Hello! Colin here again. I guess I'm joining Micheal in a Newtown adventure this week. Well not quite, a couple of friends and I ended up walking quite a ways until we hit The Abercrombie Hotel which is on 100 Broadway St, Sydney. Here's a photo a shamelessly grabbed from a Google image search:

I believe it was darker when I was there though!

So we arrived on a Sunday night at around 10pm of all times and it was surprisingly packed. The dance floor was the most full probably because of the decent selection of music (well that's rather subjective but I'm not a fan of most overly played radio music).

Fancy a bit of reading?

The less crowded area of the pub/hotel was the seating area. A great place to sit down, order a couple of rounds of drinks (and shots) and chat with mates without fully being out of it. I found the decoration pretty interesting, first bar area I've seen with an actual bookcase in it. Seemed to be a bit loud and dark for reading though so if you're into a nice quiet read, I'd recommend coming in around lunch time rather during the nightlife. Pretty friendly atmosphere too, I'd recommend checking it out if you're in the area!

Rather nifty idea having the alcohol up top, less bending down. (pity if you're short though heh)

The drinks were what you'd expect in sydney but not terrible. Beers were around $5 and cocktails/mixed spirits almost double that. Was pretty enjoyable getting "Jägerbombs" and other mixed shots. Reminded me of younger days where the shot glass is dropped into the drink. I'm glad they still do that!
Any who that's it for me again, I give the Abercrombie hotel 3 thumbs up! And well you catch you next time