Ascot Vale Hotel

We were really early for our dinner date nearby and ducked into this corner pub for a quick snifter. The public bar was the only part of the pub that was open. Imminent renovation I’d guess given the pub’s huge and in a prime corner position. <br/ <br/ One riesling, one shiraz was the plan. Complex stuff. Who wants to be a millionaire was on the bar TV. The world’s most beautiful woman (WMBW) is a Chatty Cathy and she started to chat at length to the barman and regulars about her less than glittering game show career. One show, no cash or consumer durables. It made for good conversation especially as a pleasant nearby fellow barfly had bombed too. <br/ <br/ The barman was a lovely bloke and good enough to offer the WMBW a free wine as it’s her birthday tomorrow. Two wines instead of one made for a lovely start to our dinner with our friends. The Ascot Vale Hotel reminded us of a friendly country pub. Nice people. We’d come back any time.

The pub offers delicious food at affordable prices! I will definitely return to try more of their menu and enjoy the live music. They have a great variety of beers and the staff is friendly.

I'll admit that we didn't eat here. HOWEVER Mr Choosy says it is, without doubt, THE BEST GUINNESS in Melbourne. Cheap beer, very friendly landlord and barman. <br/ <br/ Minus points for shared bathrooms though.

We were pleasantly surprised by this restaurant, especially since we have been living across the road for years and had never dined here before. The Parma was excellent and only $15. The steaks looked amazing and were priced at just $12. This is a great spot to check out.

GOOD AVERAGE PUB FARE BUT FABULOUS LIVE BAND...!!!<br/ <br/ Have been here twice now, in the last few months...<br/ <br/ The first time, a Sat night, we heard live music, so went in, had a few drinks and shared a couple of items from the snacks menu mini spring rolls and chicken wings spring rolls were fresh and crisp with a nice little dipping sauce, the chicken wings, hot and spicy...both around $7.50 each...all good...!!!<br/ <br/ This next time, a group of us decided to book a table..again a Sat night, again a live band...<br/ <br/ It was busy...don 't think staff were expecting a crowd...am sure they weren 't expecting a crowd, cos the full dining room was definitely too much for them to handle.. Hey, it 's okay they just got to learn.. Anyway it took a long while to get our mains...a very long while...nonetheless when they came Pasta Carbonara was generous and tasty, Fish Chips Salad was just what the 'doc had ordered ', Chicken Parma 's were well cooked, juicy and the meat was thicker than the crumb, Salt Pepper Squid was the real thing...all good... eventually... finally... Oh, and they were all around the $15 mark..which was pretty okay.. No complaints there..!!<br/ <br/ What was fantastic was the band 4 hours of live loud 70 's and 80 's Aussie Rock From Australian Crawl to The Angels to AC/DC Crowd loved it We loved it... Fabulous band 'No Soup For You '... A new group, apparently Four 50 's something life hardened Rock Angels... With one mean playing bass guitarist and another harmonica virtuoso.. These guys are all passion... Well worth a look in and well worth the long wait on those mains...<br/ Look, when these guys are playing, we will all definitely be there to eat, drink...and have a really memorable night....!!! <br/ <br/ Visited Sat 5th Sep 2015 as part of a group of friends for Dinner