Great location with nice rooftop bar. Awesome staff and service. Great events like Bottomless…read morePancakes/Chicken Waffles where it is almost like fine dining (you wouldn't get these at Pancake Parlour). Must try the Savoury Bloody Mary (substitute Saracha for Tabasco--divine). Am bringing mates!

Well, it would be unfair to call this a pokies pub, particularly since they also happen to have a…read morerestaurant, but honestly, I really don't like the place. I guess, when compared to all the other places along Brunswick street, this place simply doesn't compare one bit. In a way, it feels as if it really would be more suited to being in the outer suburbs as opposed to being here on Sydney Road, but then again I guess that the people that would frequent a place like this would need a place that aren't swarmed with the young and the hip, and blasting out live music. Oh, and don't expect a decent selection of tap beers either, there aren't any.

My friends and I decided to pay our respects to Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, so we…read moretravelled to The Duke of Edinburgh Hotel in Brunswick for lunch. Great atmosphere and welcoming friendly staff... Typically I decided to have the Classic Chicken Parmigiana, highly recommend, and my friend had the Mexican Parmigiana, has jalapenos, also highly recommend. Reasonably priced, and I would recommend asking about accommodating children. If you knew me, I've had parmigiana at more than a few venues in Melbourne, Australia, the Classic Chicken Parmigiana lived up to the others I've had, the chicken was perfectly cooked. The venue I recommend to locals and tourists alike - FIVE STARS

I'm not really sure whether I should be giving a pub such a high score simply because it has a…read morerooftop deck, but I am and I have so I guess I can move on. Well, it is a little more than that because the deck was pretty cool, and especially on a day as the day I was here it is a great place to sit with a beer. Okay, I wouldn't necessarily say that the views are pretty good, but it still has a nice charm about it that makes it a great place to spend some time. Oh, and it also has craft beers, at least upstairs.

Really good dining experience. The restaurant is actually called Bistro 289; the attached pub used…read moreto be known a hangout for shady types, I'm told. The dining room can be a hangout for hungry types now, for sure. I took my folks because we were staying at a nearby B&B and didn't want to venture too far in the rain. It worked out well, as we all had a very good meal. It's at the high end of pub restaurants, with veal saltimbocca, chicken bacon & mushroom risotto, pumpkin ravioli, that sort of thing. Really tasty, every dish. And a good wine list. It's not too bright or loud, service is friendly and responsive. A quality meal.

I wouldn't necessarily say that this was a random pub that I visited, namely because I knew that it…read morewas here, and I intentionally got off the train to go and check it out. Well, I guess it was a good thing that I did so since I found this place to be quite nice. Actually, they had a pretty large outdoor area as well, though their selection of beers wasn't all that great. Still, it was quite a nice pub.

An inner city pub that hasn't been touched with the wand of gentrification is as rare as hens…read moreteeth. I usually enjoy these dive pubs and can happily sink cheap beer for a few hours. Not so much at Hardimans. I almost immediately screwed up my nose and began to mentally refurbish the decor, which didnt include the ingrained regulars. This place is just a touch too bogan, I get they have their clientele but im just not a fan of footy on the big screen above my mains. Anyway a friend and I were resolute to get the Thursday $12 parma/pot special. The service was fine, cant complain for $12. The parma was massive with a wee side salad and chips, look it was pretty dry but satisfied a baser carnivorous instinct. Theres the front bar/pub/dining space which also has live music occasionally. Out the back is a "fancier" dining space open for lunch and dinner. I cant comment on the other food besides the parma but I would stick to the pub basics. Not rushing back in a hurry.

I wouldn't feed this food to my dog. The burgers were like eating rubber and we all left them…read morebarely untouched. Waste of money!

Steak and chips special was nice, service was fast. Staff were friendly and very helpfulread more

This is one of those bars that I regularly pass, though I don't often get to actually visit it,…read moreprobably because I tend to pass it at some inconvenient times. Anyway, I did finally manage to check it out and yeah, it wasn't too bad. They did have a pretty good range of beers, which I certainly appreciated, and the service was pretty good too. However, it still seemed to lack the charm of some places that I have been to. Still, it was one of those pubs that I certainly didn't mind, and while they do have an outdoor area, it is just tables on the footpath.

The best Inn in Melbourne, hands down. Whenever I hit town I stay upstairs and have a few meals and…read morea pint downstairs. What makes them stand apart is not only the attentive and friendly staff, but they think about the little things. For example, cold water jug in the fridge in the rooms. Candles on the tables at night. They are about 10 minutes from the Vic Market, and right off the 19 tram through Elizabeth Street. Far enough from the CBD but also close by. Also there is a cafe two blocks down and the Courtroom nearby they also look after. Stay att Naughtys!

As someone who is imminently about to move house AND suburbs, I felt the most essential thing to do…read morethis past Sunday was to check out the new 'local'. While spoiled for choice with Sydney Road and Lygon street bar pockets, the Charles Weston proximity to our new pad makes it our new Sunday arvo destination. It's a cute old pub, complete with fireplace, deer-head and beer garden. There was a decent beer selection on offer (extremely important to us beer snobs) including Quiet Deeds, Mountain Goat and Two Brothers. In fact, on a Friday night you pay the time for a pint of Mountain Goat (eg. 6pm = $6.) So now you know where to find me on a Friday night. They have special meal deals on every night of the week, for instance Roo and Wine on a Monday, parma and pot etc. However we didn't indulge in any food on this occasion. Instead we grabbed a window seat that looked out on to Barkly Square and indulged in some good ol'-fashioned people-watching. We are excited to make the Charles Weston a local, but were very surprised at the lack of people there on a Sunny Sunday afternoon. Hmm. Maybe just an off day for the team?

Oh Brunswick you are so beautiful with your hipsters, grandmas and general people of non-descript…read more Charles Weston is an old school style corner pub, tucked away from the hustle and bustle of Sydney Road and serves people of all sorts. Surprisingly Charles offers a lot of parking for cars and bikes. Big comfy couches, open fire place and some ambient lighting this was a great choice for Friday night after work drinks. The drinks menu here is leaning more towards the beer loving hipster. The wine menu was a little stinted for my liking and considering the area. I was still able to get a nice Pinot Grigio which made me happy. The confusing part was the staff happily creating negronis for our group but they don't do cocktails. I see...

Steak night really good Reasonable price and good food…read moreHad an oyster too, service was really good

So this place was closed for a while and finally, in late 2014, there looked to be a bit of love…read morebeing breathed in to it. It opened, the hipsters flocked. On a hot night they would be everywhere out the front drinking pints and looking too cool for school. Signs proclaimed happy hours! $16 steak night! I wasn't convinced I'd fit in with the hipsters (am I in denial?) but the $16 steak on Tuesday night sure did sound like an appealing way to test the waters. We arrived a little after 6pm and it was pretty dead. There was 4 or 5 others in the bar and not a single soul outside. Was it too early? Was it not sunny enough? Had the hipsters moved on to the new hot spot in town? We ordered steaks ($16 for a 300gm porterhouse with chips and salad) and an extra portion of salad to make us feel better for clogging our arteries with the chips. A pint for him and a glass of Shiraz for me. The steaks themselves were okay. The flavour was good but they were cooked a little over than our requested medium-rare. The chips were super crunchy (twice fried?) and the portion of salad we ordered was, well, a bit strange. The cider dressing it was served with tasted suspiciouly like melted butter and congealed a bit on the raddichio leaves. Maybe it was supposed to do that, who knows? Dinner for two at around $60 is pretty decent if you ask me. For a resonably priced Tuesday night meal in a quieter environment then the Marquis of Lorne isn't a bad option

The best medium rare sirloin stake served with oversized hand cut chips. What more could I want?…read moreMaybe a couple of negronis, and they are well catered for too. Excellent, friendly service an truly gastro menu will please the foodie in anyone.

I never had Chicken Schnitzel that had the chicken meat still finely moist and not dried to bits…read morewhen fried! Coleslaw and chips for the win with the pint sized beer of mountain goat IPA! Good mini outdoor area and nice pub! Cool layout and chill place! Got my pub fix on!

I would say that this is an atypical Brunswick bar, but it is probably better to describe it as an…read moreatypical inner Melbourne bar. It is located in an old warehouse, and it has the charm that you would expect from such a bar. The service was pretty good and the atmosphere was pretty awesome as well. In fact, this place had pretty much everything that I would expect from a bar, including a great selection of beers. Oh, and being located near the railway station really helped as well.

Don't exactly trust the address... it's in a weird location, at the back of a dark car park. Look…read morefor the painted Zebra lit up with a street light. Next to it is the doorway, flanked by friendly bouncers ready to welcome you to this interesting new space! Is it a warehouse party? An art installation? A beer garden? A cocktail bar? A "asian-ish" tapas house? A music venue? Is it a mash up of all of these things? Yes. Is it good? Hells yes! I ventured in on a rainy cold night, so the first outdoor/indoor space was a bit wasted on my group. Instead we were in the true indoor space and spent time either mingling at the bar, sitting around the booth-like tables or (later in the night) showing off our moves as we enjoyed the DJ. The food was terrific - hot, flavoursome and beautifully presented in square steamer boxes that worked really well in conjunction with the cutlery holders, plates and sauce jars. It was obvious that a lot of thought has gone in to how the food is to be presented and consumed and it's this kind of attention to detail that always wins brownie points with me. Notable snacks: - The jars of pickled "things". I have no idea what it was (capsicum?) but it was delicious. - Crocodile spring rolls. No, I couldn't really taste crocodile but I felt badass eating them. - The bao, particularly the Kingfish. Fun to eat, though I think most of them came with mayo inside and I would have liked to have seen some variations on sauce. Wish a massive selection of beer, wine, impressive gin selection (though no Australian representation which I would have liked) and some inventive cocktails on the list there's pretty much something for everyone. I stuck to simple spirits and beer (Hitachino Nest White Ale on tap!) but I'd like to venture back to put the bartenders through their paces on the cocktails and see if they can cut it. The services was exceptional - super friendly and very attentive.