Dolly's All Day Venue

Dolly’s All Day Venue is a pub in Civic, Canberra, built around the full span of a city day: brunch, lunch, dinner, drinks and entertainment. The venue describes itself as an inner-city destination for food and good times, with a programme that gives it something happening beyond the usual meal or drink. Live entertainment is part of the offering, and the venue lists live music on Friday evenings from 5.30pm, alongside regular weekly events.

There is a clear focus on accessible food and drink specials. Lunch has a different $15 feature from Monday to Thursday, including chicken tacos, schnitzel with chips and slaw, a smash burger with chips, and half a kilogram of wings with a house drink. Thursday pairs the weekly bingo event with $1 dumplings, while Friday and Saturday nights offer 90-minute bottomless cocktails with a Mediterranean mezze platter designed for sharing. These options give groups plenty to build an outing around, whether they are stopping in for a casual meal or settling in for an evening.

The entertainment calendar is one of Dolly’s defining features. Tuesday brings $20 parmas and musical bingo from 7pm, with the game built around songs rather than traditional bingo calls. Wednesday has free trivia from 7pm, with venue vouchers offered as prizes. Friday combines happy hour with live music, and the venue also promotes its broader live entertainment programme. For an easier daytime visit, $3 small takeaway coffees made with 7 Miles coffee are available throughout the day.

The space offers more than an indoor pub setting, with a balcony and beer garden where guests can watch city life pass by. Happy hour runs daily from 4pm to 6pm, featuring house beer and wine as well as house margaritas. With its mix of daytime coffee, weekly food deals, shared plates, drinks and programmed entertainment, Dolly’s suits groups planning a social night, casual catch-ups after work and visitors looking for a lively Civic venue. Bookings are recommended for the bottomless cocktails and the Thursday dumplings, while the regular trivia, bingo and music provide easy reasons to return.