PJ OBriens Southbank
1-3 Southgate Ave, Southbank VIC 3006, Australia
Bar
•Why you'll love PJ OBriens Southbank
- Located within Southgate Restaurant & Shopping Precinct on Southbank.
- Offering both exclusive and semi-private hire with capacity for intimate gatherings for 20 to larger groups of 180.
- The atmosphere is warm, relaxed and inviting with enough charm and style .
A Charming Southgate Venue P.J's Sidebar at Southbank adjoins PJ OBriens Southbank. P.J.O'Brien's is one of Melbourne's longest-standing authentic Irish pubs and a favourite destinations for locals and visitors alike. Whether you are after a quiet beer, a comforting meal, after-work drinks, or all of the above, P.J.O'Brien's has got you covered.
Over the years it has established a solid reputation as one of Southgate's leading function venues, being the perfect setting for corporate events (meetings, launches, seated breakfasts, lunches and dinners), cocktail parties, engagements, and Christmas Functions. Offering both exclusive and semi-private hire availability with capacity for intimate gatherings for 20 to larger groups of 200, P.J's Sidebar is a generous space with flexible layout options over two sections; The Upper Lounge and the Lower Deck. The atmosphere here is warm, relaxed and inviting with enough charm and style to leave a lasting impression on you and your guests, and our menus have been designed to cater for both cocktail-style and seated functions with a great selection of complimentary beverage packages to suit most budgets.
Reviews for PJ OBriens Southbank
Sherilyn Harris
June 2025 - Enjoyed an early dinner (5.30pm to 7.30pm) with a friend at PJ O’Briens Irish Pub. Service was excellent (timely and attentive) for drinks and food. Atmosphere was great and not too noisy - we were in the Sidebar area - it’s a lovely restaurant area whereas it it is booth style seating next door in the main bar area. Food was very good. The croquettes weren’t served with the advertised tomato relish and I forgot to request it - just too hungry! The steak, mash and peppercorn sauce were also great. Good range of dishes and would definitely return to try them.
Brooke Youl
This is something out of the ordinary now. They have table service, absolutely love that. The amazing friendly staff come to the table and take your order, bring you water on your arrival and continue to refill it and come back and ask if everything is good or if we need more drinks etc. Rory was our server. He was very bubbly, polite and friendly. We loved having a quick little chat with him. His service was amazing, very tentative to us and watching him work, he hussled all night. They had a live band playing which was great and because of Rory making the place a friendly place we moved to the bar after dinner and had a few more drinks listening to the music. Will definitely go back here on our next Melbourne visit. Thank you Tory for making us realise there are still fun people put there who love their job.
Rob D
If you want an Irish pub that served food then this is the place for you. Most importantly is the food is really nice, the atmosphere is better and the staff are friendly. A nice pint of Guinness!, Cider or wherever wise takes you fancy. On the right day there is live music which is normally a good standard.
Katie Campbell
Great place for a relaxing night! Food was amazing and will definitely be returning to sample other dishes from the extensive menu! Highly recommended 🤩
Mark Dennis
Had the Barra on special for lunch. It was very tasty and the juse with olives was a very interesting and tasty surprise. They also have Heaps Normal zero alcohol Beer which is really good.
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