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The Gidley
Sydney, Australia · Underground steakhouse and cocktail lounge · Australia & Pacific
The Gidley is an underground Sydney CBD steakhouse and cocktail lounge combining prime cuts, cocktails and wine with plush, golden-age hospitality.
Description source · Checked 2026-09-20
Plan Your Visit
Basement/161 King St, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia
- Style
- Underground steakhouse and cocktail loungeChecked 2026-09-20 · Source
- Hours
- Monday–Saturday noon–midnight; Sunday noon–10pm.Checked 2026-09-20 · Source
- Booking
- The lounge is walk-in only. Dining-room reservations are available through SevenRooms and are released 30 days ahead at 7am.Checked 2026-09-20 · Source
- Prices
- The current owner menu lists The Gidley Greyhound at $24, The Gidley Martini at $29, The Gidley Old Fashioned at $27 and other regular cocktails; Twelve Pointer is $80 and serves two.Checked 2026-09-28 · Source
- Menu
- The owner publishes current à-la-carte, dessert, by-the-glass wine, cocktail, beer-and-cider and lounge-food menus.Checked 2026-09-20 · Source
Hours and menus can change. Check the venue’s latest details before visiting.
The score & its evidence
Seven signals. One score.
22.7 / 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
- 77.4
- 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
- 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 4.6★ across 1,521 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.
Boothby Best Bars NSW
Reviews & press
No linked coverage yet.