1
The Docks
from 61 Google reviews.
108 Flinders St, Townsville QLD 4810
Local businesses, no chains · Updated October 2026
The bars & pubs of Townsville
As of October 2026, the three most fairly rated local bars & pubs in Townsville, QLD on Not a Chain, with chains left out, are The Docks (5.0 from 61 Google reviews), Mr grants record bar (4.9 from 11 Google reviews) and Empire Alternacade (4.7 from 341 Google reviews).
- Bars & Pubs compared
- 30
- Google reviews
- 10,782
- Median rating
- 4.3
The bars & pubs of Townsville: the top 27
2
Mr grants record bar
from 11 Google reviews.
3
Empire Alternacade
from 341 Google reviews.
Basement Level, 409 Flinders St
4
Hooch and Fellow
from 201 Google reviews.
181 Flinders St, Townsville QLD 4810
5
Osk Bar
from 164 Google reviews.
46 Gregory St, Townsville QLD 4810
6
The Wine Bar
from 77 Google reviews.
54 Denham St, Townsville QLD 4810
7
The Commonwealth Hotel
from 1,093 Google reviews.
46-48 Allen St, Townsville QLD 4810
8
IMC Steak House
from 1,289 Google reviews.
17 Palmer St
9
Tiny Mountain Brewery
from 290 Google reviews.
20 Palmer St, Townsville QLD 4810
10
Griffin & Associates
from 11 Google reviews.
79-81 Denham St, Townsville City QLD 4810
11
Long Tan Memorial Pool
from 142 Google reviews.
12
Herbert Hotel
from 327 Google reviews.
102 Sturt St, Townsville QLD 4810
13
The TapHouse Townsville
from 169 Google reviews.
City Lane, 383 Flinders St, Townsville QLD 4810
14
Bellevue Hotel
from 317 Google reviews.
17 Allen St, Townsville QLD 4810
15
The Beach Hotel Townsville
from 390 Google reviews.
70 The Strand, Townsville QLD 4810
16
West End Hotel Townsville
from 522 Google reviews.
89-91 Ingham Rd, Townsville QLD 4810
17
Molly Malone's Irish Pub
from 610 Google reviews.
87-95 Flinders St, Townsville QLD 4810
18
Flynns Irish Bar
from 160 Google reviews.
101 Flinders St, Townsville QLD 4810
19
The Ross Island Hotel
from 185 Google reviews.
99 Boundary St, Townsville QLD 4810
20
Empire Hotel
from 235 Google reviews.
29-31 McIlwraith St, Townsville QLD 4810
21
The Pub on Palmer
from 480 Google reviews.
31 Palmer St, Townsville QLD 4810
22
Cowboys Leagues Club
from 1,733 Google reviews.
345-359 Flinders St, Townsville QLD 4810
23
237 Flinders Street
from 137 Google reviews.
237 Flinders St, Townsville QLD 4810
24
The Metropole Hotel
from 205 Google reviews.
25
Townsville Brewing Co
from 399 Google reviews.
252 Flinders St, Townsville QLD 4810
26
Hermit Park Hotel
from 199 Google reviews.
94-98 Charters Towers Rd, Townsville QLD 4812
27
Mad Cow Tavern
from 411 Google reviews.
129-135 Flinders St, Townsville QLD 4810
Not a Chain compared 30 bars & pubs in Townsville, QLD, with 10,782 Google reviews between them. Of these, 27 meet this list's method. The median rating is 4.3 from a median of 220 reviews.
Of the bars & pubs compared, the most reviewed is Cowboys Leagues Club, with 1,733 Google reviews at 4.2.
How this list is ranked
Businesses are ranked as in the fairly rated method, but only those whose name and website each appear in no more than two places in Australia are listed, so chains and franchises are left out. Each needs at least five Google reviews.
A business that shares its name with unrelated businesses elsewhere can be left out by mistake, and being part of a chain says nothing about quality.
Questions
- Which local bars & pubs in Townsville, QLD, not chains, are the most fairly rated?
- As of October 2026, the three most fairly rated local bars & pubs in Townsville, QLD on Not a Chain, with chains left out, are The Docks (5.0 from 61 Google reviews), Mr grants record bar (4.9 from 11 Google reviews) and Empire Alternacade (4.7 from 341 Google reviews).
- How does Not a Chain rank bars & pubs in Townsville, QLD?
- Businesses are ranked as in the fairly rated method, but only those whose name and website each appear in no more than two places in Australia are listed, so chains and franchises are left out. Each needs at least five Google reviews. A business that shares its name with unrelated businesses elsewhere can be left out by mistake, and being part of a chain says nothing about quality.
- How many bars & pubs in Townsville, QLD did Not a Chain compare?
- Not a Chain compared 30 bars & pubs in Townsville, QLD, with 10,782 Google reviews between them. Of these, 27 meet this list's method. The median rating is 4.3 from a median of 220 reviews.
- Can a business pay to be listed or to rank higher?
- No. Every business is ranked by the same published method, and no business can pay to be listed or to move up.