PJO’Brien’s Irish Pub

Southbank, Australia

3.6

Open now

9 reviews

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Telephone:
+61 3 9686 5011
Website:
www.pjobriens.com.au
Address:
Southgate Complex 3 Southgate Ave, Southbank, Victoria, 3006
Southbank
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
830 ft390083 - NightRider
890 ftStop 4: Flinders Street Station, Elizabeth Street
940 ftArts Centre
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Takes Reservations
Yes
Delivery
No
Take-out
No
Accepted Cards
Credit, Debit
Good For
Lunch
Good for Kids
No
Good for Groups
Yes
Attire
Casual
Noise Level
Loud
Music
DJ, Live
Good For Dancing
Yes
Coat Check
No
Smoking
No
Outdoor Seating
No
Has TV
Yes

Today

Today 11:00 am – 1:00 am
Open now
Local time (Southbank) 11:36 AM Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Business hours

Monday 11:00 am – 1:00 am
Tuesday 11:00 am – 1:00 am
Wednesday 11:00 am – 1:00 am
Thursday 11:00 am – 1:00 am
Friday 11:00 am – 3:00 am
Saturday 11:00 am – 3:00 am
Sunday 11:00 am – 1:00 am

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9 reviews of PJO’Brien’s Irish Pub

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Place rating: 1
Arlington, VA
Sub par service and food. Beer was fine. We ordered at the bar and were told that the food would take 25 minutes, for no reason that we could discern. It wasn’t really worth waiting for. Essentially, a lackluster place in the standard Irish pub vernacular.
Place rating: 5
Bonbeach, Australia
I went here for a family dinner on a Friday and had the best time. Such lovely staff and was very pleasantly surprised by the meals, delicious seafood chowder, beef and Guinness pie looked amazing. Nothing was too hard. Our Irish waitress Mary was just delightful. Looking forward to going back.
Place rating: 4
Melbourne, Australia
PJ O’Brien’s is exactly what you expect an Irish Pub to be with a good choice of beer on tap & hearty sized plates of food.
A nice relaxed atmosphere with plenty of seating. Three sections to the pub means you can find a comfortable place to sit be it in the restaurant for food or the more relaxed bar.
Half price oysters on a Friday is a must if you’re a lover of those. They also have live music every night of the week.
We sampled the Kilkenny fish & chips (bizarrely served in a bowl when a plate would have made more sense) & Irish Chicken Schnitzel both were satisfyingly large plates (or bowls) of food & I believe good value. Although I do wish chefs wouldn’t drench accompanying salads in oily dressings.
If in need of a good feed before attending a sporting event as we were then this is the place for you.
Place rating: 5
Centerville, OH
Great atmosphere. Really loved the place! The beer and the food were fantastic. There are nightly specials combining eats with beverages. The pairing I had was a meat pie with a local red. Great combo. Nice,
Warm and Friendly place. You’ll love it!
Place rating: 4
Melbourne, Australia
Great pub. Staff are very friendly and service is attentive. Pub meals but well cooked and delivered in good time. Clean loos and great ambience all round. Our night here was certainly enhanced by the staff. It does not take much to be friendly, nice and service oriented. And it really makes a difference. The place was quite busy but I did not notice anyone ‘twitchy’ through lack of service. Would definitely go here again.
Place rating: 3
Boston, MA
Authentic Irish pub despite its ill-​matched, commercial setting in Southgate. Good Guinness pours and friendly bartenders. Rowdy Irish crowd, was taken here by a Belfast native.
Place rating: 3
Melbourne, Australia
It is funny what I consider to be a traditional Irish Pub these days. Sure there has always been Guinness on tap, four kinds of pie on the menu, some dark wooden walls and an Irish bar wench or two. But now no Irish pub is complete until it is conversant in the use smoke machines, pop dance music and attracts a crowd that has probably never seen a good pipe let alone smoked on one and who probably can’t tell you the difference between Irish, Scotch or Bourbon Whisky. P.J. O’Brien’s is in all these ways the quintessential modern Irish Pub.
P.J. O’Brien’s is set on Melbourne’s swanky South Bank, and as such is quite upmarket for an Irish Pub. But don’t be fooled. It is an Irish pub. They have a couple of screens to watch the footy on and serve up a good Sunday lunch. They also have live music on most nights of the week.
Place rating: 3
Melbourne, Australia
I can only vouch for Irish pub P.J. O’Brien’s on St. Patrick’s Day which kind of feels like cheating but it is passable as an Irish pub. Albeit an Irish pub within the swanky confines of Melbourne’s upmarket Southbank.
A small and polished affair, PJ O’Brien’s may call itself an Irish pub but it feels more like a bar to me. Serving a good range of wines, beers and ciders alongside classic pub grub and even a — slightly incongruous — oyster bar, PJ O’Brien’s is like a gentrified version of an inner-​London Irish bar.
Ok, it feels kind of soulless and rather than playing classics such as the Pogues when I spent the evening there for St. Paddy’s, PJ O’Brien’s is prone to playing a little Major Lazer or some Rihanna for good — non-​Irish — measure.
I wouldn’t bother with PJ O’Brien’s other than to celebrate an Irish festival or event. Even then though, with its generic feel and only vague Irishness, PJ O’Brien’s is a close call for me.
Place rating: 4
Melbourne, Australia
My large Irish family had a family reunion here a couple of years ago — most families would have a big party or go to a fancy dinner, but hey, like I said we’re Irish so the pub was the perfect place for our catch up.
Its a laid back bar with great large plates of pub grub and tv’s for the local Irish and English crowd to watch thier beloved English Soccer League Games.
There are big booths to fill with all your friends, and its nice to find a really comfortable place in a fairly upmarket area for when you done feel like sipping on wine or minding your manners — though the bouncers will be sure to throw you out if you get too rowdy!
The bartenders and waiters are very friendly, and are great for a chin wag provided that the bar isnt too busy and under the pump. The occasional cover band makes an appearance too providing many sing along opportunities after a few beers!