{"id":588,"date":"2017-01-20T14:13:23","date_gmt":"2017-01-20T14:13:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.venuenow.com\/?p=588"},"modified":"2026-02-12T11:06:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T01:06:49","slug":"bridge-hotel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/venuenow.com\/blog\/bridge-hotel\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotlight On: Bridge Hotel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t

It’s not often you come across a venue in Melbourne that makes you stop and look. Not take a perfunctory glance, but really look.<\/h4>\n

The Bridge Hotel<\/a>, prior to 2011, was your typical neighbourhood watering hole: it had dark corners, beer on tap and comfy, worn-in seats. Nothing wrong with that.<\/p>\n

For hospitality group and owners Sand Hill Road though, ‘your typical neighbourhood watering hole’ didn’t meet their sky-high standard. Cue TECHNE architects being commissioned to perform a complete facelift. And by facelift, I mean full-blown reconstructive surgery. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Running down the centre of the Bridge Hotel is its main artery – a sculpted alleyway, complete with shopfronts, street art, and pot plant-adorned balconettes. And within the walls of this TARDIS-esque building, lies a American-style retro diner, a garden, an urban-chic upstairs bar, and more. The Bridge Hotel hasn’t forgotten its roots – the good old fashioned locals bar is still downstairs.<\/p>\n

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The end product is what you see today – a brilliant, split-personality venue. But despite having multiple identities, the Bridge Hotel doesn’t feel disjointed. Every space interacts with the outdoor spaces and alleyways, coming together to form a micro-community. <\/p>\n

With such a cool space, you could settle for house draught and a bowl of chips and gravy. But the folks from Sand Hill Road are dedicated to good food and drink (here’s looking at you, Garden State Hotel<\/a>)<\/a>, and the Bridge Hotel is no exception. How does barbecue pork belly with apple and fennel salad with roasted pineapple salsa sound? Good. It sounds good.<\/p>\n

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The wine list is a carefully considered homage to the vineyards of Victoria and South Australia, with a few international guests sprinkled throughout for good measure. And on Thursdays, if you feel like a mid-week treat, they have $15 espresso martinis in five flavours. Five. Including a chocolate orange flavour. So you’re basically drinking a jaffa tiramisu. <\/p>\n

That being said – it’s not all fancy pants (although they do literally stock Mountain Goat Fancy Pants). The $16 midweek parma special and $7 pints during happy hour on Friday still pulls in the loyals and locals.<\/p>\n

The Bridge Hotel has something for everyone – it’s the ultimate crowd-pleaser. Show off.<\/p>\n\n

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