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Old Mate's Place
Sydney, Australia · Indoor and rooftop cocktail bar · Australia & Pacific
Provisional Kinda Decent 2026 1-star — Kinda Decent
provisional 2026 rating
★ Currently qualifies as Kinda Decent in the Kinda Decent Index 2026.
A standout in Sydney, judged against the size of its scene, not just the size of the city. See the full class →
This live rating may change until the incorporated world’s 50 best bars 2026 results and remaining accepted 2026 inputs are locked in a reviewed, committed snapshot and the edition is frozen.
The owner’s page places Old Mate’s Place on Level 4 at 199 Clarence Street in Sydney and directs visitors to take the lift.
Description source · Checked 2026-10-08
Plan Your Visit
level 4/199 Clarence St, Sydney NSW 2000, AustraliaSydney CBD
- Style
- Indoor and rooftop cocktail barChecked 2026-09-09 · Source
- Hours
- Monday closed; Tuesday–Thursday 4pm–2am; Friday–Sunday 3pm–2am.Checked 2026-09-09 · Source
- Booking
- Limited reservations up to eight people; walk-ins are always welcome.Checked 2026-09-09 · Source
- Menu
- The owner currently publishes cocktails including New Bloom, The Mandy, Siesta and Baker's Dozen, alongside cheesesteaks, charcuterie and snacks.Checked 2026-09-27 · Source
Hours and menus can change. Check the venue’s latest details before visiting.
The score & its evidence
Seven signals. One score.
44.9 / 100
The composite combines the seven weighted signals and the published adjustments. The chart shows each signal before weighting.
Read the full calculation- Guest ratings
- 81.3
- World's 50 Best
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Top 500 Bars
- 19.8
- Spirited Awards
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- 81.9
- Serious press
- —Outside window · Evidence exists, but falls outside the scoring window; contributes zero
- Social Vibes
- 63.0
Weights: Guest ratings 23% · World's 50 Best 12% · Top 500 Bars 10% · Spirited 12% · Regional Recognition 18% · Press 10% · Social Vibes 15%
Missing evidence, confirmed none and evidence outside a scoring window each contribute zero. We do not redistribute their fixed weight to other signals.
Social Vibes
Score read updated:
Sentiment score
90/ 100
Historical 90/100 and high confidence are retained. This source check does not recalculate them or establish a representative customer sample.
Score context
The historical assessment describes cocktails, bartenders and the rooftop room. Its cited Tripadvisor account could not be independently checked in this source review, so the guest observations and a two-customer sample remain unverified.
The cited quotation’s author and exact wording could not be independently verified in this source review.
Other cited sources
- tripadvisor.comTripadvisor source — customer passage unverified · Stored 2025-07-13; review/visit date not independently verified
The cited customer passage could not be independently checked in this source review. The number of distinct customer accounts behind the historical assessment remains unverified.
Crowd signal
Google 4.7★ across 1,435 reviews.
View on Google · Checked . Ratings and review counts can change.
Awards
Results from the three global systems scored separately in our formula.
Top 500 Bars
Regional Recognition
Regional and national lists, local awards and bartender peer picks considered for this room's Regional Recognition score. The strongest result from each program and year scores; assessed guides use the latest accepted dated status once.