The Courthouse Hotel - Melbourne

I had a pre dinner drink here and the pub was really busy. It’s fringe festival time.<br/ <br/ This is a nice pub on Errol Street, the range of beers was good.<br/ <br/ The service was really friendly and polite and I ordered an O’Briens Brown Ale. This is a gluten free beer and for $10 a pint it was really good value. And it was popular too.<br/ <br/ I didn’t realise that it was in special until I sat down because I always try to buy an independent beer/brewer wherever possible. <br/ <br/ And they sell my favourite cider, Coldstream which is great.<br/ <br/ I was going out for dinner which was a pity as someone is about to tuck into a parma and it looks delicious. Mmnn hahaha <br/ <br/ I’ll be back!

Came here for dinner on a Saturday night after walking past deciding to give the place a go. The decor isn’t as ‘pretty’ as the pictures show on here, but nevertheless felt like like a typical pig. The waiter that served us was friendly and funny very prompt, took all our orders drinks were bought out to us quickly. We all opted for different meals were all pleasantly surprised at how tasty they were, all finished, few more drinks and were on our way. It was surprisingly quiet for dinner though. Only us three other people.

Tradition pub vibe with modern but relaxing rest twist. Understated from outside but inside the bar and lounge area are rather charming. Greeted and served by two very friendly staff.<br/ <br/ The restaurant area was quiet but very clean and inviting. We ordered chicken parma's and a steak. Everything was served rather quickly and was very tasty.<br/ <br/ Only criticism is that the salad had too much dressing which made it somewhat soggy. Great value for money and The Courthouse Hotel is in the Entertainment Book so we enjoyed a 25% discount.

-good take on pub classics .... Cathy and I like this joint as it has good takes on pub classics. It has a relaxed atmosphere that reminds us our favourite pub back in Adelaide.

Needless to say, I have returned quite regularly, sometimes sitting in the bar and sometimes in the adjacent room, which is less atmospheric but more roomy.