The Arthouse

Ph: 9284 1200; 275 Pitt St, SYDNEY 2000 www.thearthousehotel.com.au

Bar, Bar
Open Mon-Wed 11am-midnight Thu 11am-1am Fri 11am-3am Sat 5pm-6am; Licensed

Mietta's Review
The Attic is, not surpringly, the top floor of the Arthouse Hotel. It was once a smoking romm and is now a cool cocktail bar under the expert guidance of Ben Davidson, previously of the Cruise Lounge when it was Posh. Well made drinks and a good vibe make this an excellent choice though Friday may not be the best night to visit. Below is the Dome restaurant.

Other published opinions

Sydney Morning Herald Lissa Christopher, 21-7-2008 "As I tour its three levels, the evening's options narrow. The Dome Bar, an ideal spot for a grown-up evening of wining and whining, has been booked out by an accounting firm. The neat, top-floor Attic Bar is also hosting a private function. The Gallery Bar is as packed as a peak-hour train, its patrons in rows on fold-up chairs, sketch pads in their laps. It's a life-drawing class, a regular event at the Arthouse. So it is that my friend and I find ourselves in the Verge, the Arthouse's main bar. It's a big, handsome space that successfully mixes 19th-century architectural detailing - the building has been around since the 1830s - with contemporary bar furniture. Tables are plentiful and the wooden floorboards look solid enough to last centuries."

Sydney Cheap Eats 2005 "Now firmly ensconced as one of the CBD's favourite drinking spots, this beautifully renovated Edwardian-looking pub offers a maze of bright, buzzing public bars, as well as several more private nooks and alcoves." and also ... "Ben Davidson used to be the driving creative force behind the drinks at posh. Now he has transformed this quirky little space at the very top of the Arthouse Hotel"

The Sydney Morning Herald, Bars, Kate Duthie, 1/4/02 The Daily Telegraph, Called to the bar, Peter Lalor, 6/2/02, Score 15/20

The Sydney Morning Herald, Bars, Kate Duthie, Jan 2002 "Noisy busy bar, great decor."