Napier Hotel, Fitzroy
18 people recommendvia r/melbourne, r/AskAnAustralian18 comments cited below
What people say, in short
Commenters recommend the Napier Hotel in Fitzroy, especially for kangaroo dishes. Named favourites include the kangaroo parma and pepper-crusted fillet, while several diners praise the sticky date pudding. One considers it a particularly good place to take visitors. A commenter finds it expensive for a pub. Sources disagree on dessert availability, so the pudding recommendations describe meals people had rather than a guarantee of the current menu.
Address
Napier Hotel, 210 Napier St, Fitzroy VIC 3065, Australia
At a glance
- Price
- Premium
- Signature dishes
- Kangaroo parma, Pepper crusted kangaroo fillet, Sticky date pudding
- Best for
- Visitors
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/Molly_Meldrums_hat in r/melbourne · Feb 2026
Lists this Fitzroy pub as one of their personal favourites.
- Recommendsu/Dial_tone_noise in r/melbourne · May 2025
Lists it among relaxed pubs worth a visit.
- Recommendsu/lorrenzo in r/melbourne · Feb 2025variety
Lists two dishes: a parma with kangaroo bacon and a beetroot-and-pineapple burger.
- Recommendsu/szmb in r/melbourne · Feb 2025taste
Says the kangaroo parma and pepper-crusted fillet are the two best kangaroo dishes; pricey for a pub but consistently well done.
- Recommendsu/tcmspark in r/melbourne · May 2025taste
Says everything on the menu at this Fitzroy pub is good.
- Recommendsu/Klutzy-Soup-3882 in r/melbourne · Feb 2025
Agrees Napier is a great pick and suggests a pub-hop with drinks afterwards.
- Recommendsu/jammasterdoom in r/melbourne · Oct 2026taste
Recalls the Napier's sticky date and says it was good.
- Recommendsu/jimmux in r/melbourne · Feb 2025
Calls it their go-to for visitors, noting the kitchen handles lots of kangaroo well.
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- Recommendsu/4luvr in r/melbourne · Oct 2026taste
Confirms the Napier's sticky date is great, but rates Marquis of Lorne's version higher.
- Recommendsu/Breakspear_ in r/melbourne · May 2025
Says they personally like the Napier.
- Recommendsu/rachhjoy in r/melbourne · Oct 2026taste
Says the Napier's sticky date is the best they have eaten.
- Recommendsu/Historical_Bus_8041 in r/melbourne · Oct 2026
Recommends the Napier for parma, though it has no dessert menu.
- Recommendsu/HedgehogFlaky98 in r/melbourne · Mar 2025taste
Recommends it for its kangaroo steak, calling it legendary.
- Recommendsu/Ill_Vacation5762 in r/melbourne · Feb 2024taste
Says the steak sandwich there is their top one ever.
- Recommendsu/VCEMathsNerd in r/melbourne · Oct 2026
Adds another mention of the Napier, judging it to be doing well.
- Recommendsu/Physical-Location-21 in r/AskAnAustralian · Oct 2025taste
Praises this hotel's kangaroo-ham parma as very good and distinctly Australian.
- Recommendsu/Wonderful_Grand_6291 in r/melbourne · Jun 2025variety
Lists two kangaroo dishes at this Fitzroy pub: a pepper-crusted fillet and a kangaroo parma.
- Recommendsu/theveil143 in r/melbourne · Feb 2025
Agrees Napier is the top choice and suggests checking whether the visitor likes gamey meats first.
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Details last checked 4 Nov 2026. Recommendations reflect what people said at the time; confirm current details before you go.