Royal Albert Hotel - Surry Hills

I was first impressed that you could get dumplings from next door, even though I do want to try the vaunted burgers. I also love that they have cocktails on tap, and had something light and refreshing the time we were there for dumplings. The next time I was there the cocktail selections were an espresso martini and some other very heavy drink. We opted for negronis... and I have to advise: a negroni with white vermouth instead of red vermouth is... not a negroni. It was also really crowded and noisy. A fun vibe for young hipsters, but didn't really suit us oldies that night. andyquan.com

I can only describe the burger than sensational! Epically juicy and completely delicious. I ordered the double royale with bacon and cheese. It was great! It ended up. Decent beers here and the staff are also beautiful. Right pub. Come again!

Great pub with the best beer list in the city. Coffee Martini on Tap is also a must, as the royale is with cheese with bacon. Tell your friends

The classic royale with cheese is rich, but I recently discovered her new Asian summer menu and its incredible. The highlight must be the Thai lime juice and the Black Pepper chicken salad. And with 14 taps of rotating craft beer I do not know why they would eat elsewhere? Love this joint.

Great pub! Really good selection of craft beer which always gets my husband's tick of approval! I liked that they had a bar and two dining areas as we were dining with a pram so appreciated the extra space! We started with the dumpling plate which was nice but nothing amazing. I also wish they'd told us which dumpling was which rather than us having to guess. Not the best dumplings I've ever had but not terrible either. Burgers were yum! My husband had the soft shell crab burger which was really good but quite light and not overly filling. I had the double royale with cheese and bacon and this one won in the taste stakes. Could have been a bit juicier but it was good. Chips were disappointing - tasted like they were frozen premade. Overall a yum spot with great beers and friendly staff, just not the best food I've had lifelovetravelfood.wordpress.com