The Charles Dickens Tavern

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Closed nowOpens 11amSunday: 11am - 11pm
290 Collins St, Melbourne VIC 3000

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A hidden underground pub off Collins St serving proper British pub food to expats.

A proper basement British boozer. dim, packed on game nights with English, Scottish, Irish and Canadian expats, TVs on every wall for EPL, rugby and ice hockey.

Multiple screens for live sport including an unofficial Edmonton Oilers fan hub, English ales and ciders on tap, and an underground basement setting reached by stairs

Reviewers consistently praise its authenticity as a proper British pub, comparing it favourably to pubs back in the UK

Reviewers call drink prices reasonable, including $9 house beer pints, with food seen as solid pub value rather than exceptional

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290 Collins St, Melbourne VIC 3000

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Melbourne

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