Watched the AFL footy finals here with a couple of friends, what a vibe. The joint was heaving, a welcoming mix of people here, some dogs too. Super friendly and chill staff despite how hectic it was. Prob the best spot in the inner north to watch the footy. Great beer selection, incredible beer garden and all the right type of people come here.
Ben C · 2025-09-20
A great pub to catch up with friends. Plenty of indoor or outdoor seating. Dog Friendly Pub as well, so if you're a dog lover like myself, you'll be in Doggo Heaven. My steak, chips and salad was magnificent as well.
Normandy C Jr · 2025-10-23
Heard a lot about The Great Northern being home to one of Melbourne’s best steak sandwiches, so had to check it out — and honestly, it delivered pretty well. Price was 28-32 forgot.
The sandwich itself was solid: great quality steak cooked medium rare, not stingy on the portion either. The bread was nicely toasted and held together well for most of the meal — only got a little soggy at the end, which is pretty normal. Cheese was melted through, and the salad added a good fresh balance to the richness of the meat. Definitely felt well-built and thought through.
Chips on the side were crisp and satisfying, though the green dipping sauce was unexpected. Tasted a bit like a guacamole–yoghurt mix — not bad, just not sure it paired the best with chips. Might have preferred a classic aioli or tomato sauce instead.
Overall, a good steak sanga.
Christopher Wu · 2025-08-04
Compared to last time we were here, this visit was extremely disappointing.
We called ahead to make a booking and specifically asked not to be seated near the toilets - apparently it was no problem. When we arrived, we were given our table (18), and it was LITERALLY right at the toilet door. The table could seat about 8 (our booking was for 2), and we could see there was another table (13) which was further away and seated about the same amount of people.
I asked the girl at the bar about moving tables, and she argued with me about toilets not being that close. I said they are, and she told me we can sit at the other end in the doorway to outside. It was a freezing night, so that wasn't an option, hence the reason we also requested to be inside when we called.
I mentioned the other table and she said she can't seat us there because we're only two people and thats for a bigger group (noone had reserved it though, she meant more people could sit there) but our table was already for 8 anyway! She audibly huffed at me, and changed our table to number 2 - which is about a metre away from the bar once you sit.
Glad at least to be away from the toilet, we now had to contend with being constantly bumped and having butts in our faces from people congregating at the bar.
The reason is they have stuffed so many tables into a small area to try and maximise money and noone can move. Packed in like sardines. Last time we were here we were in the dog area so had no idea the inside was that bad.
Our dinner was mediocre this time, the dessert was good (I don't think they make it), but the attitude and treatment we got from that girl was disgusting. We're so pissed off.
That was our anniversary redo because ours was overshadowed by putting our dog down, and this was the night we ended up with.
I took photos of the table so you can see how "not that close" the table was to the toilet and the doorway to the freezing cold outside.
Victoria Grindrod · 2025-09-01
This might look like a plate of potatoes and gravy, but the lovely staff who was on their break offered me some whilst having a lovely chat on a Monday night. My 5 stars come from their lovely service and conversation on life. I was feeling a bit low and depressed, but they were just a source of magic that helped made things a little better. I'm definitely coming back for sure.
Tea Lily Vega · 2025-09-30