December 2006 Newsletter

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Grosvenor Hotel aha Award Finalist

We are proud to announce we were nominated by the Australian Hotels Assosciation for their annual awards for excellence. This is a real recognition of all the effort and hard work put in by all our staff . These awards are usually dominated by the high profile pubs around town, so for a little inner city corner pub this is a big achievement.

Thanks to all our staff and to all our loyal patrons who all make the hotel a special place (ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh) sorry got a bit soppy there.

sport

Well, after a historic victory in Perth and the Ashes now back where they belong, it’s a great time to head down to the Grosvenor for a refreshing beverage and a good old fashion session of “pommy bashing”.

Luckily we do have a couple of resident Poms, they’re easy to spot, just look for the pasty white blokes still talking about Johnny Wilkinson (who hasn't played a game since the World Cup) or how Tim Henman doesn't choke at Wimbledon or how the Barmy Army are really intelligent……anyway the 4th and 5th tests are shaping up as great matches(if freddy flintoff can stop crying), and the big screens are here to catch all the action.

bistro

Our summer menu is as usual proving very popular.

Chef Mezza just keeps producing the goods. Some old favourites such as the salt and pepper squid and the beer battered fish and chips are a summer must, and a couple of new dishes have worked their way onto the menu. My two favourites are the “grilled octopus salad with a sun dried tomato and poppyseed dressing” and the “parmesan crusted veal schnitzel with housemade coleslaw”.

Other dishes include a chicken parma or a classic steak sandwich on turkish…..with nothing over $16 you can’t go wrong.

staff profile

This month we profile one of our managers, Mark Nichols... He arrived on our doorstep after apparently drinking his way around the world and being barred from several eastern European hostels..he has fit in very well with all our staff and patrons alike.

As usual we sat him down and threw some tough questions at him...

Age: 25

Status:
Spoken for at present.

Ideal night out:
McDonalds then Scubar.

Best/worst pick up line:
"Did you know my house is walking distance from the cross?"

Hangover cure:
"10 minutes in the toilet then the hair of the dog."

Favourite thing about the Grosvenor:
"Crazy Normie, (one of our beloved patrons) and steak for lunch every day."

Where do you see yourself in 20 years:
"I don't know where I'll be this Saturday night... Probably a financial hot shot & big game player in the corporate world."

xmas wishes

From all the staff here at the Grosvenor, we wish you all a merry xmas and a happy new year, and hope you all have a great break over the festive season.