Thread: Favourite Pub

Some of the pubs I used to like to visit in town (Sydney):

The Lord Nelson in The Rocks (Three Sheets and Nelson's Blood)
The Australian in The Rocks (great pizza)
The Wynyard Hotel on Clarence Street (pint of Old Speckled Hen thanks, innkeeper)
Henry 9th Bar in the Hilton (dark and dingy like a good old English pub)

Usually try to visit the James Squire Tavern at Darling Harbour when in town. It wasn't there when I lived in Sydney.

That's a hard question, but trying to think of pubs that really stood out!
I once visited a little tavern in the hills above Adelaide, quaint place, but a real favourite with Sunday drivers. The locals were friendly... so friendly in fact one gave me a try of some moonshine, and consequently I can't remember the name of the pub!
Eimeo hotel north of Mackay was a stunning place, with a beer garden perched on a cliff looking over the sea. Is it still there?
The Straddie hotel at Point Lookout on Nth Stradbroke Island will always be a favourite. Beautiful views, both inside and out!
Some of the pubs around the Rocks in Sydney have great atmosphere, but can't think of specific names.
If "favourite" equals the one visited most, well it has to be the Farmers Arms here at Cabarlah!! Only a couple of hundred metres from my back door, it gets my vote! The oldest continual licence in Qld, with some charming old features, and then there's the architecture....oh, and they get my brew without being asked.

CHEEERS!

The one I'm in.

Used to enjoy the Noojee (Vic) pub years ago when we stayed there with work. Pour your own beer, put your own money in the till, cook your own breakfast, write your own receipt for travel expenses....

Mark's initial post makes that pub sound pretty close to Nirvana.

For a city pub, Pug Mahone in Hardware Lane in Melbourne is pretty good.

Or then there's the pub with "Cougar Girl" in it

BTW, how many here know just what "Pug Mahone" means?

Country pubs seem to be gaining a majority. Not surprising, given it bloody nice to come across a cold beer after a long drive! It probably more the atmosphere, though, more characters and less w#nkers!

Another common thread is the surroundings or the view, with water (either outside or in close proximity) being desirable (not in the beer or wine, though!). This fits with reports when I studied Recreation Management- we tend to like places with or near water to relax or enjoy ourselves. Maybe I should put a pond in the shed.:eek:

Cheers,

Mark

Originally Posted by silkwood

Maybe I should put a pond in the shed.:eek:

Mark

I did - it's called a Lee Valley Stone Pond

Originally Posted by Auld Bassoon

I did - it's called a Lee Valley Stone Pond

the pub in El Arish, Far North Qld.
nothing flash, just a relaxed place with good locals, great publican, good pies, interesting stuff on the walls. Nice old, airy building.
A stuffed bushpigs head on the wall - the local copper donated his hat for it to wear - with a plaque reading "Russ Hinze - Minister for Everything".
Lots of photo's of fishing, hunting, farming, 4wd'ing boasts.
A tiny community, so everyone goes there on a Friday night. The butcher was getting his counter'ies there, so the steak was the best!
Boules under the palm trees out the back from the cane cutting days. If you got too pissy to leave you could crash on the floor and they'd chuck a sheet at you, invite you to brekkie in the morning as well.

Haven't been back since 95.

The Orient - Rocks in Sydney
The Breakfast Creek - Brissy
The Normanby - Brissy
The Paddington - Brissy ( all the lookers from brissy uni used to drink there)
The Stafford Arms - Stafford Brisbane
The Ace of Clubs(I think) Rockhampton Qld
The Premier Hotel - Collie WA

Here's the link for Blue Duck Inn. Very popular for (motor)bike runs, great winding road from Omeo. As it says: fabulous trout fishing (catch & release appreciated).For you bait fisherpeople "there's no fish, its a lousy place and it always rains!".

http://www.blueduckinn.com.au/

How about adding a few notes to your posts, rather than just naming your pub?

Cheers,

Originally Posted by Auld Bassoon

BTW, how many here know just what "Pug Mahone" means?

You too
There are a couple of pubs in Melbourne that are memorable:
#1. The Champion in Fitzroy, and if I ever find the taxi driver that took us there I will slowly castrate him, without the aid of any anaesthetic.

#2. The Rob Roy, diagonally opposite the former, similar ambience, revolting and pugnacious.

#3. Jimmy Watsons in Carlton, a group of us meet there for lunch once a month in one of the function rooms upstairs, I even have my own name plaque
Such notoriety

the Barron Valley in Atherton, Art deco style pub with most of the original fittings left and good food too

Peeramon pub, lost most of its roof with cyclone larry tho

You missed the Builders Arms down Gertrude St Iain. In the 80's she was always rocking and rolling with crims and crime, the odd murder in the bar etc. I fixed the Red Phone there a few times when it was still intact, the other times we replaced it.

I believe it is a trendy pub these days.