Cheap grills: 20 of Sydney’s best-value steak nights
From $15 pub specials, to premium cuts at butchers’ prices, here are Sydney’s best meaty deals to be found for under $50.
Australians love their steaks. We consume an average of 25 kilograms of beef per person each year, placing us in the top 10 countries for beef consumption. But beef doesn’t come cheap — at Sydney pubs, steak specials have risen by up to $10 since 2022, and at an Australian Wagyu Association conference in April, analysts revealed Australian cattle prices are set to double by 2026.
But a bargain steak can still be found — if you know where to look. New steak specials are popping up all the time around Sydney’s pubs and restaurants to keep punters returning throughout the quieter winter months.
Here are 20 of the best-value steak night specials, from $15 to $50, to be found in Sydney right now.
$15 and under
Forrester’s, Surry Hills
Monday tends to be the day of choice for pub steak specials. In Surry Hills, Forrester’s is offering a 200-gram rump steak with crisp, skin-on fries and salad for $15. The special runs from lunch through dinner, and includes a choice of either peppercorn or gravy sauce.
336 Riley St, Surry Hills, 02 8033 2665, forresters.com.au
Curly Lewis, Bondi Beach
Grab a steak and some fat-cut chips for just $15 every Wednesday at this beachfront craft brewery, with any drink purchase. Try their range of clean-cut lagers, “yewzu” lager (with a hint of yuzu, the popular Japanese citrus) and the bestselling Bondi hazy ale with a smooth tropical taste. Schooners start at $6 during happy hour, from 4-6pm weekdays.
102-106 Campbell Parade, Bondi Beach, curlylewis.com.au
Pyrmont Bridge Hotel, Pyrmont
The Pyrmont Bridge Hotel offers a steak special on weekdays from 11am until 5pm, serving up 250 grams of Angus rump steak for $15 with any drink purchase. The price includes your choice of chips or mash, and a dollop of pub gravy. On Saturdays, there’s the option to upgrade your steak to a surf and turf, free of charge between 11am and 9pm.
96 Union Street, Pyrmont, 02 9660 6996, pyrmontbridgehotel.com
The Field, Bellevue Hill
It’s family friendly and dog-friendly at The Field, the bar and bistro at Easts Rugby. Grab one of the cute picnic tables under the string lights between 4 and 8pm on Thursday for their weekly steak-night special. It includes a 200-gram rump steak, fries, salad and gravy for just $15.
22a O’Sullivan Road, Bellevue Hill, thefieldbar.com.au
Steak on the Rocks (Gia Hoi), Canley Vale and Bankstown
It doesn’t matter what time of the week it is, Steak on the Rocks is serving steaks for as little as $13 (with complimentary fries). What’s the catch? Well, you’ll have to cook it yourself, on the blistering hot rock at the table. The menu starts from $13 for a 250-gram eye fillet, and goes all the way up to $20 for a Wagyu sirloin steak.
Shop 1/18 Greenfield Parade, Bankstown and 214 Canley Vale Road, Canley Heights, facebook.com/Steakontherocks
$20 and under
The Glenmore, The Rocks
Prefer your steak with a view? Gaze at the Sydney Opera House from the rooftop bar of The Glenmore, where you’ll find a $19 steak special every Monday night. The price includes a quality steak, alongside chips, salad and gravy served in their cosy, character-filled Rocks pub.
96 Cumberland Street, The Rocks, 02 9395 5151, theglenmore.com.au
The Lord Dudley, Woollahra
Historic Woollahra hotel The Lord Dudley offers punters an $18 lunch and dinner steak special on Tuesdays. Your hard-earned cash will nab you a 200-gram rump steak with a side of chips or salad, served in a traditional British pub setting. Sauce costs extra: gravy, aioli or house butter sauce will set you back a dollar.
236 Jersey Road, Woollahra, 02 9327 5399, lorddudley.com.au
The Peachtree Hotel, Penrith
This cute, modern pub has a Monday night steak special for $17 from 5pm, including chips and salad. It’s a great choice for families, with a large, breezy outdoor area featuring picnic tables and a playground. Happy hour is from 4-6pm.
54 Peachtree Road, Penrith, peachtreehotel.com.au
The Royal Hotel, Paddington
The Royal Hotel in Paddington offers a 250-gram steak frites special on Wednesdays from noon, with chips, salad and cafe de Paris butter for $20. It’s a good choice for sports fans, given everything from NBA basketball to super rugby is played live and loud on big-screen televisions throughout the venue.
237 Glenmore Road, Paddington, 02 9331 2604, royalhotel.com.au
Woollahra Hotel, Woollahra
Woollahra Hotel is where it’s at on a Wednesday, following the recent introduction of an all-day $20 steak special. Grab a mate, split a bottle of wine (they’re $20 off every Wednesday — yes, even Bollinger), and enjoy your steak with a side of hand-cut chips at either the upstairs or downstairs bars. Trivia starts at 7pm.
116 Queen Street, Woollahra, woollahrahotel.com.au
The Duke of Clarence, Sydney
British pub The Duke of Clarence kicked off their Monday night steak special in March, offering a NSW pasture-fed rump steak with fries, salad and your choice of sauce for $20. Their cosy library room features a working fireplace, making it a great choice for an after-work feed on a cold winter night. Bookings and walk-ins welcome.
152-156 Clarence Street, Sydney, thedukeofclarence.com
$30 and under
The Stoned Crow, Crows Nest
On the northern end of town, The Stoned Crow has a Monday night special that includes a 200-gram rump steak, chips, salad and your choice of peppercorn, mushroom sauce or gravy sauce. This one will set you back $22. It’s a solid choice for an after-work cocktail — the bar features a selection of house-made syrups.
39 Willoughby Road, Crows Nest, stonedcrow.com.au
The Clock, Surry Hills
For great people-watching, the balcony of Surry Hills boozer The Clock is the place to be. At lunch, the kitchen serves up a $25 steak frites special, which includes a rump steak with Cafe de Paris butter and pommes frites. Alternatively, score a free schooner of house beer or glass of house wine with any steak order on Tuesday nights.
470 Crown Street, Surry Hills, 02 9331 5333, clockhotel.com.au
Northies, Cronulla
Northies is a charming beachfront pub with a stacked line-up of live music, comedy acts and meal deals. Head over to Cronulla on Thursday for their all-day steak special, starting from $22 for the rump steak, and going up to $29 for the scotch fillet. Both options come with a side of fries and salad.
Kingsway and Elouera Road, Cronulla, northies.com.au
Volcanos Steakhouse, Bankstown, Blacktown, Parramatta and Wetherill Park
They call themselves the undisputed kings of steak in western Sydney, and they’re one of the few places you’ll find an MB4+ rump steak with fries and salad for $19. The special is available Monday to Friday, from 11.30am until 3pm.
Various, volcanos.com.au
Nu’u by Nativo, Glebe
Wednesday (between 5 and 8.30pm) is for best mates and dates at Mexican restaurant Nu’u, where you’ll find one of the best steak specials in Sydney right now. For $56 per couple (that’s $28 per person), you’ll score a 400-gram flank steak to share, accompanied by a side of papas y hongos (baked baby potatoes with cultured chipotle butter and shiitake mushrooms), salsas, guacamole and a bottle of pinot noir. The special is limited to groups of two and four people.
29 Glebe Point Road, Glebe, nuubynativo.com.au
$40 and under
Pasture of Kirribilli, Kirribilli
Pasture of Kirribilli opened in October, and it might offer the only steak special on a Saturday night in Sydney (with a harbour view, no less). The team pride themselves on sourcing ethically grown and raised produce, and you can try their steak frites with a glass of house wine or beer for just $38 after 6pm.
31A Fitzroy Street, Kirribilli, pastureofkirribilli.com.au
$50 and under
Poetica Bar and Grill, North Sydney
A steak lunch at a hatted restaurant for under $50? Yes, please. Every weekday on the second floor of the 1 Denison building, Poetica is serving a 250-gram Black Onyx flank steak with a grilled vegetable salad and a glass of wine (Margaret River chardonnay or rose, or Barossa Valley shiraz) for $45. Not big on steak? The special extends to two other mains: a whole rainbow trout, or cavatelli (small shell) pasta with grilled peppers, zucchini flowers and bottarga (cured fish roe).
Mezzanine Level, 1 Denison Street, North Sydney, poetica.sydney
Three Blue Ducks, Rosebery
Every Wednesday the Three Blue Ducks’ outpost in Rosebery hosts Butcher’s Block Night. Expect premium cuts of dry-aged, pasture-fed and ethically raised beef from Vic’s Meats and Emilio’s Butcher, available grilled at “butcher’s prices”. That means 180-gram to 300-gram Black Angus and highly marbled steaks priced between $39 and $43. While you’re there, try the beef dripping and parmesan popcorn.
1/85 Dunning Avenue, Rosebery, threeblueducks.com
Butchers Buffet, Blacktown, Chinatown, Eastwood and Cabramatta
Eat as much steak as your stomach can handle within 90 minutes at Butchers Buffet, where the early dinner special is just $40.99 per adult. Arrive between 4.30 and 5.30pm Monday to Thursday to experience Korean barbecue at the discounted price. There’s a large variety of sliced cuts available to grill, including grain-fed Angus beef and Wagyu beef.
Various, butchersbuffet.com.au
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Bianca Hrovat – Bianca is Good Food's Sydney-based reporter.