Rainbow Fitzroy

02/06/2026

🥩 STEAK NIGHT TONIGHT

Our 250g 1824 Rare Breed Porterhouse, cooked to your liking and served with your choice of six sauces and two sides.

🔥 Just $25 🔥

🎸🎶 SUNDAY BLUES | 4PM–7PM | FREE ENTRY

Sunday arvos and great blues music just go together.

We're pumped to have Cam Walter Blues at The Rainbow this Sunday, fresh from their success at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis 🇺🇸🎵

Expect killer musicianship, plenty of energy and a cracking Sunday session from 4pm. 🍻🎸

👑🏉 KING'S BIRTHDAY MONDAY

We'll be open all day for the public holiday, with the Big Freeze and King's Birthday footy on both screens. ❄️🏉

And while we're looking forward to a great long weekend, it's also a chance to acknowledge the extraordinary legacy of Neale Daniher. His courage, determination and tireless work through FightMND have inspired millions of Australians and raised vital funds in the fight against motor neurone disease. 💙

Vale Neale Daniher, and thank you for showing a nation what true courage looks like.

Support the pub supporting the locals!

28/05/2026

And the results are IN! Congratulations to Myles, the winner of our $250 Footy Tipping Mid Season Draw🔥🔥🔥

We're halfway there, stay tuned for our End of Season $500 Final Draw!🍻

27/05/2026

🏉🍺 THURSDAYS AT THE RAINBOW

A few tasty ones landing tonight 👀

🧀 Melted provolone with chimichurri & toasted ciabatta

🌭 Loaded chilli cheese dog with seasoned fries

🥩 Beef osso buco with garlic mash, greens & gremolata

PLUS:

🍺 Free pint for tipsters tipping in person
🍽 $20 Thursday Tipster Parma or Schnitty special

💰 $250 FOOTY TIPPING MID-SEASON DRAW FROM 7PM 💰

See you at the Rainbow 🌈

26/05/2026

21/05/2026

It’s back - Mulled Cider now pouring!

With Yarra Valleys’ Napoleone Cider, brewed with a selection of yummy spices and ginger in venue and served with an orange slice - cheers☕️🍻

14/05/2026

The new food specials are ✨IN✨

Staff favourites include the Chicken Masu Curry and the Charred Flank Steak and the Thai Pumpkin Soup. We couldn’t pick - they’re all too delicious!

Book your table or walk-in to try them before they’re gone🏃🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

08/05/2026

🥶 Melbourne’s putting on the freezer this weekend… so naturally we’re firing up the fireplaces, pouring the beers, and cooking up a proper feast. 🔥🍻🍴

We’ve got plenty happening across the weekend at The Rainbow — great food, cold beers, Sunday roasts and live music to warm the soul.

This Sunday is Mother’s Day ❤️
We’ll be serving up a beautiful Sunday Roast Beef special, plus a delicious vegan option too.

AND from 4pm–7pm, the mighty 🎺 THE HORNSTARS 🎺 return for a huge Sunday session single launch party.

Think:
💃 Funky originals
🕺 Big dancefloor energy
🎶 Party covers
🔥 Nine-piece horn-powered goodness

FREE ENTRY for the band show
🚶 Walk-in only during the live music
🍴 (Bookings still welcome before and after the band!)

Kitchen serving all day, fireplaces cranking, and good times guaranteed.

Get rugged up, grab your people and come settle in at the pub ❤️

01/05/2026

30/04/2026

It’s that time again folks, new food specials are ✨IN✨

Including a 350g Pork Cutlet in a Port Jus with Roast Potatoes, Buttered Cabbage and a Caramelised Apple - it’s sure to make for a good date night meal.

And with the temperature dropping again, we’ve got a Country Style Chicken and Veg Soup to warm you right up.

Book your table online or pop in to dine the full menu 🍻

27/04/2026

27/04/2026

You know what time it is! We're open from 3pm and happy hour lasts till 6pm! Come grab a cold one and feast on one of our Bonza Burger Deals! Every Monday $18 Burgers and fries from 4:30pm til 9pm! See you there 🍔 🍺

16/04/2026

🔥New specials just dropped to warm you up this month🔥

Staff favourites are the Broccoli and Chedder Croquettes and the Slow Braised Beef Cheeks 🤤

Pop in and let us know what your fave is!

13/04/2026

You know what time it is! 🍻

12/04/2026

Don't tell anyone, but we've been rehearsing ahead of tomorrow afternoon's gig at Rainbow Fitzroy. Well, a picture tells a story doesn't it 😎

10/04/2026

This Sunday on Blue Juice Radio Show, Mohair Slim will be joined by lead singer and barrelhouse piano player Ezra Lee and singer/guitarist Jumpin’ Jethro Whittaker.

Expect '40s and '50s inspired boogie woogie beats when the pair stop by for an interview and special live performance ahead of their upcoming show at Rainbow Fitzroy on April 19.

Tune in from 11am or listen back anytime here: pbsfm.org.au/program/blue-juice

07/04/2026

02/04/2026

Easter at The Rainbow is shaping up beautifully 🍻🐣

We’re OPEN all long weekend — and this round of specials is all about the pub favourites done right.

🐟 Good Friday = Fish & Chips
Beer-battered blue grenadier, chips, house tartare, lemon & a fresh little salad.

🍖 Hearty, slow-cooked goodness
Red wine-braised lamb shank with colcannon and greens — perfect for those cooler nights.

🌮 Sharing sorted
Classic nachos — chilli beef or spiced beans — loaded and ready to go.

Plus a few absolute crowd-pleasers in the mix:
🔥 Sticky soy & sweet chilli chicken nibbles
🥩 Beef & cheddar rissoles
🍆 Katsu eggplant chips
🍝 Zucchini & mozzarella rigatoni with garlic bread

And of course… Sunday at The Rainbow 👇

🎸 EASTER SUNDAY LIVE MUSIC
Geoff Achison & The Souldiggers
🕓 4pm – 7pm | FREE ENTRY

One of Melbourne’s great blues-rock bands bringing heavy grooves, soul, and serious musicianship. These guys always deliver.

🍽 Sunday Roast (with all the trimmings)
Roast Pork or Vegan Roast — your call.

Cold beers. Great food. Live music.
Exactly how Easter weekend should be.

Walk-ins always welcome — come settle in.

Support the pub supporting the locals!
The Rainbow Hotel – Fitzroy

30/03/2026

We're getting set for some more Souldiggers shows in 2026 and we're getting things rolling with a special Easter Sunday gig at The Rainbow Fitzroy Sun 5th April. More info here 👉Souldiggers at Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy 🤟😎🎸

17/03/2026

In case you missed it - we’re celebrating St. Patrick’s Day this week with Guinness!☘️☘️☘️

Grab yourself a complimentary bucket hat when you purchase two pints of Guinness - available until we run out - it’s a lovely day for it so get in quick.

Sláinte🍻

04/03/2026

🏉🔥 ROUND 1 STARTS TOMORROW NIGHT.

If you’re tipping this year — tonight’s a good night to lock it in.

🥩 Wednesday Steak Night
1824 Rare Breed Porterhouse (250gm)
Cooked to your liking
Choice of:
Port jus | Café de Paris butter | Chimichurri | Peppercorn | Mushroom | Blue cheese

PLUS any two sides:
Chips | Salad | Mash | Market veg

All for $25.

🍽 Thursday Tipster Special:
$20 Parma or Schnitty

🍺 Free pint every Thursday when you tip in person
💰 $1,500 cash first prize
🎯 Perfect round = bonus pint the following Thursday

⏳ Sign up for tipping at the bar tonight.

Steak. Beer. Footy sorted.

See you tonight!

26/02/2026

🏉🍺 RAINBOW FOOTY TIPPING 2026

🔥 1 week to go.

Next Thursday it kicks off.

💰 $1,500 CASH first prize
🍺 Free pint every Thursday when you tip in person
🍽️ $20 parma or schnitty
🎯 Perfect round = bonus pint the following Thursday

This isn’t just tipping — it’s your Thursdays sorted for the season.

⏳ Round Zero starts Thursday 5th March.

Sign up at the bar.

25/02/2026

Right.
Apparently, pubs are “too expensive.” 😬🥵💰

I hear it every day. 🤯

Usually from someone clutching a £6 artisan coffee, scrolling TikTok on a £1,200 phone, while explaining how £6 for a pint is daylight robbery. 💎

But sure. The pub is the problem. 👌

Let me explain this slowly…

You’re not paying £6 for “beer”! 🍺

You’re paying for an experience, for a community, for…

💸 The heating being on before you arrive.
💸 The lights staying on after you leave.
💸 The loos being scrubbed (you’re welcome).
💸 The glasses being washed.
💸 The staff being paid.
💸 The licences. The insurance. The rates. The tax.
💸 The little bite the card machine takes every single time you tap.
💸 And the fact that when the cellar floods at 11pm on a Tuesday… it’s me in wellies.

You’re not just buying a drink. 🍷

You’re renting a space to exist in public without being moved on. To socialise. To make friends. To feel welcome. To belong. ❤️

Go and sit in the middle of ASDA for three hours debating VAR and see how long that lasts. Try getting banter from a self-checkout. 😅

Pubs aren’t competing with supermarket booze. 🛒

We’re competing with the idea that community should be free. 🏘️❤️

And here’s the bit I find fascinating…

The same people who mourn “the death of the British pub” are the ones who treat us like overpriced off-licences. 🍾

We don’t sell beer. 🍺

We sell:
👉 First dates that turned into marriages.
👉 Wakes where the real stories came out.
👉 “Ok, just one” that became the best night of the year.
👉 Somewhere to decompress when the world’s had enough of you and you’ve had enough of the world.

We sell a place to not be alone. 🫂

If you want cheap: stay on your sofa with a four-pack of lukewarm cans 🛋️🥵🍻

But PLEASE don’t confuse low cost with value! 🤷‍♂️

Anyway, I’ll be over here - overcharging for heating, chairs, and human interaction. 🔥🪑🤗

Tag a mate who needs to stop being a tight-arse and buy a round! You know the one. 😂👇