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Modern Bar & Eatery with South American Flair at Cartel


Why you'll love this venue

  • Multi-layered destination for food, drink, and cultural experiences.
  • Diverse food and beverage menu options tailored for various events.
  • Capacity for up to 76 people, available for private events and functions.
CARTEL, is a Modern Latin American restaurant and bar situated on the ground floor of The Old Rum store, Kensington Street Chippendale. CARTEL pays homage to the intense and diverse cultural and culinary makeup of South America with a drinks menu that has been curated by international mixologist Grant Collins. Cartel Kensington Street offers a range of food and beverage menu options for all types of events. With a capacity of up to 76 people, Cartel can be booked for private events and functions. Bring some South American flavour to your life at Cartel!

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Packages, Menus & Offers

Please note, that pricing and inclusions may be subject to change without notice. We recommend confirming with the venue prior to booking to ensure you have the most up-to-date information.


Room Layouts & Capacity

Cluster50
Standing100
Banquet76

Amenities & Extras

$= Additional Cost

Food & Beverage

BYO Drinks$
Filtered Water
Venue Offers Catering$

Audio Visual Equipment (AV)

Microphone
TV

Other Amenities & Extras

Accessible
Accommodation$
Air Con
Dance Floor
External Music or DJ
Furniture Hire
Lighting
Natural light
On-Site Parking$
Outdoor Space
Restroom
WiFi

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Mr Jeep

September 12, 2024

I ate here about a week ago on Wednesday on the 4th of September and it was great. Once I had arrived at roughly 7pm, I had to wait a few minutes to then be seated at a comfortable table. Once I sat down, the first few tacos took only a few minutes to come out and the chicken taco tasted delicious! They had other types of tacos such as sausage, fish, pork and a few other varieties. We also ordered the churros that came with a type of dark chocolate sauce and they came shortly after and they were tasty as well. They did add a 10% gratuity to our bill which I find uncommon for restaurants to do. Overall, a great restaurant to eat at once in a while and it’s also located a short walk from Central Station, making it really easy to get to from a variety of train lines.

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Kelly Shi

December 6, 2024

Came here for the “all you can eat” tacos after seeing it all over TikTok, however was disappointed to find out it was not all you can eat! Instead of an all you can eat buffet, the tacos were served by a person who would approach your table with a single taco option. This meant you couldn’t choose what taco you wanted (despite them giving you the menu at the start) nor how much you could eat, and you were restricted to one taco per person at a time. The beef brisket taco was by far the best, however we only got served 1 each in the entire 1.5 hours. The fish taco had a soggy and wet batter (seemed like they boiled the fish?), and all other tacos had little filling. We only managed to eat around 10 tacos each before our 1.5 hours finished, and we were not full. Wouldn’t come back again

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Katheleen Torres

November 10, 2024

We wanted to check out this place. And it was good. We both had the picanha, and it was delicious! The meat was tender it was really good seasoned, with a side of salad and a bread that was crispy and tasty. We also had tiger prawns as an entree, which was a great option as well. For dessert, we tried the churros, and they were pleasant. It was quite thick, but that was cool, something different. The drinks were good. The fantasma cocktail was definitely my favourite. All the flavours were there. I tried the margarita, the spicy one, and I felt it needed more sweetness, but in terms of alcohol was awesome. The Paloma needed a little bit of alcohol and on my like, a salt rim. But overall, it was a great night.

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Genesis Horng

October 2, 2024

Cartel is absolutely incredible! The food is breathtaking, fantastic taste and fresh ingredients. Cocktails are great too, Is a unique experience!! The atmosphere is modern and cozy, the music it’s enjoyable, perfect for an evening with friends. Last but not least the staff it’s 10/10 Manu and Hector make my night always attentive and helpful. Without a doubt I will come again!!!!!

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Soroush Jafari

August 28, 2024

Tried most of their menu on a friday night. The drinks were good and exciting. The food was okay but not the best. Some were really oily and fatty. Staff were friendly but were not aware of some of the menus and couldn’t answer all the questions we had but they were nice and polite. We were sitting outside and it was a bit chilly and asked them to light up the heater but they said they are out gas which is really strange for a restaurant to be out of gasz


Venue Hours

MondayClosed
Tuesday08:00am-Midnight
Wednesday08:00am-Midnight
Thursday08:00am-Midnight
Friday08:00am-Midnight
Saturday08:00am-Midnight
Sunday08:00am-Midnight
Pricing Price on request

Event Types

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