The Royston, Richmond
23 people recommend, 2 warn against itvia r/melbourne26 comments cited below
What people say, in short
Many people recommend The Royston in Richmond, and many praise the food, including a kangaroo dish and a parma. A few patrons point to the beer selection, though one of them has not visited in years, and a separate patron says the craft range has shrunk. Two patrons raise concerns: one found the sticky date pudding less impressive than others and wanted more sauce, while another says hand pumps were removed.
Address
Royston Hotel, 12 River St, Richmond VIC 3121, Australia
At a glance
- Best for
- Food
- Opinions divided
- Yes
- Known for
- Beer selection
The evidence
Every point below is paraphrased from a real public comment, ordered by how much the community engaged with it. Caveats and negatives are kept in — follow any link to read the original for yourself.
- Recommendsu/Potatoe_Potahto in r/melbourne · Mar 2026
Considers the Royston the strongest pub locally, by a wide margin.
- Recommendsu/noisyrob_666 in r/melbourne · Mar 2026ambience
Recommends the Royston over the Termi for its atmosphere and a strong pub menu.
- Recommendsu/Overall_One_2595 in r/melbourne · Dec 2023
Named among recent finds they recommend.
- Recommendsu/orrockable in r/melbourne · Mar 2026
Rates the Royston highly as a pub.
- Recommendsu/Belephron in r/melbourne · Mar 2026
Names the Royston as a place they would pick.
- Recommendsu/Jazzlike-Process6969 in r/melbourne · Feb 2026
Names this Richmond pub as their favourite.
- Recommendsu/Kindly-Exam-8451 in r/melbourne · Oct 2026
Declares Royston in Richmond the clear winner with no further debate.
- Recommendsu/Ok-Fox2213 in r/melbourne · Jun 2026ambience
Suggests the Royston as the pick for a winter pub atmosphere, noting its TV screens show the footy.
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- Recommendsu/ssssmmmmiiiitttthhhh in r/melbourne · Mar 2026
Suggests the Royston as a place to drink.
- Recommendsu/AngryVal in r/melbourne · Aug 2024
Recommends Royston for its food, service and interesting beers.
- Recommendsu/stevied71 in r/melbourne · Oct 2026
Included in a crawl the commenter called fun.
- Recommendsu/el-guapo72 in r/melbourne · Feb 2026taste
Says the pub's parma is also good.
- Recommendsu/Professional-Kiwi176 in r/melbourne · Mar 2026
Says the Royston is excellent and praises its cheesesteaks.
- Recommendsu/ghostlemon13 in r/melbourne · Mar 2026taste
Seconded the recommendation and praised the pub's food.
- Recommendsu/euqinu_ton in r/melbourne · Oct 2026
Hasn't visited in years but praised the beer range and food from past visits.
- Recommendsu/mofonz in r/melbourne · Oct 2026
Agrees Royston is the answer.
- Caveatu/btxtsf in r/melbourne · Oct 2026taste
Found the sticky date pudding less impressive than others and wanted more sauce.
- Mixedu/summittrekker in r/melbourne · Feb 2026variety
Praises the pub and its food but misses the craft beer range it once had.
- Recommendsu/eraser215 in r/melbourne · Feb 2026
Praises the food and the range of beers.
- Recommendsu/OhMelbourne in r/melbourne · Nov 2024
Recalls this Richmond pub having a hand pump, though not certain.
- Recommendsu/thefeelies in r/melbourne · Oct 2026
Simply agrees with the Royston suggestion.
- Recommendsu/KirraCandy in r/melbourne · Mar 2026
Agreed with the earlier comment and called the pub a gem.
- Recommendsu/_mr_stabby_ in r/melbourne · Mar 2026
Calls the Royston the top spot around, with the National close behind.
- Recommendsu/OrdinaryDependent396 in r/melbourne · Feb 2026
Agrees the Richmond pub is their favourite too.
- Recommendsu/multisubuser in r/melbourne · Feb 2026taste
Praises the pub's kangaroo dish.
- Caveatu/lachd in r/melbourne · Nov 2024
Says this pub removed its hand pumps because sales were poor.
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