Cleveland Sands Hotel Has Reopened with a Revamped Beer Garden After a $1.65-Million Makeover

Just in time for sunny winter Sunday sessions — and in advance of lazy spring and summer weekends spent knocking back cold ones, too — Australian Venue Co has just unveiled its latest Brisbane pub makeover. The just-revamped venue this time around: Cleveland Sands Hotel, which has relaunched with a renovated 250-person beer garden, plus an expanded sports bar that's just had a new fitout.

Given the pub's harbour-adjacent location, that beer garden is clearly the huge drawcard. Here, while you sit around and sip, you'll be surrounded by white hues aplenty, splashes of timber courtesy of the tables and bars, shady umbrellas and — for when twilight hits — fairy lights strung up above.

Inside, new big screens await — if you're timing your trip to the pub with watching the footy or cricket — as does a new stage that'll host live bands on Fridays. The venue will also hold weekly trivia nights and karaoke nights, and have DJs spin tunes on Saturdays. Sundays will offer a mix of live tunes and folks on the decks, and there'll be monthly comedy shows and drag bingo as well.

Menu-wise, AVC has also given the food range a shakeup. Bistro dishes include lobster and prawn sliders, fish tortillas, karaage chicken, wild mushroom risotto and ox beef cheek. There's a renewed focus on Queensland produce, too, and pub staples such as pizza, burgers, steaks and schnitzels are all accounted for.

Cleveland Sands joins the Salisbury Hotel, the Crown Hotel in Lutwyche and Bribie Island Hotel among the AVC venues unveiling their facelifts over the past year — with this one to the tune of $1.65 million.

And, to celebrate the makeover, it's throwing three days of parties between Friday, August 5–Sunday, August 7, spanning oyster shucking stations on the Friday, free snacks on the Saturday, and live music across the three days.

Find the Cleveland Sands Hotel on Bloomfield and Middle streets, Cleveland — open 10am–4am daily.