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.
Five places for a drink in and around Mulgrave, and not all of them are bars in the cocktail sense. Three are in Mulgrave itself. Two, Two Rupees Brewing Co and Monash Hotel, are in Clayton, so each heading names its own suburb.
Epicurex is the one place here where the pages we read mention cocktails, under a “SIGNATURE COCKTAILS” heading on its bar menu. The rest are a brewery bar, a pub, a barbecue restaurant and an eatery with a happy hour. So this page sorts them by what the venues publish: hours, a live-music night, happy hours and prices.
Whether a place suits a first date or an anniversary is your call. Each section says what feature of the listing points one way or the other, and gives a plan B.
The quick picks
| If you’re after | Head to | Order this | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Friday night with live music listed | Epicurex | FARMHOUSE EGGS YOUR WAY | $13.50 |
| Dessert after a later start, with a happy hour listed | The Last Piece (Last Piece Eatery) | TRADITIONAL TIRAMISU | $15 |
| A shared platter and weekday happy-hour prices | Q Barbeque (Mulgrave) | Smoked platter: 16hr wagyu brisket, 14hr pulled pork, wing, corn rib, onion rings, chips | $25 |
| A brewery visit, Wednesday onwards | Two Rupees Brewing Co | see below | not printed here |
| A pub with very late listed hours | Monash Hotel | see below | not printed here |
Epicurex — 9-11 Miles Street, Mulgrave VIC 3170
Epicurex describes itself as an “ideal destination for coffee catch-ups, seasonal brunch, business meetings”. Its site says “Live music runs every Friday from 7:00pm to 11:00pm”, and its bar menu carries the heading “SIGNATURE COCKTAILS”. On the bar menu PDF, Carlton Draught is printed at $8.
There is a wrinkle. The same site lists opening hours of Monday to Friday from 7:00am to 2:30pm, and Saturdays and Sundays from 8.00am to 2.30pm, which does not obviously cover a Friday night. We could not reconcile the two lines, and the dated, bookable Friday events on that page were July 2026 ones with bookings essential, so ring before you plan an evening around it.
On the menu (copied from epicurex.com.au on 3 October 2026):
- FARMHOUSE EGGS YOUR WAY: $13.50
- HCT MELT: $14
- AVO & EGGS: $23
- CHILLI CLOUD SCRAMBLE: $21
Stage: a daytime catch-up, which is how the venue itself describes it, or a Friday night if the live-music line holds.
Talk-ability: a listed live-music night means the room is likely louder on Fridays, so a first chat suits the day hours better.
The Last Piece (Last Piece Eatery) — 7/2 Stadium Circuit, Waverley Park, Mulgrave VIC 3170
The site lists Mon – Tue 7.30am – 3pm, Wed – Fri 7.30am – LATE and Sat – Sun 8:00am– LATE. It prints no clock time next to LATE, and AGFG shows different closing times, so we state none. The site also prints “HAPPY HOUR - From 3pm to 7pm” and describes itself as the “ideal local” for everything “from all day breakfast, to seated functions, grab and go lunch, to tap beer”.
AGFG’s facility labels include “Romantic” and “Free Wifi”. Those are AGFG’s tags, not something we can confirm about the room.
The dessert page of its menu PDF prints the tiramisu at $15 and a Nutella pizza at $18, which makes a small, shareable second stop.
On the menu (copied from lastpiece.com.au on 3 October 2026):
- TRADITIONAL TIRAMISU: $15
- TRIO GELATO: $15
- BOMBA PIZZA DONUT: $15
- STICKY DATE PUDDING: $15
Split or splurge: split. The classic cheesecake is also $15, so two desserts and a drink stays easy to price in advance.
Q Barbeque (Mulgrave) — 907 Springvale Road, Mulgrave VIC 3170
Q Barbeque’s site lists Wednesday – Thursday 11:30 am – 8:30pm, Friday – Saturday 11:30 am – LATE, and Sunday 11:30 am – 8:30pm, with Monday – Tuesday closed. LATE has no clock time on the site, so plan on the listed 8:30pm finish unless you are going Friday or Saturday and have asked.
Its site lists a happy hour from 12pm-6pm, Wed to Fri, with a pot at $5, a pint at $9 and a jug at $17. That is an arvo offer, not an evening one, so it suits a casual daytime first date more than a late dinner. The home page advertises “pulled pork, potacos, smash burgers and much much more”.
On the menu (copied from qbbq.com.au on 2 October 2026):
- Smoked platter: 16hr wagyu brisket, 14hr pulled pork, wing, corn rib, onion rings, chips: $25
- Texas Trinity platter for 1: $25
- Share Platter Board for 2: $49
- Bottomless BBQ: $65 or $95
Split or splurge: the Share Platter Board for 2 at $49 is the menu’s own two-person format.
Two Rupees Brewing Co — 1/69 Renver Rd, Clayton VIC 3168
This one is in Clayton, not Mulgrave. The site invites you to “visit our brewery for drinks, food & special events” and says “Open Wednesday to Saturday”. Its hours list is a little different: Wednesday 4–9pm, Thursday 4–10pm, Friday 12–11pm, Saturday 12–10pm, Sunday 11am–6pm, and Monday–Tuesday closed. Because the two lines disagree about Sunday, check before you go on a Sunday.
We could not read a drinks price on the site, so we print none.
Stage: a drink that starts mid-afternoon on a Wednesday or Thursday, going by the listed 4pm opening.
Exit plan: the latest listed close is 11pm on Friday, and Monday and Tuesday are listed closed.
Monash Hotel — 2077 Dandenong Rd, Clayton VIC 3168
Also in Clayton. Monash Hotel’s site lists “GENERAL OPENING HOURS Mon - Sun: 10:00am - 04:00am”. It describes Dooley’s Irish Bar as providing “a warm, welcoming and laid back atmosphere”, and the site also mentions “a Family Bistro with a large kids play area”.
We could not read a menu price here. The listed hours are the draw: the long window means a plan B for a date that ran short somewhere else.
Exit plan: the site’s own hours list the venue open every day, so a late finish elsewhere still has this as a fallback, once you have checked the night you are going.
Quick answers
Which of these places are open in the evening?
Q Barbeque lists Wednesday – Thursday to 8:30pm, with Friday – Saturday as “LATE”. The Last Piece lists “LATE” from Wednesday to Sunday with no clock time. Two Rupees lists closing times from 9pm to 11pm Wednesday to Saturday. Monash Hotel lists Mon - Sun: 10:00am - 04:00am. Epicurex’s hours end at 2:30pm, apart from its Friday live-music line.
Is there live music?
Epicurex’s site says “Live music runs every Friday from 7:00pm to 11:00pm”. Monash Hotel’s pages we read gave no gig listing, so we do not tag it as a live-music venue.
Where is there a happy hour?
Two sites print one. The Last Piece prints “HAPPY HOUR - From 3pm to 7pm”, with no days given. Q Barbeque lists Wed to Fri from 12pm-6pm, with a happy hour pot at $5, a pint at $9 and a jug at $17.
Are all five in Mulgrave?
No. Epicurex, The Last Piece and Q Barbeque are Mulgrave addresses. Two Rupees Brewing Co and Monash Hotel are in Clayton.
How we checked
We checked every place on this page against at least two independent sources between 2 October 2026 and 3 October 2026: the places’ own websites, the Australian Good Food Guide and OpenStreetMap. 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
- Epicurex: epicurex.com.au/resturant-and-cafe, agfg.com.au/epicurex-restaurant-cafe-bar-130927, epicurex.com.au menu PDF, epicurex.com.au menu PDF (2), epicurex.com.au/friday-night-live-music-dance
- The Last Piece (Last Piece Eatery): lastpiece.com.au, agfg.com.au/the-last-piece-waverley-park-21808, lastpiece.com.au/Salinan-dari-Brunch-Dinner-Menu-16.pdf
- Q Barbeque (Mulgrave): openstreetmap.org/640788708, qbbq.com.au/contact, qbbq.com.au
- Two Rupees Brewing Co: tworupeesbrewing.com.au/contact, openstreetmap.org/4463132065, tworupeesbrewing.com.au/venue
- Monash Hotel: monashhotel.com.au, openstreetmap.org/264605657, agfg.com.au/mulgrave
