The North Star Hotel Ballarat

The North Star Hotel Ballarat Corner pub in heritage Soldiers Hill with indoor & outdoor dining, good food, good drinks, great fun.

How do you like your steak? A. Rare - barely met the grillB. Medium rare - the sweet spotC. Medium right down the middle...
06/10/2026

How do you like your steak?

A. Rare - barely met the grill
B. Medium rare - the sweet spot
C. Medium right down the middle
D. Well done - we’re not here to judge
E. Somewhere very specifically in between

But perhaps the more divisive question…
What’s your sauce?

🥩 Mushroom.
🥩 Black pepper.
🥩 Garlic butter.

Or are you firmly in the “a good steak doesn’t need sauce” camp?
Or perhaps you belong to the “what’s wrong with plain ol’ tomato sauce, hey?!” camp?

Give us your letter + sauce below. 👇

We’ll start: B + Mushroom + glass of red
(Yep, that last bit’s not even up for debate.) 🍷

We love having families at The North Star, and we’ve got a menu to keep everyone happy, from beige-food aficionados to t...
29/09/2026

We love having families at The North Star, and we’ve got a menu to keep everyone happy, from beige-food aficionados to tiny food critics.

Iced chocolate? Tick.
Seats ready? Tick.
Something delicious for everyone? Absolutely. ✔️

So bring the kids, grab a seat and settle in for a little holiday downtime. Because sometimes the best school holiday activity is simply sitting down.

🏉 GRAND FINAL WEEKEND AT THE NORTH STARA little heads-up before the long weekend rolls around.FRIDAY PUBLIC HOLIDAY - OP...
22/09/2026

🏉 GRAND FINAL WEEKEND AT THE NORTH STAR

A little heads-up before the long weekend rolls around.

FRIDAY PUBLIC HOLIDAY - OPEN AS NORMAL 🍻
Yep, Friday is a public holiday, but we’re doing Fridays exactly how we like them.

🍻 Happy Hour 3:30–6pm
🎸 Live music from 6pm
🍕 Kitchen open from 11am
🥂 Drinks flowing
🙌 Long weekend officially underway

SATURDAY - AFL GRAND FINAL DAY
We’ll be CLOSED for the day while the team enjoys the footy, the festivities and a well-earned day off.

Then we’ll be back at it on Sunday for our usual Front Bar Session - whether you’re continuing the celebrations after a big win or drowning the sorrows after a heartbreaking loss.

It’s 6:42pm. Apparently there’s “nothing in the fridge”.Nobody wants to cook. Nobody wants to go to the supermarket. And...
20/09/2026

It’s 6:42pm. Apparently there’s “nothing in the fridge”.

Nobody wants to cook. Nobody wants to go to the supermarket. And at least one person has already changed into their PJs.

Sounds like a takeaway night to us.

Parmas, burgers, pizzas, sides and plenty more North Star favourites. Pick it up from us or let it come to you via Uber Eats.

Same North Star favourites. Different table. Significantly less effort.

www.thenorthstarhotel.com.au/takeaway
📷

A photo by the lovely Jo from Krave Studios of our public bar - where all the live music action happens on Fridays and S...
15/09/2026

A photo by the lovely Jo from Krave Studios of our public bar - where all the live music action happens on Fridays and Sundays. 🎶

Music, good food and a few drinks have a way of bringing people together. That’s what we love about hospitality.

And this room has seen plenty of it. ⭐

THE STAR SOUR ⭐🍸It’s got our name on it, so naturally it had to make the Cocktails by the Clock line-up.The Star Sour is...
12/09/2026

THE STAR SOUR ⭐🍸

It’s got our name on it, so naturally it had to make the Cocktails by the Clock line-up.

The Star Sour is one of six cocktails you can choose from this afternoon. Take your pick from an Espresso Martini, Margarita, Mojito, French Martini, Star Sour or Amaretto Sour - and the earlier you get to the North Star, the better the price.

🍸 2–2.59pm | $14
🍸 3–3.59pm | $15
🍸 4–4.59pm | $16

And while you’re watching the clock, Russ Kellet is playing live from 2–5pm plus enjoy 2-for-1 pizzas.

Cocktail in hand. Pizza on the table. Live music in the Front Bar. Not a bad way to spend a Sunday afternoon.

What a day for a glass of w**e and a platter. 🍷🧀Mid-week Happy Hours kick off at 3.30pm today and run right through unti...
11/09/2026

What a day for a glass of w**e and a platter. 🍷🧀

Mid-week Happy Hours kick off at 3.30pm today and run right through until 6pm, when Adam Spicer takes over with the tunes.

So find yourself a spot, order a platter and a glass of something that tickles your fancy, and settle in. You won’t regret it.

Plenty of room inside and out, and plenty of reasons not to rush home.

🍷 Happy Hour | 3.30–6pm
🎶 Adam Spicer live | From 6pm
🧀 Platters | Highly recommended by our in-house taste testers

Book your table at www.thenorthstarhotel.com.au

Who’s ready for Friday knock-offs already? How about a little something to eat with your Friday knock-off? For $10, you’...
10/09/2026

Who’s ready for Friday knock-offs already?

How about a little something to eat with your Friday knock-off? For $10, you’ve got quite a few options at the North Star during Happy Hour.

Choose from chips, garlic bread, wedges, arancini balls, charred tofu, sweet chilli pizza, crumbed cauliflower, vegetable spring rolls or satay chicken skewers.

Pick one. Pick a couple for the table. Work your way through the list over a few Fridays. We’re not here to tell you how to do Happy Hour.

And yes, there are plenty of drinks at Happy Hour prices too. 🍻

Mon–Fri | 3.30–6pm

🍽️ $10 plates
🍻 Happy Hour drinks
🎶 PLUS Adam Spicer live from 6pm
📷

See you tomorrow!

A margarita 🍸 A North Star cocktail menu regular and adored by many. Simple, classic and very hard to go past.You’ll fin...
07/09/2026

A margarita 🍸 A North Star cocktail menu regular and adored by many. Simple, classic and very hard to go past.

You’ll find it on the cocktail menu whenever the mood strikes, but on Sundays there’s an extra reason to order one. The Marg is part of our Cocktails by the Clock line-up, where the earlier you get to the North Star, the better the price:

🍸 2–2.59pm | $14
🍸 3–3.59pm | $15
🍸 4–4.59pm | $16

Same Margarita. Different price. Entirely dependent on how organised you are on a Sunday.

Cocktails by the Clock | This Sunday from 2pm ⭐
Tag your Marg-loving friends. We know they're about.

WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR FATHER’S DAY, DAD?“Nothing. I don’t need anything.”Gee, thanks Dad. Very helpful. It’s probably tru...
03/09/2026

WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR FATHER’S DAY, DAD?
“Nothing. I don’t need anything.”

Gee, thanks Dad. Very helpful.

It’s probably true, though. So rather than pounding the pavement on a big search for the perfect nothing, how about giving Dad something you know he can enjoy?

A North Star Hotel gift voucher. 🍻

If you can’t get everyone together for lunch or dinner at The North Star this Father’s Day, a voucher gives Dad a good excuse to get everyone around the table another day.

Our vouchers are beautifully printed and presented within an envelope and ready to give, so there’s no pounding the pavement, no searching high and low and no trying to work out exactly what Dad meant by nothing.

Although here at The North Star, we have a sneaking suspicion “nothing” might be code for a good steak, a proper chicken schnitzel burger and something cold to wash it down.

So pop into The North Star and grab Dad a gift voucher for Father’s Day, or simply grab one online.

Turns out the perfect nothing was pretty easy to find after all. 😉

Address

302 Lydiard Street
Ballarat, VIC
3350

Opening Hours

Monday 3:30pm - 10pm
Tuesday 3:30pm - 10pm
Wednesday 10am - 10pm
Thursday 10am - 10pm
Friday 10am - 11:30pm
Saturday 10am - 11:30pm
Sunday 10am - 10pm

Telephone

+61353317973

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