The King Hotel

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Closed nowOpens 11amSunday: 11am - 11pm
120 King St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia

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Melbourne CBD sports pub with TAB, multiple screens, reliable pub grub, and a genuine local atmosphere.

Classic Melbourne CBD pub. open floor plan, pool tables, TAB machines, and banks of screens showing AFL, cricket, horse racing, and international sport. Buzzy and loud during major sporting events and Friday nights; more relaxed and conversational over weekday lunches. Friendly and unpretentious with a genuinely welcoming staff culture.

Weekly trivia nights (Wednesday); burger night special; happy hour drink specials; TAB facilities; multiple large screens across the venue; function room available; close proximity to Southern Cross Station.

Quintessential Australian pub culture. TAB, sport on screens, Carlton Draught on tap, chicken parma, and a crowd that treats sport as communal theatre.

Drink prices sit at the upper end of Melbourne pub standards; food specials (burger night, happy hour) deliver strong value. Steaks have attracted some criticism for quality relative to price. The overall weekday meal deal represents better value than weekend dining.

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120 King St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia

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