Pub dining
- Review
- Balmain
This new-look Balmain boozer feels like an entirely new venue. So, how’s the food?
There’s no chicken schnitzel, but there is a juicy pork chop at The Dry Dock. Just don’t wear your thongs.
- Callan Boys
High-profile brewer opens first Melbourne venue and there’s chops by the kilo and spanakopita lasagne
Two chefs with a love of fire are having fun with their first beer hall menu at South Melbourne’s new Pirate Life brewpub.
- Emma Breheny
- Review
- St Kilda
A celebrity chef brings a party (and a Good Food hat) to this St Kilda pub
Saint George’s beachy cocktails, proteins with pizazz and cared-for fish dishes may finally help revive Fitzroy Street’s fortunes.
- Besha Rodell
Classic Geelong pub gets a hip Melbourne-style makeover (but don’t panic, it still has bags of charm)
One of the city’s oldest pubs is leaning into its charms as part of a makeover that’s got strong wood cabin vibes inside and lots to like on the menu.
- Emma Breheny
Love an old-school pub? Here are five new but old ones to try around Victoria
A new breed of publicans are drawing on the past as they revive the pub for a 2020s crowd. And it’s a formula that’s working a treat.
- Emma Breheny
15 of Melbourne’s best dining spots for relaxed and casual meals with mates
You’re all keen to catch-up over a bite to eat but where can you go that’s crowd-pleasing, relaxed and relatively affordable? We’ve got you.
- Emma Breheny and Good Food Guide reviewers
- Collection
- Best of
20 group-friendly spots for last-minute Christmas catch-ups in Sydney
From fun, fancy bars to old-school pubs and swanky new rooftops, Sydney has plenty of great places to catch up with good mates.
- Review
- Hurstville
With its caviar cornettos and Vegas-style vibe, is this Sydney’s glitziest pub dining room?
Flash new 100-seat restaurant Hatch has opened at Humphrey’s Hotel, and it’s full of surprises.
- Terry Durack
Where to sit, what to order: The inside scoop on Balmain’s hottest new (old) pub
A first-hand guide on what to order, where to sit and why everyone is talking about The Dry Dock.
- Callan Boys
- Review
- Rozelle
Inner west pub swaps pokies for pâté at its buzzy new French bistro
The old gaming room at this Darling Street pub is now serving up Sydney rock oysters, steak frites and lemon tart.
- Terry Durack