If you've ever dreamed of swaggering into a Western bar with your thumbs tucked into your pants, chewing tobacco and with a sneer that would put Clint Eastwood to shame, this may be the place to do it.
The Shady Pines Saloon is but another of the boutique bars to crop up in the Surry Hills/Darlinghurst/Kings Cross area, but unlike the shabby chic stylings of many of these intimate watering holes, the Shady Pines brings a whole new niche to the market.
As its name suggests, the Shady Pines is a fully decked out saloon bar, complete with mounted stag horns, skinned cow rugs and the kind of tables you should be dancing on in a corset and a ra-ra skirt. There's an authentic selection of beverages (and the usual for those not so brave) and best of all - a free bowl of unshelled peanuts for guests on arrival.
And don't go expecting Black Eyed Peas to be pumped out the stereo. If you've got a problem with Jonny Cash and Dusty Springfield, that's definitely going to be a problem.
But it's all part and parcel of this great concept which is pulled off stylishly by owners, Anton Forte and Jason Scott. The kind of bar which you'd find wracking up big business in LA works just as well in down-town Sydney.
Giddy up, I say.
Shady Pines Saloon
Address: Shop 5, 256 Crown St Darlinghurst, 2010
Hours: Daily, 4pm - midnight
Menu must-have: The free bar nuts - delish.
Ciao for now. xo
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