Canonical: https://peninsulainsider.com.au/eat/rye-hotel/ Publisher: Peninsula Insider Published: unknown Modified: unknown Format: public main text, generated from the canonical page; imagery and interactive controls omitted. Dates and caveats below retain their page meaning; this format is not a new fact check. [Eat & Drink]() Pub [Rye]() # Rye Hotel An enormous foreshore pub a short walk from Rye's front beach, family-friendly, deck-oriented, and the right answer on a warm afternoon. Known for Sprawling Foreshore Location Enormous Beer Garden Family-Friendly Pub Back-Beach Atmosphere [Reserve a table]() +61 3 5985 2277 Why we’d go The Rye Hotel is enormous in the best possible sense, a pub that absorbs families, locals, and long-weekend crowds without anybody noticing the place has filled up. The Rye Hotel is enormous in the best possible sense, a sprawling foreshore pub that absorbs families, locals, and long weekend crowds without anybody noticing the place has filled up. The main deck catches the afternoon sun, the kids' menu is honest, and the kitchen does the straightforward things well enough that nobody complains. The beer garden fills on a hot Sunday; the bar absorbs the overflow. This is not a fine-dining destination and nobody involved is pretending otherwise. The point is the position, a short walk from the front beach, a deck with enough shade, and a menu that lets the kids eat something they recognise while you work through a schooner and look at the bay. It is the pub that makes a back-beach weekend easier. Good for the broad, low-key kind of Peninsula afternoon that has nothing to prove. Worth knowing **Best for** Family outings · Beach proximity · Big groups · Long lunches If you only do one thing Grab a deck table, order something simple, and stay for the afternoon. Works well with St Andrews Beach Brewery · Ocean Eight Vineyard Filed under Family Big Group Waterfront Spring Summer Autumn Families Group Locals At a glance **Type** Pub **Location** 2415 Point Nepean Rd, Rye VIC 3941 · [Directions]() **Call** +61 3 5985 2277 **Website** [ryehotel.com.au]() **Directions** [Get directions]() **Live status** [Check current hours →]() [Book now]() Not sure how to build a day around Rye Hotel? [Search Peninsula Insider]() In the journal ## Stories that mention Rye Hotel These pieces give you the context a listing page never does - the when, the why, and the who-it’s-for. [Journal →]() Service 7 min ### [The Peninsula with Kids: A Day That Doesn't Punish Anyone]() 10 April 2026 A working plan for parents who want the region to feel like a holiday, not a logistics problem. One lookout, one lunch with a garden, one beach, one coffee on the way home. Service 7 min ### [The Peninsula Pub Crawl: Six Pubs, Three Routes, No Pretension]() 10 April 2026 A drinking guide to the Mornington Peninsula's public houses - the fires, the bistros, the beer gardens, the locals, and the argument for building a whole day around them. Insider Edit 7 min ### [The Peninsula Pub Guide: Five Hotels That Still Know What a Pub Is For]() 10 April 2026 Not a gastropub ranking. Not a beer list. A guide to the five Peninsula pubs that still operate as the social centre of a town, where the food is good, the beer is cold, the rooms are clean, and nobody is trying to be anything else. Nearby picks ## More from Rye [Back to Eat & Drink →]() Market [Rye]() ### [Rye Foreshore Market]() Point Nepean Rd, Rye VIC 3941 A first-Saturday market on Rye foreshore, listed by Mornington Peninsula Shire. slow beach [Read notes]() Build a day around this ## Planning guides that include Rye Hotel Peninsula Insider guides that put this stop into the context of a full day or weekend. [Peninsula weekend itinerary →]() [The long lunch guide →]() [Winery tour route →]() [Rainy-day Peninsula →]() Keep this for later [← Part of Rye - view the destination guide]() Is this your business? [Manage this listing]() Something wrong on this page, or is this your business? [Tell us what to fix]() and you get a case reference back. corrections@peninsulainsider.com.au reaches the same desk. ## The Insider Note The Peninsula worth knowing. An occasional email. What's on, where we'd go and what's worth knowing next. Independent editorial. Sent when there is something worth knowing. Unsubscribe any time [Privacy]()