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
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!

What’s happening at the Friend this October Long Weekend? Plenty! 🍻Friday night meat raffles, pub feeds, cocktails, cold...
02/10/2026

What’s happening at the Friend this October Long Weekend? Plenty! 🍻

Friday night meat raffles, pub feeds, cocktails, cold b**rs and the NRL Grand Final Live & Loud on Sunday night — with plenty of room to settle in with your mates across the weekend.

And because it’s a long one, you get a bonus Monday at the pub too (open 12 - 10pm).

Yep, we’re open every day.

Get down to your local and make a long weekend of it. 👍🏼

While you wait for the $1500 Badge Draw, why not settle in with a bowl of comfort? 🍝Think rich, slow-cooked beef and por...
01/10/2026

While you wait for the $1500 Badge Draw, why not settle in with a bowl of comfort? 🍝

Think rich, slow-cooked beef and pork ragù, red w**e and plenty of pasta — exactly what you want with a slice of garlic ciabatta on the side.

GRAND FINAL SUNDAY AT THE FRIEND! 🏉🍻Roosters v Knights. One last game to decide the 2026 premiership.We’re showing it Li...
30/09/2026

GRAND FINAL SUNDAY AT THE FRIEND! 🏉🍻

Roosters v Knights. One last game to decide the 2026 premiership.

We’re showing it Live & Loud across both levels from 7.30pm, with pub feeds coming out of the kitchen and $8 Philter schooners pouring.

Get your crew together, grab a table and settle in for the big one.

Sunday 4 October | 7.30pm

Bookings recommended — hit the link in bio.

JOKER POKER HAS HIT $10,000! 🃏💰And it’s staying there until somebody wins the lot.Just 20 cards left on the board, PLUS ...
29/09/2026

JOKER POKER HAS HIT $10,000! 🃏💰

And it’s staying there until somebody wins the lot.

Just 20 cards left on the board, PLUS we’re giving away a guaranteed $200 cash bonus every week until that Joker shows its face.

🎟️ Tickets from 6.30pm
💰 $10,000 jackpot
💵 $200 guaranteed cash giveaway

You’d be silly not to get down to the Friend this Wednesday night. 🍻

Your week at the Friend! 🍻$20 Spice Bag Mondays, $7.50 schooeys ’til 3pm on weekdays, pool comps, Joker Poker, Badgy and...
28/09/2026

Your week at the Friend! 🍻

$20 Spice Bag Mondays, $7.50 schooeys ’til 3pm on weekdays, pool comps, Joker Poker, Badgy and Friday meat raffles. There’s always something happening around here.

And if you’re a member, you’ll score 10% off Monday–Thursday too!

Your weekly reminder to get down to the Friend. Save this one for later. 📌

Congratulations to our Leichhardt Wanderers! ❤️🖤TRY TIME PRESENTATION 2026 🏆Our Try Time Premiers have brought the troph...
25/09/2026

Congratulations to our Leichhardt Wanderers! ❤️🖤

TRY TIME PRESENTATION 2026 🏆

Our Try Time Premiers have brought the trophy home for another year!

What a season, what a result and what a way to celebrate it. We’re bloody proud to be sponsors and even prouder to see the team lift that trophy!

Soak it all in, boys — you’ve earned every bit of it. Hold that trophy high! 🏆❤️🖤

ASH DID IT! 💰🎉Another recent winner of our guaranteed $200 cash bonus at the weekly Badge Draw!That’s right — even if th...
24/09/2026

ASH DID IT! 💰🎉

Another recent winner of our guaranteed $200 cash bonus at the weekly Badge Draw!

That’s right — even if the big Badgy jackpot doesn’t go your way, we still give away $200 cash every week. Not a bad little top-up to the kitty. 🍻

Congrats Ash!

Badge Draw is up to $1200 this week with another $200 to give away.

Who’ll be taking home the bonus cash this week? 🎟️

THIS SATURDAY. AFL GRAND FINAL DAY AT THE FRIEND! 🏉🍻We’re showing the big game Live & Loud across both levels from 2.30p...
23/09/2026

THIS SATURDAY. AFL GRAND FINAL DAY AT THE FRIEND! 🏉🍻

We’re showing the big game Live & Loud across both levels from 2.30pm.

Get in early for a pub feed, grab your mates and settle in for the afternoon. We’ll have $8 Philter schooners pouring, too!

Tables are filling up, so book your spot via the link in bio.

FRIENDS!!!! JOKER POKER HAS HIT $10K! 🃏💰We’ve hit the $10,000 final limit, so if you’re not here Wednesday night getting...
22/09/2026

FRIENDS!!!! JOKER POKER HAS HIT $10K! 🃏💰

We’ve hit the $10,000 final limit, so if you’re not here Wednesday night getting amongst it… WHERE ARE YOU?!

🎟️ Wednesday Night from 6.30pm
💰 $10,000 jackpot

Get down here!!

Tuesdays are all about the schnittys and 🎱Think golden, crunchy chicken schnitty, a cold golden l***r or crisp pale ale...
22/09/2026

Tuesdays are all about the schnittys and 🎱

Think golden, crunchy chicken schnitty, a cold golden l***r or crisp pale ale to wash it down, then upstairs for a bit of competition.

$22 Chicken Schnittys all day
Jack’s Pool Comp upstairs — sign-ups from 6pm

It’s Saturday, it’s spring, and the sun’s out. And honestly — we know you want a cocktail.
19/09/2026

It’s Saturday, it’s spring, and the sun’s out.

And honestly — we know you want a cocktail.

Sunday UFC at the Friend! 🥊🍻Van and Pantoja go at it again for the World Flyweight Championship, while Tsarukyan takes o...
18/09/2026

Sunday UFC at the Friend! 🥊🍻

Van and Pantoja go at it again for the World Flyweight Championship, while Tsarukyan takes on Ruffy in the co-main event.

We’re showing UFC 331 Live & Loud across both floors. Grab your mates, settle in with a pub feed and catch all the action.

Sunday 20 September
Main card from 11am

Book your table via the link in bio.

Now THIS is how you do a book swap. 📚🍻A table full of books, a few b**rs and the Courtyard all to yourselves.Our Courtya...
17/09/2026

Now THIS is how you do a book swap. 📚🍻

A table full of books, a few b**rs and the Courtyard all to yourselves.

Our Courtyard is a great little spot for book clubs, community catch-ups, birthdays, family dinners or any gathering that calls for your own space without the fuss.

Up to 20 guests, no hire charge or minimum spend, and plenty of personality.

Got your own little get-together in mind? Check out our function spaces via the link in bio.

Just in time for summer! ☀️🍺A brand-new VB esky found a very happy home in the final round of our 2026 NRL Tipping Comp....
16/09/2026

Just in time for summer! ☀️🍺

A brand-new VB esky found a very happy home in the final round of our 2026 NRL Tipping Comp.

And a big congrats to Jade, our 2026 tipping champ, taking home the cash prize and the all-important bragging rights. 🏆💰

Well played, legends. Thanks to everyone who got involved this season!

🚨 JOKER POKER IS GETTING SERIOUS. 🚨We’re sitting on a $9,951 jackpot with just 22 cards left. 🃏💰Come down Wednesday, sma...
15/09/2026

🚨 JOKER POKER IS GETTING SERIOUS. 🚨

We’re sitting on a $9,951 jackpot with just 22 cards left. 🃏💰

Come down Wednesday, smash a $22 rump, get a cold one in your hand and have a crack at walking out nearly ten grand richer.

🎟️ Joker Poker from 6.30pm
🥩 $22 Rump Steak
💰 $9,951 jackpot

Who’s feeling lucky?

What’s not to love about a Monday? 🍻$18 Spice Bags - Chicken or Cauliflower$1 Pool until 3pm$7.50 Schooeys until 3pm10% ...
14/09/2026

What’s not to love about a Monday? 🍻

$18 Spice Bags - Chicken or Cauliflower
$1 Pool until 3pm
$7.50 Schooeys until 3pm
10% off for members Monday–Thursday
Free darts all day, every day 🎯

We can get around this.

There's history in every corner of this pub.From the hand-painted details to the familiar faces at the bar, Friend in Ha...
11/09/2026

There's history in every corner of this pub.

From the hand-painted details to the familiar faces at the bar, Friend in Hand has been part of Glebe since 1857.

Here's to keeping the tradition going. 🍻

A big night of laughs is coming to the Friend in Hand 🍻🎤High Five Comedy returns Sunday 27 September, headlined by Austr...
10/09/2026

A big night of laughs is coming to the Friend in Hand 🍻🎤

High Five Comedy returns Sunday 27 September, headlined by Australian comedy and broadcasting legend Peter Berner — nearly three decades of stand-up, satire, TV and radio under his belt.

Joining him for a stacked night:
Simon Kennedy
Kirsty Carr
Billy D'Arcy .darcy
Joe Daymond .daymond

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.

Recent $200 Badge Draw bonus winners! 💰🍻Look at those smiles! You might not take home the Badgy jackpot, but there’s als...
09/09/2026

Recent $200 Badge Draw bonus winners! 💰🍻

Look at those smiles! You might not take home the Badgy jackpot, but there’s also a guaranteed $200 cash giveaway every week to put a little extra in the kitty.

Come in, grab a b**r, get your number and have a crack. Maybe this week it’ll be your turn to walk away with some extra cash and a smile that big. 🎟️

Ring the alarm 🚨Friends… Joker Poker is still climbing. 🃏This Wednesday, there’s a whopping $9,481 up for grabs.Come in ...
08/09/2026

Ring the alarm 🚨
Friends… Joker Poker is still climbing. 🃏

This Wednesday, there’s a whopping $9,481 up for grabs.

Come in for a $22 rump steak with your choice of chips & salad or mash & veg, grab a b**r and try your luck while you’re at it. 🥩🍻

🎟️ Joker Poker from 6.30pm
💰 $9,481 jackpot

Small gatherings have their own kind of charm. 🌿Our Courtyard is the perfect little spot for birthdays, cocktail catch-u...
07/09/2026

Small gatherings have their own kind of charm. 🌿

Our Courtyard is the perfect little spot for birthdays, cocktail catch-ups, family dinners and book clubs, with room for up to 20 guests.

Bright, colourful and tucked away from the bustle, it's made for relaxed celebrations with good food, great company and no hire fee or minimum spend.

Explore our Functions page via the link in bio for more information, or get in touch to start planning your next gathering.

You know what goes really well with a perfectly poured pint of Guinness? 🍺A Friday at the Friend.Grab a feed, settle in ...
04/09/2026

You know what goes really well with a perfectly poured pint of Guinness? 🍺

A Friday at the Friend.

Grab a feed, settle in for a cold one and stick around for the Friday Meat Raffle.

🎟️ Tickets from 6.30pm.

We’re fuelling the legend this Father’s Day. 🍺Book Dad in for a feed this Sunday and we’ll shout his first b**r.Pub clas...
02/09/2026

We’re fuelling the legend this Father’s Day. 🍺

Book Dad in for a feed this Sunday and we’ll shout his first b**r.

Pub classics, kids menu with pencils + colouring in for the little ones, PLUS free pool and darts all day for a bit of family competition.

Bring the crew and make a day of it at the Friend.

Sunday 6 September

🍺 Dad’s free b**r available with bookings only.
Book via the link in bio

WEDNESDAY NIGHT!!!!! 🃏💰Guys, have you seen what Joker Poker is sitting at this week?!$9,081 😳That's a serious jackpot. Y...
01/09/2026

WEDNESDAY NIGHT!!!!! 🃏💰

Guys, have you seen what Joker Poker is sitting at this week?!

$9,081 😳

That's a serious jackpot. You'd be crazy to miss this one.

Kicking off from 6.30pm.

Grab a b**r, grab your ticket and let's see where this one lands. 🍻

Tuesday night lineup:🍽 $20 Schnittie's All Day🍻 $7.50 Schooeys til 3pm🎱 from 7pmStart with a schnitty, grab a few round...
01/09/2026

Tuesday night lineup:

🍽 $20 Schnittie's All Day
🍻 $7.50 Schooeys til 3pm
🎱 from 7pm

Start with a schnitty, grab a few rounds and let the pool table decide who's talking trash by the end of the night.

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58 Cowper Street
Glebe, NSW
2037

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