Best Winter Warmer Pubs in Melbourne

Great roasts are a surprising quality of Melbourne that can help get you through the winter months; from the budget-conscious to the extravagant, or to simply forget about the cold with an evening laughing your wooly socks off and enjoying good conversation over a beer or two.
Here’s our selection of the best places to dwell during winter…

Melbourne Public

Stay out of the cold and be entertained at Melbourne Public. Every Wednesday from 3rd July to 7th August (except 17th July due to State of Origin final), A Very Public Punch Line presents you with some of the biggest comedians in Australia to forget about your miserable work day, and enjoy a few belly laughs. The stellar line-up includes Frank Woodley, Josh Thomas, Dave Hughes, Jimeoin, Pete Helliar, Mick Molloy, Lehmo and Russell Gilbert.
11 Dukes Walk, South Wharf
www.melbournepublic.com.au

The Penny Black

If you want a warm roast with some live music, try Penny Black. On a Sunday, they offer their roast of the day for $12, served with all the trimmings. You can sit in the heated beer garden or cosy up by one of their open fires. It’s the perfect place to while away a lazy Sunday afternoon with your mates and a few drinks.
420 Sydney Road, Brunswick
www.thepennyblack.com.au

Bridie O’Reilly’s

Bridie O’Reilly’s serve a traditional roast dinner all day on a Sunday, from lunchtime until 9pm, so even if you decide at the last minute that you want to abandon your pasta and have a taste from home, you’ll still get served. They offer two different roasts for $20 each, and you have a choice of a free pot of James Squire or glass of wine with your food. Bridie O’Reilly’s also have a wide range of beers, other traditional Irish meals and live music – all served up in a cosy atmosphere to keep you snug!
462 Chapel Street, South Yarra
www.chapelst.bridieoreillys.com.au

Middle Park Hotel

Looking to stay inside and well fed during the rubbish weather? The Middle Park Hotel’s belly-warming roast is a real treat. If you’ve become a bit tired of the standard roast dinner and want to try something a bit more adventurous, then come here. Their roast is available on Saturdays and Sundays and features rare breeds, including Charolais & Black Angus beef, Large Black & Tamworth pork, Dorset Downs Salt Marsh lamb, Macleay Valley rabbit and Thirlmere ducks. Sound good? You can get a roast here with pudding for $55, or include a boutique beer or local wine for an extra $15. This one really is worth checking out when you’re cold and looking for a topnotch meal with a difference.
102 Canterbury Road, Middle Park, Melbourne
www.middleparkhotel.com.au

The Roast Kitchen

If you’re cold and hungry, follow your eyes and nose and end up in the aptly named, The Roast Kitchen. The best roast in Melbourne… or it’s free! Apparently… This little gem in Kew is a winner when it comes to a superb winter menu. For $19.50 (or $27 if you want to go large), it’s great value too. Beef, pork, lamb, chicken; this place has a range of meats for you to choose from all served with steamed vegetables, roast potatoes, and their very own red wine gravy. There’s also a vegetarian option and you can eat in or take away. And if that wasn’t enough, it has a BYO policy. So, when are you going?
259 High Street, Kew, Victoria
www.theroastkitchen.street-directory.com.au

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