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Pirate Life

A cruisy food hangout in an old mechanic’s workshop.

Pirate Life has room for 220 punters in a former mechanics garage.
1 / 9Pirate Life has room for 220 punters in a former mechanics garage.Amy Whitfield
Pickled octopus with ajo blanco.
2 / 9Pickled octopus with ajo blanco.Amy Whitfield
Goat spring rolls.
3 / 9Goat spring rolls.Bonnie Savage
The beer paddle cradles a brace of 148ml beverages.
4 / 9The beer paddle cradles a brace of 148ml beverages.Bonnie Savage
Assorted dishes at Pirate Life.
5 / 9Assorted dishes at Pirate Life.Supplied
Butifarra sausage, a Catalan specialty.
6 / 9Butifarra sausage, a Catalan specialty.Amy Whitfield
Dirty rice with calamari and peppers.
7 / 9Dirty rice with calamari and peppers.Bonnie Savage
A cruisy, spacious food hangout in an old mechanic’s workshop.
8 / 9A cruisy, spacious food hangout in an old mechanic’s workshop.Bonnie Savage
Fried chicken “chops” with burnt pineapple sauce.
9 / 9Fried chicken “chops” with burnt pineapple sauce.Bonnie Savage

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“You’re in for a treat,” says the bartender as he pulls a pint of nitro chocolate stout. He’s right – it’s a velvety winter winner – but it’s just one of many things to love at South Australian brewer Pirate Life’s first Victorian venue. It may be situated in a former mechanic’s garage, but it’s slicker than your average beer hall. There’s also a meaty, fire-powered menu and an area devoted to takeaway tinnies and merch.

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