Brisbane pub’s beer garden to make way for pokies during refurbishment
“Once we actually excavated the hotel, we created an area for gaming downstairs, next to conversation, and had the sports bar and open bar facility on the ground. [level]restaurant is open [level] first, the rooftop beer garden; “Once the scope of this is completed, we will close that temporary play facility and turn our minds to developing the outdoor area,” he said.
“It really is part of the Brisbane vernacular, isn’t it? We’re excited to do something special in this beer garden.”
The games room will use the beer garden’s existing roof structure.Credit: Cameron Atfield
But despite the new look, O’Brien said he was determined not to lose sight of the venue’s roots.
“This is the kind of beer garden where you walk into it and see laborers (guys with tattoos on their necks) as well as barristers, barristers and accountants,” he said.
“It’s a place where everyone in Brisbane feels comfortable going to the beer garden and having a beer, and we recognize the importance of that.”
famous pub It almost closed its doors completely in 2023It comes after Australian Hospitality and Liquor Group, which owns Woolworths, did not renew its lease.
The temporary games room will eventually lead to a redesign of the Victory Hotel’s beer garden.Credit: Sensitive Group
However, Precision Group found a new operator shortly afterwards, with Athena Group signing on as the new long-term tenant.
In a bar fire in 2008 seven customers were hospitalized and the evacuation of hundreds more.
“This place is a landmark and needs some love,” O’Brien said.
“And when I say ‘love,’ it takes a lot of capital, and you have to do it in a way that’s sensitive to its legacy, its context, its structure.
“It’s challenging to be honest with you, but we’re really, really excited about what it’s going to look like.”
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