A pool room full of Bob Hawke memorabilia, deep-fried Viennetta cake, and the tick of approval from – a new 1980s-inspired pub has officially opened its doors in .
The Bob Hawke Beer & Leisure Centre is the latest addition to the streets of Marrickville in the city’s inner west, and has already been drawing crowds since it opened at the end of March.
There’s plenty to do inside with a brewery taking up the top floor, a pool room dedicated to the late Prime Minister downstairs, its own Chinese-Australian restaurant The Lucky Prawn, and some of the best of Hawke’s beers on tap.
The 2,100 square metre venue seats 300 and is the first bricks-and-mortar brewery from the Hawke’s Brewing Company, co-founded by beer-skolling Hawke and a pair of Aussie mates Nathan Lennon and David Gibson.
Last weekend Mr Albanese stopped by for a drink, leaving his own mark on the The RJLH Pool Room with a photo of his younger self taken in 1986, 태국골프 clad in a denim jacket standing beside a beaming Hawke.
Anthony Albanese has given his tick of approval to Marrickville’s Bob Hawke Beer and 태국골프 Leisure Centre
The venue opened at the end of March and has already drawn in crowds
Inside is a pool room filled with Bob Hawke memorabilia
Hawke is seen drinking the first sip of a Hawke’s beer in 2017 before his death in 2019
The museum-style pool room is based on the very same one Hawke had in his own house in Northbridge.
It’s filled with photographs of the beloved PM, anecdotes about his life and 태국골프 time in office and even has his old golf clubs and a treasured cigar humidifier.
The charm of the venue is that in its entirety it’s a trip back in time.
Fitted out with wooden panels, decorative carpet and giant beer tanks, diners are immediately sent back to the 80s.
The top level hosts the brewery and a mezzanine level dubbed Sanctuary Cove, while downstairs is home to The Lucky Prawn – a mix of an RSL and a classic Chinese-Australian bistro.
The venue is a trip back in time to the 80s with a Chinese-Australian restaurant titled The Lucky Prawn
Mr Albanese is seen with a photograph of him and Hawke taken in 1986
Pictured is some of the memorabilia inside the venue in Sydney’s inner west
The walls are full of photos of the late PM who was adored by Australians across the country
Sizzling beef, sweet and sour pork, prawn toast and even ice-cream drizzled in Ice Magic are just some of the stars of the menu which was designed to be shared and 태국골프 served on a lazy Susan.
The retro bistro will strike a chord in many Aussies who grew up visiting Chinese-Australian style diners in regional towns, complete with paper menus and a decorative red carpet.
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