The Cricketers Balmain

What can i say. The zero flavoured spaghetti is the smallest size in Sydney. The garlic bread looked even smaller. Would never eat at this place again. Zero stars for food in their upgraded pub.

I went to this pub around 4 pm to catch up with a friend. I don’t drink, but I couldn’t find any other place open at that time, so we decided to come here. The staff were friendly and I ordered the Caesar salad and added grilled Cajun chicken tenders for an extra $10 — which turned out to be a mistake. The salad itself was delicious, but the chicken was extremely salty. Maybe it’s meant to go well with beer or to make you order another one, but I’m sorry, I won’t be ordering food here again.

Went to The Cricketers for the first time for the NRL grand final 2025. Good (multiple) screen sizes and can see from pretty much every angle of the pub downstairs. Doesn’t look grubby and is well presented. Upstairs was much smaller and less screens. Sports lounge is being renovated. Best part was the food. The usual pub grub but excellent quality and came out pretty fast. The calamari was super soft and tender and not greasy. Perfect. The burger wasn’t greasy at all, chips of good quality. Kids burger but was a very decent size. The chicken tenders had a really generous amount of chicken and were super tender and juicy at $15 and weren’t greasy. Bottles of wine are pretty much all over $45 (I think there was only one at that price. The rest are $55/60 and higher). Not a huge wine list but the Chardonnay was very good. Overall very pleasantly surprised. Will def be back. *Am a bit surprised by the neg reviews from the past but can only assume it was a long time ago and hopefully different management.

The pub is on the street and very welcoming. The chicken was very nicely done and the sauce was good but soccer ball ham is a bit plain but the cheese was really good and made it a bit special. The chip were good and the serving was plentiful as was the salad ( huge) but just olive oil for dressing.

I read a few Google reviews about good pub food in Balmain and this establishment stood out, which I am glad to say did not disappoint! The service was friendly and helpful and the food was excellent. The chicken tenders were exactly as stated...tender, which is not often the case in many an establishment. The chicken parmigiana was huge and juicy and the nachos did not skimp on the meat, guacamole or sour cream, so everyone in my group were more than complimentary about our experience, so well done Cricketers!!!