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.
What a pub says on its own site is the most honest account of it, which is why this page stays with what five venues put out: opening hours, a deal day, a line about the garden. Three have Mulgrave addresses: Village Green Hotel, Q Barbeque and Arbor Cafe. Two Rupees Brewing Co is in Clayton and Mulgrave Country Club is in Wheelers Hill, so this is Mulgrave and around.
Be keen, but be realistic. Village Green Hotel is the one place whose own site uses the words “Beer Garden” in the lines we kept. Arbor Cafe describes an outdoor truck and a garden terrace, Mulgrave Country Club describes a terrace for outdoor dining, and Two Rupees is a brewery visit with no garden line in what we read. None of the five gave us a tap list we could print, so this page has no beer-by-beer rundown.
Where a venue’s own pages disagree, the entry says so. Pick a day first, then a place, and check the hours before you go for a session.
The quick picks
| If you’re after | Head to | Order this | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| A listed “Beer Garden” and a pub with late hours | Village Green Hotel | Feast buffet, Adults (Monday – Thursday) | $40 |
| A weekday happy hour with pots, pints and jugs | Q Barbeque (Mulgrave) | Happy hour pot / pint / jug (Wed to Fri 12pm-6pm) | $5 / $9 / $17 |
| Burger and beer from an outdoor truck, per its own site | Arbor Cafe | see below | not printed here |
| A brewery visit in Clayton | Two Rupees Brewing Co | see below | not printed here |
| A terrace listed for outdoor dining | Mulgrave Country Club | Potato Cakes | 2.5 ea |
Village Green Hotel — Cnr Springvale & Ferntree Gully Rd, Mulgrave VIC 3170
Village Green Hotel’s site gives the corner of Springvale and Ferntree Gully Rd, Mulgrave, with no street number. It invites you to “Take a well-earned break in our Beer Garden or take on your mates in a game of pool”. The site lists general opening hours of Mon - Sun: 10:00am - 04:00am, and says “dine in, watch a gig or catch the game”; AGFG lists “Live Music”. The only prices we could read on the menu pages are for the Feast buffet: $40 for adults Monday to Thursday, $45 for adults Friday to Sunday, $27 for seniors and $19.50 for kids. The site also lists “Kids (3 years and under): FREE”.
On the menu (copied from thevillagegreen.com.au on 3 October 2026):
- Feast buffet, Adults (Monday – Thursday): $40
- Feast buffet, Seniors: $27
- Feast buffet, Kids: $19.50
- Feast buffet, Adults (Friday – Sunday): $45
Garden: The site names a Beer Garden, but its line is about a break and a game of pool, so check whether it is covered or heated before a winter session.
Q Barbeque (Mulgrave) — 907 Springvale Road, Mulgrave VIC 3170
Q Barbeque’s site lists “Happy Hour Weekdays (Wed to Fri) From 12pm-6pm” at $5 pots, $9 pints and $17 jugs. That makes it the one place on this page with a deal and a day printed together. Its hours: closed Monday and Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 11:30 am to 8:30pm, Friday and Saturday from 11:30 am to “LATE” with no clock time printed, and Sunday from 11:30 am to 8:30pm. On the food side, its site prints a Share Platter Board for 2 at $49, a Texas Trinity platter for 1 at $25 and a smoked platter at $25. A pot is the Victorian name for the small glass of beer.
On the menu (copied from qbbq.com.au on 2 October 2026):
- Happy hour pot / pint / jug (Wed to Fri 12pm-6pm): $5 / $9 / $17
- 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
Deal night: Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 12pm-6pm, which is a weekday arvo deal rather than a night; Friday and Saturday trade to “LATE” if you want to stay on.
Arbor Cafe — 1 Nexus Court, Mulgrave VIC 3170
Arbor Cafe is a cafe, not a pub. Its own site says “Burger and beer from our exclusive outdoor truck”, for “lunch or in the evening”, with “a relax glass of wine or beer” and “Friday night drinks”. It also describes a “landscaped garden terrace” for relaxing during your break. Its hours line reads Monday to Friday 6.00am – 3.00pm, which sits oddly with an evening truck, and AGFG shows a different closing time, so ask when the truck actually runs before you head over. We could not read a price for the truck or the cafe, so this page prints none.
Go on a: Friday, since its own site is the one tying the truck to Friday night drinks.
Two Rupees Brewing Co — 1/69 Renver Rd, Clayton VIC 3168
Two Rupees is in Clayton, not Mulgrave. Its venue page says “Come and visit our brewery for drinks, food & special events. Open Wednesday to Saturday.” Its contact page lists Wednesday 4–9pm, Thursday 4–10pm, Friday 12–11pm, Saturday 12–10pm, Sunday 11am–6pm, and Monday–Tuesday closed. Those two pages disagree about Sunday, so check before a Sunday session. We could not read a tap list or drink prices, so this page prints none.
Taps: None listed in anything we read; the only fixed point is the hours, with Friday the longest day at 12–11pm.
Mulgrave Country Club — 469 Wellington Road, Wheelers Hill VIC 3150
Mulgrave Country Club is in Wheelers Hill despite the name, and AGFG lists “The Bistro at Mulgrave Country Club”. Its site says “The Terrace is the perfect spot for outdoor dining” and that “a wide selection of delicious cocktails are now available”. It lists lunch Monday to Sunday from 12 noon–2.30pm, dinner Sunday to Thursday from 5.30pm – 8.30pm, and dinner Friday and Saturday from 5.30–9.00pm. The site describes a club, and we have not confirmed whether the public can drink or dine without membership. The prices we could read are cafe prices, not drink prices.
On the menu (copied from mulgravecc.com.au on 3 October 2026):
- Potato Cakes: 2.5 ea
- Latte, Cappuccino, Flat White: $5
- Banana Bread: $5
- Assorted Muffins: $6.50
Garden: The site calls it a terrace for outdoor dining, not a beer garden, and we have no tap list; ask about membership when you book.
Quick answers
Where is there a beer garden in Mulgrave?
Village Green Hotel’s own site invites you to “Take a well-earned break in our Beer Garden”. It sits on the corner of Springvale and Ferntree Gully Rd, and the site lists opening hours of Mon - Sun: 10:00am - 04:00am.
Is there a happy hour near Mulgrave?
Q Barbeque’s site lists “Happy Hour Weekdays (Wed to Fri) From 12pm-6pm” with $5 pots, $9 pints and $17 jugs. It is closed Monday and Tuesday.
Is there a brewery near Mulgrave?
Two Rupees Brewing Co is in Clayton, not Mulgrave. Its contact page lists Wednesday 4–9pm, Thursday 4–10pm, Friday 12–11pm, Saturday 12–10pm and Sunday 11am–6pm, but its venue page says “Open Wednesday to Saturday”, so check before a Sunday visit.
Can you eat at a pub in Mulgrave?
Village Green Hotel’s site lists a Feast buffet at $40 for adults Monday to Thursday and $45 for adults Friday to Sunday. The Feast buffet for kids is $19.50 and the Feast buffet for seniors is $27.
How we checked
We checked every place on this page against at least two independent sources between 2 October 2026 and 3 October 2026: thevillagegreen.com.au, OpenStreetMap, the Australian Good Food Guide and the places’ own websites. 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
- Village Green Hotel: thevillagegreen.com.au, openstreetmap.org/98152953, agfg.com.au/village-green-hotel-45508
- Q Barbeque (Mulgrave): openstreetmap.org/640788708, qbbq.com.au/contact, qbbq.com.au
- Arbor Cafe: arborcafe.com.au, agfg.com.au/arbor-cafe-90343
- Two Rupees Brewing Co: tworupeesbrewing.com.au/contact, openstreetmap.org/4463132065, tworupeesbrewing.com.au/venue
- Mulgrave Country Club: mulgravecc.com.au/eat-drink, agfg.com.au/the-bistro-at-mulgrave-country-club, mulgravecc.com.au menu PDF
