Drink It Forward, Sydney

Overview

It's no secret that Sydney's hospitality industry is suffering. With more and more people self-isolating and social distancing — plus the introduction of a government ban on gatherings above 100 people — our city's bars and restaurants have seen a drop in customers. Heaps of Sydney venues have begun offering new takeaway and delivery options to provide an alternative.

Sister venues Bulletin Place and Dead Ringer are taking a different approach. They announced on their Instagram pages that they're partnering with a bunch of the city's best venues to encourage Sydneysiders to head on in. Bring in a same-day receipt from a list of local joints and you can nab a $10 penicillin cocktail at either Bulletin Place or Dead Ringer. This deal is on offer all month long, too.

Heaps of venues are included on that list, including Mary's Underground, Shady Pines, The Wild Rover, Tio's, Bartolo, Cantina OK!, Ramblin' Rascal, Maybe Sammy, Door Knock, Restaurant Hubert — and that's to name a few.

Bistecca has jumped on board with the Drink It Forward, Sydney initiative too, offering negronis for a just tenner. And PS40 is slinging 3-for-$48 or 5-for-$70 cocktails (that's $14–16 a pop). We imagine all of the other venues involved will be offering up their own cocktail deal soon enough. Check out the full list on the Bullet Place, Dead Ringer, PS40 and Bistecca Instagram posts.

If you're not as keen on heading out, but still want to support your locals, Bulletin Place and Dead Ringer are both offering gift voucher deals. Each voucher you purchase before Thursday, March 19, this week will come with a 20-percent extra value (so a $100 gift voucher becomes $120).  You can order from Bulletin Place here, and from Dead Ringer here. This offer will only be available this week, but the vouchers are valid for three years, so get in quick or miss out.

If you're choosing to go out and support local businesses, have a look at the latest COVID-19 advice and social-distancing guidelines from the Department of Health.

Images: Dead Ringer, Bulletin Place by Cesar Echeverri, PS40 by Alana Dimou, Bistecca by Dominic Loneragan.