Queenies ? Nightlife | Agenda Sydney

Voodoo diner with a side of jungle Jamaican jerk

If you go up the stairs at The Forresters you?ll find things are just a little bit different to when you last visited. There?s some bizarre tropical kitsch decor, thatched ceilings, and mismatched images in frames, including a woman in her birthday suit lying on a stuffed tiger. The?strangest?of all is the plastic flower and basket light decoration centrepiece near the bar. This is what a Voodoo diner would look like. Queenies is like a tropical cocktail plastic fantastic oasis from the 80s. Bizarre and random, yet, somehow it works.

The Drink and Dine boys Jaime Wirth?and?James Miller have done a great job on the refurb, (The Abercrombie, The Carrington and The Forresters), with Executive chef Jamie Thomas serving up?Pan-tropical?specialties from his Jamaican Bar and Kitchen. You?ll see a whole lot of jerk on the menu.

Must tries from the food menu are Goat Curry, with ockra, sweet potato, toasted coconut and dirty rice (just how we like it), and BBQ Jerk Corn with coconut and Hellshire Ceviche with snapper,?avocado, mango and chilli. For something even healthier, try the QLD Prawn & Green Papaya salad with lashings of mint, coriander, chilli and mango -refreshing summery salad that works well with the fruity cocktails.

If you?re super hungry and have a few friends with you, the Jerk Pork neck feast might be on the cards. One word of warning: you will not leave hungry. For a naughty end to your meal, there?s the Kingston Kreme Donuts ? so very very good and so very very bad at the same time. It?s all very hands on style food, with a heavy BBQ vibe.

For drinks ? think heavily crusted martini glasses and fruity numbers with a whole lot of mint. They do the usual bar drinks menu similar to downstairs (all the beers you love), with a slight Jamaican twist. D are definitely not lacking in alcohol. Try the Red Alert if you dare.

The music is loud, the vibe matches. So get your best plastic flower headwear on, team it with a loud and proud tropical shirt, a grass skirt, and some dreads, and get on down (or rather up the stairs) to Queenies, where kitsch rules.

Location:?Level 1, 336 Riley Street,?Surry Hills
Open: Tues-Sat 6-11pm, Friday lunch 12midday-3pm
Phone: (02) 9212 3035
Details:?www.queenies.com.au | http://www.facebook.com/queeniesjerk

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