There's a New Tiny Bar Hidden Inside Merivale's Queens Hotel
Made for small private party bookings — but if you're lucky, you can just pop in.
Merivale has already expanded their relatively new Enmore digs, Queens Hotel, revealing a new hidden upstairs bar for private bookings. Zebra Bar will join the two-level venue as a cosy, indoor space that caters to group bookings or private events for up to 40 of your nearest and dearest.
The hotel, which opened late last year, is already home to Queen Chow restaurant and The Smelly Goat cocktail bar upstairs. Zebra Bar is located just off of the upstairs dining room and its catered menu combines the best of both levels. The food menu is straight from Queen Chow — led by the team behind Papi Chulo and former Mr. Wong dim sum master, Eric Koh — and can be pre-ordered or chosen on the day. Dishes will include the Queens duck spring rolls, salt and pepper squid with chilli bean mayo, Sichuan pork noodle boxes and, most importantly, pan fried or baked dim sum platters.
The Smelly Goat bartenders are making their mark on the new space as well and have curated the cocktail list with their wacky takes on classic cocktails — think the Genghis Can, a Bloody Mary with the addition of hoisin, sriracha and shiitake mushrooms, or the Churchill's Delight, which combines tequila, rose liqueur and Chinese black tea.
The fitout is dark and moody, with the horseshoe-shaped bar — made of luxe onyx marble — at the centre of the space. The bar is surrounded by dark stained timber panels and tables, green and gold embellishments and checkered tiled floors, as well as a safari-inspired mural.
Guests can either hire out the full space or reserve tables for smaller group bookings — they do take walk-ins, but only if there are no existing bookings. But really, this looks like the kind of spot you'd want to take over for a big life celebration, and it nicely rounds out the Queens Hotel trio.
Zebra Bar is located upstairs at the Queens Hotel, 167 Enmore Road, Enmore. Open Monday through Thursday, 5pm until late, Friday and Saturday noon until late and Sunday noon until 10pm. For group bookings, call (02) 9254 8088 or head to the website.
Images: Daniel Boud.
