Really great pub with a good chilled out atmosphere. The food was excellent but the service was incredibly slow, we waited over an hour for our food to come out. It is also very expensive - we went for a Sunday roast which was $40 per person. Definitely worth trying though - the quality of the food and the flavours were great.

Went on a quiet night, can imagine it pumping when the footy is on. Great Mexican Parma, Steak sandwich looked good too. Food came out really fast and was delicious.

I attended what is now one of my locals and I couldn't be more disappointed.
From incredibly overpriced drinks to the lack of any real service.
On arrival when engaged by a bar staff I said 'Hi how are you', in return I got 'what do you want'. In transparency there was a very manufactured smile to accompany this.
When I queried the price for a single glass of wine, I got
'yeah, it's the price'.
I had planned a dinner but given the gouging and apparently supreme effort it took to get a wine why bother.

Great pub! 🍻 Friendly staff, awesome atmosphere, and delicious food! 😋 #Cheers #FoodieHeaven

I had my 30th in the Balcony Bar at Village Belle on Saturday night and had a fantastic time! My guests and I enjoyed delicious food with great service - staff were friendly and helpful. They went above and beyond to make sure my night went just as planned, and the space itself was perfect for the occasion. Would recommend and shall be attending the venue again in future.

Been coming here for years as a local. The venue itself is great and the food awesome but In recent times the place has been price gouging. We eat and drink at a lot of restaurants and never have I ever had to spend as much money on drinks as I do at this pub.
Seriously think twice before coming here as this pub charges high class restaurant pricing for a HOTEL. Stop being greedy.

Good food for a pub/casual eating venue. Great open area during the day and bar/club at night.

I haven't missed a village Belle Parmi night for 6 months since moving up to Melbourne and this is why! Amazing service, chef is a true professional and puts out these masterpieces weekly.. $20 by the way. Props to the chef ??'?🏻

Went to the Village on Parma night (Thursday) . Great value large Parmigiana of your choice. Lots of chips , large salad. The service was friendly and accommodating and my son had a nice ice cream and soft drink accompanying the children's meal.
Tipped the waiter it was that good.
To top it off they had live music.
We'll be back.

Had a small Group midweek dinner and it was great! We often come here and there is always excellent service great atmosphere and food. I'm a vega and I would like to see a few more options especially in the pizzas to be able to take the cheese off!

Village belle is a nice place to come for a few drinks and a nice meal, today we had the lamb Sunday roast, it was massive in size we had to take half home. The amount of lamb and veggies there was potato, broccoli, Brussel sprouts,cauliflower, carrots, pumpkin, even couscous, this will be a regular for me. So amazing, with a glass of wine and two meals 75 dollars! Amazing

Village belle is a nice place to come for a few drinks and a nice meal, today we had the lamb Sunday roast, it was massive in size we had to take half home. The amount of lamb and veggies there was potato, broccoli, Brussel sprouts,cauliflower, carrots, pumpkin, even couscous, this will be a regular for me. So amazing, with a glass of wine and two meals 75 dollars! Amazing

Had such a fun and amazing experience here. 2 hours of bottomless summer cocktails with a brunch feast to share. Enjoed this amazing brunch sesh with Musical Bingo ~ live acoustic tunes from 12-2pm ~ there were also prizes up for grabs.. such as cocktail shots or $100 voucher grand prize

$70 per person - Musical Bingo Bottomless Brunch

We dined at Village Belle tonight which was a tad disastrous given more than an hour after ordering I asked how long the food would be as we were in a 2 hour car park and they realised our order had been lost and not even put through. We had to reorder and I do commend them on giving us a 30% discount but by the time the food came we were so hungry we devoured it too quickly to really enjoy it. Great atmosphere but an unlucky experience tonight

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🐷 Sticky Pork Baos

The Village Belle is a heritage listed pub located at the end of the main Alcand St strip in St Kilda. It is an icon for the area and has been around since 1891! The double story venue has been beautifully renovated to a more contemporary style, featuring multiple different areas.

Every Saturday from 12-2pm they host a Bottomless Musical Bingo Brunch for $70pp. Live acoustic tunes are provided by the amazing @mattybbradshaw. Each group is provided a music bingo card, where you can cross off the songs and win some prizes including a round of shots and a $100 Village Belle voucher. 🥇

The brunch is share style and we were all very impressed by the food - it was delicious! My favourite would've been the Sticky Pork Baos. The drinks on offer were a pretty decent selection and were made fresh to order, apart from the bottle of bubbles and OJ you get for the table on arrival. Our favourite drink was the Passionfruit Spritz.

Up until now I could not confidently recommend a good bottomless brunch in Melbourne. This is definitely it! It was super fun, engaging, the food was good, the drinks weren't watered down rubbish and the venue is just stunning. We will be back!

⭐️ 5/5 Bottomless Brunch
⭐️ 4/5 Food and Drink

Always a great spot in St Kilda, esp since the renovation - they're now doing a Saturday 'bottomless musical bingo brunch'. The food is more lunch type share plates than actual brunch dishes - and the dishes come out to share amongst the table. They did a good job of catering for allergies if you let them know when you arrive. Plus of course you can order (extra) off the regular menu.
There's a good list of bottomless drinks including cocktails, beer and wine plus mocktails/softies.
The musical bingo starts at about 1pm and Matty Bradshaw was the musician (FYI he's amazing). He really creates a fun inclusive atmosphere with the tables and we all had a lot of fun crossing off the well known tunes as he played the first few bars). Winning table gets a $100 bar card!
This was so much fun - service, food and entertainment were all and we'll definitely be coming back and highly recommend it!

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I ordered the fish and chips this evening and it was awful. Shocked there was no salad with it and the batter was not nice - was really oily and 'wet'. My friends ordered the parmas and they were pretty good but inconsistent with the amount of sauce on them. I let the staff know the meal was not pleasant and they were able to provide me with a green side salad and a refund which was appreciated.

Had a great dinner with friends on Saturday night. Was totally boring as usual but thankfully I was, the Parma was the best I think I have ever had. Service was so prompt it was scary but really polite and helpful. Noisy as, but hey why wouldn't it be! Now back to the Parma. Moist interior crispy exterior. Great sale and chips, well another plate of those would have been nice !

We had great food here, especially the roasted Lamb, beautiful cooked. Great, size with vegetables.

The only two things we unhappy about, as following

There is no mint jelly sauce offered as the feedback from waiters it's ran out the day before. So why fixed it while the menu served roast lamb, especially it ran out 24hrs ago then there are time to fix it. Especially the Woolies just cross the road.

We would like to change the order if we have been noticed.

Second, the barmen served the wine always under standard line, it's a big no no to us. Even the waiter agree with us that it should be more.

But we decided no more wines after two drinks.

We have at least three people in this table who worked in hospitality industry, two of us are even the owner and manager in other Hotel and restaurants. We know what's a stander wine and serve.

If the barmen don't want to listen, we will go somewhere else.

Hospitality is always about service and experience.

It's very very pity.

But we do give the credit to the chef and one of waiter who are very good at table service.

Very cool bar with great vibes, super friendly and helpful staff
Amazing cocktails and other drinks
Monday, whole day HAPPY HOUR which is AMAZINGGGGGGGG!!!
Also, there is a pokie attached, have fun with friends.
But I did not try the food.

Great service, nice food. Table service and no QR code ordering in the dining room = a welcoming and relaxing experience. Thanks!

We had a fabulous meal, highly recommend this hotel. Our server Simon was amazing he helped to make our experience fantastic. Next time we are in Melbourne we will definitely be back.

Went here recently for dinner and a boogie with a group of friends!
Staff were super friendly, food was great, cocktails were even better! Dancing upstairs later in the night was a little bit HOT (was a hot day in Melb) but otherwise a great place!

Village Belle Hotel has quite a nice Parmigiana that ticks almost all the boxes! The Chicken used is 100% real juicy Chicken Breast with a GBD Crumb Coating sealing in all the moisture of that delicious Chicken Breast! Then on top it's blessed with what I consider to be a pretty impressive pub Sauce indeed, accompanied with that of course is some fresh Leg Ham as well as a Golden Brown Delicious layer of Melted Cheese!??'?🏼
The Chips are also pretty good but unfortunately the salad was pretty average, All in all though I'd Definitely Recommend Village Belle Hotel for a ice Cold Beer or a decent pub Meal.

Never been before but would go back. Great service and great venue. Food was really nice but a bit of a pain to have a set meal (choice of entree or dessert and main) when we went - $39pp... doesn't really work out as good value when entrees and desserts are shared and not really substantial. Drinks are really reasonably priced though. G&T $10 each and they were great.

The only good thing is the interior.
However the rest of things like food quality and staff attentiveness is mediocre at best.

Not the greatest value overall.

Oh and no split bills. I kid you not, in this post-COVID world they still have no spit bills available. 🤦🏼

Bottomless brunch is epic! Such a great vibe, as always the interior is beautiful. The meal was a shared spread of cheese, dips breads deli meats ect. Cocktails were delicious, and super speedy service unlike some other venues when doing bottomless style sittings. Total 10/10. 100% go with your mates!

The Village Bell has the best of everything available when dining out in the Stkilda precinct.
Cafe style outdoor dining area with a tranquil setting.
Indoor dining and bar area is chic industrial relaxed setting (keeps the eyes busy if you love architecture)
Sports Bar for a social drink and catch up with mates.
Great menu and the food is awesome.
Always tasty presentation is tops and good value.
All the staff at the Bell are friendly and offer quality professional services.

I have always wanted to re-visit this hotel as i was a newspaper boy in the 70's selling the herald there after school.
Firstly i had a meal in the bar before this last lockdown. Meal was sensational, very tasty and cooked how i asked. The bar staff were very friendly.
Secondly, last night my partner and i went to the restaurant, once again both meals were terrific, and the staff very friendly. From the guy who met us at the door to the lady who served us.
I highly recommend the Village Belle for a night out.

Dropped in last night for dinner after a show, friendly welcomiming staff, food was 5 star, thanks chef and team.Special mention to Ruby our waitress, very polite and professional with a great personality.Thought the entertainment was also very good.We will definitely be back.

Celebrated my Partners birthday here and booked a private space for 20 people ! what a nightWhat impressed me the most was their staff and service. They were all so awesome even when the whole venue was packed. Everything was executed to perfection , Special Thanks to Lisa who organized this for us.Food was bloody AmazingThank you

The calamari was excellent, and I really liked the potato wedges. The staff were happy to accommodate a request for no balsamic on my salad. The innovative cooling system is fabulous. But unfortunately, my Prosecco was a bit flat, and not one of the better brands. I'll have to order a different drink next time.

One of the best bottomless brunches Ive done! Great value for money and the cocktails were so pretty. Staff served you quickly and werent waiting around for drinks

Fantastic location beautifully renovated. The garden bar is a gorgeous way to spend an afternoon with friends and is full of natural light. Menu is not huge but what the serve is bloody good. Best expresso martini going around.