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Scoundrel's Rest

Wollongong, Australia · Rum-focused tropical and neo-tiki cocktail bar · Australia & Pacific

Scoundrel's Rest is Wollongong's rum-focused tropical cocktail bar and eatery. Tiki and classic rum drinks, a deep rum library and a compact menu of Caribbean, Latin American and Asian-influenced bar food give the room its escapist character.

Description source · Checked 2026-09-21

Plan Your Visit

2/74 Kembla St, Wollongong NSW 2500, Australia

Style
Rum-focused tropical and neo-tiki cocktail barChecked 2026-09-21 · Source
Hours
Thursday 5pm–10pm; Friday–Saturday 5pm–11pm; Sunday–Monday 5pm–10pm; closed Tuesday and Wednesday.Checked 2026-09-21 · Source
Booking
Reserve dining or drinks through the owner bookings page and specify the purpose of the visit. Groups of eight or more should use the functions enquiry route.Checked 2026-09-21 · Source
Menu
The live owner-linked ten-page PDF itemizes food, draught cocktails, beer, wine, non-alcoholic drinks, rum flights and selected rum cocktails with prices.Checked 2026-09-21 · Source

Hours and menus can change. Check the venue’s latest details before visiting.

The score & its evidence

Seven signals. One score.

21.0 / 100

The composite combines the seven weighted signals and the published adjustments. The chart shows each signal before weighting.

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Signal / 100Score
Guest ratings
70.0
World's 50 Best
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Top 500 Bars
—None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
Spirited Awards
—None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
Regional Recognition
27.4
Serious press
—None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
Social Vibes
—Not scored · Evidence is not yet available; contributes zero

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.

Crowd signal

Google 4.8★ across 122 reviews.

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Awards

Results from the three global systems scored separately in our formula.

No recorded global awards in the scored window.

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.

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Reviews & press

No linked coverage yet.