The Pond has now been replaced by The Commons. Run by brothers Bob and Barrie Barton (the latter will open Rooftop Bar on Brisbane Street, Surry Hills next summer), the pop-up Pond looks like a 1960s lounge room with a basement filled with retro furniture and lights turned way down low. There's great drinks, a cool vibe and awesome food - try the Sonoma bread slathered with goat's curd and caramelised shallots (a recipe from Fergus Henderson's Nose to Tail Eating) and the rabbit terrine.