Prince Public Bar

Prince Public Bar is the all-day pub offering within The Prince Hotel in St Kilda, Melbourne, with breakfast available from 7am on weekdays and 8am on weekends until 11.30am. The kitchen then moves into all-day dining from midday until late, making it suitable for an early start, a casual meal or settling in around a game.

The menu leans into familiar pub food, with named options including smashed avo, a bacon and egg roll, wagyu burgers and schnitzels. There are also share-friendly snacks for a more informal feed. The website positions the bar around large screens, cold drinks and live sport, with a schedule available for upcoming matches, so it suits groups looking to watch a game while eating and drinking rather than a quiet, formal meal.

The bar sits within a much older St Kilda story. The Prince Hotel has been part of the neighbourhood since the mid-1800s, beginning as a bayside guest house before becoming a longstanding meeting place. Its history includes a strong connection to Melbourne’s LGBTQIA+ community, as well as the Prince Bandroom, which became a prominent local music venue and hosted jazz sessions and recordings during its time as home to 3PBS. The broader complex has also included restaurants, a cocktail bar, accommodation and function spaces.

Today, the hotel describes itself as returning to a more relaxed role as a gathering place for St Kilda locals, friends, families and visitors. Within that setting, Prince Public Bar is best suited to straightforward pub dining, sport-watching and shared drinks, with enough food choice to support both a quick breakfast and a longer stay. For wine-focused drinking, the related Little Prince Wine operates separately as a neighbourhood wine bar and bottleshop, so it is worth treating that as a distinct part of the wider Prince Hotel offering.