Hardimans Cafe Bar - Melbourne

An inner pub that was not touched with the magic wand of gentrification is as rare as chicken teeth. I usually enjoy these diving rooms and can sink happily...

We ordered take away (because of Covid restrictions) chicken parma, Delicious! the meal was that large, it was enough for 2 meals

It all started with a call to Plough Hotel in Footscray for an extra large group booking over the long weekend (with ample notice). Because we had kids, pregnant ladies and all, it would be reasonable to have a few dietary requirements. Guess what? No changes to the menu. No drink specials. Lots of rules etc. We were like .. you know what? We'll just take the 30 people else where. Found Hardimans which we hadn't been past since we were kids when it was an old TAB pub. Haven't left. Never disappoints. Well done team. Especially to the bar staff upstairs who work hard to get food and drinks out in time.

Hardiman's has been there in its new reincarnation for a while now, and I find it a family friendly place to go and have some reasonably priced food that is slightly better than the average pub. It may not reach the heights of some of the fancier gastropubs but all in all the quality is reasonable, the prices are pretty good, and the atmosphere is nice. <br/ <br/ In my experience the pizzas are on par with the best that Kensington has to offer. The meals vary in quality a bit some are a bit too salty for my taste, but overall there are at least as many hits as there are misses. It has a broad selection of beer and wine. And is well fit out there is some outdoor seating when the weather is fine, some nice booths for larger parties and regular tables too.

I called in here for a pre dinner drink w my partner. The set was friendly and attentive.<br/ <br/ This pub has some excellent craft beers on tap and there was not 1 commercial beer yay!! <br/ <br/ Some of the beers included Hargreaves Hill, Moon Dog, Baxter, Stomping Ground, Quiet Deeds, Venom<br/ Brewing, Beatnik and Mountain Goat.<br/ <br/ I tried a Hargreaves Hill Scandinavian IPA (No 3) which was really tasty, and my partner also had a craft beer. <br/ <br/ This place is impressive, they have an outdoor courtyard, an indoor casual restaurant area and at the front of the pub, an amazing fishbowl glasses in area which would be amazing for people watching hahaha. Next time. <br/ <br/ This place is definitely worth a visit.