Dove & Olive - Surry Hills

Ever since he moved to Sydney, Mr RnB has been searching for a venue that captured the spirit of Britain’s greatest contribution to mankind – the pub.  And on one dark and wintery night in Sydney, he may have just found it. ceilings were low, the wood was dark and the beer was cold.  The scene was the upstairs bar of Surry

This bar has a great atmosphere and setting. There are wooden tables and chairs, with various mounted heads on the walls. The lights are interesting too, and warmly dimmed. A great place to hang out with a meal and drink.<br/ <br/ I’ve had the chicken schnitzel here twice and it was perfect. The salad and chips it came with was also great. My companions ordered burgers and were also satisfied. Trivia night was relaxed and lively too.

Classic, old fashioned pub with a big menu of all traditional favourites. From steak to schnitzels, burgers lots of nibbles to share, there is something to please everyone in big groups or small. The schnitzel was lovely, fish had a nice crunchy coating, steak was over done. Chips are dusted with chicken salt which is addictive. A huge list of beers staff are friendly and service fast.

Who doesn’t like a quick fish and chips from the local pub? <br/ <br/ Stopped by Dove Olive with my coworkers last Friday during our work team lunch as they all felt like some good old pub grub. <br/ <br/ I couldn’t make up my mind between the rump steak or the battered barramundi so of course, I ended up with the fish (low risk of over-cooking .<br/ <br/ I was surprised the fish tasted fresh (not fishy but you know that ocean taste? , the flesh was soft and flaky and most importantly, the barramundi was perfectly battered all around. The chips also came out fresh, crispy and hot. The side salad is just salad with some dressing so I’m not going to dive any deeper into talking about that. And finally the chunky tartare sauce did pack a punch in flavour and complimented the fish well. Serving size was also very generous! <br/ <br/ The service here was very quick and attentive, even though it was pretty busy during lunch time. They also had a sauce shelf where you could pick up any extra bottles of sauce for your food such as the classic tomato, bbq and they even had sriracha! <br/ <br/ I’m not a person who would usually pick a pub to eat at as a first option but this place served pretty well.<br/

The food here wasn't too bad.It has a cute little seating area which is nice and the service wasn't too bad either.Prices are pretty average and serving sizes aren't too bad.