April 9th 2011 22:50
I headed into the city last night for a night out for the first time in a long time. It was the birthday of great friend Verity and I only get to see her once every year or so and thought it was high time I made an effort, I know - who would have thought 
. It was also a chance to catch up with Batty, the social butterfly I also have not seen in months. I was actually excited to go out with a different bunch of people and experience some new venues.
I met up with them at a SUPERB pub, The Glenmore, located just up from the Rocks in Sydney. What an amazing old pub with charm - it had a few floors and we were on the rooftop bar. That pic above - yep that's it - in front of the Opera House on a rooftop that is nicely designed with a very efficient bar and food service. Beers off the tap (I think there were only two kinds) but they were less than $5- a beer and they had abundant wines and champagnes from varying regions and affordably priced. The four girls, and later myself, settled on a nice Sparkling wine.
The Glenmore Hotel has been an Aussie icon since 1921. With its colonial old English charm and character, The Glenmore has been a popular watering hole which has survived depressions, wars, plagues to name but a few and this unique slice of history is located next to one of the world’s most beautiful harbours. Now that is cool!!
The food was sensational. We all settled on sharing nibble foods. We ordered bowls of chips, wedges, salt and pepper squid & chicken pieces (kind of like tenders). The salt and pepper squid was awesome and the chicken was tasty. My only gripe about the food was that a bowl of chips (standard but yummy crinkle cut chips) was $9.50- when a bowl of chicken pieces with dipping sauces was $12.50-. I just think the chips were a little overpriced. But hey, when my beer is less than $5- I can live with $9.50 chips. And did I mention the view - senbloodysational. That and the company and it made a brilliant start to the night. The highlight was watching Batty and Viva La Vez get a Melbourne Storm player to scream out "Go the Sea Eagles" - that made the night right there
After a couple of hours - I think it was 9pm the girls (4 of them) had shared two bottles of Champagne and us boys had about 3 beers each and we had our fill of food. They wanted to try a different venue in the Rocks to see what it is all about. We settled on the Argyle, I had heard about this giant venue in the heart of the Rocks and we were all keen to suss it out. The girls wanted to see if they could dance there and it has this nice open courtyard we had heard about.
We turned up outside and had to wait in a queue for about 5mins before I was confronted by a power wielding door bitch with the comment "your shoes are too casual for this venue". My double take and "excuse me?" was responded with a repetition of the comment and the rope being held open while she looked behind me at the next person she can preside over as though the judge and jury of execution row. I was mortified. Next it was Batty, "you appear too intoxicated" - my thoughts of "you haven't met Batty then" or "are you f'n kidding me" kept circling my angering brain.
Here is a picture of my $160- shoes that were coupled with brand new navy jeans ($180), a vintage T ($50-) and a suit jacket (pure wool but picked up at an op shop for $20). My jacket alone cost more than the skunk like wig the door whore was wearing. I have never been confronted and humiliated worse than this over pretentious "self promoted" elitist dump in my life. I tweeted the fact when home and got flooded by responses to the same effect.
These stood out as the most appropriate.
I went to their website this morning and funnily enough they do not have a dress code recorded anywhere - I am pretty certain there is no dress code unless decided by the bitch who think she runs The Rocks on Saturday nights. It is not as if the place was busy and it was 9pm for crying out loud. Very disappointing - I would much have preferred to be writing something nice but the Sydney Table will NEVER venture to this dump and as most complainers do - will endeavour to inform the world of their mistreatment.
A good night had until arriving at that dump and Happy Birthday to Viva La Vez - thanks for a great night and good to see you love. Mwah
. It was also a chance to catch up with Batty, the social butterfly I also have not seen in months. I was actually excited to go out with a different bunch of people and experience some new venues.
I met up with them at a SUPERB pub, The Glenmore, located just up from the Rocks in Sydney. What an amazing old pub with charm - it had a few floors and we were on the rooftop bar. That pic above - yep that's it - in front of the Opera House on a rooftop that is nicely designed with a very efficient bar and food service. Beers off the tap (I think there were only two kinds) but they were less than $5- a beer and they had abundant wines and champagnes from varying regions and affordably priced. The four girls, and later myself, settled on a nice Sparkling wine.
The Glenmore Hotel has been an Aussie icon since 1921. With its colonial old English charm and character, The Glenmore has been a popular watering hole which has survived depressions, wars, plagues to name but a few and this unique slice of history is located next to one of the world’s most beautiful harbours. Now that is cool!!
The food was sensational. We all settled on sharing nibble foods. We ordered bowls of chips, wedges, salt and pepper squid & chicken pieces (kind of like tenders). The salt and pepper squid was awesome and the chicken was tasty. My only gripe about the food was that a bowl of chips (standard but yummy crinkle cut chips) was $9.50- when a bowl of chicken pieces with dipping sauces was $12.50-. I just think the chips were a little overpriced. But hey, when my beer is less than $5- I can live with $9.50 chips. And did I mention the view - senbloodysational. That and the company and it made a brilliant start to the night. The highlight was watching Batty and Viva La Vez get a Melbourne Storm player to scream out "Go the Sea Eagles" - that made the night right there
After a couple of hours - I think it was 9pm the girls (4 of them) had shared two bottles of Champagne and us boys had about 3 beers each and we had our fill of food. They wanted to try a different venue in the Rocks to see what it is all about. We settled on the Argyle, I had heard about this giant venue in the heart of the Rocks and we were all keen to suss it out. The girls wanted to see if they could dance there and it has this nice open courtyard we had heard about.
We turned up outside and had to wait in a queue for about 5mins before I was confronted by a power wielding door bitch with the comment "your shoes are too casual for this venue". My double take and "excuse me?" was responded with a repetition of the comment and the rope being held open while she looked behind me at the next person she can preside over as though the judge and jury of execution row. I was mortified. Next it was Batty, "you appear too intoxicated" - my thoughts of "you haven't met Batty then" or "are you f'n kidding me" kept circling my angering brain.
Here is a picture of my $160- shoes that were coupled with brand new navy jeans ($180), a vintage T ($50-) and a suit jacket (pure wool but picked up at an op shop for $20). My jacket alone cost more than the skunk like wig the door whore was wearing. I have never been confronted and humiliated worse than this over pretentious "self promoted" elitist dump in my life. I tweeted the fact when home and got flooded by responses to the same effect.
The ARGYLE turned you down? Sydney city just gets further and further up its own arse. The Argyle is a dump and always has been.
i had the same problem there!!! OMFG - i was wearing a collared shirt and the only problem was i had a lace shoe...funny thing the person after us was one of those bad looking types with SHORTS dirty shoes and a ripped shirt...he got in easily - lol relocated about 30 poeple that night...so their loss
These stood out as the most appropriate.
I went to their website this morning and funnily enough they do not have a dress code recorded anywhere - I am pretty certain there is no dress code unless decided by the bitch who think she runs The Rocks on Saturday nights. It is not as if the place was busy and it was 9pm for crying out loud. Very disappointing - I would much have preferred to be writing something nice but the Sydney Table will NEVER venture to this dump and as most complainers do - will endeavour to inform the world of their mistreatment.
A good night had until arriving at that dump and Happy Birthday to Viva La Vez - thanks for a great night and good to see you love. Mwah
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I have been turned away so many times in the city because of my dressing I just stopped going to any venue in the city! Nothing beats a down to earth pub outside the city
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Well said re Superficial interests - and you can't beat a country pub.
Have a great day ladies!!!