Gastropub :

the sportsman, seasalter

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When we made the booking for lunch at The Sportsman nearly 2 months ago, we had no way of knowing what a beautiful Spring day it would turn out to be. Spirits were high as we made the train journey from Victoria; the sun streaming in through[...]

Exploring Albert Hall Tavern

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I have been looking forward to posting about this dining event from last Saturday, but it’s been a busy week of travels. I have to say though, I’ve grown to really enjoy riding trains. It’s been years since I’ve been on an[...]

Exploring Albert Hall Tavern

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I have been looking forward to posting about this dining event from last Saturday, but it’s been a busy week of travels. I have to say though, I’ve grown to really enjoy riding trains. It’s been years since I’ve been on an[...]

HOT: Fox Hotel, 351 Wellington St, Collingwood

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The Fox Hotel is an old-school boozer which outwardly looks more ‘pub’ than ‘gastro-pub’. The venue is an eclectic conglomeration of sticky-carpet-esque spaces, including the high-stooled front bar, the dimly lit[...]

HOT: Grace Darling Hotel, 114 Smith St, Collingwood?

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There was a time when the grungy Grace Darling was the kind of pub which you?d cross the road to avoid. Now the pretty brick and stone building has been given a good clean-up and on a sunny day you?ll find the pub full of youngsters spilling out[...]

HOT: The Graham Hotel, 97 Graham Street, Port Melbourne

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In the last of Gourmet Chick ’s guest posts series, we take a trip to Port Melbourne to sample some gastropub fare. Gourmet Chick is a Melburnian living in London who writes about food in London and around the world (including Melbourne) at[...]

Good Old Fashioned Gammon with Pease Pudding and Carrots

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Good old fashioned food has make a come back - this is Gastropub food! The public houses in the UK known as pubs, used to years ago, serve pints of beer and a packet of crisps was about their limit in the way of food.   There was[...]

HOT: Little Creatures Dining Hall, 222 Brunswick St, Fitzroy

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Most people know of Little Creatures through their beer, so it’s great to see this WA-based boutique brewery branch out into a natural partnership of Little Creatures beer served with good pub grub in Melbourne. The Little Creatures[...]

HOT: NGV Artbus to the Yarra Valley (Part 3) ? Healesville Hotel and Heide Museum of Modern Art

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Click here for the first stop of the NGV Artbus Tour of the Yarra Valley at Yering Station and the second stop at TarraWarra Estate . After two wine tastings and a gallery viewing, we were all about ready for lunch. To my delight, the[...]

Taste Gastropub (A Pictorial Restaurant Review)

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The term gastropub originally defined a British pub that served food, but they’ve come a long way baby! It’s the latest restaurant craze, popping up all over the place. Remember when everything was a ‘bistro’? Or[...]