Australian Venue Co has rolled out another two overhauled local watering holes, bringing the Grand Junction Tavern and Browns Plains Hotel back online after multi-million-dollar investments. The Grand Junction of Pennington reopened after a $2 million renovation pitching a new destination for locals, serving up quality food, drinks and live sports. The lid has been […]
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Sydney-based Applejack hospitality group has jumped into the next addition to the portfolio, reinvigorating and recreating Darlinghurst’s iconic Taphouse. Following a “serious nip and tuck” top-to-bottom refurbishment, the heritage pub reopens to the public Wednesday (13 September), claiming a concept unlike anything in the area – driven by ‘Taps, Tunes, and Chinese. Applejack is passionate
The popular Marine Hotel in south Melbourne has suddenly closed, blaming a cocktail of council headaches, rising costs and NIMBYs. The robust Georgian-style pub has operated since 1856. In 2013 sale of the freehold fetched $13 million, sold at auction to a “well-known Melbourne hotelier” that operates one pub and leases out others, which came
The historic Hotel Canberra of Ballarat is being revived under the captaincy of two brothers and a chef, as the region blooms as a tourism destination and grows a reputation for dining and boutique accommodation. Previous known as The Columbian, Vine Hotel and the Rose of Denmark, the pub was built in the 1880s and
The historic Court House Hotel of North Melbourne is back, backed by a team of Victorian pub tragics and serving a new stint as a gastro pub. Originally named the Peacock Hotel when it was built in 1857, it was renamed in 1861 to the current moniker in recognition of the local courthouse, directly across
The award-winning Universal Hotels has opened a brand-new CBD pub in the heart of Darling Quarter, unveiling Darling Pavilion. Located at the foot of Tumbalong Park – a short walk over the footbridge from the CBD – the pavilion-style pub blends casual charm with Mediterranean-inspired elegance, seating over 350 patrons across 1,000sqm of indoor and
Rising costs and falling trade have taken their toll on another NSW regional pub and small business, bidding farewell to a traditional local of Grenfell, the Railway, after more than a century. The town of Grenfell is around 370 kilometres west of Sydney, with a reported population of nearly 2k residents and the usual gambit
Jon Adgemis’ Public group is opening its first Victorian venue, transforming Kew heritage into and back to the Clifton Hotel in partnership with acclaimed chef Guy Grossi. The landmark Melbourne pub was built 1868 on Kew’s High Street, and in recent years has been known as Hotel Kew. It will soon return to its original
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The historic Lakes Creek Hotel of Rockhampton is coming back to life after years in the dark, under new, dedicated revivalist owners. Established circa 1895, the pub is the second-oldest in town, after the nearby Criterion, which was built 1890. Boasting a design of the Victorian Gothic style, it found its way onto the Queensland
Australian Venue Co has revealed another major renovation of a landmark Queensland pub, bringing a stylish new look and revised name to Nundah’s Royal. Opened in 1888 in Brisbane’s northside as the Royal English Hotel, in recent years the pub has been known as The Royal. Part of the Hotel had to be closed for
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