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Silver’s Motel

Sydney, Australia · Retro motel-inspired whisky and cocktail bar · Australia & Pacific

Silver’s Motel is an Enmore whisky bar from Michael Chiem and Tynan Sidhu, pairing a large rare-whisky collection with signature cocktails, wine, pilsner and a retro Australian-motel setting.

Description source · Checked 2026-09-21

Plan Your Visit

187 Enmore Road, Enmore NSW 2042, Australia

Style
Retro motel-inspired whisky and cocktail barChecked 2026-09-21 · Source
Menu
Broadsheet describes whisky, signature cocktails, wines by the glass and draught pilsner.Checked 2026-10-02 · Source

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

The score & its evidence

Seven signals. One score.

36.4 / 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
69.2
World's 50 Best
—None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
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
61.7
Serious press
12.2
Social Vibes
54.6

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:

mostly positive4 mentions· low confidence

Sentiment score

78/ 100

Score context

Four drink-focused Google customers posted February–September 2026 offer a mixed read: three praise drinks, atmosphere or bartenders, while one describes slow service and a disappointing martini. Another spirits-collection comment provides context only. This selected single-platform sample has low confidence.

Guest score details

What guests like

  • enjoyable drinks and room atmosphere
  • friendly service on positive visits

What to know

  • one guest reports slow cocktails and a dilute, dull martini
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Crowd signal

Google 4.9★ across 81 reviews.

View on Google · Checked . Ratings and review counts can change.

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.

Australian Bar Awards

Boothby Best Bars NSW

Reviews & press