Captain Melville
34 Franklin Street, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
Bar
•Why you'll love Captain Melville
- Offers a spacious & light filled indoor courtyard, a cosy front bar, a private room and a unique balcony bar.
- Experienced chefs can customise unique menus to accommodate your themed events.
- The venue has a dedicated events team who can work closely with you from the beginning until the end.
Why you'll love Captain Melville
-Offers a spacious dining area & light-filled indoor courtyard, a cosy front bar, a private room and a unique balcony bar.
-Experienced chefs can customise unique menus to accommodate your themed events.
-The venue has a dedicated events team that can work closely with you from the beginning until the end.
A popular after-work and post-uni haunt, Captain Melville deftly combines a historic 150-year-old setting with a stylish and modern interior. This is Melbourne's oldest public house, hurtled into the modern age. As far as functions are concerned, Captain Melville offers a few options. Firstly, there's exclusive use of the Indoor Courtyard, a charming and light-filled space for up to 150 guests. Upstairs is the Loch & Key cocktail bar, intimate and saloon-like – it's basically a separate venue in its own right. Ideal for exclusive parties and celebrations, it boasts a balcony overlooking Franklin Street. And lastly, there's the Private Function Room, also ideal for private events, birthdays, engagement parties and end of year celebrations. with very friendly staff, great food and amazing ambience, you will surely have a great night!
Captain Melville Function Rooms
Iconic Historic Venue
Our historical house features Melbourne’s best self-contained function space and includes a spacious & light-filled indoor courtyard, a cosy front bar, a private room and a unique balcony bar. Additionally, we have a rare 24 hours license t...
Private Function Room
Our private function room overlooks the entire Indoor Courtyard, but away from all the noises. It is best suitable for intimate dining, exclusive networking event, workshop, breakfast, social class, book launch, reunion, green room and surp...
Loch & Key
Venture up a winding staircase, behind a secret bookshelf, late into the night. This space can hosts an impressive selection of spirits, dark corners, hanging plants and a spacious balcony, this hidden gem offers something special for any e...
Indoor Courtyard
Situated to the rear of the bar area, the Indoor Couryard is a spacious and somewhere between a trendy bar-come-conservatory. Communal dining is the style adopted here, with lengthy benches filling this impressive glass-roofed and modern sp...
Left-Wing Front Bar
The Central black bar greets patrons on entering. Dominating what is a spacious cocktail area, the mammoth bar effectively divides the venue’s drinking area into two main sections. Super sleek and minimal, the Left Side section of the Cockt...
Reviews for Captain Melville
Michael Boyer (The Hazy Squid)
Great pub with upscale cocktails and fantastic craft beers. Excellent food when we attended their beer degustation event.
Rebecca
Stopped in here for a quick drink on the way past. The vibe really drew us in but inside it was a bit quieter when we got in. Out the back and front seemed to be the place to be. We liked the booth seating. Candles in the candle holders on tables would've added to the atmosphere. The beers were cold and they had a decent range and only stocked Australian beers. The bathrooms were cool with a planty look continued from inside.
Ayla Gail
Apple cider was crisp with the perfect amount of sweetness, the perfect drink for a hot day. I had the Fried Chicken Burger, the chicken was beautifully fried to crispy perfection. my family reports that the rest of the food was amazing too.
Angie “Angie” Forte
Nice place for a night out. Excellent service. You order at the bar and the drinks 🍸 get brought over! Or you can scan and order. The waiters can take orders as well. The atmosphere is all about enjoyment. Only drawback would be the toilet aroma wafting across to our table in the outside area.
Boonruk Suchaitanawanit
Some selection of beers, including craft. Nice pub located not far from city centre.
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