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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
Saturday 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!

Pasta, a pint and a chance to win $3,000? Not a bad Thursday! 🍝🍻💰Our creamy Boscaiola is loaded with bacon, mushrooms an...
04/11/2026

Pasta, a pint and a chance to win $3,000? Not a bad Thursday! 🍝🍻💰

Our creamy Boscaiola is loaded with bacon, mushrooms and white w**e cream. Add a slice of garlic ciabatta to mop up all that goodness!

And while you're here, why not try your luck at our Thursday Badge Draw?

Double trouble! Jerry and Doug were our lucky winners last week, and this Thursday there's $3,000 up for grabs!

🎟️ Badge Draw from 6:30pm.

Come hungry, leave lucky. 😉

HERE WE GO AGAIN 🎱 FRIEND IN HANDEVERY TUESDAY NIGHT HERE GATHERING 32 PLAYERS MAXIMUM WITH 10$ CASH ON ENTRY AND GET FR...
03/11/2026

HERE WE GO AGAIN 🎱 FRIEND IN HAND

EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT HERE

GATHERING 32 PLAYERS MAXIMUM WITH 10$ CASH ON ENTRY AND GET FREE SCHOONER OF RESCH’S

SIGN UP 6pm KICK OFF 7pm

SEE YOU TONIGHT 🎱🏆🔥

PRESENTED BY Friend In Hand Hotel
SPONSORED BY RESCH’S

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LAST CHANCE TO BOOK FOR MELBOURNE CUP! 🐎🍻We're gearing up for a big one at the Friend tomorrow!🏇 The big race LIVE & LOU...
02/11/2026

LAST CHANCE TO BOOK FOR MELBOURNE CUP! 🐎🍻

We're gearing up for a big one at the Friend tomorrow!

🏇 The big race LIVE & LOUD
🦐 Seafood raffles
💰 Sweeps & Best Dressed prize
🍹 Spritz, cold b**rs & plenty of pub grub

Tuesday 3 November — don't miss out on all the Cup Day fun!

Last-minute bookings via the link in bio. 🍻

31/10/2026
Fight night? More like fight morning! 🥊🍻It's UFC Fight Night this Sunday, with Moicano taking on Nolan, and we're showin...
30/10/2026

Fight night? More like fight morning! 🥊🍻

It's UFC Fight Night this Sunday, with Moicano taking on Nolan, and we're showing all the action LIVE & LOUD from 11am!

Nothing wrong with a bit of Sunday morning UFC, a cold b**r and a pub feed at the Friend.

Sunday 1 November
Moicano v Nolan
From 11am

Walk on in or book a table via the link in bio!

30/10/2026

FRIEND IN HAND HOTEL JACK’S POOL COMP
MONTHLY BIG COMP SEASOB 11 - 27/10/26

THE BETTER THE BIGGER POOL PRIZES COMES IN EVERY LAST TUESDAY OF THE MONTH
WE STILL HAVE WEEKLY TUESDAY POOL COMP START FROM 6pm EVERY WEEK ALSO

“ WE HERE FOR A GOOD TIME “

Friend In Hand Hotel

These ain't your average meat trays! 🥩🍻Our Friday night raffle prizes come courtesy of the legends at , who know a thing...
30/10/2026

These ain't your average meat trays! 🥩🍻

Our Friday night raffle prizes come courtesy of the legends at , who know a thing or two about putting together a cracking selection of quality cuts!

Grab a b**r, grab some tickets and try your luck. You could be heading home with the weekend BBQ sorted.

🎟️ Meat Raffles drawn from 6:30pm every Friday.

See you at the Friend!

The Kangaroos are back in action this Saturday! 🇦🇺🏉Australia takes on the Cook Islands in the Rugby League World Cup, an...
29/10/2026

The Kangaroos are back in action this Saturday! 🇦🇺🏉

Australia takes on the Cook Islands in the Rugby League World Cup, and we're showing all the action LIVE & LOUD at the Friend!

Grab your mates, settle in with a cold one and a proper pub feed, and get behind the green and gold. 🍻

Australia v Cook Islands
Saturday 31 October
8:05pm

Walk on in or book a table via the link in bio!

GUYS… JUST 16 CARDS LEFT! 🃏💰The Joker is still hiding, and that $10,000 jackpot is waiting for someone to turn the right...
27/10/2026

GUYS… JUST 16 CARDS LEFT! 🃏💰

The Joker is still hiding, and that $10,000 jackpot is waiting for someone to turn the right card.

Could be you. Could be your mate. Could be the lucky bu**er standing next to you at the bar.

Wednesday night at the Friend is looking pretty bloody good. Who’s having a crack? 🍻

🎟️ Tickets from 6:30pm
💰 $10,000 jackpot
🃏 Just 16 cards left!

Golden hour. Golden schnitty. Get into it. 🍻☀️A crispy chicken schnitty, chips and salad or mash and veg, all for $22 ev...
27/10/2026

Golden hour. Golden schnitty. Get into it. 🍻☀️

A crispy chicken schnitty, chips and salad or mash and veg, all for $22 every Tuesday. Add your favourite gravy, peppercorn or mushroom sauce to soak it all up. 🤤

Cold schooner, schnitty on the table. That’s a bloody good arvo at the Friend. 🍗🍺

Address

58 Cowper Street
Glebe, NSW
2037

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