Captain Melville

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Closed nowOpens 12pmSunday: 12pm - 10pm
34 Franklin St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia

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Historic 1853 CBD pub with native game on the menu, craft beer and a covered back patio

A heritage pub that opens out into a roomy dining area and a covered, open-air back patio. Friendly and unpretentious, with the cosy feel of a classic Melbourne local rather than a grubby CBD boozer.

Native Australian game dishes, a deep craft beer and spirits list, beer-based cocktails, a function room and wedding hosting, weekly specials, Tuesday trivia and beer degustation events.

One of Melbourne's oldest continuously operating pubs, dating to 1853, with a menu that mixes pub classics with Australian native ingredients such as kangaroo and emu.

Weekly deals such as the parma and steak nights are the value play. Full-price mains and cocktails are on the dearer side and the kitchen is inconsistent, so specials are the safer spend.

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34 Franklin St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia

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