Div B
My favourite bar ever!!! Staff are always kind and attentive. The food is absolutely delicious. They have great beer and wine available. It’s a great vibe. I’ve been coming here for years and will always come back. It’s great visiting a bar with such rich history
Lisa Andrews
Save old Melbourne. Save this pub. There are Enough high rise glitzy boxes of cookie cut out concrete composed of cramped one room apartments.😣
Never ever sell historical buildings to unknown OS buyers who don’t care for heritage and cultural character.
Learn your lessons vendors!
Billy Taniwan
Nuff said, great great fried chicken and selections of beer.
Yeet It
A stalwart of the union movement and live music scene. Do yourself a favour, join your union and get down to the Curtin.
Rachel Kapsalakis
Great tasting, huge pieces of fried chicken cooked fresh. This would have been one of Elvis' fave places! Add crispy beer battered chips on the side and I guarantee you'll be licking your fingers for more! The pieces are so big you may even have a doggy bag for later!
kin yat chan
Old style bar , friendly staff, good atmosphere ,provide projector and decoration. ordinary fried chicken but good beer. Believe the freeze chicken supplies is a famous brand. Sticky Floor in toilet . A cockroach ran out on my table while dining.
It’s overall good to talk with buddy.
Ruby Glew
Great small music venue and supporter of local acts. I didn’t try the food but plenty of good service and drink options. Agile battle of the bands 208 went off here and it was packed over two nights.
Robert Fiddler
Great pub amazing atmosphere good friendly service, all welcome and ice cold coopers pale ale on tap
Ruby Milne
my favourite venue in Melbourne! been to plenty of gigs here and love it every time! the staff are always so inviting and it's such a great vibe in the pub. awesome food too! had one of the fried chicken burgers and it had plenty of flavour
Mustard
I've been to The Curtin a few times now, each for different occasions. It's an old school pub we'd on occasion head out on a bender for Christmas functions but as of recent have visited for Bluebonnet Barbecue and Sonny's Fried Chicken & Burgers. All the ordering of drinks and food is done at the bar (this wasn't the case for Bluebonnet).<br/><br/>It is frequented by tradies and mostly students nearby. I'm sure there's been a change of hands over the years (the pub itself) but I just come here for the amazing grub they push out of those kitchens. Their line-up rarely changes so a spot to "watch this space".
Whats On The Grill?
An absolute gem this one. Had the Sonny Burger which is one of the better burgers I’ve had in Melbourne - the chicken, bun and slaw was amazing. The venue itself is a classic rock ‘n roll themed pub - sticky floors, live music, smell of beer. Can’t wait to get back.
Robbie Czajka
good old fashioned pub with live music.. ordered fried chicken while having drinks before a show.. the wait was. a bit long.m but worth it.. tender juicy crispy fried chicken. the best I've ever had
Ally Lim
One of the best cheeseburgers I've ever had! Still thinking about it long after eating it! Good friendly service, food was quick to come out. Definitely coming back again to try more of the menu out.
Melsy
The perfect dive bar. It's a cosy place with cheap beers. It's a great spot in the city with heaps of old posters plastered on the wall, slightly sticky floors and good music.
Melbourne_Robot
The Curtin has a rotating kitchen, most recently Huxtaburger and currently Blue Bonnet. The bar staff are really friendly. I wish they opened earlier for lunch. This place smells like bleach during the day and theres music at night. A regular for uni students.
Parma Daze
Overall the John Curtin offers up an okay parma at good value, I think reviewer Stefo said it best last night when he said “I wouldn’t seek it out, but I wouldn’t complain if I had to have it again” (actually it might have been Cale … or Pat, I can’t remember I’d had a few beers)
Patrick Graham
Match made in heaven! One of the best bars in Melbourne matched with the one of Melbourne's best burgers. All the makings for a great night out!<br/>Do yourself a favor and get down before it's all over
I Like Good Food...
Tasty food! Cool atmosphere!<br/>If you like a dark little bar, the Curtin is the place to go. Staff are super friendly, serving size of the meals are perfect. Chicken Parma is a fave followed closely by the calamari. The new kitchen are doing an awesome job!!
Imogen Russell
What a night!!. Made my way down to the new kitchen at The Curitn tonight. Wasnt going to venture out in the cold - but iam so glad I did. Had a fantastic meal - with good red wine and a nice vibe.<br/>On Tuesdays they have free live music in the front bar - which was a great way to finish off the night. <br/>For the record - I DID have a parma. it was MASSIVE and great.<br/>Kitchen is open till 10pm which is handy.
Benjamin Russell
Awesome new kitchen. Heard the Curtin kitchen has finally re opened after a hiatus - Went back to The Curtin tonight - and thank god! The food has gone up another level. The new chef has really nailed it. Good tasty pub food and well priced. <br/>A personal favourite was the Lamb Shank Pie with Mash, however I did have massive plate envy when I saw my mates steak come out!<br/>Defiantly heading back.
Frankie Holden
Great food, great bar-staff. The food here has really been on the up and up of late. It offers good quality pub-fare at very reasonable prices. The steak here is quite good and the peppercorn gravy is awesome. The parma is above average for the melbourne standard too. However what makes this place is the bar-staff who are relaxed and easy-going and really set the un-pretentious vibe of the place. This is refreshing in what at times can be a "too-cool-for-school" attitude in the melbourne bar-scene.
MissQL
Faaaantastic!. The Curtin is one of the best pubs in Melbourne. Fantastic band room, excellent and cheap pub meals and Gypsy cider on tap. The staff are fun and friendly and the downstairs DJ is always playing excellent tunes. If you like your parma real, try the Curtin!
CTKD
Decent quality pub food, the specials are usually quite good as well.<br/><br/>They stop taking orders for food at 9pm so you have to be quick.<br/><br/>Its a uni place so don't go there for a romantic date!
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