Pub of the Week 2013
The search begins...
PUB OF THE WEEK: Welcome back as my search for the 2013 Pub of the Week commences. This will be my 19th year doing these reviews & again are presented each Friday morning with Neil, with a written review turning up here (I promise!!) soon after.
The Morning Star Hotel
TONY LEONARD: The Morning Star came to prominence in the early 2000s when a pair of Greek brothers ramped up the menu highlighting their heritage.
Edinburgh Castle Hotel
ECH is a sprawling, rambling, deceptively large boozer; sort of sunday morning hangover rather than ramshackle. The look isn’t for everyone, but I like it.
Pine Grove Hotel
This version of the Pine Grove was re-built after the devastating fires of 1983, operating for nearly 100 years before that. For those unfamiliar with the area, it is very much against the run of play that you may expect to see in this burgeoning part of suburban Melbourne.
O'Connell's Hotel
As foreshadowed in last week's review (Rose Hotel, 5/4) this is a revisit in under 3 years to a pub which I hold as one the most consistently high achievers I have found in talking about pubs in Melbourne for nearly 20 years.
Rose Hotel
The Food and drink is still fairly priced, the menu expanded but not to such an extent to move away from top price fully plated main at $24 and wine too doesn’t have a massive mark-up.
Prahran Hotel
After a long absence, I revisited the Prahran Hotel and much to my astonishment, all that I enjoyed about this pub previously was intact and if possible, even more lovingly treasured by the current custodians.
Hotel Sorrento
The Sorrento is a majestic multi story limestone pub on the Mornington Peninsula, which in spite of its old world looks, operates as a straight up and down pub that has a number of tricks to it that all work.
Lord Newry Hotel
First time visit to the Newry and in keeping with so many of its type in Fitzroy/Nth Fitzroy, the pub steadfastly maintains a course of the traditional that welcomes locals and encourages community.
Albion Hotel
Part of the wonderful Port Melbourne pub scene, the Albion (former Pub of the year winner) maintains a steady course that makes it one of the acme pubs of Melbourne in my opinion.
Park Hotel
Built after a total re-gutting of the old (Tudor Inn), the Park Hotel has bravely taken a path to be genuinely different to not only all of the pubs/clubs of outer suburban Werribee, but the majority of those in the western suburbs
McKinnon Hotel
The exterior is grey/black with a terracotta roof: the color scheme looks good. The front bar is oblong, and invites you to not only sit and have one, but can carry on a conversation with those sitting opposite.
Cosmopolitan Hotel
What a brilliant way to start the new year with a wonderful, old fashioned pub in the township of Trentham, some 75 minutes north of Melbourne through Woodend.
De Bortoli Wines
The De Bortoli family is committed to making distinctive wines from their Yarra Valley and King Valley vineyards in Victoria and from their vineyards in New South Wales; wines with true varietal and regional expression - wines with a sense of place. For more than 80 years the De Bortoli family tradition of sharing good wine, good food and good times with family and friends remains unchanged
