1
East Handy Store
from 172 Google reviews.
22 McEacharn St, Bairnsdale VIC 3875
Fairly rated · Updated October 2026
The bars & pubs of Victoria
As of October 2026, the three most fairly rated bars & pubs in Victoria on Fair Measure are East Handy Store (5.0 from 172 Google reviews), SIP Champagne Bar (5.0 from 81 Google reviews) and The Social Wine Bar (5.0 from 60 Google reviews).
- Bars & Pubs compared
- 584
- Google reviews
- 345,331
- Median rating
- 4.4
The bars & pubs of Victoria: the top 50
2
SIP Champagne Bar
from 81 Google reviews.
428A Sturt St, Ballarat VIC 3350
3
The Social Wine Bar
from 60 Google reviews.
533 High St, Echuca VIC 3564
4
Hop City - Geelong
from 52 Google reviews.
5
The 18th Amendment Bar, Geelong
from 508 Google reviews.
82A Little Malop St
6
The Leaf Restaurant and Bar
from 477 Google reviews.
22 Church St, Traralgon VIC 3844
7
Thirty Eight O Six Brewing - Berwick's First Brewery!
from 454 Google reviews.
12 Enterprise Ave, Melbourne VIC 3806
8
Grafting Cellars
from 35 Google reviews.
35 Templeton St, Castlemaine VIC 3450
9
5ive Canarys
from 276 Google reviews.
229 Main St, Bairnsdale VIC 3875
10
The Courthouse Circa 1884
from 269 Google reviews.
1 Gloucester Ave, Melbourne VIC 3806
11
Hail Lilith
from 253 Google reviews.
40A Leeds St, Footscray VIC 3011
12
Myrtle Wine Bar
from 248 Google reviews.
15 Warburton Ln, Melbourne VIC 3000
13
Belleview Cafe and Restaurant
from 31 Google reviews.
85 Belleview Dr, Sunbury VIC 3429
14
MAYA Lounge Bar Ballarat
from 29 Google reviews.
15
Non Disclosure Bar
from 29 Google reviews.
71 Little Malop St, Geelong VIC 3220
16
3 Social
from 130 Google reviews.
41 Horne St, Sunbury VIC 3429
17
Shingo's
from 129 Google reviews.
18
Bells Beach Brewing - Torquay
from 126 Google reviews.
22 Baines Cres, Torquay VIC 3228
19
Daisy
from 119 Google reviews.
4 Shorts Pl, Geelong VIC 3220
20
Bar Midland
from 114 Google reviews.
2 Templeton St, Castlemaine VIC 3450
21
Ringwood Shisha Lounge bar & cafe
from 114 Google reviews.
299 Maroondah Hwy, Melbourne VIC 3134
22
Bar Nearby
from 99 Google reviews.
1115-1117 Whitehorse Rd, Melbourne VIC 3128
23
Second Hand Dealer
from 26 Google reviews.
297 Barkly St, Melbourne VIC 3011
24
Sugar Rims
from 26 Google reviews.
Margaret St, Melbourne VIC 3806
25
Green Gully Brewing & Distilling
from 85 Google reviews.
North Paddock, 79 Coghlan Rd, Cowes VIC 3922
26
Paradise Bar
from 80 Google reviews.
554 High St, Echuca VIC 3564
27
The Albion Castlemaine (Bar, Restaurant & Gallery)
from 72 Google reviews.
152 Duke St, Castlemaine VIC 3450
28
Mostyn Street Cellars
from 23 Google reviews.
29
Pedal Slowly
from 58 Google reviews.
1 Victoria Pde, Wangaratta VIC 3677
30
Astray
from 56 Google reviews.
86 Little Malop St, Geelong VIC 3220
31
Devolution
from 54 Google reviews.
7 Loveridge Walk, Melbourne VIC 3806
32
Paul F. O'Beirne
from 49 Google reviews.
603 Sturt St, Ballarat VIC 3350
33
Salt & Soda
from 18 Google reviews.
60B Grant St, Bacchus Marsh VIC 3340
34
Stunning Accounting
from 17 Google reviews.
35
David’s Master Pot (Box Hill)
from 2,242 Google reviews.
606 Station St, Box Hill VIC 3128
36
The Best Burger Bar
from 998 Google reviews.
55 Oshanassy St, Sunbury VIC 3429
37
Burgerooze Sunbury
from 825 Google reviews.
90o Oshanassy St, Sunbury VIC 3429
38
Roy Hammond
from 726 Google reviews.
Hop Temple Bar, 24-28 Armstrong St N, Ballarat VIC 3350
39
The Valiant Cocktail Bar
from 583 Google reviews.
412 Little Collins St, Melbourne VIC 3000
40
Squires Loft Sunbury
from 497 Google reviews.
Video, 91 Oshanassy St, Sunbury VIC 3429
41
Gunpowder Social Indian Diner Bar & Terrace
from 446 Google reviews.
75 Kingsway, Melbourne VIC 3150
42
B Love - Diner BBQ & Burgers
from 399 Google reviews.
51 Fryers St, Shepparton VIC 3630
43
Burger Road Sunbury
from 377 Google reviews.
44
Ka Gyi Restaurant and Bar
from 333 Google reviews.
45
One Fusion
from 313 Google reviews.
9 Janefield Dr, Melbourne VIC 3083
46
Beverford Tavern
from 251 Google reviews.
47
8 Track Brewery
from 231 Google reviews.
8 Yallourn Pde, Melbourne VIC 3134
48
Fantome Wine Bar & Cocktails
from 172 Google reviews.
126 C123, Geelong VIC 3220
49
Elias cocktail lounge
from 13 Google reviews.
50
Brewers Collective
from 141 Google reviews.
50 Short St, Bendigo VIC 3550
Fair Measure compared 584 bars & pubs in Victoria, with 345,331 Google reviews between them. Of these, 584 meet this list's method. The median rating is 4.4 from a median of 379 reviews.
Of the bars & pubs compared, the most reviewed is SkyHigh Mount Dandenong, with 8,498 Google reviews at 4.1.
How this list is ranked
Businesses are ranked by their Google rating, pulled toward 4.5 as if each had 10 more reviews at 4.5, so five stars from four reviews does not beat 4.9 from four hundred. Ties go to the business with more reviews.
It does not measure price, speed or the quality of any one job, and it knows only the reviews people left on Google.
Questions
- Which bars & pubs in Victoria are the most fairly rated?
- As of October 2026, the three most fairly rated bars & pubs in Victoria on Fair Measure are East Handy Store (5.0 from 172 Google reviews), SIP Champagne Bar (5.0 from 81 Google reviews) and The Social Wine Bar (5.0 from 60 Google reviews).
- How does Fair Measure rank bars & pubs in Victoria?
- Businesses are ranked by their Google rating, pulled toward 4.5 as if each had 10 more reviews at 4.5, so five stars from four reviews does not beat 4.9 from four hundred. Ties go to the business with more reviews. It does not measure price, speed or the quality of any one job, and it knows only the reviews people left on Google.
- How many bars & pubs in Victoria did Fair Measure compare?
- Fair Measure compared 584 bars & pubs in Victoria, with 345,331 Google reviews between them. Of these, 584 meet this list's method. The median rating is 4.4 from a median of 379 reviews.
- Can a business pay to be listed or to rank higher?
- No. Every business is ranked by the same published method, and no business can pay to be listed or to move up.