Bridge Hotel

The Bridge Hotel sits on Bridge Road in Richmond, a lively inner-eastern suburb of Melbourne. A much-loved pub, it's a genuine local fixture — combining a relaxed, characterful pub atmosphere with quality food, good drinks and a longstanding reputation for live music and entertainment, the kind of beloved local that's served the area for years.

The appeal is that combination of a great pub atmosphere, quality food and drinks and regular live music and entertainment, ideal for a relaxed meal, a drink, catching a gig or a night out. Its versatile offering and live-music heritage have made it a real fixture, and the Bridge Hotel has clearly kept its big, loyal following happy over the years.

With a 4.4 rating from more than 1,300 reviews, it's clearly a popular, well-loved spot. Menus, drinks lists, opening hours and the live-music program vary, so it's worth checking current details before you go — particularly for a specific gig or event — though for a meal, a drink or some live music in a characterful pub, it's often just a matter of dropping in at the Bridge Hotel in Richmond.