Friend In Hand Hotel

Friend In Hand Hotel Glebe since 1857
NOW OPEN 7 Days a Week
Lunch & Dinner Daily The Staff are all amazing and if you want a well poured beer with a smile, this is the place to be!

Glebe's Oldest Hotel, The Friend In Hand Hotel is without a doubt, the Best Classic Aussie Pub in Sydney!
*Open Monday to Friday 10:00am til Midnight
*Open Saturday 10:00am til Midnight
*Open Sunday 10:00am til Midnight

BIG BILLS ITALIAN OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK. LUNCH
Monday to Thursday from 11:00am til 2:30pm

DINNER
Monday to Thursday 5:30pm till 9:30pm

OPEN ALL DAY
Friday 11:00am - 930pm
Saturd

ay 11:00am - 930pm
Sunday 11:00am - 9:00pm

The Multi Award Winning Hotel with it's unique interior and great choice of beers makes it a friendly and unforgettable place to visit. With a wide variety of activities including:
- Crab Racing
- Comedy
- Poetry
- Raffles

There is no other place you would rather be in the world! AWARDS WON BY THE BYRNE FAMILY (OWNERS) OF THE FRIEND IN HAND HOTEL

1989 Best Tourist Hotel
1992 Best Marketed Hotel
1992 Australia's Best Pub
1994 Runner Up Best Community Award
1994 Runner Up Best Marketed Hotel
1995 Runner Up Best Marketed Hotel
1995 Runner Up Best Community Service Award
1995 Runner Up Best Bar Presentation
1996 Sydney's Best Marketed Hotel
2009 Sydney's Best Place For A Flutter
2009 Sydney's Best Spoken Word Venue
2010 Sydney's Best Pub
2014 Sydney's Best Local Pub
2015 Sydney's Best Good Times Pub (Runners Up)
2015 Sydney's Best Pub
Come in and say Hi to George the Cockatoo and all his fellow workers , and remember at the Friend In Hand your a stranger but once. Publicans Mick and Pete will always brighten up your day with a chat and a joke, and were awarded best publicans 2008, by the pub.. A huge choice of beer, spirits, liqueurs and ciders.. makes your experience all that much better!. ENJOY!

Love it when our locals walk away with a few extra drinks on us. 🍻Joker Poker is back tonight with a $5039 jackpot up fo...
24/06/2026

Love it when our locals walk away with a few extra drinks on us. 🍻

Joker Poker is back tonight with a $5039 jackpot up for grabs. 🃏

Tickets from 6.30pm.

You've got to be in it to win it.

Boscaiola on a cold night just makes sense. 🍝Bacon, mushroom and white wine cream, with your choice of penne or tagliate...
23/06/2026

Boscaiola on a cold night just makes sense. 🍝

Bacon, mushroom and white wine cream, with your choice of penne or tagliatelle.

Add a slice of garlic ciabatta if you're feeling extra hungry.

Pair it with a glass of white and a seat by the fire in our bistro 👌🏼🔥

Friend in Hand's first High Five Comedy night was an absolute sell-out. The room was packed, the beers were flowing and ...
22/06/2026

Friend in Hand's first High Five Comedy night was an absolute sell-out. The room was packed, the beers were flowing and the laughs came thick and fast. 🍻🎤

Now they're doing it all again.

High Five Comedy returns to the Friend in Hand on Sunday 28 June with a cracking lineup:

Tahir
Bec Charlwood
Fady Kassab
Josh Khoury
Riv Narak .narak

Come in for a proper pub feed, grab a drink and settle in for a huge night of live comedy.

🎟️ Early Bird $15 + bf | GA $20 + bf
Tickets via the link in bio.

The Socceroos take on Paraguay on Friday 26 June from 12pm and we'll have it live & loud across the pub.We'll be showing...
22/06/2026

The Socceroos take on Paraguay on Friday 26 June from 12pm and we'll have it live & loud across the pub.

We'll be showing matches throughout the tournament across both levels, so save the fixtures, round up your football mates and settle in for a huge month of football.

See you at the bar. 🇦🇺🍻⚽

Double the patties. Double the cheese. Double the reason to come down on a Friday. 🍔Our Double Smash Burger stacks up wi...
19/06/2026

Double the patties. Double the cheese. Double the reason to come down on a Friday. 🍔

Our Double Smash Burger stacks up with two beef patties, melted cheese, FIH special sauce, pickles, shredded iceberg and a soft potato bun.

Want to level it up? Add bacon.

Then stick around for our Friday night meat raffle.

🥩 3 meat trays + 1 veg tray up for grabs
🎟️ Tickets from 6.30pm

Burgers, beers and a crack at taking home dinner for the weekend.

Huss and Sharee were all smiles after taking home last week's $200 cash prize. 🍻But the big one survived...Which means t...
18/06/2026

Huss and Sharee were all smiles after taking home last week's $200 cash prize. 🍻

But the big one survived...

Which means the Badge Draw is up to $2,100 this Thursday night.

🎟️ Tickets from 6.30pm

Members, you know the drill.

Wednesday's looking pretty good from here.A $22 rump steak cooked your way, served with your choice of chips & salad or ...
17/06/2026

Wednesday's looking pretty good from here.

A $22 rump steak cooked your way, served with your choice of chips & salad or mash & veg. 🥩

Then settle in for State of Origin live and loud across the pub.

Joker Poker from 6.30pm. 🃏
Kick off at 8:10pm 🏉

Good feed, cold beers and a chance to take home the cash.

Love it when the boys pop in post-game for a feed. 🍔🍻Nothing better than a few well-earned beers, a good feed and talkin...
16/06/2026

Love it when the boys pop in post-game for a feed. 🍔🍻

Nothing better than a few well-earned beers, a good feed and talking through the highs, lows and questionable referee calls.

Thanks for stopping by 🏉

Here we go again.State of Origin Game 2 is on this Wednesday, kicking off at 8.10pm. 🏉Grab your mates and settle in for ...
15/06/2026

Here we go again.

State of Origin Game 2 is on this Wednesday, kicking off at 8.10pm. 🏉

Grab your mates and settle in for a big night.

The beers will be cold, the rivalry will be fierce, and the debates will be loud.

Have you booked your spot yet?

Nothing screams Saturday more than margaritas. 🍸Add a plate of crispy popcorn chicken with lemon aioli and some boscaiol...
13/06/2026

Nothing screams Saturday more than margaritas. 🍸

Add a plate of crispy popcorn chicken with lemon aioli and some boscaiola potato skins loaded with creamy bacon, mushroom and parmesan, and you're well on your way.

A few drinks, a few snacks and nowhere in a hurry to be.

Cheers to that. 🍸

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58 Cowper Street
Glebe, NSW
2037

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