Alannah's place provides an excellent taste of inner Sydney living. Brickfields, a block away, makes possibly the best sourdough I have tasted, and you are a few steps away from a beer at the quaint Eveleigh Hotel. It is a little noisy, but the sounds were of industry & vibrance. It is small family friendly, but maybe not large family friendly. I did find it quite the challenge to safely navigate my 6 young children around the dense suburban environment of Darlington & from there into the CBD.