Pub Life Kitchen, Surry Hills

30 July 2012, 03:22

(UPDATE: Warning! Warning! Pub Life will be closing on Sat 22nd Sept!) You know what the best thing about reading blogs is? Finding out about random places that you never even knew existed! I’d been having cravings for a good juicy burger and after reading this post I knew I had to visit Pub Life Kitchen (42 Wentworth Avenue, Surry Hills) and get my burger on especially when I found out that every Wednesday they have some kinda crazy ass burger special!


My first visit to Pub Life one Wednesday night saw me chortling at the sight of the Tropic Thunder ($15)- a fat juicy piece of fried chicken with a sourdough beer battered pineapple fritter topped with a jalepeno and bacon relish and double monterey jack cheese on a fluffy house made bun. Holy moly that was one awesome burger!


Couldn’t resist the drink special- a Splice Of Heaven, which was rich and creamy with a swirly of mango and a sprinkle of toasted coconut flakes.


Noods has chosen the 300g Grain Fed Rump with fries, salad & gravy ($18) which was deliciously tender with just the right amount of char. He gave it the thumbs up and is plotting on visiting on a Tues when it’s cheap steak night lol


The following Wednesday we’re back again after hearing that the special burger was a PB&J burger. Yep I’m totally a sucka for novelty especially anything with peanut butter! The School Kid Special ($15) was, wait for it.. LEGEND-DARY. The peanut butter sauce was more like a satay sauce with heaps of crushed peanuts and I loved the sour cherry jelly layer which went awesomely on the slow cooked chicken.


Noods has opted for the Wagyu Beef Schnitzel ($18) which has a crunchylicious crumb and surprisingly tender innards. The mountain of mashed potatoes is ethereally light and I stealthily swipe forkfuls when Noods isn’t looking. And after a while I just didn’t care that he saw anymore because it was just that good. Good thing he’s the sharing type heh


Some stalking on the book of faces meant that there was no way I was missing out on the “Banana Split”($12), a classic updated without any fresh banana! That’s right folks there was some gorgeous slices of incredibly fragrant banana bread with giant scoops of ice cream, juicy morello cherries, peanut brittle and a blast from my childhood past- banana chips! Loved everything in this dish buuut kinda wished there was at least 1 piece of fresh banana buried under everything.


Visit #3 and I’m back with the penguin and the blue belt and have ordered a round of entrees to share. We were pretty devo when we found out the bone marrow on toast was goneskies but the fat golden batons of Cheesy Polenta Chips with Jalapeno Mayo made up for our sadness.


We um had to order more frieds! The Beer Battered Potato Scallops ($8), had a higher ratio of batter than potato and the Chicken Wings ($8) were a little on the slightly burned side but nm it was the burgers we were after.


Even tho it wasn’t a Wed when we visited, there’s a whole heap of burgers on the menu and I couldn’t resist the Cheeseburger($15). Aaaand because I always think that there’s never enough cheese on a cheeseburger I asked for extra cheese and almost swooned when my burger comes out with 4 slices of cheese haha yeah all that cheese/dairy pretty much defeated me but IT WAS WORTH IT DAMMIT.


The O.G Burger ($15) ie the Original Gangster contained a house ground beef pattie with caramelised onion, tomato, lettuce, smoked cheese, aioli on a house made bun. Richard demolished this with ease (mostly) but the humongous pile of chips defeated us all.


Sir D had the Chicken Burger ($15), with pieces of fried chicken, lettuce, tomato, cheese and mayo and which I eyed with envy even though I was struggling with my own burger.


Clutching our stomaches we decided to share the Brownie Sundae which was a good idea as it was freaking massive! Rich chocolatey brownie pieces lie hidden in the depths of that bowl, surrounded by whipped cream, shards of honeycomb, peanut brittle AND GLORIOUS BUTTERSCOTCH SAUCE. I love you butterscotch sauce! You make the world go ‘round!


I’m reeeeally hoping they decide to put the bone marrow back on the menu but either way I’m totes coming back for more crazy burgers!

1. Whoah burger me up, baby! Love the idea of crazy burger Wednesday and I’ll be first in line if they bring back the bone marrow!

   — Helen (grabyourfork)    Jul 30, 03:43 AM    #
   
   

2. I love the idea you visited more than once, shows how much you love the burgers. Banana bread in the banana split- brilliant idea!

   — Flick Your Food    Jul 30, 08:48 AM    #
   
   

3. Wagyu beef schnitty!!!!! NOM!

   — Nic@diningwithastud    Jul 30, 11:00 AM    #
   
   

4. I NEED to go here! My stomach is literally growling at me right now

   — Brenda    Jul 30, 11:21 AM    #
   
   

5. holy moly! These burgers look ridiculously awesome, and for the price too! I love it when you’ve found something so awesome and always go back for more.. I’m a bit like that too. The tropic thunder burger looks epic.. dont even know how that could fit in the mouth! haha

   — Tina @ bitemeshowme    Jul 30, 11:30 AM    #
   
   

6. Hahahaha! When you go you really go ;) Love the sound of the PB&J flavours!

   — JJ @ 84thand3rd    Jul 30, 12:00 PM    #
   
   

7. Oh man, I wannna try the O.G. Burger!

   — Ramen Raff    Jul 30, 01:24 PM    #
   
   

8. hehe was good to see you guys ^^ totally not stalking ya :P loved the cheeseburger but kinda wishing i had asked for an extra slice of cheese too!

   — Vivian - vxdollface    Jul 30, 02:36 PM    #
   
   

9. so much deep fried goodness! the burgers were awesome but that wagyu beef schnitzel looks pretty good too

   — Jacq    Jul 30, 03:59 PM    #
   
   

10. wow – i live right opposite this pub and didnt even realise! will have to check it out!

    — gastronomous anonymous    Jul 30, 04:26 PM    #
    
    

11. OMG the banana split and brownie sundae. I DIE. single best reason for reading blogs is finding these weird and wonderful places!

    — catty    Jul 30, 05:14 PM    #
    
    

12. Wow – the burgers sure look fab! I LOVE potato scallops, batter and all! What a great transformation of a pub meal!

    — Tina@foodboozeshoes    Jul 30, 06:18 PM    #
    
    

13. I have just sent this post to Scotty and we’ve made a date to check this place out! I can’t believe it is in surry hills and I didn’t know about it! Thanks for giving us the heads up – those burgers look ri-donc-ulous!

    — Amanda@chewtown    Jul 30, 11:26 PM    #
    
    

14. Omigosh, I need to visit this place! Just looks at those juicy burgers!

    — jessjoseph    Jul 31, 11:29 AM    #
    
    

15. Whoah. Looks ike my sort of place! That PB&J ones looks amaaaazing.

    — vanessalillian    Jul 31, 02:39 PM    #
    
    

16. so. hungry. now. i agree re finding new places to eat with food blogs! i have a TO EAT restaurant list as tall as me from food blogs lol

    — Christine    Jul 31, 07:50 PM    #
    
    

17. AweSOME! You had me at pineapple fritter!

    — YaYa    Jul 31, 11:08 PM    #
    
    

18. Oh, yes please. I’m constantly on the look-out for awesomeness in burgers. This is going straight to the top of the list!

    — SarahKate (Mi Casa-Su Casa)    Aug 1, 01:28 PM    #
    
    

19. How were all the chippies??

    — Hotchipsblog    Aug 1, 01:45 PM    #
    
    

20. Mm creamy mango with toasted coconut! Yum

    — Tastyfoodsnaps    Aug 1, 07:36 PM    #
    
    

21. Oh wow the PB&J burger sounds AMAZING!! I love it when places come up with creative, quirky flavours!! Thanks for the tip-off :P

    — Cappucino    Aug 1, 09:31 PM    #
    
    

22. Yums!!! I am in love with this place already ;) LOL..OMG!!! banana sundae! Burgers!

    — Jackie Brodin    Aug 1, 09:45 PM    #
    
    

23. Burgers, sweets, sides & well everything really …
    Looks absolutely AMAZING Suze!!
    I can see why you keep coming back for more. Going high up on my next ‘places-to-try’ list now :)*

    — Food Fashion Victim*    Aug 2, 04:17 AM    #
    
    

24. Whoa… those burgers look delish! If I ever find myself in the land down under… I will definitely need to visit Pub Life.

    — Stephanie @ The Travelling Tastebuds    Aug 2, 02:36 PM    #
    
    

25. PB&J burger hardcore!! looks like an awesome place!

    — catty    Aug 2, 07:29 PM    #
    
    

26. Ohhhhh man, them burgers look amazing! And all the deep fried options you went for look really good! I’m not one for a tonne of deep fried stuff, but I really like it when it’s done properly and doesn’t look like it’s soaking in oil, and that’s exactly what all these dishes look like. Thanks for blogging about this place, defs on my “must-go-in-2012” list :)

    — Tina    Aug 3, 02:06 PM    #
    
    

27. That Splice of Heaven shake and brownie sundae look so incredibly delicious!!

    — Sherrie @ crystalnoir    Aug 3, 02:42 PM    #
    
    

28. aaaahhh ma gaaad. Banana chips!? Yes, totally reminds me of way back when. MY mum used to buy me a pack of it when out grocery shopping in order to shut me up LOL

    — Adrian (Food Rehab)    Aug 5, 11:37 PM    #
    
    

29. Ok, I know where I’m going on Wednesday!!

    — missklicious    Aug 6, 09:42 AM    #
    
    

30. wow you’ve found a great gem! that cheeseburger looks like what mcdonalds cheeseburgers looks like in their ads – picture perfect!

    — retrodaze    Aug 8, 11:24 PM    #
    
    

31. Amazeballs! I need to go there soon… want everything

    — penny aka jeroxie    Aug 19, 11:26 PM    #
    
    

32. that sundae!!! yum~

    — twee-eats    Aug 23, 02:28 AM    #
    
    

33. its closing down? i can’t find it anywhere? i was planning to l=go next week!

    — milkteaxx    Oct 4, 02:02 AM    #