Correction (3 October 2026): an earlier version of this page listed places and details we could not stand behind. It has been rewritten from scratch: every place below was confirmed at two independent sources between 2 October 2026 and 3 October 2026, and every price was copied from the page it was published on.
Two pubs made it onto this page, and that is the honest size of the list. The older version of this page named more places than we could confirm, so we cut it back to the ones with two sources behind them.
One more thing up front. The page is called beer gardens because that is what people search, but no source we read says “beer garden” at either venue. So this page does not call either one a beer garden. Instead you get the hours, specials and prices each pub publishes, which lets you choose a day as well as a venue. Boronia Hotel is on Boronia Road in Boronia. Hard Road Brewing is in Bayswater, so this is “in and around Boronia”. If a garden is the whole point of your arvo, ring first.
The quick picks
| If you’re after | Head to | Order this | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| A midweek counter meal on the venue’s listed parma night | Boronia Hotel | Classic Parma (Tuesday Parma Night) | $19 |
| A brewery lunch or session, Thursday to Sunday | Hard Road Brewing | Schnitzel Sanga (+ side of fries OR salad) | $20 |
Boronia Hotel — 112 Boronia Road, Boronia VIC 3155
The Boronia Hotel’s own site describes a bistro, a Kid’s Planet indoor playground and a sports bar with “all the big games on the big screens”. The hotel’s own trading-hours page lists bistro hours of Monday to Friday, lunch 11:30AM to 2:30PM and dinner 5:30PM to 8:30PM, with all-day dining on Saturday from 11:30AM to 8:30PM and on Sunday from 11:30AM to 8PM. It lists the TAB and entertainment as open daily from 10AM to 4AM, which is also the only hours block the Australian Good Food Guide shows. The venue’s contact page shows slightly different weekend split times, so check on the day.
Its What’s On page runs a weekday specials board. Tuesday is parma night: “You can’t go past a classic Parma for $19”, with vegan options available at no extra cost, the site says. Wednesday is steak night, with a porterhouse, chips, salad and a sauce at $26. Thursday is surf and turf at $29.90. For kids, the Kids Schnitz and Parma is $10. The specials carry “Terms and conditions apply” and a public holiday surcharge, per the site. The venue’s menus are PDFs we could not read as text, so these specials are the only prices on this page for it.
The site also lists a happy hour on weekdays at the Sports Bar, 5-6PM, with “Schooners and wines starting from just $7” in its own words. The site says schooners, so ask what size glass that means here.
On the menu (copied from boroniahotel.com.au on 3 October 2026):
- Classic Parma (Tuesday Parma Night): $19
- Kids Schnitz and Parma: $10
- Porterhouse steak with chips, salad and a sauce (Wednesday Steak Night): $26
- Surf & Turf: porterhouse with prawns, garlic sauce, salad and chips (Thursday): $29.90
Deal night: Tuesday is parma night at $19 for the Classic Parma, Wednesday is steak night at $26, and Thursday is surf and turf at $29.90, all from the venue’s own What’s On page. Tuesday, then, if a parma is the plan.
Hard Road Brewing — 31 Holloway Drive, Bayswater VIC 3153
Hard Road is in Bayswater, a separate suburb from Boronia. OpenStreetMap tags it as a pub with a microbrewery and food, and its own site calls it “a premier destination for craft beer lovers in Australia”. We did not capture a tap list, so this page says nothing about what is on tap.
The site lists hours of Thursday 12-10, Friday 12 - 11, Saturday 12-11 and Sunday 12-8, and does not state when the kitchen closes. We did not record hours for other days. The Australian Good Food Guide tags it “Child Friendly”, “Fully Licensed” and “Live Music”, and lists seats for 100. The site says “there’s always something exciting happening”, from live music to beer launches. Its booking page lists a Trivia Night on Thursday 8 October 2026 and a weekly Friday meat-tray raffle.
On the food side, the Schnitzel Sanga is $20 with a side of fries or salad, and the Roadie Burger is $24. The Haloumi Burger is $21 and the menu marks it vegetarian with a vegan option. The Kids Burger is $10 with a small serve of chips.
On the menu (copied from hardroadbrewing.com on 3 October 2026):
- Schnitzel Sanga (+ side of fries OR salad): $20
- Roadie Burger (+ side of fries OR salad): $24
- Haloumi Burger (vegetarian; vegan option) (+ side of fries OR salad): $21
- Kids Burger (+ small serve of chips): $10
Trivia: The booking page lists a Trivia Night on Thursday 8 October 2026; we did not record a regular weekly slot, so treat it as a one-off listing until the site says otherwise.
Quick answers
Are there beer gardens in Boronia?
No source we read says “beer garden” at Boronia Hotel or Hard Road Brewing, so we cannot confirm one. Ring the venue and ask whether there is an outdoor area before you build a session around it.
Which pub has a parma night?
Boronia Hotel’s What’s On page lists Tuesday as parma night, with the Classic Parma at $19. The site says vegan options are available at no extra cost.
Is Hard Road Brewing in Boronia?
No. Its address is 31 Holloway Drive, Bayswater, a separate suburb from Boronia. It lists hours from Thursday to Sunday only, in the facts we recorded.
Is there a trivia night?
Hard Road Brewing’s booking page lists a Trivia Night on Thursday 8 October 2026. We did not record a trivia slot for Boronia Hotel.
How we checked
We checked every place on this page against at least two independent sources between 2 October 2026 and 3 October 2026: OpenStreetMap, the places’ own websites and the Australian Good Food Guide. Every price is copied exactly as printed on the page linked under Sources, between 2 October 2026 and 3 October 2026, the date given beside each menu. Menus, prices and opening hours change, so check with the venue before you go. The cover photo is illustrative, from Unsplash, and does not show any place on this page.
Seen something out of date? Email [email protected] with the page link and what has changed, and we will check it again.
Sources
- Boronia Hotel: openstreetmap.org/167185136, boroniahotel.com.au/contact-us, agfg.com.au/boronia-hotel-82956, boroniahotel.com.au, boroniahotel.com.au/whats-on, boroniahotel.com.au/trading-hours, boroniahotel.com.au/sports-bar
- Hard Road Brewing: openstreetmap.org/12036732873, hardroadbrewing.com, agfg.com.au/hard-road-brewing-139369, hardroadbrewing.com/bookings, hardroadbrewing.com/whatson, hardroadbrewing.com/menus
