Located in Richmond, a stone’s throw away from the Yarra River and Hawthorn, the Royston is a funky and modern but comfortable and welcoming local pub.

The Royston is the quintessential local pub. We commonly hear “I didn’t even know there was a pub here.” This might be because it is halfway down a dead-end street between the Yarra River and the industrial heart of Richmond, one of Melbourne’s oldest working class suburbs.

Go back 50 years and the big building next to the pub on North Street was a tannery.  The art deco floor tiles in the front bar sloped in towards the drain holes in the centre to allow easy washing out (they still do, but these days it’s not something we have to do too often!) The Royston was a pub catering to the working men from the cottages and factories that surrounded it.

Fast forward to today. Many of the cottages are still there but most of the residents have changed. There are more apartments than factories surrounding the pub and the tannery is now home to Mountain Goat Brewery – one of the leading microbreweries in Victoria.  And after a renovation in early 2005, the Royston is once again an important and relevant part of the local neighbourhood. (And now we serve women!)

This small pub comprises front bar, dining room and pool room.

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