good spot to go out in melbourne?

zweton

Hi Guys,

Have not been out on the lash properly since arriving so heading out tomm night:) As i dont really know any spots where would ya recommend,some here have mentioned elephant & wheelbarrow before?(sure thats what it was called). Just somewhere lively i guess,im based on russell street at the moment if thats any help.

Cheers:)

hussey

What are you looking for?
Dark and dingy backpacker central = Elephant & wheelbarrow
Good to watch match, cheesy music and pulling a backpacker/uni student

or you looking for something else?

dave3004

Based on Russell St? You staying in Space Hotel?

Anyways the city has some great places nearby.

If you wanna keep it Irish go to PJ O'briens in Southbank for a big copperslike place full of ugly irish ppl.

For a quiet drink with an irish ambiance go to "The Irish Times"

However since you said out on the lash I reckon you wanna hit it hard. Try any club on Lonsdale / Queen or King Street. Then when you think your night is over get a taxi to Chapel St to REVOLVER where drugs are plentiful, drop a tablet and go on til the next day……

I am staying in with the missus tonight

zweton

haha dave that sounds good to me man ya staying in space hostel lovely spot,na doesnt have to be irish! are they all chart music clubs? Looking for a club that plays some decent dance music wana dance my socks off:D think il avoid elephant & wheelbarrow!

dave3004

quality spot called RETRO.

Full of women. Plays 70s/80s/90s dance music.

Im good friends with Sarah who works the desk there in Space. Tell her her mate Dave said hi and if you are outgoing tell her....."It looks like you have Dave fever"......

dave3004

Ive never been but I heard Sorry Grandma plays dance music too.

Theres an allright spot on Swanston st called The Lounge.

Its opposite Cookie (which is overrate coz it has a rooftop bar)

dave3004

Zweton, theres a high class place on Russell St called Spice Market or Spice Temple of something. I aint been but by all accounts is full of posh tottie and is a class spot. Not easy to get in though. No runners or tee shirts. Gotta be dolled up. Right enjoy your weekend and let me know how your weekend goes :P Betcha end up in the blue cafe !

zweton

haha some great info there dave,wheres the blue cafe? (gay bar is it lol)

spudz21

Elephant & wheelbarrow=coppers of Melbourne!

I had great nights in Transport in the city or else Electric Ladyland on Chapel St:)

markymark21

Riteo if you want a really good selection of beers, good crowd and good live music check out the Local Tap House in Balaclava. Its just at the end of Chapel street (Tram 78 or 79). Its a super little bar. Its where people go to escape the knob heads that populate South Yarra/Chapel Street

If your in the city I recommend Murmur. Its one of Melbourne s 'hidden' bars. Its down Walburton Lane just of Little Burke. Really good cocktail bar that also does quality Tapa's. (There is a full tapa's restaurant downstairs) This would be my favourite bar in the city. The guys who run it are sound and if you work in the industry (like we do) you get 20% off on Sundays/Mondays and they'll look after you. Last time I was there they were the guy gave me two bottles of cider, a dark ale (which he insisted I try) and a shot of Tequila for nothing


....And finally check out 'Spoonbill' bar and restaurant (in the Olsen hotel) at the end of Chapel Street. Cocktails are only $15 and the food is good. That's where me and the missus work. If you pop in we'll look after you

dave3004

markymark21 wrote: »

Riteo if you want a really good selection of beers, good crowd and good live music check out the Local Tap House in Balaclava. Its just at the end of Chapel street (Tram 78 or 79). Its a super little bar. Its where people go to escape the knob heads that populate South Yarra/Chapel Street

If your in the city I recommend Murmur. Its one of Melbourne s 'hidden' bars. Its down Walburton Lane just of Little Burke. Really good cocktail bar that also does quality Tapa's. (There is a full tapa's restaurant downstairs) This would be my favourite bar in the city. The guys who run it are sound and if you work in the industry (like we do) you get 20% off on Sundays/Mondays and they'll look after you. Last time I was there they were the guy gave me two bottles of cider, a dark ale (which he insisted I try) and a shot of Tequila for nothing


....And finally check out 'Spoonbill' bar and restaurant (in the Olsen hotel) at the end of Chapel Street. Cocktails are only $15 and the food is good. That's where me and the missus work. If you pop in we'll look after you

:eek:

Doc

dave3004 wrote: »

:eek:

You can pay a lot more in some places

dave3004

Base Hostel on Thursday night is ladies night.

Cocktails are $5.

GiftofGab

A place called the Night Cat in Fitzroy. There's a funk / jazz band playing there. It might not sound like your thing but check it out. Everybody loves that palce. It's full of ppl in their 20's and alot of backpackers too vibing to the band. Great craic.

markymark21

dave3004 wrote: »

Base Hostel on Thursday night is ladies night.

Cocktails are $5.

In fairness I don't think you can compare the two. We're offering professionally made cocktails made by an award winning cocktail bartender in a 5 star hotel...

.. Base would be offering poorly made cocktails with pre-made mixers and juices in a hostel.. you can't compare the two

Kripnal

that's great !! lazy summer going to begin and before it wanna to practice in Wembly , my friend going to fix match with other girls team !

Xavi6

dave3004 wrote: »

Base Hostel on Thursday night is ladies night.

Cocktails are $5.

I'd rahter pay the extra tenner not to be in the company of Base ladies.

/shudder

Pisco Sour

markymark21 wrote: »

In fairness I don't think you can compare the two. We're offering professionally made cocktails made by an award winning cocktail bartender in a 5 star hotel...

Went to a fancy bar called Lalaland in the CBD (burned down in the last year or so interestingly) and I ordered a Caipirinhia. The price was $16. She made a balls of it and I, and my Australian friend who I met in South America, had to, at her request, give her step by step instructions on how to make Brazil's finest cocktail. She then charged us 16 a pop.

No cocktail is worth $16, especially when the bartender doesn't know what she's doing!

zweton

markymark21 wrote: »

Riteo if you want a really good selection of beers, good crowd and good live music check out the Local Tap House in Balaclava. Its just at the end of Chapel street (Tram 78 or 79). Its a super little bar. Its where people go to escape the knob heads that populate South Yarra/Chapel Street

If your in the city I recommend Murmur. Its one of Melbourne s 'hidden' bars. Its down Walburton Lane just of Little Burke. Really good cocktail bar that also does quality Tapa's. (There is a full tapa's restaurant downstairs) This would be my favourite bar in the city. The guys who run it are sound and if you work in the industry (like we do) you get 20% off on Sundays/Mondays and they'll look after you. Last time I was there they were the guy gave me two bottles of cider, a dark ale (which he insisted I try) and a shot of Tequila for nothing


....And finally check out 'Spoonbill' bar and restaurant (in the Olsen hotel) at the end of Chapel Street. Cocktails are only $15 and the food is good. That's where me and the missus work. If you pop in we'll look after you

Cheers Mark very kind of you, i must pop in some day and take a look.
Is it far from russell street

dave3004

On a day like today hit Section 8 which is VERY near where you are staying. Its a class place. Oozing individualism and style.

Or go to Transport Bar in Fed Square and sit in one of their 16 beer gardens.

Or go to Martyn House (Cookie) on Swanston St for the Rooftop bar which would be sweet today given the weather and that everyone is in work.

Regarding the cocktails, since hes staying in Space Hotel I was assuming he ain't exactly hitting 5 star hotels up when wanting to "go out on the lash".

Pisco Sour

dave3004 wrote: »

On a day like today hit Section 8 which is VERY near where you are staying. Its a class place. Oozing individualism and style.

Or go to Transport Bar in Fed Square and sit in one of their 16 beer gardens.

Or go to Martyn House (Cookie) on Swanston St for the Rooftop bar which would be sweet today given the weather and that everyone is in work.

Regarding the cocktails, since hes staying in Space Hotel I was assuming he ain't exactly hitting 5 star hotels up when wanting to "go out on the lash".

Do you work for Lonely Planet Dave?

markymark21

04072511 wrote: »

Went to a fancy bar called Lalaland in the CBD (burned down in the last year or so interestingly) and I ordered a Caipirinhia. The price was $16. She made a balls of it and I, and my Australian friend who I met in South America, had to, at her request, give her step by step instructions on how to make Brazil's finest cocktail. She then charged us 16 a pop.

No cocktail is worth $16, especially when the bartender doesn't know what she's doing!

Well firstly the missus is an award winning cocktail bartender so she has a fair idea..

Anyway you go to a bar, a vodka and coke is $8 right? A double is $16 right? So if a cocktail is made with two shots (sometimes premium liquors) fresh juices (limes are sometimes very expensive), home-made syrups (we make an awesome ginger and lemongrass syrup), complicated garnishes, expensive glassware and finally put together - all of which can take a few minutes.. I reckon $15 - $16 isn't a bad price for a drink

Certainly seems reasonable if a bottle of beer usually costs $9-$10 I reckon!

Oh and if a bartender can't lash together Cachaça, lime and sugar together to make a Caipirinhia then they ain't a bartender!

Pisco Sour

markymark21 wrote: »

Well firstly the missus is an award winning cocktail bartender so she has a fair idea..

Anyway you go to a bar, a vodka and coke is $8 right? A double is $16 right? So if a cocktail is made with two shots (sometimes premium liquors) fresh juices (limes are sometimes very expensive), home-made syrups (we make an awesome ginger and lemongrass syrup), complicated garnishes, expensive glassware and finally put together - all of which can take a few minutes.. I reckon $15 - $16 isn't a bad price for a drink

Certainly seems reasonable if a bottle of beer usually costs $9-$10 I reckon!

Oh and if a bartender can't lash together Cachaça, lime and sugar together to make a Caipirinhia then they ain't a bartender!

I thought Boards.ie had rules against advertising

Jaysus, I don't know where you drink but I certainly would never pay 9-10 for a bottle of beer. I wont pay more than 9 for a pint when I am out.

mandrake04

04072511 wrote: »

Jaysus, I don't know where you drink but I certainly would never pay 9-10 for a bottle of beer

Maybe he's talking about at a lap dance club, going rate is $5.50 at my local and a schooner of Coopers is only $4.30

Zambia

Your local lap dance club. . Cause thats good value especially for Sydney.

Hail 2 Da Thief

Zambia wrote: »

Your local lap dance club. . Cause thats good value especially for Sydney.

Any excuse eh!

mandrake04

Zambia wrote: »

Your local lap dance club. . Cause thats good value especially for Sydney.

Nah normal establishment about $5

$9-$10 for a bottle of beer is strip club prices or tourist prices.

markymark21

mandrake04 wrote: »

Nah normal establishment about $5

$9-$10 for a bottle of beer is strip club prices or tourist prices.

I've never seen a bottle of beer for less $7..

I'm sure there are places that do it, I've never seen it though. I haven't really looked either. I know my local does cheap schooners and pots..

Anyway to buy in a box of good beer - say, Little Creatures or The White Rabbit Range costs $50 odd so I can see why places charge $9 for these beers as to achieve 70%-80% gross profit (which most bars would aim for) in beverage sales they would need to charge these prices


Oh an unrelated note does anyone have any clue as to why some wines (which are made in Victoria) are cheaper in Ireland then in Oz? Dandelion Vine yards and Innocent Bystander wines come to mind..

Zambia

7 Dollars is pretty much the high end of what I would pay for beer when I am out.

zweton

Well Section 8 bar is offically class:D Back early but will be going again soon what a spot!

markymark21

zweton wrote: »

Well Section 8 bar is offically class:D Back early but will be going again soon what a spot!

That the bar that's built inside an old storage container? Any craic?

I've got so many bars/restaurants I wanna go to before I leave in a month but I'm fast running out of time. Now that two of our staff in work have been fired/quit looks like I won't get much time off work


..and Ive still to go to a footie game!

zweton

markymark21 wrote: »

zweton wrote: »

Well Section 8 bar is offically class:D Back early but will be going again soon what a spot!

That the bar that's built inside an old storage container? Any craic?

I've got so many bars/restaurants I wanna go to before I leave in a month but I'm fast running out of time. Now that two of our staff in work have been fired/quit looks like I won't get much time off work


..and Ive still to go to a footie game!

Ya was great craic, Why are you leaving?

markymark21

zweton wrote: »

Ya was great craic, Why are you leaving?

Because our 6 months in our job is nearly up! Gonna go on holidays/travelling for a month then find some regional work.. I've seen a lot of vineyards have restaurants on site, going to try and contact them see if I can come to some sort of agreement whereby I can work in their restaurant and they can sign me off as having done the 'specified work'

Could be wishful thinking on my part though!

Pisco Sour

markymark21 wrote: »

I've seen a lot of vineyards have restaurants on site, going to try and contact them see if I can come to some sort of agreement whereby I can work in their restaurant and they can sign me off as having done the 'specified work'

Good luck with that! :cool:

lucylocket82

MarkyMark21 i live just in behind the Olsen Hotel the last 7mths & have never once gone into that bar.....defo gona give it a go now.Dying for a decent cocktail:D

I would recommend a bar on Little Collins called New Guernica...not the kind of place i would stay in all night but defo a good spot to start off ur night.Worth a trip for a the decor alone!

Theres a couple of decent bars along Brunswick St too.For the life of me i can't remember their names though :rolleyes:

universe777

Container bar is quite expensive, it's alright to visit once for one drink etc but kind of pricey to spend longer there.

zweton

Ya i agree there, do you know of any cheaper places in the city you would recommend uni?

universe777

cheap in Melbourne?? ha ha

It's been a while since I have sunk a few but the rooftop bar on Swanston St was reasonable enough.

zweton

universe777 wrote: »

cheap in Melbourne?? ha ha

It's been a while since I have sunk a few but the rooftop bar on Swanston St was reasonable enough.

No, cheapERRR:)

supp

The best bars in Melbourne are scattered around the city in laneways. Most I like have been mentioned, ie revolver. Others in that area are 186, and Blue Bar. But there are also a bunch of other bars at that end of Windsor. In Richmond I like The GB. There are also some decent bar strips in Smith St, Brunswick Street, Johnstan Street, Lygon street....basically the whole of the north side lol

dave3004

If you are on Chapel St, try get to Blue Bar or 186 as said above. Stay clear of Electric Ladyland (no dancefloor and everyone stands and chats til close). Not my scene. Then hit Revolver if the night is still young.

The Bridge Hotel, The Precinct, Bar 9T4 and NightCat are all good spots in Richmond.


Perseverance is good on Brunswick St in Fitzroy - Stay clear of Cafe Live ! Brutal ! If you are on Brunswick St during the day, make sure you try get a table at The Vegie Bar. OK its veggie food, and I aint one for it, but I went in and it was unreal. The portions are massive, the food is tasty and you are full after. Cheap too ! Try it and let me know your thoughts !

If you are into drugs, which I hope you are not, try the Highlander Bar in the CBD on a Sat night. But Revolver is prob your best bet for that buzz.

I am going to the Quiet Man for Sunday carvery this weekend and I am very excited about it. I've drank there before but heard the food is amazing.

CiaranC

I always liked the sunday sesh in the Punt on Punt myself

dave3004

CiaranC wrote: »

I always liked the sunday sesh in the Punt on Punt myself

Never any decent females in that place though.