The Sussex Hotel

Sitting on a sunny Sunday afternoon in the leafy Sussex Hotel beer garden at a table under an umbrella, sipping on a crisp Ballast Stone Reisling or Houghton’s White Burgundy and listening to the likes of Take 5, E-Type Jazz, Marlene Richards, or the Danny Hodgson Quartet, is probably about as good as it gets, period! No wonder the Sussex is so popular.

Established in 1866, the Sussex was given an art deco facelift around 1930. Currently there is a front bar, sports bar, dining area, large beer garden, and gaming area. The sports bar features big screen TV for sports crazy Adelaideans, and a TAB ( betting agency).

Mine Host, Zack Scicluna bought this popular pub about 12 months ago. Zack has 26 years experience owning and operating pubs. Under his leadership the Sussex has taken on a new lease of life and Zack has plans to further develop the premises and the amenities.

Only a short drive from the central business district and the busy North Adelaide professional precinct, the Sussex is a popular place for a quiet lunch away from the office.

Chef Lance presides over the kitchen. Lance has worked with Zack in his last three pubs. The Sussex Steak, a grain fed 300 gram eye fillet topped with garlic prawns (shrimps) is the house speciality. The á la carte menu is impressive, as is the wine list. In the Sports Bar, meals start at $6.90 (Australian dollars) with salad and vegetables bar. Senior’s discounts apply.

The Sussex has 12 beers on tap including the full Cooper’s range of draft beers plus Heineken and Stella Artois, together with over 20 varieties of local and imported bottled beer.

Zack is pleased with the success of the Sunday jazz and plans to extend the jazz program in due cours e. He would like to see the Sussex as “Jazz Central” in Adelaide, with jazz from Tuesdays to Sundays.