The Paddington Ale House

What The Paddington Ale House does

The Paddington Ale House, commonly known as "The Paddo," is a traditional Australian pub located at 141 Scarborough Beach Road, Mount Hawthorn, Western Australia 6016. The venue traces its history to 1932, when it originally operated as The Mount Hawthorn Hotel, giving it a continuous 93-year presence in the local community. The business is legally held under AVC Operations Pty Ltd and operates as part of Australian Venue Co., a parent hospitality group that runs more than 200 pubs, bars, and restaurants across Australia. The venue holds Liquor License 6010001891 and lists approximately 9 employees.

The venue generates revenue through a portfolio of hospitality offerings including food and beverage service, live music programming on Fridays and Saturdays, live sport viewing, private functions and events, and the sale of gift vouchers. Its primary customer segments are local Mount Hawthorn residents and families, sports fans, and event or function organizers seeking venue hire. The pub operates with no proprietary technology stack; instead, it relies on third-party platforms for booking (SevenRooms), digital menu presentation (MeandU), and event management (Surreal). Customer loyalty is administered through The Pass app, a shared program across Australian Venue Co.'s 200+ venues.

Commercially, The Paddington Ale House functions as a single-site hospitality asset within a multi-venue group, with revenue mechanics driven by on-premise consumption, event bookings, and ancillary gift voucher sales. Its digital presence is maintained via paddo.com.au, and the venue is exposed primarily to local foot traffic and community-level demand rather than enterprise or contracted revenue streams.

Name

The Paddington Ale House

Legal name

Paddington Ale House (operated by AVC Operations Pty Ltd)

Website

https://paddo.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1932

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Paddington Ale House is a traditional Australian pub in Mount Hawthorn, Western Australia, operating since 1932 under Australian Venue Co. It serves food, beverages, live sport, music, and function hire to local residents, families, sports fans, and event organizers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pub Hospitality Services

NAICS

Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (7224), Restaurants and Other Eating Places (72251)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Neighborhood & Sports Bars (THAFAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Neighborhood Bars & Taverns (CRANACAA), Live Music Bars & Venues (CRANACAH)

Keywords

• Pub dining services
• Bar and beverage service
• Live sports viewing
• Private function hire
• Live music entertainment

Headquarters

HQ city

Mount Hawthorn

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Food and Beverage Sales: Core revenue from on-site food and beverage consumption including meals, drinks, and bar service. Menu features pub classics, seasonal grazing, and family-style dining paired with local beers, wines, and cocktails.
2. Function and Event Hire: Revenue from hosting private events including corporate functions, milestone birthdays, anniversaries, and gatherings in dedicated event spaces.
3. Loyalty Program: Revenue partially facilitated through The Pass loyalty app which offers $10 off first orders and points/perks at 200+ venues nationwide.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The Paddington Ale House operates a single physical pub venue in Mount Hawthorn, Western Australia, providing on-site food and beverage service (pub classics, seasonal grazing, family-style dining paired with local beers, wines and cocktails) alongside live music, live sport screenings, and venue hire for private functions and corporate events. The business is operated from a single location and participates in The Pass loyalty app network spanning 200+ Australian venues.

Product overview

The Paddington Ale House is a traditional Australian pub (hospitality venue) offering a unified set of hospitality services rather than a software platform. The core offering comprises food and beverage service, live music performances (Friday/Saturday), live sport screening, and private event/functions hire. The venue also offers ancillary services including gift vouchers and a loyalty program through The Pass app. No modular software architecture exists; this is a straightforward hospitality business with physical venue operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Food and Beverage Service Pub dining experience featuring seasonal grazing, family-style dining, and pub classics paired with local beers, wines, and signature cocktails, served to dine-in customers at the Mount Hawthorn venue.
• Live Music Events Live band performances held at the venue featuring local and touring musicians, scheduled on specific evenings.
• Live Sport Screenings Screening of live sports including AFL, NRL, NBL, Rugby Union, UFC, and other major sporting events on big screens throughout the venue, with stadium sound and mobile table ordering.
• Private Functions and Event Hire Venue hire for private events including corporate functions, milestone birthdays, anniversaries, and gatherings, with multiple unique event spaces available and function enquiry support.
• Gift Vouchers Gift vouchers sold through The Pass app for gifting occasions, redeemable at the venue.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• SevenRoomscoreTechnology or IntegrationThird-party table reservation and booking platform enabling customers to book tables online. Venue uses SevenRooms for all reservation management across multiple venue locations.
• The Pass AppcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerLoyalty and rewards program app offering $10 off first orders and points/perks for customers. Available at 200+ pubs, bars and restaurants Australia-wide. The venue also sells gift vouchers through this platform.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• The Aviary Perth: Another AVC venue referenced in the same SevenRooms reservation widget as The Paddington. Operates a similar food, beverage and live entertainment model in the Perth metro, making it a direct operational peer.
• BrewDog Perth: Craft-beer-focused bar in Perth listed alongside The Paddington in the AVC booking widget. Comparable on late-night trade, craft beer offer, live sport programming, and casual dining.
• Royal on the Waterfront Perth: Perth venue in the AVC network referenced in the shared booking flow. Comparable neighbourhood/pub model with food, beverage and events revenue mix.
• The Court Hotel Perth: Perth pub operated within the Australian Venue Co. network and listed alongside The Paddington in the shared SevenRooms booking widget. Directly comparable on format, parent, and metro catchment.
• JB O'Reilly's Perth: Sibling AVC venue in Perth with a similar neighborhood pub proposition including live sport, pub dining and functions. Same parent, same tech stack (SevenRooms, The Pass), making it a near-clone benchmark.
• Market Grounds Perth: Perth hospitality venue within the AVC portfolio. Overlaps with The Paddington on food-and-beverage service, functions and group bookings in the same metro catchment.
• The Generous Squire Perth: AVC-operated Perth venue sharing the same loyalty, booking and operating infrastructure as The Paddington. Comparable on customer segments (local community, functions, live sport) and pricing model.
• Durty Nelly's Perth: AVC-operated Perth pub appearing in the same booking widget. Same operating infrastructure, similar casual pub positioning and live sport focus.

Broad incumbents

• ALH Group (Australian Leisure & Hospitality): Australia's largest pub operator (owned by Endeavour Group) running 300+ venues across the country. A broad incumbent competing with AVC for pub customers, staff, and supplier terms; useful for benchmarking scale economics across the Australian pub sector.
• Merivale: Major Australian hospitality group operating pubs, bars, restaurants and event venues. Although primarily Sydney-based, Merivale's portfolio of heritage pubs with food, beverage, live entertainment and function offerings is directly comparable to The Paddington's value proposition.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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