Hopscotch in Canberra

Fantastic venue, pizza was great. Security were great, especially the guy at the door. I think his name was Matt.

The vibes are okay, but the bartending was shocking. There were 2 bartenders who refused to do their job properly. They would Laugh and talk with each other, and completely ignore the customers whilst going on their phone and responding to messages in between. Even when there was a very long line, they didn’t seem to care at all. They were also drinking alcoholic drinks behind the bar on shift. One of them completely ignored my order and walked away from me and decided to do anything else but serve me after waiting 15 minutes at the bar. Also the out side bar only has one person in it, and the line didn’t move for 20 minutes. Needs a complete revamp of staff, or atleast staff who are trained in customer service and the place would be much better.

Meals were great little bit loud for oldies but not their fault

The bouncers at this club stole my little bothers wallet when he was in the bathroom here and pretended they didn’t have it when he asked for it back. He is an apprentice and works so hard for his money. There was $250 in his wallet along with his white card, Medicare card and bank card. Do not go to this bar!

I do not recommend this bar. The bouncers try to intimidate people and are also thieves! My brother in law visited last night and had his wallet stolen from him with $250 and all of his cards in it.

Always a good time here, love the people, service and music! Great little stop off along the Lonsdale strip. Forgot to take pictures of our food though!

A great feed, happy staff, fun environment.

Nice cocktail bar. Would be nicer if it wasnt so expensive.

Nice place to visit, i will definitely go back.

Rude bartenders and stuck up bouncers. Been here several times and they have appalling attitudes. Please teach your staff some basic customer service skills.

This place is alright for a drink and a boogie. It’s directly opposite the KATHMANDU OUTLET where you can get amazing deals on KATHMANDU MERCHANDISE

Schnitzel was okay, so was the burger. Nothing exciting about either. Perhaps we should have had pizzas which seemed to be the choice of the majority of patrons. Table was sticky which is off putting.

The food was alright, however one particularly rude server really put a damper on things (ignoring us and other staff trying to assist us, swearing when asked to turn the heater on outside). Ive only been here once, so hope it was just an off day and not a regular experience.

Hopscotch says they are open till 4am everyday, yet I arrived there at 1:30am on a Tuesday and they are closed- please either explain or change your visible opening hours. Thank you 💕

Good food, good staff, ok range of beers. Worth checking out :)

Staff were extremely rude - in particular whoever was greeting customers on the night of the 12th of August, 2022. Gave our table away within a few minutes of our booking & tried to sit us on top of the band whilst playing it off as if we were over 30 minutes late for a birthday event. I’m sure the cocktail menu is great, but this jerkoff ensured we never gave it a try.

Venue was very loud. Definitely the wrong choice of entertainment. They then tried to sit us where I could literally pick the nose of the drummer. The wait staff were extremely rude and I now have tinnitus.

Really good place to get cocktails and the EM was on point :)

Not family friendly. Drinks were expensive. Female waitress looked like she rolled out of bed and didnt want to be there on a Sunday evening. Couldnt crack a smile when delivering our meal. Pizza was bland. Steak was ok, but definitely not what we paid for. And the garlic bread aint garlic bread, more like garlic pizza. Very disappointing.

Came here tonight from Melbourne, sitting on table number 78, we ordered a round of drinks, after one hour of waiting we came up to the bar to ask for them and they literally say they gave them to us, it’s been 1 hour and 15 minutes and they keep saying it’s 5 minutes away. Absolutely bad service.I work in hospo, you lose the dockets sometimes, but when something like this happens you guys shall care and prioritise it. Never coming back again.

Rudest customer service by all interactions with multiple wait staff. Kicked off our table with nil reserved signs or polite communication to our table. Nil resolution provided by staff. Appalling service. 0/10.

Hopscotch used to be the new kid on the block back in like 2015, and now its a well recognised Canberra institution. HOPS/ SCOTCH is not just a place for beers & whiskey, its an expansive gastropub where you can enjoy a quiet arvo drink. Like Assembly down the road, it has a chameleon like quality. Hopscotch suddenly fills up with people who appear out of nowhere, which transforms it into a rowdy bar. The live music is too loud, Canberra is cold, the heaters are hot, the pub grub is mediocre. Supposedly the bartender looks like someone from MAFS?

Just stopped in for a couple of drinks before dinner. We loved the beer garden area and industrial look of the inside area.Nice cocktail menu ($15-20 mostly), for those interested in that kind of thing.I can recommend the Coco loco. However, it did take a while for the cocktails to be delivered to the table.This is a great spot for big groups. They have a huge indoor area with long tables and heaters if youre sitting outside.

One of my favourite spots for day drinksLove the new(?shade cover outside, especially for winter :)

They left us the cans so we could continue building our pyramid. Absolute 5 star customer service. Sensational.

Went in to get a drinks for me and my mates. Took forever and then when I was finally served, the security guard bumped my tray of drinks for no reason. Would not recommend for a good time

Find somewhere else ! the table chairs and floor were sticky and not clean, the menu and table numbers were the same,the staff good and pleasant .The publican need to have a hard look at the premises and the cleanliness. could be a lot better

Terrible food, 2 adults and 5 kids, everyone’s meals came out luke warm, the popcorn chicken was burnt and fatty, and I had the lamb souva which was cold and full of congealed fat, so disgusting. I usually eat anything as love my food but just could not eat it 😩 A very expensive mistake 😔

The beer was good, pizza was a little of a letdown (meat lovers with only prosciutto??).Ambiance is very good and they had a pub quiz night on the Monday I visited.

Quiet Sunday afternoon lunch, premises is quite nice. Had the Caprese salad and added lamb with a bottle of Pinot Grigio. Enjoyed lunch and service was pretty good. Would go again

By far the worst experience I’ve ever had with bar staff. Constantly from all of them I was met with rudeness. Countless examples of not even listening to what was being ordered and just making whatever they felt like. The peak of it was when I was trying to get water from the bar as a friend of mine wasn’t well, I had the bartender shout at me to “get the f out of the way”. This was because I was apparently blocking the exit from the floor to the bar and a staff member behind me couldn’t get through. Funny enough she wasn’t even trying to get to the bar.Your time and money is much better spent anywhere else.

Too loud to hear anything. Overpriced drinks. Sorry, but Ive been into better places... feel sorry for the security, they need earplugs in their posts. Vm the bar service. Least the bartender recognised me for my repeat order. (Hence 3 star)

The food was ok however the service was really poor had to follow up a few times for my a veg burger agreed we needed a few ingredients removed. It was not a great experience. The people who served us at the bar were really grumpy and looks like they did not want to be there.

Great place to hang out with friends. I got the Buffalo wings, good hint of spice, not very hot (for a Mexican). Loved the dark ale on tap.

A great place for an awesome food and gin experience

Really bad meal, the lamb had bone throughout it in the wrap. Really tasteless

Funky place located in Canberra Central.Food was reasonable.Only complaint was that the chips where MASSIVELY over-salted.!! (ploy to get you to buy more drinks??).

Made a booking. Refused to honor it. Really poor service from the guy on the door (Petewho was more interested in his iPad than this guests who have booked to spend money there. Won’t be returning. Door staff typical meat heads attempting to throw their weight around

Amazing food, great service and a superb beer garden

While visiting War Memorial, we are looking for a nice and cheap food nearby. We found this place, Hopscotch (on Lonsdale Street)They offered the meal deal for $5 pizza (but U have plus a extra drink with this dealand $10 chicken schnitzel. The food is great and fresh. Pizza paste is thin, tasty. The chicken schnitzel is beautiful and lovely, its real one, not like factory ones. The paper corn sauce is good. The chip is very crispy.I think its very good quality and good value, not like those terrible cheap food with no tasty.I give it 4 out of 5 base on quality and value (CP).Suggestion:The waiter should greetings when the customer walking into and tell the customers the special deal before they ask.

Common tale gays left at the mercy of their security. It’s enough to remember that it’s best if you just killed yourself... they pride theirselves in people that are in someway removed frome being upset and deflated. I beg for someone to kill me, there is no reason to try and pretend that life is fun and happy!

Hopscotch has to be one the most talked about pubs of Canberra. A must go to I was told by locals.Unfortunately I didnt see for myself what all the hype about this place was. It did has a good atmosphere but staff where not very helpful.The food we ordered was of good quality but fairly overpriced for pub food.I did like that there was games available for guest to play while enjoying a drink or two :)

Great front beer garden for the warm summer day and nights. Plenty of seating inside and great music.

Place is crazy busy, love the atmosphere!!!As it’s busy it’s pretty loud however, less of a “have a serious conversation” sort of a place... more of a “hey we are here to kick on” kind of establishment!!!Drinks are not to expensive either which made the afternoon all the better!!!

Hopscotch has become a staple in the last few years of the Braddon social scene, with lots of events and themed nights throughout the year. Food is ok, alcohol range good, although the noise inside can be sometimes overwhelming if your trying for dinner conversation. Regular live music outside and a pretty funky outdoor shopping container bar.

spacious comfortable pub. bar tender was friendly and food was good too

Great bar/pub. Awesome food, good selection of drinks & reasonable prices. Good atmosphere, easy to hang for a couple hours or a night of it.

Fun, funky bar located in Canberras hip Braddon area. Great place to grab a drink and walking distance to the city centre in Canberra. On Thursday evenings they even have dildo racing which is quite a laugh!

Great beers, cocktails and wines. Food is standard pub grub and not a huge variety thereof. Staff are efficient and service is generally reasonably quick. Outdoors area is very good during summer, they have misting fans. Check the Facebook page for events, although that can be hard to read and confusing.

Decently priced drinks- had the Mulled Cider ($8and Hopscotch Brown Ale ($10 for a large), and they were good. Winter was still lingering, so everyone was clamoring to sit or stand close to a heater.Not sure how I feel about the nation’s capital using an outdated label for Bingo Tuesdays.