Noise Bar (Railway Hotel)

Built in 1890 during the land boom era this magnificent three story building houses the Noise Bar, the Noise TV production facilities, the Australian Musicians' Union offices and the Northern Access Television offices. The bar itself has that old timer fell about it featuring a spacious front bar with pool, pinballs and a big projector screen. The back bar features a stage with great acoustics and regular live acts. This back bar opens up to a small courtyard adjacent to the railway and a bigger beer garden situated between the main building and "The Venue" function room that also features a stage, a dance floor a smaller bar and plenty of space. The overall atmosphere is very relaxed and friendly. The Noise Bar offers something for everyone because of its policy of supporting local art and culture both directly through performances (they've had bands, comedy, cabaret, poetry, dance parties, album launches etc.) as well as through the production of the Noise TV program. The Noise bar is constantly evolving so this is the one to watch out for and visit.

Noise Bar, the little bar that could, tucked out of the way down Albert just off Sydney road, the Noise is a fickle place pumping with 300+ people one day and nobody but bar tenders and bands the next.

The front bars look was revamped about a year ago into a sweet dinghy Brunswick style lounge, feels like you're hanging out in a really cool share house, because all the furniture is from op shops.

The Bistro (Without Food) Bar out back is one of the best band rooms in Melbourne, kick ass sound systems and great acoustics and bands Thursday-Sunday, just no crowds to watch them.

The beer garden is huge and full of plants and feels great to hang out in on a warm summers night, there is a second beer garden at the doorstep of Brunswick station which is one of the best feature of the pub, but it is rarely opened, the second band room however well appointed has a bar that is rarely opened and an undeniable school hall atmosphere, the Noise like I said is fickle, half open, half closed, half cool, half uncomfortable and plain, could be the next big thing if the right people got a hold of it.

What can one say about the Railway Hotel ( Noise Bar)
This place has always been a splender place to relax at as a matter of fact being an oldie of this establishment and have visited for some 10 years with a book I have writen. I can say the place has changed . The hotel it self has been revamped , now nice and clean and fresh .The beer garden is very pleasant to sit out on a very hot night and yes the setting at the Railway end is not to bad you meet passers by and it becomes very interesting. The bar well I call it away from Home the atmospehere was great . The bands well each to there own. The sound was great though. The bar staff Great. Have to say I miss the place terribily just wish it was open more often,.