There’s 50 years of Bondi history in this live music venue/bar/restaurant/beer garden. Phew.
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Situated between Bondi Beach and Bondi Bowlo, Beach Road Hotel has captured the vibe of this laidback community without trying too hard. That’s why surfers, students, tradies, tourists and the locals all congregate here, whether to watch NRL over a pint, grab a magic mushroom pizza (the Beachy Pizza Kitchen is open until late Wednesday to Saturday), or have a bit of a shimmy and shake in the band room.
At Beach Road you can find bands and DJs playing for free until
close (1am). With the likes of Drunk Mums and Cosmo’s Midnight headlining over winter, you can expect something a little bit raucous and sensual. If you’re more interested in the sun and surf, Thursdays are the night with old school surf movies from 7pm, while Sundays are easygoing with acoustic music, juice cocktails (say fresh apple and Kettel One vodka) and burgers in the beer garden all afternoon.
The rest of the menu is classic pub fare; chicken parma to a vegie lasagna, a salmon fillet to a roasted lamb salad, all topped off with churros for dessert (!!!). Pair the pub grub with a bottle of wine, from Central Otago Pinot Noirs to Hunter Semillons.
Beach Road Hotel was first called the Rex Hotel, then became the Regis in the ‘80s, before settling into its current incarnation in the ‘90s.
Monday get a $10 rump steak, Tuesday a $10 schnitty, half-priced BBQ or hot wings on Wednesday, $17.60 fajitas with the lot on Thursdays and $20 Sunday roast.