The North Star Hotel Ballarat

The North Star Hotel Ballarat Corner pub in heritage Soldiers Hill with indoor & outdoor dining, good food, good drinks, great fun.

A photo by the lovely Jo from Krave Studios of our public bar - where all the live music action happens on Fridays and S...
15/09/2026

A photo by the lovely Jo from Krave Studios of our public bar - where all the live music action happens on Fridays and Sundays. 🎶

Music, good food and a few drinks have a way of bringing people together. That’s what we love about hospitality.

And this room has seen plenty of it. ⭐

THE STAR SOUR ⭐🍸It’s got our name on it, so naturally it had to make the Cocktails by the Clock line-up.The Star Sour is...
12/09/2026

THE STAR SOUR ⭐🍸

It’s got our name on it, so naturally it had to make the Cocktails by the Clock line-up.

The Star Sour is one of six cocktails you can choose from this afternoon. Take your pick from an Espresso Martini, Margarita, Mojito, French Martini, Star Sour or Amaretto Sour - and the earlier you get to the North Star, the better the price.

🍸 2–2.59pm | $14
🍸 3–3.59pm | $15
🍸 4–4.59pm | $16

And while you’re watching the clock, Russ Kellet is playing live from 2–5pm plus enjoy 2-for-1 pizzas.

Cocktail in hand. Pizza on the table. Live music in the Front Bar. Not a bad way to spend a Sunday afternoon.

What a day for a glass of w**e and a platter. 🍷🧀Mid-week Happy Hours kick off at 3.30pm today and run right through unti...
11/09/2026

What a day for a glass of w**e and a platter. 🍷🧀

Mid-week Happy Hours kick off at 3.30pm today and run right through until 6pm, when Adam Spicer takes over with the tunes.

So find yourself a spot, order a platter and a glass of something that tickles your fancy, and settle in. You won’t regret it.

Plenty of room inside and out, and plenty of reasons not to rush home.

🍷 Happy Hour | 3.30–6pm
🎶 Adam Spicer live | From 6pm
🧀 Platters | Highly recommended by our in-house taste testers

Book your table at www.thenorthstarhotel.com.au

Who’s ready for Friday knock-offs already? How about a little something to eat with your Friday knock-off? For $10, you’...
10/09/2026

Who’s ready for Friday knock-offs already?

How about a little something to eat with your Friday knock-off? For $10, you’ve got quite a few options at the North Star during Happy Hour.

Choose from chips, garlic bread, wedges, arancini balls, charred tofu, sweet chilli pizza, crumbed cauliflower, vegetable spring rolls or satay chicken skewers.

Pick one. Pick a couple for the table. Work your way through the list over a few Fridays. We’re not here to tell you how to do Happy Hour.

And yes, there are plenty of drinks at Happy Hour prices too. 🍻

Mon–Fri | 3.30–6pm

🍽️ $10 plates
🍻 Happy Hour drinks
🎶 PLUS Adam Spicer live from 6pm
📷

See you tomorrow!

A margarita 🍸 A North Star cocktail menu regular and adored by many. Simple, classic and very hard to go past.You’ll fin...
07/09/2026

A margarita 🍸 A North Star cocktail menu regular and adored by many. Simple, classic and very hard to go past.

You’ll find it on the cocktail menu whenever the mood strikes, but on Sundays there’s an extra reason to order one. The Marg is part of our Cocktails by the Clock line-up, where the earlier you get to the North Star, the better the price:

🍸 2–2.59pm | $14
🍸 3–3.59pm | $15
🍸 4–4.59pm | $16

Same Margarita. Different price. Entirely dependent on how organised you are on a Sunday.

Cocktails by the Clock | This Sunday from 2pm ⭐
Tag your Marg-loving friends. We know they're about.

WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR FATHER’S DAY, DAD?“Nothing. I don’t need anything.”Gee, thanks Dad. Very helpful. It’s probably tru...
03/09/2026

WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR FATHER’S DAY, DAD?
“Nothing. I don’t need anything.”

Gee, thanks Dad. Very helpful.

It’s probably true, though. So rather than pounding the pavement on a big search for the perfect nothing, how about giving Dad something you know he can enjoy?

A North Star Hotel gift voucher. 🍻

If you can’t get everyone together for lunch or dinner at The North Star this Father’s Day, a voucher gives Dad a good excuse to get everyone around the table another day.

Our vouchers are beautifully printed and presented within an envelope and ready to give, so there’s no pounding the pavement, no searching high and low and no trying to work out exactly what Dad meant by nothing.

Although here at The North Star, we have a sneaking suspicion “nothing” might be code for a good steak, a proper chicken schnitzel burger and something cold to wash it down.

So pop into The North Star and grab Dad a gift voucher for Father’s Day, or simply grab one online.

Turns out the perfect nothing was pretty easy to find after all. 😉

If Wednesday needed a reason to exist, this might be it.🍗Tonight from 5pm, get stuck into a Classic Chicken Parmigiana w...
02/09/2026

If Wednesday needed a reason to exist, this might be it.🍗

Tonight from 5pm, get stuck into a Classic Chicken Parmigiana with chips and salad for $22.

Come in early and make an evening of it because Happy Hour runs from 3.30–6pm. 🍻

And for our Mad Hatters & Mona Lisas Club members, your usual Wednesday discounts are waiting for you too.*

🍗 Parma Night | From 5pm
🍺 Happy Hour | 3.30–6pm
🎩 Mad Hatters & Mona Lisas | Member discounts

See you at the North Star.

*Member discounts don’t apply to already discounted products. As Mona Lisas ourselves, we already tried. 😉

COCKTAILS BY THE CLOCK STARTS AT 2PM TODAY 🍸⏰And the earlier you’re at the North Star, the better the price.Choose from ...
29/08/2026

COCKTAILS BY THE CLOCK STARTS AT 2PM TODAY 🍸⏰

And the earlier you’re at the North Star, the better the price.

Choose from an Espresso Martini, Margarita, Mojito, French Martini, Star Sour or Amaretto Sour, then watch the clock:

🍸 2–2.59pm | $14
🍸 3–3.59pm | $15
🍸 4–4.59pm | $16

And there’s another clock worth beating.

The first four tables of 8+ booked for a sitting starting between 2–3pm today get a $100 bar tab on us. So round up the crew and get that booking in before someone else beats you to it.

Then stay put. There are 2-for-1 pizzas from 2–5pm for dine-in and live in the Front Bar from 2pm.

So, today’s Sunday plan:

1. Beat the clock on the cocktails 🍸
2. Get your hands on a $100 bar tab 💰
3. Liam Baker live from 2pm 🎶
4. Two pizzas for the price of one 🍕

What a day at The North Star!

THINGS ARE HEATING UP AT THE NORTH STAR 🔥Meet the Zombie. It’s not exactly a quiet little Friday afternoon drink.Spiced ...
28/08/2026

THINGS ARE HEATING UP AT THE NORTH STAR 🔥

Meet the Zombie. It’s not exactly a quiet little Friday afternoon drink.

Spiced Rum, Dark Rum, Apricot Brandy, Absinthe, Cinnamon, Grapefruit & Lime - served with just a little bit of theatre. 🔥🍹

$24 a glass.

And if you’re reading this wondering whether it’s too early to knock off, we’ll just leave this here…

⭐ Happy Hour(s) have started, 3.30–6pm
🍻 Great drink specials + $10 plates
🎸 Adam Cameron Music live from 6pm

So, finish what you’re doing. Or at least make it look like you have.

Friday is underway at The North Star. ⭐ 📸 Krave Studios

Address

302 Lydiard Street
Ballarat, VIC
3350

Opening Hours

Monday 3:30pm - 10pm
Tuesday 3:30pm - 10pm
Wednesday 10am - 10pm
Thursday 10am - 10pm
Friday 10am - 11:30pm
Saturday 10am - 11:30pm
Sunday 10am - 10pm

Telephone

+61353317973

Website

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