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Breakwater · Tucker St · 150-year-old country pub

Breakwater Hotel

A 150-year-old pub on Tucker St with the long-running Reddit reputation for the coldest beer in Geelong — Tue–Fri meal-and-pot under $20, Thursday $25 steak, beer garden, Sky Racing TAB and the Friday Night Raffle, 10am to 10pm every day

📍57 Tucker St, Breakwater VIC 3219
📞(03) 5221 5587
⭐4.5 / 150 reviews

About

The Breakwater Hotel sits on the corner at 57 Tucker St, Breakwater — on the eastern edge of Geelong about 4km from the CBD via Bellarine Highway and South Valley Rd. The building is 150 years old and the venue is a country-style local rather than a polished bistro pub: a single trading floor, beer garden out the back, pool table, big-screen sports TVs running Sky Racing TAB and Keno through the day, and a Thirsty Camel bottle shop on-site for takeaway.

The kitchen runs Tuesday through Friday on a meal-and-pot under $20 weekday block — steak, parmi or pasta with a pot for the spend. Thursday is the headline night with a $25 steak, and Friday Night Raffle is the standing weekend draw — long-running format, regular crowd, prizes pulled across the evening session. Reddit's r/Geelong has called this the 'coldest beer in Geelong' for years and the description has carried through to recent editorial in Forte Magazine. Bar and bistro trade together from 10am to 10pm seven days a week.

What's On

Weekday Special — Steak / Parmi / Pasta + Pot Under $20
Tuesday – Friday · bistro service
The Tue–Fri weekday block — choose from steak, parmi or pasta with a pot for under $20. The cheap-feed slot for an eastern-suburbs midweek meal; reported in Forte Magazine as the standing weekday card.
$25 Steak Night
Every Thursday
The week's headline steak night — $25 from the bistro. Worth the trip from Belmont or Newcomb for a midweek steak that doesn't blow the budget.
Friday Night Raffle
Every Friday evening
The standing Friday night format — meat trays and house prizes drawn through the evening session, weekday-special menu still running alongside. The regulars' night; arrive earlier rather than later if you want a table.
Bistro · Sky Racing TAB · Keno · Bottle Shop
7 days · 10am – 10pm
The everyday offer — bistro service through the day and evening, Sky Racing TAB and Keno on the screens, big-screen sports for the football and cricket fixtures, and a Thirsty Camel bottle shop on-site for takeaway on the way home.

Facilities

✓ Bistro (7 Days · 10am–10pm)
✓ Beer Garden
✓ Sky Racing TAB
✓ Keno
✓ Pool Table
✓ Big-Screen Sports TVs
✓ Thirsty Camel Bottle Shop (on-site)
✓ Friday Night Raffle
✓ Occasional Live Music

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Data sourced from Forte Magazine (fortemag.com.au), clubsandpubsnearme.com.au, wheree.com and publocation.com.au, verified June 2026. The pub does not currently run a website — confirm specific specials on the day with the venue. Two further facilities (pokies, function room) are reported by some directory listings but not confirmed by a primary editorial source; we have left them off the feature list pending phone confirmation.