Cam E.
Yelp
As a muso, you never forget your first time playing at the corner...
Combining a world renowned band room and live music institution with a fully functioning bar and kitchen, the Corner Hotel is a Melbourne icon, and has been for over 200 years, and almost 100 years as a live music venue.
The best way to experience the Corner is to go there. Whether you are there to see a band, of which the list of who has trod the stage is endless and studded with famous 'drop ins', or just up for dinner and a beer, make your choice of which door to enter and see it for yourself.
With the band room holding upwards of 700 people, it's touring acts and large scale home grown talent who play here.
Mick Jagger popped in for a secret show once, as did Dave Gilmour. These days it's the usual stop for festival acts doing sideshows or large album launches. Getting a ticket also gives you access to the rest of the Hotels features. The Front bar is perfect for cozying up with a street press and sipping away, or the rooftop is a highly sought after destination on weekends and summer afternoons.
Boasting a menu that is typical of Melbourne pubs these days, that being great food for a price that seems a little unfair, you can expect to pay upwards of $20 for Fish & Chips, $30 for a steak and $16 for a pasta. Better for their snack menu, which is a tad more realistic, this punter enjoys a bowl of chips and a few beers rather than using all his beer money on dinner.
The Corner Hotel fills up every weekend, so if you aren't a punter checking out a band, get in early and snag a table before they're all gone. The line out the front can be deceiving too, as if the band room is sold out, the pub can only let in a certain number of guests into the front bar and beer garden. Again, get in early and avoid having to stand in the street.