The Grand Hotel Richmond

What The Grand Hotel Richmond does

The Grand Hotel Richmond is a single-venue heritage public house operating in Richmond, Victoria, Australia, housed in a building dating to 1888. The business operates a multi-space hospitality model comprising a front bar, bistro, lounge bar, function rooms, and beer garden, serving walk-in local consumers across food and beverage occasions as well as small-to-medium private events. Its core offering is a mid-market food menu (mains priced AUD $16-$54) and a bar program including a rotating happy hour ($9-$13 drinks) and weekly specials designed to drive repeat visitation.

The underlying technology footprint is minimal and entirely off-the-shelf: a Squarespace website and the NowBookit online reservations platform handle digital presence and table booking, with no proprietary systems, data assets, or integration layers disclosed. There is no evidence of in-house engineering, no AI/ML components, and no enterprise-grade backend infrastructure.

The revenue model is straightforward venue-based F&B plus function hire: per-cover food sales, per-drink beverage sales, and room hire for groups of 12-80 guests. Distribution is direct-to-consumer walk-in plus online reservation, with no franchising, licensing, or third-party delivery aggregator reliance disclosed. Pricing sits in the mid-market Melbourne pub range, and the "return to its roots" heritage repositioning is the principal observable commercial lever being used to differentiate against competing inner-Melbourne venues.

Name

The Grand Hotel Richmond

Legal name

The Grand Hotel Richmond

Website

https://grandrichmond.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1888

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Grand Hotel Richmond is a heritage public house (built 1888) in Richmond, Victoria, operating a multi-space food, beverage, and function venue for walk-in local consumers and small private events in inner Melbourne.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospitality — Pub and Bistro

NAICS

Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (72241)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Neighborhood & Sports Bars (THAFAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sports Bars (CRANACAC), Bars & Pubs (Non-Music) (MPAGAIAC)

Keywords

• Pub and bistro
• Food and beverage service
• Private function venue
• Sports bar hospitality
• Weekly entertainment events

Headquarters

HQ city

Richmond

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Food and Beverage Sales: Core revenue from restaurant bistro, bar drinks (beers, wines, spirits, cocktails), and weekly specials. Includes dine-in, take-away, and function catering.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The Grand Hotel Richmond is a historic single-site pub built in 1888 that operates a full-service bistro and bar across multiple venue spaces (Sports Bar, Bistro Area, Beer Garden, Courtyard, Wine Room). It sells food (steaks, burgers, pasta, stone-baked pizzas, seafood, parmas, Sunday roasts), a full range of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, hosts weekly themed specials and entertainment (trivia, meat raffles, live sports), and rents three private upstairs function rooms (12–80 guests) for private events.

Product overview

The Grand Hotel Richmond is a historic hospitality venue (built 1888) offering a single unified hospitality experience. The core products include the Sports Bar for televised sports viewing, the Bistro Area serving an extensive food menu (steaks, burgers, pasta, pizzas, seafood), the Beer Garden and Courtyard for outdoor dining, and the Wine Room for wine-focused dining. Function Rooms provide private event spaces hosting 12-80 guests. The venue also runs promotional offerings including Happy Hour (Mon-Fri 3:30-6:30pm) and weekly specials (Monday Mains, Tuesday Steak Night, Wednesday Pizza Night, Thursday Parma Night, Sunday Roast). The Bar Menu is available as a downloadable PDF.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sports Bar

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• The Corner Hotel: Heritage pub and live music venue on Smith Street, Collingwood — immediately adjacent to the Richmond catchment. Same heritage-pub positioning with sports bar, bistro, and live entertainment focus.
• The Crafty Squire: Melbourne pub focused on craft beer offering plus bistro dining. Comparable model as a neighbourhood pub with broad food and beverage range and weekly event programming.
• The European Melbourne: Long-running Melbourne heritage pub with bistro, cocktail bar, gaming and sports coverage. Comparable heritage positioning, multi-vertical food and beverage model, and inner-Melbourne catchment.
• Pugg Mahones: Irish-themed pub located in Richmond (and Carlton), trading on food, drinks and a casual local-pub atmosphere. Direct competitor for sport viewing, casual dining and group bookings.
• Young & Jackson's: Iconic heritage Melbourne pub established 1861, operating multiple drinking and dining spaces including a famous upstairs bar. Directly comparable heritage-pub positioning and inner-Melbourne local trade model.
• The Swan Hotel Richmond: Suburban pub in the same Richmond (VIC) catchment as The Grand, offering bistro dining, sports bar, beer garden and function facilities. Most direct local competitor by geography and offering mix.
• Mitre Tavern: Melbourne CBD heritage pub (1838) serving classic pub food, beers, and function offerings. Comparable historical heritage-pub model serving a defined urban catchment.
• The Standard Hotel: Heritage inner-city pub on Fitzroy's Gertrude Street offering bistro, sports bar and beer garden. Comparable heritage pub archetype with similar multi-space revenue mix serving local professionals.
• Richmond Club Hotel: Heritage neighbourhood pub within Richmond directly competing for local food, beverage and function spend, with comparable bistro, bar and outdoor spaces.
• The Imperial Hotel Prahran: Long-running heritage pub in inner-south Melbourne with bistro, bar and live entertainment offerings. Comparable heritage positioning and multi-use venue strategy targeting inner-city locals.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-grand-hotel-richmond

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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