We are located in the heart of Sydney's bustling CBD on the corner of Pitt & Park streets. Our street level public bar offers a relaxed and comfortable surrounding which merges the traditional pub atmosphere with modern day style. The TAB Bar has full bar service and is the perfect place to sit back, relax and enjoy a flutter of races.
Downstairs, experience The Snug. Warm and inviting, The Snug is the perfect place to lose a few hours with a cold drink and a hearty meal or enjoy all the big games on our massive TV screens. Book your next function at PJ's Criterion! Contact the team on criterion@gallagherhotels.com.au or call our functions coordinator on 02 9264 3093.
Downstairs, experience The Snug. Warm and inviting, The Snug is the perfect place to lose a few hours with a cold drink and a hearty meal or enjoy all the big games on our massive TV screens. Book your next function at PJ's Criterion! Contact the team on criterion@gallagherhotels.com.au or call our functions coordinator on 02 9264 3093.
Services
Always known for great, traditional pub fare, Gallagher Hotels have made their mark at the Criterion. Our Executive Chef, Ronny Ghantous leads a passionate and busy team to deliver contemporary cuisine, with the warmth and homely feel that good pub food brings. PJ's offers great value meals and an award winning executive head chef, meaning you will always enjoy your dining experience with us!
We have recently completed the refurbishment of all of our guest rooms & bathrooms, giving travellers to the city a fresh, joyful hotel experience in the heart of the city. Less than five minutes' walk from Town Hall Station as well as Pitt Street Mall and the Queen Victoria Building. We are ideally situated for you to enjoy all of the sights of Sydney.
PJ's is the perfect spot to hold a function and we'll help you create any style of entertaining. Be it as simple as a 10 person conference to a cocktail party for more than 300 friends, PJ's has the facilities to make any event a memorable one. The relaxed atmosphere in warm surroundings is enhanced by the enticing selection of menus put together by the hotels' chefs, catering to all tastes and budgets.
Reviews (9)
Cormac Hudson
Jan 21, 2022
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Sam Briggs
Jan 14, 2022
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Angels Blade
Dec 11, 2021
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Louise Stokes
Dec 04, 2021
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John Rosauer
Nov 21, 2021
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Stacy Giraldo
Nov 06, 2021
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Regina Puracan
Jul 06, 2020
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The staff who greeted us at the bar is great/awesome. But the hotel is so disappointing. No elevator up to 3rd floor. We have to carry our luggage up to our room. No slippers. No phone to contact the reception. Bathroom too small and the ventilator is very loud that It seems like there’s a helicopter that’s going to land. No fridge. Stayed there for 2 nights With my family but the room wasn’t fixed even once during our stay. Worst experience so far. But I can give 💯% thumb’s up to the staff who assist us and showed us our room. She is awesome!
Antoine M.
Nov 27, 2019
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The Criterion Hotel is a 1936 Inter-War Art Deco hotel, corner of Park and Streets. This beautiful articulated face brick façade has been carrying on from the original name of Criterion Theatre which was the original business that occupied the current site. The loadbearing and terracotta tiles with timber windows make for a stunning façade. It is compared to the Edinburgh Castle Hotel down the corner of Pitt and Bathurst Streets for its long existence in the area carrying the same name all these years. Love walking past here and admiring its beautiful façades especially knowing its history.
Marlene Mina
Aug 16, 2019
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Had lunch there , the waitress was lovely . We had the cauliflower nachos . It was very dry. Would have been better with beans , chilli and tomato base. We also ordered the calamari, it looked pretty but 6 small pieces of calamari for $20 , needed salt , more flavour.
Lovely atmosphere. Shame about food. I really wanted to like the place more.
Lovely atmosphere. Shame about food. I really wanted to like the place more.
