BotF is in Melbourne again at the last minute. Dinner was enjoyed at the Maori Chief Hotel in Moray St, South Melbourne. This a great traditional workers pub. It has the most eclectic collection of seemingly unrelated and related memorabilia …
Category: Bars
Bell’s Hotel and Brewery, Billy Stout and gremlins
Before venturing onto Clarendon Street, which is the main drag of South Melbourne, BotF was wandering through the back streets in search of the best named pub we’ve heard of for a while – the Maori Chief Hotel. We found …
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Kosciuoszko Pale Ale in the Golden Gate, South Melbourne
Sunday arvo in Clarendon Street, South Melbourne and there are shortage of great little pubs to sample. The Golden Gate Hotel is a tidy little bar on the corner of Clarendon and Coventry. Great furniture and an undiscovered tap beer. …
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Battle of the beers before Bledisloe battle
For the second time in two weeks, this BotF correspondent received the late call up to a sporting event at Homebush. I was torn because the prospect of watching the favoured Swans with no queues for beers and a quick …
The Randy Dragon – Flinders Lane Finery
BotF was in Melbourne again for a flying visit, but found some time to venture into Flinders Lane – home to some very funky bars. Unfortunately, BotF’s camera is not particularly good and wasn’t able to capture all the bars …
Advertising bar and appalling branding
BotF had the pleasure of engaging with one our major commentators – “Cyril Dickthorpe” – in a professional capacity. Because of the highly innovative discussions that took place, BotF cannot reveal the nature of the chat or the exact company, …
A tale of two Melbourne pubs
Earlier this week, BotF popped into a couple of new pubs. Both pubs – the Lounge Room and the Waterside Hotel are allegedly owned by Matthew Richardson. If that’s the case they vary like Richo’s career did from weeke to …
Harts – Half Pint Heaven
An old favourite of BotF – pre BotF days was Harts Pub. This was a place that could have had everything wrong with it – a faux English Bar owned by a Japanese Hotel chain. Despite that obvious handicap, it …
The Pony Room, Vale Ale and appalling photography
The order of these posts has gotten a little out of chronological order, but last weekend BotF got to experience a new bar and a new beer. The only problem is that the iPhone is not the greatest night time …
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Snaketide win……3rd place!
a href=”https://backoftheferry.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/snaketide-gf-2.jpg”>A number of BotF members ventured down to the now sold Fishos to watch the Grand Final of the Fishos bank comp and cheer on the BotF’s favourite band – Snaketide. BotF arrived halfway though the set of the …
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