open 7 days till late
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food, drink, trivia + live music
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open 7 days till late 〰️ food, drink, trivia + live music 〰️
280 Sydney Rd, Brunswick VIC 3056
+61 3 9380 4090
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Live music every night of the week and Pumpy’s Pub Quiz every Monday and Tuesday evening (book a spot here).
Dinner/Table/Beer Garden bookings are highly encouraged, grab a spot below!
Coming up in the bandroom!
Geography is the musical project of Melbourne-based artist Georgia Smith. With their latest EP Cyclone — praised by Rolling Stone Australia for its “atmospheric, emotive sound” — Geography invites audiences into a world of dusty guitars, silky vocals, and deeply personal storytelling.
Don’t miss Buttered Loaf, squeezed into a corner and at their fight-or-flight finest in the Retreat front bar on Thursday October 9th.
WE MOVED TO MELBOURNE! YEAHHHH! After a treacherous journey (3 one way Qantas flights) we have touched down in Naarm Melbourne! We’re kicking things off by throwing a massive party at The Retreat Hotel Brunswick
An free afternoon of live music at the Retreat with Anatreptix playing Rebetika.
Adelaide Indie-Rockers The Kavs make their Melbourne/Naarm debut at The Retreat Hotel Brunswick launching their brand spankin' sophomore EP "Stay A Little While".
Spring: when the magpies bite, and a young man's fancy turns to love and music. And the gorgeous new stage and beer garden layout at The Retreat beckons on a Sunday afternoon.
Duncan Graham (Guitar & Lead Vocals) brings his longtime fellow travellers Jan Palethorpe (on Violin, Mandolin & Harmonies) and Bruce Armstrong (on Guitar, Mandolin & Harmonies) to the outside stage for a two set show.
Ok all you shower sopranos, closet contraltos and backyard baritones, here is your chance to rock the world, or at least East Brunswick, with the all live Melbourne Karaoke Big Band.
Free in the main room!
Habibi Hafla presents El Mazzika Club! El Mazzika Club is a space where Arabic culture, music, and community come together!
Mutators and Order 66 play their debut sets at The Retreat Hotel. Come along for a night of live music with Melbourne Polytechnic students David Freeman and Ziggy Stoquart, performing an eclectic mix of genres spanning across post-punk, jazz, funk, folk and rock. Dancing encouraged. Free entry!
JAM Big Band returns to The Retreat Hotel Brunswick for a night set to feature some of the best big band compositions of our time.
Click to check out the full gig guide...
The Retreat Hotel Merch!
Show your support for your favourite local pub by wearing our merch!
Tees are $25 each - just ask one of our friendly staff members behind the bar to purchase!
Designs by James Devlin, Carolyn Hawkins + James Vinciguerra
The Retreat Hotel would like to acknowledge the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, the traditional custodians of the land on which the venue now stands, and pay our respects to all elders past, present and emerging.
We also acknowledge that sovereignty has never been ceded and that our venue operates on stolen land.