We’ve collected some of the articles that have featured us over the years and put them up on TheHappiestHour’s media page.
December 12, 2008
The 2008 Happi Award Winners!
YOUR VOTES ARE IN !
Best Tightarse Venue – The Public Bar (238 Victoria St, North Melbourne).
The people have spoken. For as long as we can remember, a Monday night at North Melbourne’s Public Bar has been a lesson in tightarse debauchery. With $1 pots all night (small entry fee) and horny backpackers, it’s no surprise this took out the main prize. Runners up: All Nations Bar, John Curtin Hotel, Pugg Mahones (City).
Best place to find a short term partner – PJ O’Brien’s (Southbank)
Perhaps it’s the fact that there are no windows and it’s always quite dark (meaning everyone looks ok) that if you’re in need of some quick lovin’, try your luck at PJs. Friday nights after work seems to be the ideal moment of contact and we have even heard a few reports that some people rent apartments in Southbank just so they can be close by. Runners up: Elephant and Wheelbarrow (St Kilda), The Lounge.
The best place to find a long term partner – Polly (401 Brunswick St, Fitzroy)
A surprising winner but upon inspection we can see why. A chilled interior with big brown leather couches, a long bar perfect for quiet conversations, and an outdoor smoking area (called the Peacock Room) dotted with ferns and a water fountain, all provide the perfect backdrop to meeting that someone special. Polly is a cracker. Runners up: James Squire Brewhouse (Docklands), Panama Dining Room.
Melbourne’s dodgiest venue - Icon Bar (125 Flinders Lane)
We love dodgy venues, but to be honest, thehappiesthour team have never been to Icon so we can’t comment. If you know why it won the award write a comment and explain. Runners up: Revolver, The Joint.
Venue filled with the most tossers? – Transport (Fed Square)
After work suits talking loudly about their promotions while sipping the latest cool spirit seems to be the norm at Transport, yet ironically it gets an equal blend of outer suburban bogans not wanting to lose eye contact with Flinders St Station (the only landmark they know). Runners up: Anywhere in Crown.
Best Parma – Keeper’s Arms (351 Queensberry St, Nth Melbourne)
It was close but the Keeper’s came away with the biscuits. Good no nonsense local pub with an array of parma options (Italian, Hawaiian) up on the board. Good bird, good ham, good chips, good time. For those that are really hungry try the double parma, with two schnitzels. Runners up: Palmerston Hotel.
Best Souva – Lambs on Brunswick (314 Brunswick st, Fitzroy)
There are a few in the area, but obviously our members know the real deal. With a few tables, friendly service and constant stream of drunks someone should really make it into a pay tv reality show. Their lamb meat pizza is also a highlight and perfect to mop up the beer in your belly. Runners Up: Souvalki King, Lambs on Chapel.
Best Beer Garden – Belgium Beer Cafe (557 St Kilda Rd, Melbourne)
The Retreat Hotel has been dethroned after two years at the top! Perhaps the cool Sunday jazz sessions got them over the line, though the sprawling lawn and historic surrounds is worthy in its own right. Runners up: Retreat Hotel, The Standard Hotel.
Most Expensive Beer – Beer DeLux (Fed Square)
This is not necessarily a bad thing. Beer DeLux has the most expensive beer because it has some of the best beers around the world. Some beers go up to $30 but local microbrew stubbies hover around $7-$8 which is what a lot of pubs are charging anyway now. Runners up: Anywhere on Chapel St.
October 23, 2008
Lemons leave a bitter taste in mouth
In last weeks newsletter we had the following idea.
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In today’s HeraldSun this appeared below
Thoughts people?
We discussed the idea on 3AW this morning for people with too many lemons to handle, to put them in a basket out the front of their house. Just let us know and we can start creating the LEMON MAP!
LETS GET THE COUNTRY SPIRIT BACK IN INNER CITY MELBOURNE
October 9, 2008
OUR HAPPY HOUR SEARCH LISTING BACK ONLINE!
Want to know where the best specials are in Melbourne?
Why pay full price we say!
Go to our homepage and get started.
www.thehappiesthour.com
September 16, 2008
Grand Final Specials
Where is the best place to watch this years Grand Final? You know the deal – Great happy hours, Free BBQ or beer is free until first goal is kicked?
August 15, 2008
Do $1 pots still exist?
TheHappiestHour Team searched through the streets of Melbourne and found two.
The Public Bar (North Melbourne) have $1 pots all night on Mondays (there is a small entrance fee though). Basically the place is full of horny backpackers..not that there is anything wrong with that.
The Blue Tile Lounge (Smith St, Fitzroy) have $1pots 5-6pm on Fridays.
Anybody know of others?
July 11, 2008
Happy Hour Seach Coming Soon
There has been a bit of a hold up with our website programmers but we hope to get the happy hour search (Melbourne only at this point) up very very soon.
June 16, 2008
Our Party Cancelled!
Our party this Friday night is going to be cancelled. The venue owner received a letter from the powers that be today stating that by hosting the party, it could be in violation of some Responsible Drinking Laws and such. The owner has just bought the property and doesn’t want any trouble, since this is his livehood.
What do you think about this? Personally I think its just sad…..very sad.
June 7, 2008
TheHappiesthour Membership Keyring
Also at the night of our party, we will be announcing TheHappiestHour Membership Keyrings.
Those who purchase the keyring will be entitled to 50 cents off all drinks at all times and $1 off all food at all times by participating venues.
At the moment we have 11 venues around the city, Carlton, Richmond, Collingwood and Fitzroy on board (more to come).
The key rings will be sold for $15 normally but on the night of the party we will sell them for $10.
Also we are accepting pre-orders until the 20th of June at the cost of $10. They will be ready around the 20th so you we can either post them to you or you can pick them up at the party.
So basically you could make your money back in a week. Email editor@thehappiesthour.com for more info.
May 27, 2008
FREE BEER – WHY NOT?
Head to Mumbler next Wednesday (4th) and get your self a free bottle of Temple Beer (fine drop that). Mumbler has been one of TheHappiestHour favourites for a while. They have kick arse happy hours ($10 Jugs of boutique stuff, $4 pizzas). www.mumbler.com.au
