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Beer Gardens Near Wollert: One Mernda Pub Checked

Kai Thompson Updated October 10, 2026
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Four beers from pale to dark on a paddle by a grey wall
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Correction (10 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 on 5 October 2026, and every price was copied from the page it was published on.

Short one, mate. Wollert has no beer garden we could verify, so this page covers one pub in and around the suburb: Bridge Inn Hotel in Mernda.

We checked it against OpenStreetMap and its own website. The site says it has beer on tap, a sports bar and a kids playground lounge. We did not pad the list with places we could not confirm.

The quick picks

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Pub beer on tap, no garden listedBridge Inn HotelKids meals including a drink and dessert$10

Bridge Inn Hotel — 1425 Plenty Road, Mernda VIC 3754

Bridge Inn Hotel in Mernda is the one place we could verify. Its site says it stocks ‘ice cold beer on tap’, plus Victorian and imported wine, spirits and cider. It also lists a Sports Bar for when the game is on, and a renovated lounge with a huge kids playground. We could not find a beer garden mentioned on its site, so we are not calling it one. Its site says kids meals including a drink and dessert are $10.

On the menu (copied from thebridgeinnhotel.com.au/bar on 5 October 2026):

  • Kids meals including a drink and dessert: $10

Taps: Its site says beer on tap, but we could not find a published tap list, so ring ahead if you are after a particular brew.

Quick answers

Does Wollert have a beer garden?

We could not verify a beer garden in Wollert. The only place that passed our checks is Bridge Inn Hotel in Mernda, and its site does not mention a beer garden.

Which pub near Wollert has beer on tap?

Bridge Inn Hotel in Mernda. Its site says it stocks ‘ice cold beer on tap’, alongside wine, spirits and cider, and it lists a Sports Bar for game days.

Is there a pub near Wollert with a kids playground?

Bridge Inn Hotel’s site says its renovated lounge now features a huge kids playground plus two full interactive games. Its site also says kids meals including a drink and dessert are $10.

What time does Bridge Inn Hotel open?

Its site lists general opening hours of 10:00am to 1:00am Sunday to Wednesday and 10:00am to 3:00am Thursday to Saturday. Bistro and lounge hours are listed as subject to change, so contact the venue before heading over.

How we checked

We checked every place on this page against at least two independent sources on 5 October 2026: OpenStreetMap and the places’ own websites. Every price is copied exactly as printed on the page linked under Sources, on 5 October 2026. 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.

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