Newtown Hotel

@ 174 King Street, Newtown

Yeooow! Newtown Hotel! What has happened to you? You've had a facelift! You've had a renovation! You have an upstairs! You actually look... fancy!

The building that was once the Newtown Hotel way back when then closed for over a decade due to funding/ownership issues before becoming Freaky Tiki - a supposedly temporary set up before it went viral - has now completely come 360.

A slick new paint job in a nice calm green and a balcony that is the envy of King Street, spanning a whole corner and then some is the least of this bar's impressive touch ups. The downstairs is still a little dark, but with deco style paintings on the walls, a motley of mismatched but alluring couches and an upstairs replete with movie and trivia nights are more than persuasive enough to enter the doors.

The food is your typical bar fare. We opted for the fish and chips and steak, done in different grades (mine in rare, my friend's in medium rare) and they came out about right, on cheap looking tinned plates with knives that didn't quite cut it (excuse the pun). For something that looks so fancy on the outside, I was expecting a little more class, at least in presentation. Well, one step at a time.


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