The Baden Powell Hotel

Good burger but even better drinks from Mixologist Katy. Brilliant cocktails made to suit each person using fresh herbs, spices, fruit, and juices.

The BP has come to our aid a bit lately as other Vic Parade pubs seem to be staying closed Sundays lately, making getting a pre-​footy beer on this side of town a little hard. In fact, even the front door for the Baden Powell said it was closed Sundays but my friends drinking at the bar inside seemed to prove otherwise.
If you’re just here for a drink it’s hard to go past $ 5 Mountain Goat cans. Get them while the offer lasts.
Food was a notch above standard pub fare — the pizza hit the spot and the calamari was decent. Cute that you get bread and oil with our meal too.
Staff friendliness seems to vary though — first time in here had the spriteliest bartender ever, but next time was greeted with grunts from the likely hung-​over staff. Not that big a deal — I can forgive grumpy staff when they’re handing me $ 5 beers!

I can’t really call this a pub, it is more of a fancy restaurant with a bar at the front to have some pre (and post) dinner drinks. A quick look at the menu tells me that the food here isn’t cheap, but then again I didn’t come here for a snack, I came here with a friend for a drink (namely because we were wondering down Victoria Parade having some drinks at the pubs there). There wasn’t even a decent outdoor area, more of a smokers cage so they don’t have to stand out the front scaring off all the clientele.

Stopped in here for a quick beverage on the way into collingwood.
Nice pint sizes and well priced! The pub layout looked decent, has your table and stools inside and the a courtyard area with tables.
Pretty decent place. And nice beer

Ten dollar pizzas and ten dollar jugs of Stone and Wood on Tuesday night is good value. The thin crispy pizzas were tasty, of decent size and the Pacific Ale was full of pine-​appley hop goodness as always.
Good tap list for those who weren’t after Pacific Ale.
Only criticism was that the table service was shambolic.
Probably 40 mins between the first and last pizza arriving.

My absolute favourite local haunt! I wish I’d never tried their pizzas cos now that’s all I ever order when I go which is good but knowing how delicious all their other foods are, I can’t help but feel I’m short-​changing myself sometimes. Anyway, besides the delish food, their beer options are always top-​notch. Whether on tap or bottle, they always have a unique brew for all tastes and preferences. Also, I can’t say enough good things about the staff. They are always friendly, accommodating, knowledgeable and on top of their game. The décor is unique, unpretentious, chic, clean and simple, as in, I can nearly live here. I only wish they opened around lunch time but that would prolly be bad for my waist and my finances. Gonna miss the hell out of this place when we move from East Melbourne. Keep keeping it real BPH!

Tucked away on the corner of Victoria Parade and Cambridge Street, the Baden Powell is a pub I always walk past on my way to work, but never stopped in.
Last Sunday, I stopped in and I loved it. My partner and I were doing a walking version of a «Sunday Session» and we finally wandered in. I grew up in the Boy Scouts (Baden Powell is the founder of the Boy Scouts), the place is stylishly decorated in Boy Scout memorabilia, definitely not in a «junkyard on the walls» style.
Just the type of place I’m looking for. The atmosphere was casual, yet refined by the staff and the mixology skills. We asked for something sweet and something tart… and the bartender created a fabulous absinthe-​based drink (forget the name) and the other was «Apple Strudel» with fresh juiced granny smith apples and extra cinnamon… and it was liquid dessert. The drinks were very well priced… for the two handcrafted cocktails we paid $ 25 on a Sunday afternoon… might have been Happy Hour, but I doubt it.
Plenty of well respected brands on tap and the menu was traditionally Italian (no parma though). If we weren’t stuffed, then I’d recommend going here.
The hotel has a nice balance of indoor and outdoor sitting, and there’s even rooms to spend the night if you can’t drive home… a proper hotel in my opinion.
If you see yourself walking down Victoria Parade, don’t just walk past the Baden Powell, stop and stay for a while.

Great pub, with great atmosphere.
The staff are very helpful and know the food and drinks menu to perfection.
This place has a great beer selection, regularly changing the beer selection on tap.
The food is fantastic, very good pizzas which I would rate just in the category below places like 400 Gradi or DOC.
The other items on the menu include an amazing wagyu burger, pork, lamb, rabbit and other dishes; with an Italian/​modern Australian feel.
Very good place for a casual meal.