Grasshopper

Reviews

• Angeli Y.

  star star star star star_border 6 June 2026

  I wouldn't really consider myself a "hole in the wall" type of chick but for some reason, it is starting to grow on me.
  
  The Grasshopper is in the alley way next to the Apple store, you have probably walked past this laneway many times and never realised it was there!
  
  I went here with my girlfriends (4 of us) for dinner and drinks. We had cocktail #109 (check it out on their website) which was refreshing and sweet. I love the use of watermelon in a cocktail, and well - vodka is my favourite so thumbs up for that.
  
  We ordered the Banquet Menu which was $38 pp (minimum of 2 people to order) and food came out quickly. I didn't love the pickled cucumber and the eggplant dish which was the first two dishes that came out, but my friends really liked it.
  
  The crispy chicken wings with sherry, soy and sesame dressing was delicious! We had two bowls of chicken come out which were crunchy, tasty and sticky which was just, oh so fingerlickin good!
  
  The red braised pork, steamed buns were similar to the ones that Ippudo has and they are on point! This was probably one of my favourite dishes.
  
  We then had sweet and sour pork, and a beef dish, which were your regular chinese style of food with some veggies and fried rice.
  
  We sat upstairs in the restaurant and it was dark, but it was a nice place. I enjoyed the food, the drinks and the company.
  
  Service was good as well.
  
  Overall, I would come back to the Grasshopper since I am becoming a hole in the wall kinda girl now.

• Alexandra M.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 6 June 2026

  I think it was our bartenders first day--she looked at the ingredient/direction list 10 times before putting anything into a glass. In a bar with no one else waiting, you should not wait 10 minutes for 2 drinks.
  
  That said, they tasted good, but maybe the bartenders should learn the drinks before serving

• Ree M.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 1 June 2026

  I was visiting Sydney and heard about this bar through the hidden bars on the urban list. I went in alone wanting to really try this bar out. I had already been to Baxter Inn & lobo plantation. The Cocktail that I ordered was tiny & you couldn't taste any alcohol. It also had way too much ice. Coming from San Francisco & paying 16 AUD was disappointing. The service was just ok & the bar itself wasn't anything special. My friend asked if the drink came with the teddy bear glass. Lol.

• Benjamin B.

  star star star star star_border 16 May 2026

  I'm an alleyway kind of guy.
  
  If it's cramped and grimy and hard to find and maybe there's a few bins or something, I am so there. Grasshopper was one of this town's very first where-the-hell-is-it hard-to-find small bars. A pioneer, if you will, and as such I'm super late to the party writing this review.
  
  The small food menu is really well thought out, the pork belly sliders are bang on point at 3 for $13, there's $24ish mains too, and a whole slew of cocktails to work your way through, all in weird-shaped glasses straight out of Walter White's meth lab.
  
  Sit in the laneway and pretend your a character from a Dickens novel. If you have a flap cap on, so much the better.

• Matthew S.

  star star star star_border star_border 15 May 2026

  Nice food, good service and a great venue. A little stingy on bread so ask for extra. We went here for a lovely meal upstairs and the bar downstairs looks like a great area with good seating and was busy.
  
  Upstairs is a little less loud. Service was attentive and had some good suggestions on meals. Menus change regularly and specials on the board were good choices too. Lovely presentation in jars for water. Only tried a single cocktail before swapping to wine, but it was a good #49.