The Dispensary Bar & Diner

06/10/2026

Some places you go just to eat.

The Dispensary isn’t really one of those places. 🍸

Come for a long lunch that accidentally becomes afternoon drinks.

Come for dinner and let us choose the w**e.
Try something you’ve never ordered before.
Share a few plates.
Have another cocktail.
Stay longer than you planned.
Great food. Brilliant booze. Warm hospitality. And a little bit of theatre along the way.

No rush. No rules. Just a bloody good time in Chancery Lane.

Come hungry. Come thirsty. We’ll do the rest.

The Dispensary Bar & Diner
Bendigo

03/10/2026

🍷 W**E vs B**R 🍺

Four dishes. Eight drinks. One winner. YOU decide.

For Bendigo W**e Week, local w**e takes on b**r from Bendigo Brewing, Brewers Collective & Cornella.

Every course. One w**e. One b**r.
Taste both. Cast your vote. Crown the champion. 🏆
📅 Sunday 11 October | 1pm
🍽️ 4 courses
🍷 4 Bendigo w**es
🍺 4 Bendigo b**rs
🎟️ Early Bird $137pp | Full Price $149pp

Seats are strictly limited.

Come hungry. Come thirsty. Pick a side. 🍷⚔️🍺

02/10/2026

🔥 LEEK & SOUBISE 🔥

Proof that vegetables don’t have to behave themselves.
🔥 Charred leeks
🥄 Creamy, silky soubise
😋 Sweet, smoky, rich and ridiculously moreish.

It’s humble leek given the full Dispensary treatment — fire, flavour and a whole lot of deliciousness.

Come hungry. Order one for the table.
Then immediately regret the “sharing” part. 🥢

Leek & Soubise — on the menu now.

01/10/2026

This will be an EPIC battle! 💪

W**e, food, music Events

01/10/2026

🫛 THIS ONE’S A LITTLE BIT SPECIAL.

Garden pea scarpinocc, filled and folded by hand, with slow-cooked lamb neck ragù and wild herb butter.

Sweet peas. Rich lamb. Silky butter. Handmade pasta.

It’s fresh, comforting and just the right amount of fancy — without carrying on about it.

Garden Pea Scarpinocc • Lamb Neck Ragù • Wild Herb Butter

Come and get amongst it. 🍷

30/09/2026

🌸🍓 SIP THE CITY — BENDIGO IS IN BLOOM! 🍸

The Sip The City – Bloom Cocktail Trail has landed, and we’re shaking up:

🍓🌸 PETALBERRY 🌸🍓

Argus Tuft Strawberry Gum Gin, distilled right here in Bendigo, with strawberry and Harcourt apple c***r vinegar.
Bright. Fruity. Tart. Ridiculously refreshing.

🌸 Follow the trail
🍸 Taste Bendigo’s Bloom cocktails
🗳️ Vote for your favourite
🏆 And you could WIN!

Grab your crew, follow the trail and come meet Petalberry at The Dispensary.
Sip the City. Taste Bendigo. Celebrate Spring. 🌸
Petalberry — available now. https://dispensarybendigo.com/sip-the-city-bloom-cocktail-trail/

30/09/2026

🥊 IN THE RED CORNER… W**E.
🍺 IN THE OTHER RED CORNER… B**R.

Apparently they both refused to wear blue.

This Bendigo W**e Week, we’re settling one of hospitality’s great arguments the only sensible way we know how:
Eat four courses and drink eight drinks.
Representing Team B**r: Bendigo Brewing, Brewers Collective & Cornella.
Representing Team W**e: some very confident Bendigo w**emakers.

Each course gets one w**e and one b**r.
You taste. You judge. You vote.

No w**e snobbery. No b**r bellies required. And anyone claiming to detect “pencil shavings on a wet forest floor” may be asked to explain themselves.

🏆 Four rounds. One champion.
📅 Sunday 11 October | 1pm
🎟️ Early Bird $137pp | Full Price $149pp
Pick a side. Or shamelessly enjoy both. 🍷🥊🍺

29/09/2026

🍷 W**E vs B**R 🍺

Four dishes. Eight drinks. One winner. YOU decide.

For Bendigo W**e Week, local w**e takes on b**r from Bendigo Brewing, Brewers Collective & Cornella.

Every course. One w**e. One b**r.
Taste both. Cast your vote. Crown the champion. 🏆

📅 Sunday 11 October | 1pm
🍽️ 4 courses
🍷 4 Bendigo w**es
🍺 4 Bendigo b**rs
🎟️ Early Bird $137pp | Full Price $149pp

Seats are strictly limited.

Come hungry. Come thirsty. Pick a side. 🍷⚔️🍺

29/09/2026

🍷 W**E vs B**R 🍺 — THE BATTLE FOR THE PLATE

Four dishes. Eight drinks. One winner. And YOU decide.

One of our favourite food-and-booze battles is back at The Dispensary for Bendigo W**e Week.
📅 Sunday 11 October | 1pm

The premise is beautifully simple.

Our kitchen creates four delicious courses.

For every dish, Team W**e chooses a Bendigo w**e they reckon is the perfect match. Team B**r fires back with a Bendigo brew.
Then BOTH land on your table.
🍷 W**e in one hand.

🍺 B**r in the other.
🍽️ Food in front of you.

Taste the dish. Try both matches. Listen to each side plead their case. Argue with your table. Mark your scorecard.
YOU decide who wins each round.
Will the w**emakers prove that w**e b
elongs at the dinner table?

Or will Bendigo’s brewers knock them off their perch?
Expect four courses, four Bendigo w**es and four Bendigo b**rs, plenty of stories, a little friendly sledging and absolutely no sitting quietly pretending you can smell pencil shavings.
After four rounds, we tally the votes and crown the:
🏆 2026 W**E vs B**R CHAMPION
And if you discover something you love along the way, selected featured w**es and b**rs will be available to purchase after the battle.
🎟️ EARLY BIRD — $137 per person

Full price — $149 per person
Your ticket includes: 4-course dinner + 4 matched Bendigo w**es + 4 matched Bendigo b**rs + hosted W**e vs B**r battle + your all-important vote.
Seats are strictly limited — grab the Early Bird price while it lasts.

Come hungry. Come thirsty. Pick a side. 🍷⚔️🍺

25/09/2026

🍷 W**E vs B**R 🍺 — THE BATTLE FOR THE PLATE

Four dishes. Eight drinks. One winner. And YOU decide.

One of our favourite food-and-booze battles is back at The Dispensary for Bendigo W**e Week.
📅 Sunday 11 October | 1pm

The premise is beautifully simple.

Our kitchen creates four delicious courses.
For every dish, Team W**e chooses a Bendigo w**e they reckon is the perfect match. Team B**r fires back with a Bendigo brew.

Then BOTH land on your table.
🍷 W**e in one hand.
🍺 B**r in the other.
🍽️ Food in front of you.

Taste the dish. Try both matches. Listen to each side plead their case. Argue with your table. Mark your scorecard.

YOU decide who wins each round.
Will the w**emakers prove that w**e belongs at the dinner table?
Or will Bendigo’s brewers knock them off their perch?

Expect four courses, four Bendigo w**es and four Bendigo b**rs, plenty of stories, a little friendly sledging and absolutely no sitting quietly pretending you can smell pencil shavings.

After four rounds, we tally the votes and crown the:
🏆 2026 W**E vs B**R CHAMPION
And if you discover something you love along the way, selected featured w**es and b**rs will be available to purchase after the battle.

🎟️ EARLY BIRD — $137 per person
Full price — $149 per person
Your ticket includes: 4-course dinner + 4 matched Bendigo w**es + 4 matched Bendigo b**rs + hosted W**e vs B**r battle + your all-important vote.

Seats are strictly limited — grab the Early Bird price while it lasts.

Come hungry. Come thirsty. Pick a side. 🍷⚔️🍺