North Island
Vic Brew Bar
Cuisine: Gastro Pub Food, Bistro, Bar Food, New Zealand
Hours:
- Mon – Sun 11am – late
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Facilities/Features:
- Business Dining
- Children's Menu
- Conference Facilities
- Live Music
- Out Catering
- Private Dining Room
- Private Functions
- Private Parties
- Wedding Functions
- Payment Types: EFTPOS, Visa, MasterCard, AMEX, Diners
- Price Range: Moderate, $15 - $25
- Dress Code: Casual
- Alcohol: Beer, Wine, Spirits, Cocktails
- Seating for: 100
- BYO/Corkage: No BYO
- Parking: Pay & Display
- Good For Groups: Yes
- Good For Children: Yes
- Takes Reservations: Yes
- Dietary Restrictions: Vegetarian, Dairy-free, Gluten-free
- Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
- Outdoor Seating: Yes
- Meals: Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Late Night, Dessert
- Wi-Fi: Paid
The Vic Macs Brewbar is located in the historical Victorian Rose building on Trafalgar Street, originally Glasgow Building.
In true Mac’s style the Victorian Rose building has undergone a modern refurbishment with the new look brewbar, a collaboration between the artistic talents of creative agency Shine and Kirsty Mitchell of Veneer Design. Mac’s brewbars are about doing things a little bit differently, and The Vic Rose Macs Brew Bar promises to be just that. We specialise in Macs Craft Beers, and have some great local wines.
We pride ourselves on Kiwi/English hearty pub food all home made with as much fresh local produce as possible.
The Vic Mac’s Brewbar has The Upper Room meeting and functions rooms available for private hire with on-site catering.
This is a family business that offers a warm welcome to locals and visitors alike, with a loyalty scheme operating for locals.
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1
7th April 2011
Went to the Vic for my friends birthday and had a great meal. The fresh fish was perfectly cooked and sauce was amazing! Service was good as well and we even had a beer matched to our dessert! It’s great to try something new. The vic is a really cool bar/restaurant with nice food. I would definatly reccomend you pay a visit
1
12th May 2012
Food was amazing !! price was excellent !! & GREAT customer service there, will be HIGHLY recommending this Restaurant/Bar & defiantly will be back 
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12th April 2012
Attempted to go here for a drink before dinner on Easter Sunday only to get turned away by a rather abrupt bar waitress because we were not prepared to buy “substantial meals” to accompany the drinks.
We wanted to have a glass of wine each and share some fries and bread & dips (between 2 people) however once the bar waitress had already poured the drinks and we attempted to order the snacks to accompany them we were told that we could only consume the drinks if we purchased “substantial meals”. When we asked for clarification we were told that we needed to stay and order at least one main meal each from the dinner menu.
Having already booked into another restaurant to eat dinner we were forced to abandon the pub altogether, leaving our poured drinks at the bar to go to waste.
This seems a bit ridiculous on three counts:
1. I have purchased snacks with alcohol at numerous other pubs on Easter Sunday / Good Friday before. The Sale of Liquor Act says that alcohol can only be supplied to any person present on the premises for the purpose of dining – in my opinion eating fries and bread & dips is dining
2. This pub appears to enforce this rule so that they maximise their revenues by selling main meals to all customers wanting a drink
3. The pub now has two drinks that have been poured which they cannot sell
Shame that they didn’t serve us as it looked like a great place to have a drink.
We wanted to have a glass of wine each and share some fries and bread & dips (between 2 people) however once the bar waitress had already poured the drinks and we attempted to order the snacks to accompany them we were told that we could only consume the drinks if we purchased “substantial meals”. When we asked for clarification we were told that we needed to stay and order at least one main meal each from the dinner menu.
Having already booked into another restaurant to eat dinner we were forced to abandon the pub altogether, leaving our poured drinks at the bar to go to waste.
This seems a bit ridiculous on three counts:
1. I have purchased snacks with alcohol at numerous other pubs on Easter Sunday / Good Friday before. The Sale of Liquor Act says that alcohol can only be supplied to any person present on the premises for the purpose of dining – in my opinion eating fries and bread & dips is dining
2. This pub appears to enforce this rule so that they maximise their revenues by selling main meals to all customers wanting a drink
3. The pub now has two drinks that have been poured which they cannot sell
Shame that they didn’t serve us as it looked like a great place to have a drink.
Comment from Ian W. of Vic Brew Bar
12/04/2012
I am very sorry to hear that your experience at our establishment did not meet up to expectations and that you felt one of our team members was too abrupt in their approach in dealing with the extremely complex Easter trading restrictions that we have to deal…
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7th February 2012
Everything was great – food delicious – ordered fish and chips, soup of the day – potato and leek yummy and a filo stuffed with cranberry and chicken. Loved it all with chilled beers. Welcoming staff, quick service, and delicious food. I would also recommend stables restaurant in richmond.
3rd December 2011
I had a lovely pork burger today at Vic Brew bar. i strongly recommend it. service was great too. Lovely waitress with soft Irish accent.
30th August 2011
I just got home from a meal at The Vic, and it was such an excellent experience, I had to come and place a positive review immediately!
I had dinner here on a Tues night with a friend. The Vic was moderately busy, the service was quick and friendly. What really put this place above the rest, was how eager the staff was to accommodate my friend’s allergies to herbs and spices, to the point that they created a meal for her. This meal was particularly amazing, she says the best she’s ever had.
My meal was delicious as well. Different yet hearty and at a good price.
We both agree that this was the best overall dining experience that we have ever had.
Thank you for the great evening!!
I had dinner here on a Tues night with a friend. The Vic was moderately busy, the service was quick and friendly. What really put this place above the rest, was how eager the staff was to accommodate my friend’s allergies to herbs and spices, to the point that they created a meal for her. This meal was particularly amazing, she says the best she’s ever had.
My meal was delicious as well. Different yet hearty and at a good price.
We both agree that this was the best overall dining experience that we have ever had.
Thank you for the great evening!!
6
22nd August 2011
Really impressed with this place. It has high quality pub food and a good range of choices on the menu. Especially love the chicken burger. Nice atmosphere too.
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