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Spooning Goats – Sydney CBD

Sunday, July 15, 2012 By Dan

As usual, I owe a lot of people a lot of apologies.

You see, there used to be a record shop on 32 York Street called Mojo Records.

I loved it.

I used to go and look at records and pretend it was still 1993.

Then, just recently, it became a small bar called Spooning Goats. I refused to go since it no longer felt like 1993 to me and I don’t like funky names such as Spooning Goats. So when people kept going up to me and saying, “Hey, you need to check out Mojo Records Bar” I would respond, “Yeah, yeah, piss off, I’m the bar king of Sydney and I know all about it – and besides, it’s called Spooning Goats you stupid twit.”

Well, it turns out that Mojo has moved to new premises at 73 York Street AND opened a bar there in addition to selling records – all of which is a different venture to Spooning Goats, which just happens to be where Mojo used to be.

I think you can see why even I, the grand bar schmuck of Sydney, became confused.

So to all the people I told to get lost … get over it. It’s too late for me to apologise.

It’s also too late for me to write a proper review of Spooning Goats, because I just squandered seven precious paragraphs talking crap. So the rest of this review will be in point form:

  • Spooning Goats is a pretty cool bar. Not fantastic, not “OMG this is like, AWESOME” but it’s comfortable and low key.
  • The vinyl records have been replaced by 70s-style vinyl sofas and chairs. In fact, the whole place is filled with second-hand retro furniture. If it were in Newtown or Surry Hills, it would be just another small bar with old junk in it – but in the CBD it makes for a nice change.
  • There are racks of spoons behind the counter but no goats.
  • The music (Elton John was playing on the Friday night I was there) is low enough for conversation.
  • The cocktail list is filled with standards, but the pisco sour stands out to me. It’s good, served in a vintage coupe glass and is great value at $15.50.
  • There’s a solid selection of craft beers, including Dalgety, Riverside and Stone and Wood.
  • The crowd look like they work in the city but hate most city bars. Make of that what you will.
  • You can order pies there from $6.

I know writing bar reviews in point form is a cop out but maybe I’ll do a better job when I review Mojo Records Bar shortly.

  • The end.

Spooning Goats, where Mojo used to be, 32 York Street, Sydney. Open Monday to Saturday until midnight. See the Spooning Goats website

Now it’s your turn – how do you rate Spooning Goats?

<strong>Now it’s your turn – how do you rate Spooning Goats?</strong>

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