Strangeloves in Moonee Ponds, Victoria | Wine bar

Strangeloves

Locality: Moonee Ponds, Victoria

Phone: +61 3 9078 3574

Address: 577 Mt. Alexander Rd 3039 Moonee Ponds, VIC, Australia

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25.01.2022 Strangeloves has done it back to back. Our wine list has been awarded Two glasses (excellent) for the second year in a row. A little blush on our behalf with the judges comments: "An avid collection of Australian bottles comprises the bulk of this list, closely followed by whisky galore and a cache of fabulous gins. Investment in half bottles and mini verticals of Grosset and Cullen, Felton Road, By Farr and Rockford layer the page; an eclectic list that conveys the author’s... passion and palate for Australian classics and small batch spirits. Spoilt for choice, this is a treasure trove, the sort of cellar you would love to get lost in." Australia's Wine List of the Year Awards

25.01.2022 Now open on Friday, Saturday and Sunday's from 5pm till 7.30pm Don't forget you can pre-order just by sending us a facebook message! Delivery included within a 5km radius with spends over $50

25.01.2022 Opps Menus seems to not appear on phones or tablets, so for those requesting hopefully they are visible now

24.01.2022 Strangeloves is back from the 1st of June! Mon Thurs 5pm 9:30pm Fri Sun 12pm 9:30pm Max table size of 6 people Everyone must be eating to drink... We’ve been practicing social distancing for years with nooks and crannies only suited to one small table each! And now our tables and chairs moved even further than usual from your bar neighbors. With the exciting news that we can reopen with our doors to having you sit down, have something to eat and a drink and be table served by us. It has been a big few months for everyone and we are looking forward to hearing the stories of how you all coped, and don’t stress if you’ve gone a little strange locked indoors, we’re the place that makes Strange Lovable. With heavily reduced seating we recommend making a booking or calling ahead, however for those brave and rugged up enough there will also be seating available in the laneway. Apologies to the smokers, as every person needs to have food there will be no smoking area within our laneway seating. For bookings we understand that some peoples social anxiety levels are through the roof at the moment, so if for any reason you need to cancel or change the size of a booking please just let us know as early as you can. As one of our much loved staff used to say, ‘Safety doesn’t take a holiday’ so we will of course have sanitizer everywhere and be practicing all of the measures needed to keep you and us safe. Also we’re not hitting on you, one of the measures is having the details of every customer so first name and contact number is all we will ask. With some more exciting news, we will be sticking around at 577 Mt Alexander Rd until the end of the year, this will hopefully give you all the time you need to say goodbye to the old venue and then a smaller gap until the new one opens! Looking forward to seeing you all again!

24.01.2022 Made for summer, introducing our 'Some Like It Hot' cocktail made with chilli infused tequila, mezcal and ruby grapefruit juice. Equal parts mouth tingle and refreshment it's made for those lazy days in the sun.

24.01.2022 Missing that Whisky Sour, or Espresso Martini? Strangeloves are now doing your favourite cocktails for takeaway! With 2 cocktails in each bottle it’s perfect to share.. or not.. All $28... Amaretto Sour Classic Martini Cosmopolitan Espresso Martini Negroni Vanilla Lemon Martini Whisky Sour

22.01.2022 Working this almost long weekend? We are too! Come enjoy our delicious new cocktail the White Chocolate and Passionfruit Martini topped off with Lindt white chocolate. Open everyday from 5pm.

22.01.2022 Wishing everyone a Happy Easter! We are open all Easter weekend from 3pm - 8pm and will be open the same hours going forward. If you can't be with family you can always send them some wine and cheese.

21.01.2022 Nothing is more comforting than freshly baked bread. All of our bread is made in house ciabatta style. Served warm, drizzled with olive oil and salt - The perfect accompaniment for our oozy cheese and freshly sliced meats.

21.01.2022 Some big news from Strangeloves, we are moving to 37 Hall St, Moonee Ponds (Next door to Chiba Japanese). When Strangeloves moved into Moonee Ponds in 2010 the area looked a little different, buildings were a little shorter and our little Mt Alexander Rd strip was full of bars and restaurants. Many restaurants are still there and offer an amazing range of top quality food, if you haven’t tried them lately then you’re missing out! Excluding gaming venues, of the 5 bars next t...o us in 2010 there is now only 1, making us a little lonely. We have decided that it was time to relocate and use this hard social distancing time to give us some purpose of setting up a new bar. It would be rude to not acknowledge our new neighbours, the hard work and contributions to the area that they have being apart for some time. So a massive shout out and thank you to Mango Lounge Bar who are the pioneers of Hall St, with some bars not lasting 12 months it is a massive honour to be on the same street as a bar that is 19 years old this month. And a big thank you to the Valley Cellar Door who are having a 10th birthday this year too, your welcoming nature and venue are what Moonee Ponds is all about. Just like when these 2 amazing bars opened and brought a new flare to the street we hope to do the exact same, and with so many new and old restaurants the area really is the entertainment precinct of Moonee Ponds. We are so excited to be able to change up Strangeloves a little bit! We are keeping the warm service and the intimate seating but making the entire place a little more polished. We would love to have everything finished but we haven’t even started yet and so far 2020 has not been amazing so expect to see us open at some point in 2021. 577 Mt Alexander Rd closing late 2020 37 Hall St opening 2021 Chris, Nikki and the Strangeloves Team

20.01.2022 We hope you're having a Spud-tacular long weekend! We are open every night from 5pm till late to help stop those sweet, sweet potato cravings!

19.01.2022 Strangeloves is now closed again as a bar We want to thank all of you who have sent and are sending messages of support and wanting to grab some take away again! With a new venue in Hall St expected in 2021 we are going to use this time to focus on getting the set up underway but don’t want to leave you all without your cheese and wine fix! Fridays are Cheese and Wine night! -Pre-order your food any time -Collect Friday 5pm 7pm... -Grab a bottle of wine while you’re there We may look at adding hours in the future Thanks Chris and Nikki

19.01.2022 Strangeloves is open all long weekend from 5pm. We have Stone & Wood Brewing's Pacific Ale and Pale Ale on tap too, a perfect match for the warmer weather on the way!

18.01.2022 Friday night is the perfect excuse to grab some cheese, meat and wine! We are open for take away from 5pm till 7pm tonight. Pre-order your food and well make sure it's ready for you to collect!

18.01.2022 We are open this Sunday and have added a Father's Day Pack, Available until Sunday night we've added a pack made for dad. Pre-orders via Facebook message recommended to avoid missing out. Delivering Sunday from Noon - 8pm so it's lunch, dinner or an afternoon grazing. ... Pick up welcome from 5pm-7:30pm See more

17.01.2022 Strangeloves is open tonight! We encourage everyone to keep booking via facebook messages as reduced capacity means we may fill up quickly. Just a reminder maximum groups of 6 people and everyone must be consuming food to remain in the venue. We’re excited to be seeing you all again

17.01.2022 Rainy days are just an excuse to relax! We have plenty of drinks to warm up - Red wine, Whisky or a Cognac + a full belly = happiness. We've added a few new games to the collection to help make those cold nights a little more interesting too.

16.01.2022 Strangeloves will be closed tonight (Fri 3rd Jan) due smoke haze and air quality based on the EPA’s guidance. What is usually our favourite space, the open aired courtyard is currently letting haze throughout the building and we are not able to provide our usual comfortable environment. And we are also unable to expect ourselves or our staff to be able to work for any suitable period of time needed without discomfort. We apologies for any inconvenience caused and understand that this will be an ongoing issue until these devastating fires are brought under control. We will endeavour to advise everyone on any other closures as early as possible and hope that this will be a once off. Thanks for your understanding Chris and Nikki

16.01.2022 Enjoy our new ‘Wine and Cheese Night In’ packages. With a choice of the Date Night or Celebration Package, both include a delicious bottle of red and white wine, along with a delectable box of cheese and salami. Grab one for yourself or a perfect present for a friend. Free delivery for orders over $50 within a 5km radius. Until sold out. Don’t forget to pre-order via facebook message to avoid disappointment!

16.01.2022 Strangeloves is closed again until further notice. With numbers increasing to the sad and overwhelming figures we are seeing at the moment we are unable to remain open while staying safe. See you all again once we feel we can reopen yet again

15.01.2022 This Queen’s birthday long weekend is Strangeloves’ 9th Birthday. What better opportunity to stop and say a massive thank you to our amazing customers. Without a doubt we have the best customers in the world and to all of you that have brightened our day with a smile and a laugh, we love you guys. We firmly believe that our little bar would not have worked anywhere other than quirky Moonee Ponds and we feel so lucky to call it our home. From 1st dates, engagements to weddings we feel so humbled to be involved in so many of your special occasions and are so excited to see what the next 9 years bring. A massive thank you to you all that have shaped Strangeloves Wine Bar into the place that it is today. Chris, Nikki and the whole team along the way.

14.01.2022 Nothing like getting into the Christmas Spirit, than with a Christmas cocktail! Made with Four Pillars Gin Christmas Gin!

14.01.2022 The sun is shining and the beer is ice cold! Don't forget the laneway festival is on next to Strangeloves as well as being open inside. You won't 'Irish' you hadn't missed out

13.01.2022 Our trading hours for over the Easter break? Yes we're open! Let's get Cracking with the terrible Easter Egg Yolks!

13.01.2022 Just a massive thank you for everyone who has ordered from Strangeloves this week! We really miss everyone and some days it's hard to come into work with tables and chairs stacked up however all of the photos and messages from everyone has meant the world to us. Its been amazing to see so many of you sending wine and food to loved ones and medical staff, just letting them know you care. We will be increasing the delivery area from today, perfect with the rainy day too. We will be delivering to a 5km radius.... were not going to actually measure but it's a rough guide :) Also a big thank you to Christina who celebrated her birthday with the spread below. Happy Birthday again from us!

13.01.2022 ... and we're back! Thank you for all of your support and love over the last 16 weeks. But we now back in our natural habitat & behind (and sometimes in front of) the bar.

13.01.2022 Strangeloves Is Closed Tonight (Wed 20/3/19) for a staff training night. What's a Wine Bar training night entail you ask, well a very tough day of drinking new and interesting wines of course.... and lets match a few with some extravagant food too. Tough life but someone has to do it :)

12.01.2022 A few new Easter themed additions! Chocolate fondue served with fruits and other chocolate absorbing treats. With a few new chocolate bar themed cocktails to make you re-live your youth. Bounty, Cherry Ripe, Crunchie (AKA Violet Crumble) and Ferrero Rocher. All decadent and delicious!... Strangeloves is open all Easter long weekend from 5pm - Late

09.01.2022 Strangeloves is now a temporary bottleshop with delivery. Apologies to all of our amazing supporters for the delayed response, we have had a take a few days to understand the scope and gravity of this situation. We have been granted a license for take away and delivery of alcohol and cheese and we have dropped our prices as you are no longer able to come and stay in the comfort of our bar. The good news is we have a few menus up (Under the menu tab) now and we are happy to sa...y that we have some of the best and rarest Australian wines included as take away now. Everything you need to know to order is on the top of each menu, and we have updated our hours too. Thank you so much for the support.

08.01.2022 Wishing everyone a fun festive season from the Strangeloves team.

08.01.2022 Strangeloves is open tonight (Sat 4th Jan) as always from 5pm. We’re very lucky that overnight nearly all of the smoke has cleared and are happy to be able to open again. See you there for all of your cheese and booze cravings.

07.01.2022 Strangeloves is changing our opening hours for walk in. As most of you are pre-ordering we are changing the hours the bar doors will be open. For walk in customers we will be open Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 3pm 8pm. For anyone pre-ordering (an order for delivery more than 3 hours) we will be open 7 days from 3pm-8pm. To pre-order just shoot us a message on facebook. ... Cheers! Chris and Nikki

06.01.2022 The whisky collection at Strangeloves has increased again. The shelves are struggling to fit them all in but where there's a whisky there's a way...or some sort of saying...it's tough to remember...we has tries some..something something bottles of beer on the wall...whisky! A few new Japanese whiskies have joined the team however due to the scarcity they may not be around for too long.

06.01.2022 We know you love the cheesiest of puns we have. So have another one to Brie-ten your day!

06.01.2022 Labour Day long weekend.... We keep getting asked to open early on the weekends so a long weekend with warm weather seems like a good time to do it. Bar and Kitchen opening early all days: Friday @ 3pm - 12am Saturday @ 12pm - 12am... Sunday @ 12pm - Late Monday @ 12pm - Late With Sunday week (17th March) being the laneway festival too. Music, food stalls from the local restaurants and booze provided by us! 2pm-5pm Moonee Ponds 3039 Moonee Ponds, Victoria, Australia Sunday Session in Junction Laneway (off Mt Alexander Rd)

06.01.2022 We are half way through Winter! It's cold but that's just an excuse to drink more whisky, cognac and all those amazing dark spirit cocktails. Add in a game of chess or scrabble and spending time inside doesn't seem so bad.

03.01.2022 We appreciate everyone’s patience while we had to shut our doors for a few weeks. With the recent numbers being more stable, we are happy to announce we are opening back up for takeaway. A few people have asked for Saturday nights, so we will be open both Friday and Saturday nights from 5pm till 7.30pm! Make those nights in a little more exciting with wine, cheese and freshly sliced cured meats. Remember to save time to pre-order through facebook messages or email, so we can have everything ready for you to collect.

01.01.2022 Cheese and wine are an amazing match. For those of you that not up to the hassle of using a cheese knife to eat, we have turned cheese into a decadent comfort food that is edible with your fingers. Mac and Cheese Spring Rolls now on the menu and as always made in house!