The Wild Geese Hotel, Brunswick VIC

With a new found love for Guinness (and Irish food), this gastropub is the place to be for an upscale Irish vibe without the expense.

It's obvious in every dish that they use high quality ingredients to produce an modern Irish/Australian fusion menu that was as varied as it was delicious.

The Port Phillip Bay Scallops were filling enough to be considered a main meal with the cauliflower cream and black pudding a winning combination. And the crispy chicken skin atop the Humpty Doo Barramundi is a must try! The Irish Stew was hearty and please do yourself a favour and devour anything soda bread because that stuff is what bread dreams are made of!

The brussel sprouts are made Irish by the addition of a whiskey glaze and ensure to leave room for dessert because the sticky date pudding is the best I've ever tried both here and overseas! That whiskey and brown bread ice-cream honestly deserves a post of its own!

The Guinness is made even more fun by their machine that imprints pictures on the foam and as much as it's a novelty, its worth ordering even if one is not usually a Guiness fan.

Nothing has lasted here since Bridie O'Reillys but I hope this place can stand the test of time because in my opinion, they are absolutely worth a visit!

What an amazing addition to Brunswick. The menu is fantastic. Staff friendly and welcoming. Live music a regular featur. Great place to get Irish beer on tap, but it would be good to have a greater range of independent craft beer. Easy access to Jewell Station and the number 19 tram. Great venue for larger groups.

Excellent pub bistro located in Brunswick near Royal Park. Stylish but cosy dining room set apart from the pub area. Very busy and popular with locals, a vibrant atmosphere. Great menu selections, dishes were delicious, and I need to congratulate the chefs for amazing jobs. It is difficult to top this Irish pub bistro.

Don't think I'll ever wanna have the ordinary pub/bistro food anymore after this visit! We were so impressed with most of the dishes we had here! 🥹🤤🙌🏻 If I were to recommend, here are some must-try! - Irish housemade bread, scallops, duck & chicken liver parfait, Yorkshire pudding and sticky date pudding with WHISKY ice cream! 😀❤️‍??"?

I was wowed by the classy interior which definitely surpassed expectations for what I had assumed a pub atmosphere would be. The food was yummy and I loved the short rib croquettes almost as much as my 2 year old loved the fries. We were so full by the generous portions we unfortunately couldn't order the very delicious sounding desserts