We’ve done the hard yards and here it is – your guide to weeknight happy hours, dinner deals and entertainment on the Border.
Now that the days are getting longer, it’s the perfect time to get out and about in the warmer evenings.
The Border has no shortage of great restaurants, pubs and regular events to enjoy, the only question is what’s on and when? Here’s our list of weeknight dinner deals, drink specials and entertainment to keep you going until the weekend.
The QEII Twilight Markets are back on the second Sunday of the month between October and December. The market is home to local food, produce, artisan crafts and entertainment.
The Cube Wodonga is once again hosting Fridays on My Mind on the first Friday of the month from October to March with food, music, local wines and activities for the whole family.
Sodens has a revamped menu and refreshed atmosphere as the new owners look to make their mark on one of Albury’s most iconic pubs.
Whether you’re after traditional pub grub, or you just want to relax with a few drinks while going easy on the wallet – this is the list for you.
Monday
The Bended Elbow – $15 pizzas
The Star Hotel – $15 300gm parmigiana
SS&A – Poker Night from, 6.30pm registration for a 7.30 start
Boomerang Hotel – $12 roast or rib of the day
Northside Hotel –pick the joker from 4 – 6pm, plus daily happy hour specials
BeerDeLuxe (Paddy’s Hotel) – Raise the Steaks, 50% all steaks from 6pm
Tuesday
The Bended Elbow – Steak Night with a 300g porterhouse steak for $20
BeerDeLuxe (Paddy’s Hotel) – Poultry in Motion offering $15 chicken parmigiana starting at 6pm, with trivia starting at 7.30
Kinross Woolshed – $12 steak and trivia from 7pm
The Star Hotel – $15 200gm Porterhouse steak
Northside Hotel – Free trivia, plus daily happy hour specials
Boomerang Hotel – $12 lamb shank
Sodens – $15 Pot & Parma and poker from 7pm
Wednesday
Birallee Tavern – Buy one main meal, get the second at half price
South Cali Cantina – Taco Night serving $6 Coronas, tequila, and cider and $6 tacos from 5pm
The Bended Elbow – $18 parmigiana
BeerDeLuxe (Paddy’s Hotel) – Uni Night with $2 selected middys and $3 vodkas (7 – 9pm), $5 selected schooners and $5 vodkas (9pm – close), $10 chicken strips, $1 wings.
Kinross Woolshed – $12 parmigiana and open mic night
The Star Hotel – APL Poker
Zed Bar – $18 porterhouse steak night
Boomerang Hotel – $12 steak and pot
Republico – drink specials 6 to 8pm
Sodens – $15 250G rump steak from 5.30pm
Northside Hotel –$15 pot and parmigiana, plus daily happy hour specials
Thursday
Sodens Hotel –$15 Chicken Kiev
Birallee Tavern – $17 steak
St Ives Hotel – Class Pub Trivia Night with a $15.50 dinner menu
BeerDeLuxe (Paddy’s Hotel) – Beers, Burgers and Beats keeping you fed, watered and entertained all day Thursday with $15 burger and beer and Karaoke kicking off from 10pm
Kinross Woolshed – Pool competition from 6pm
The Star Hotel – $20 ribs and wings
Zed Bar – $8 parmigiana and musical bingo from 7pm
Northside Hotel – Mega Meals with mega schnitzel $14, mega parmigiana $15, mega porterhouse $16, plus daily happy hour specials
Boomerang Hotel – Pot & Parma Night for $12
Republico – drink specials 6 to 8pm
The Bended Elbow – Comedy in the Club hosted by Off the Rails Comedy North East Victoria on the third Thursday of the month, showcasing local stand-up comedians. Tickets are $15 at the door, doors open 7.30pm for an 8pm start.
Friday
Birallee Tavern – live music from 6.30pm
Sodens Hotel – Flippin’ Friday offering $15 fish of the day
St Ives Hotel – Famous $6 Night offering $6 parmigiana meals starting at 6pm and $6 basic spirits starting at 5pm
Atura Albury – Cocktail Fridays. $25 cocktail pitchers and beer buckets, $10 teapot cocktails. Happy Hour 5pm – 7pm. Live DJ from 6pm.
Kinross Woolshed – live music from 8pm and $5 schooners from 4pm to 7pm
The Bended Elbow – Happy hour from 4 to 6pm with $4 house wines, $5 basic spirits, $5 prosecco, selected $4 schooners
Zed Bar – Burger Night with a new burger on offer every week. Plus, $12 espresso martinis from 6 to 8pm plus $6 Finlandia vodka all night long ($8 with Mother)
The Star Hotel – Joker Poker
Northside Hotel – Mega Meals with mega schnitzel $14, mega parmigiana $15, mega porterhouse $16, plus daily happy hour specials
SS&A – Live & Free, check website for details.
Boomerang Hotel – Pasta & Pot for $12
Republico – drink specials 6 to 8pm
Beer DeLuxe (Paddy’s Hotel) – Mixtape Fridays with a DJ and themed events from 9pm
Something every night of the week
Q Manhattans – $12 cocktails, $5 Carlton Draught beer and $6.50 basic spirits, house and sparkling wines.
SS&A – Members Happy Hour 4 to 6pm $4 schooners, wine and sparkling (house selection only)
Brady’s Railway Hotel – daily bar specials
Kinross Woolshed – Happy Afternoons with $5 schooners from 4 to 6pm Monday to Thursday
Sodens – 4pm to 6pm with $3 middys, $4 schooners, $5 house wine and $6 basic spirits
The Star Hotel – $7.50 pints from 5 to 8pm
Northside Hotel– happy hour from 4 – 6pm with $4 middys and house wine and $5 schooners
Border Café has made every effort to ensure that we haven’t left any venue out and that these specials are current. We recommend checking with the venue before heading out to make sure these deals are still valid. If we have missed your weeknight entertainment, dinner or drinks special, or if any of these specials are out of date, please let us know.
To keep up to date with the latest on what’s hot, what’s new, what’s on and the passionate locals making a difference – sign up to our free weekly ‘Best of the Week’ newsletter delivered direct to your inbox here.
