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How we read reviews →Thornbury's inclusive punk dive bar with a beer garden, live bands and cheap Wednesday drinks.
Grimey, welcoming dive-bar energy with an anarchist/ANTIFA ethos, dim-lit reading nooks, live bands and burlesque nights. cramped at times but consistently described as safe and inclusive.
Outdoor beer garden, live bands and burlesque shows, dim-lit reading room, staff who actively check in on patron safety and comfort, decor that changes on the walls between visits.
Runs on an explicitly anarchist/ANTIFA and punk philosophy, with a long-standing reputation as a genuinely inclusive queer-friendly space rather than a themed venue.
Reviewers repeatedly call the drinks cheap and the prices fantastic for a Melbourne bar, with Wednesday specials adding extra value.
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