Natural History Bar

401 Collins St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia

4.2 (875)
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Why you'll love Natural History Bar

  • Offers flexible dining options that can be tailored to any type of gatherings from 30 to 300 guests.
  • With all AV equipment, seating and projector screens.
  • Convenient location and provides Covid-safe food and beverage packages.

Go a little bit wild at Natural History, a restaurant, bar and pub conveniently located in the heart of Melbourne CBD. Delivering an extensive beverage list, exceptional service and an eclectic menu in a visually stunning space, you need look no further for the perfect venue for your next event. We also have a live pianist every Friday and Saturday night.


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Steve Bintley

July 13, 2025

A large spacious bar in a prime location on the busy shopping street. There’s a handful of tables outside which are great for people watching with a drink, but inside there’s loads to admire in the decor, all in keeping with the natural history theme. The bar itself is large and spacious and the staff friendly and helpful, offering advice on the drink options available. Prices are reasonable given the central location and there’s a decent atmosphere. Toilets are large and clean too. Certainly somewhere I’ll be returning to!

Yos William

June 6, 2025

Nice place and the interior design is very unique. The food portion is a bit smaller compared to other places. Overall, it's a good place.

Jen

September 20, 2025

Great looking restaurant, but not worth the price tag you pay for a meal and drink. Food was average not horrible just expensive for what we got. We got the steak, which had reheated gross potatoes and 2 massive hand fulls of rocket called salad. The cocktails were horrible. But i could probably get over those. The service was the worse part, the staff seemed more interested in their own personal life. Took awhile to get served at first, the drinks took forever to come to the table and wasn’t worth the wait. I will note that the food did come pretty quick to the table. They did have gluten free options which is also positive.

Josephine Jones

August 6, 2025

I went there 2 nights during the Lions Tour. July 25. The service was amazing, both times, they found us a table even though we had not booked. On the 2nd visit I had an issue with my main course, with no fuss they took it away and replaced the meal and checked all was good with the replacement and gave us a drink while waiting, thank you.I was never made to feel awkward. We eat out a lot and know there can occasionally be an issue with a meal. I would say that The Natural History Bar and Grill handled this impeccably. I would have no hesitation recommending it and will eat there again on my next trip.

Christopher Wu

December 9, 2024

Good pub in the bush CBD area. Good service from the crew there and a good atmosphere inside. Food was alright went on their Parma day and the whole thing was a bit soggy to eat. Chicken wasn’t seasoned fully but the portion size was decent so good value I guess. Salad pretty ordinary but was alright.


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