Merivale

MERIVALE BOOTED FROM GOOD FOOD GUIDE

Posted on October 10th, 2025 by Clyde Mooney
A war of attrition is escalating between Hemmes’ hospitality juggernaut Merivale and media empire Nine Entertainment, as editorialising and accusations evolve into actions with potential. For years the Sydney Morning Herald has enjoyed the click-generating dichotomy of championing Hemmes as

PHMG STEPS UP AGAIN FOR MOTHERS AND BABIES

Posted on September 10th, 2025 by Jane Louise
Public House’s seventh Annual Ladies Luncheon was held this month in support of the Royal Hospital for Women in Randwick, Sydney. This year the event was supported by Merivale, held in its Coogee venue Mimi’s, and raised an astounding $800,000.

MERIVALE PRECINCT PLANS FOR A MELBOURNE CARPARK

Posted on February 28th, 2025 by Clyde Mooney
Hospitality trailblazer Justin Hemmes has plunged Merivale into another major project, buying an ageing car park in the Melbourne CBD with plans to create an all-new multi-faceted entertainment precinct. Merivale has secured the purchase of Parkade, at 34-60 Little Collins Street,

NIMBYS TUT-TUT AT TOTTI’S

Posted on November 6th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
Having witnessed their historic local the 3 Weeds blossom again, residents of Rozelle are now complaining about the success and popularity of the Merivale-reinvented pub on the insular peninsula. Long known as the Rose Shamrock & Thistle Hotel, the beloved

MERIVALE UNVEILS KING ST PRECINCT PLANS

Posted on October 14th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
The Merivale juggernaut has awakened with plans revealed for a major hospitality precinct, set to be created within historic adjacent buildings around Hemmes’ cornerstone Hotel CBD. Representing years of planning, the group is poised to submit a development application next

MAJOR DATA BREACH ON PUB AND CLUB PATRONS

Posted on May 3rd, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
A man has been arrested, as police continue to investigate a major alleged data breach that risks the personal details of patrons of clubs and pubs across NSW and puts a cloud over data collection. News broke on Wednesday of

HEMMES LOCKS HORNS WITH BEEF MAGNATES OVER AN ESTABLISHMENT

Posted on April 26th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
Merivale is in a trademark dispute with a new Brisbane restaurant representing giant multinational Stanbroke beef, over the rights to the name Establishment. Establishment 203 opened its doors on Marshall St in Fortitude Valley on 28 November, 2023, being the

MERIVALE’S MELBOURNE MANOEUVRES

Posted on March 18th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
Merivale’s move into Melbourne is under fire, with reports the extensive plan for Tomasetti House is struggling to meet its anticipated opening for this year as the bar-tzar feels the operational pinch. Early 2021 Justin Hemmes’ group shelled out around

MERIVALE REVIVES 3 WEEDS

Posted on October 26th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
More than three years after growing the group with purchase of Rozelle’s 3 Weeds, Merivale has quietly reopened the inner west former Rose. Hemmes’ outfit reports trading is “going well” since the soft-launch last week, and locals are returning, again

MERIVALE BUSTS OUT PRE-SUMMER BEER OH BEER CHEER

Posted on September 12th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
Merivale is back on the pre-summer promotion wagon, offering a month of activities including (almost) half-price beers during its Beer Oh Beer Festival. The month-long Festival features 49 per cent off schooners of beer at most venues, taking place Monday