The Fifth Province Irish Bar & Restaurant

The Fifth Province Irish Bar & Restaurant brings an Irish pub experience to St Kilda, with a menu, drinks list and entertainment programme built around relaxed socialising. The venue describes its food as a mix of contemporary pub favourites and Irish classics, with Victorian seasonal produce and Guinness at the centre of its offering. It suits a proper lunch or dinner, a few small plates with drinks, or an uncomplicated catch-up over a pint.

Whiskey is a major focus. The venue’s collection includes more than 100 Irish whiskeys, with flights available alongside the option to explore its whiskey cabinet by province and producer. There is also a cocktail list that combines Irish and Australian influences. Named drinks include the Irish Cleanser, made with poitín, muntrie berries, green apple, mint and lime; the Barry’s Highball, which uses Barry’s Tea-infused gin and lemon aspen syrup; and a Frozen Irish Coffee featuring Jameson, Shanky’s Whip, Mr Black, cold brew, brown sugar and macadamia cream. A wine list is also available to accompany the food and whiskey selection.

The space is presented as a relaxed pub on Fitzroy Street, with live entertainment, live sport shown across six large TVs and 13 beer taps, including Guinness and Heineken. That mix gives it flexibility: it can work for a group watching a game, friends meeting for drinks, or someone settling in with a whiskey flight. The venue also promotes a regular schedule of events and specials, including a Monday trad session, Wednesday trivia, and power hours and happy hour periods during the week.

Food specials add a reason to return throughout the week. The named offerings include a chicken and plantain parma on Tuesday, beef, Southern Fried Chicken and vegan burgers with fries on Wednesday, a flame-grilled porterhouse with chips, salad and sauce on Thursday, and beer-battered fish with chips and salad on Friday. Sundays bring a roast with traditional trimmings. With its broad drinks selection, substantial pub food and mix of live entertainment, sport and trivia, The Fifth Province is best suited to casual groups and diners who want their meal to be part of a lively pub visit rather than a quiet restaurant experience.