Busby's Bar @ Victoria Lodge

Circular Quay & The Rocks


This casual summer pop-up cabin will infuse you with the picnic spirit as you lounge on deckchairs or on the lawns of the Botanic Gardens. There's a stunning view across Farm Cove to the Opera House, backed by the bridge. Offerings range from gin cocktails to antipasto platters but they mix things up yearly.


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Nearby Circular Quay & The Rocks attractions

1. Mrs Macquaries Point

0.25 MILES

This peninsula was named in 1810 after Elizabeth, Governor Macquarie’s wife, who ordered a seat to be chiselled into the rock from which she could view…

2. Royal Botanic Garden

0.26 MILES

Southeast of the Opera House, this garden was established in 1816 and features plant life from around the world. Within the gardens are hothouses with…

3. Woolloomooloo Wharf

0.37 MILES

A former wool and cargo dock, this beautiful Edwardian wharf faced oblivion for decades before a 2½-year demolition-workers’ green ban on the site in the…

4. Government House

0.37 MILES

Set within the Royal Botanic Gardens, this Gothic sandstone mansion (built 1837–43) is the official residence of the Governor of NSW. Its lovely loggia…

5. Sydney Conservatorium of Music

0.37 MILES

The castellated ‘Con’ was designed in 1817 by convict architect Francis Greenway as the stables and servants’ quarters of Governor Macquarie’s new house…

6. Calyx

0.38 MILES

This striking exhibition pavilion in the Botanic Garden incorporates a cool, curving glasshouse space with a living wall of greenery that requires some 18…

7. Speakers’ Corner

0.42 MILES

Recline on a patch of lawn in front of the Art Gallery of NSW and listen to religious zealots, oddballs, political extremists, homophobes, hippies and…

8. Embarkation Park

0.43 MILES

The top deck of a multistorey navy carpark doesn't sound like a great place to hang out, but this beautiful park is a hidden gem, offering a secluded…