Chapel St South Yarra: Reliving the good times at Frostbites nightclub

It was the club with a wall of alcoholic slushy machines, celebrity appearances and plenty of big nights. See if you’ve made our gallery of Frostbites fans.

Two female clubbers having plenty of fun at the old Frostbites nightclub on Chapel St in South Yarra. Picture: MaxMoose.com.au

For a generation of clubbers, it was the one-stop destination for cheap drinks, alcoholic slurpees and big nights on a famous Melbourne party strip.

Frostbites opened at the South Yarra end of Chapel Street in the late 1990s and became a huge hit with partygoers of all ages.

It stretched two levels with a heaving dancefloor and a massive bar on the ground floor, which had a wall filled with slurpee machines containing frozen cocktail flavours.

There was also another bar upstairs with a less-hectic and chilled out space for punters to chat and relax.

At one stage in 2006, Frostbites offered beers as cheap as 50 cents on uni-themed nights on Thursdays, and games of toss the boss, where customers could get their drinks for free by correctly guessing the flip of a coin by a bartender.

The venue also became known for appearances by the latest evicted housemates from Big Brother and contestants from other reality TV shows.

Frostbites closed in 2009 for a modern pub makeover, and was reborn as the Temperance Hotel.

But thankfully, courtesy of nightclub photos website Max Moose, there’s still plenty of memories of Frostbites’ glory days.

Two female clubbers having plenty of fun at the old Frostbites nightclub on Chapel St in South Yarra. Picture: MaxMoose.com.au

Frostbites' frozen cocktails were a hit with many visitors, including these two ladies. Picture: MaxMoose.com.au

Three mates catching up at Frostbites in South Yarra for a solid night out. Picture: MaxMoose.com.au

Frostbites was a popular meeting spot on weekends for friends in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Picture: MaxMoose.com.au

A bunch of clubbers pose for a photo on a night out at the old Frostbites nightclub in South Yarra. Picture: MaxMoose.com.au

This group of ladies had a fun night at Frostbites on Chapel St in its heyday. Picture: MaxMoose.com.au

Three friends getting among the action at Frostbites in its heyday, Picture: MaxMoose.com.au

Frostbites, now the Temperance Hotel, was a popular venue on Chapel St in the late 90s and early 2000s. Picture: MaxMoose.com.au

The Frostbites dancefloor was packed out on weekends. Picture: MaxMoose.com.au

Clubbers partying on the podiums on Frostbites' dancefloor. Picture: MaxMoose.com.au

The bar at the old Frostbites on Chapel St served up plenty of drink specials which were a hit with partygoers. Picture: MaxMoose.com.au

Frostbites was one of the most popular spots on Chapel St in the early 2000s, and these two ladies certainly had a fun time there. Picture: MaxMoose.com.au

Two friends captured by the Max Moose crew at Frostbites on Chapel St in the early 2000s. Picture: MaxMoose.com.au

Two ladies on a night out at the old Frostbites nightclub in South Yarra. Picture: MaxMoose.com.au