Pub of the Week: Inkerman Hotel, St Kilda East
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Inkerman Hotel
Where: 375 Inkerman St, St Kilda East
Phone: 9326 6575
Internet: www.inkermanhotel.com.au
SCORE: 14/20
MAY 22
VENUE: In the years of reviewing pubs, I can’t recall at any stage of describing a pub as happy. But today is a first: The Inkerman Hotel is just that. A fine old school pub providing comfort for all who enter.
It is a welcoming, fairly priced establishment, with each day/night of the week providing a genuine bang for the buck in food and drink. A theme may be seen as Irish, but it’s not overdone; just real hospitality from staff.
The layout of the Inkerman is relatively simple: Small room set side for the TAB, massive bar/dining area with screens aplenty covering a range of sports, music later in the week, with a pretty as a picture beer garden completing the area. Spread out, there’s plenty of room.
And here’s a first: “Sundays in the Bark”. Free dogs meal with every two human one purchased! ($9 if on your own with Fido). The pub is set up perfectly for this. With a Sunday happy hour (rare), any day of the week and the Inkerman is firing.
MENU: Where to start? South Melbourne dim sims ($5.5), potato cakes (2/$6), Irish chips/Irish curry (McDonnells) and melted cheese ($15) are also your starters to share a pot.
Bacon burger ($22.5), fish burger, barramundi ($22), chicken parma ($30), crisp salmon, fully plated ($36), to a 300g porterhouse, again fully plated for $43. This is comfort pub food 101.
Don’t skip the desserts. An insanely rich, sweet, chocolate semifreddo, cherries, candied coconut is a massive slab @ $12.
All Carlton products, Draught/Melbourne/Dry/Mountain Goat, served so well was $7/pot. However most of these will fall into the category of weekly specials.
Average Prices:
Entrees/starters: $13
Mains: $27 (steaks from $43)
Desserts: $12
Surcharges: None displayed. Card: Yes
Beer: Carlton D Pot, $7
Wine: $9.8pg
Roast: No
Tab: Yes
Pokies: No
Jack Ginnivan Steak Index (JGSI): This week; Inkerman, St Kilda East, 300g porterhouse, $43. Chips/salad//mash/veg/sauce (go the Irish curry).
HIGHLIGHT/S:
Main: Large chicken schnitty, $20 (on special, normally $27.50). Made in the kitchen, big, fresh, crisp, salad/chips spot on. Five days, lunch special. Bargain.
Something Different to Eat: Thai fish cakes, $14. Again another offering made in house, barra/salmon providing the fish, good size the sauce and herbs work in harmony. Real flavour in these.
Summary: The Inkerman pitches perfectly for those who like going to a pub for an uncomplicated, traditional offer.
Popular prices across everything it does, and the comfort levels as good as anywhere.
Happy staff, good times seven days a week, this is a place to love.
The Inkerman is a fine Melbourne pub.