Canonical: https://peninsulainsider.com.au/eat/the-bay-hotel-mornington/ 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 [Mornington]() # The Bay Hotel Mornington A heritage-listed former bank on Mornington's main street, main bar, upstairs bandroom, and the Peninsula's most characterful private dining room in the old vault. Known for Heritage-Listed Former Bank Building Private Vault Dining Room Live Music Bandroom Gastropub Kitchen [Reserve a table]() +61 3 5975 7199 Why we’d go The old bank vault converted to a private dining room is the single most characterful booking on the Mornington bayside. The Bay Hotel occupies a heritage-listed former bank building on Mornington's main street, and the architecture earns the visit before you look at the menu. The ground-floor bar sits under original tin ceiling and arched windows, the upstairs bandroom runs live music most weekends, and the building's old vault has been converted into the Peninsula's most characterful private dining space, bookable for small groups who want somewhere genuinely different for a birthday, a work dinner, or anything that requires a room with a story. The food is gastropub done with an actual point of view: locally sourced, handled with more care than a standard country-pub list, and paired with a bar program that balances craft beer and Peninsula wine in equal measure. Live music turns Friday nights into something closer to a small inner-city venue than a Peninsula town pub. Book the vault for birthdays and private occasions. Come for the bands on Friday. The most characterful venue in the Mornington town centre, and one of the few that rewards repeat visits for different reasons. Worth knowing **Best for** Big groups · Special occasions · Long lunches · Rainy-day plans If you only do one thing Book the vault for a group occasion and ask the team to build the food and wine around what's on the Peninsula produce list that week. Works well with Garagiste · Store Ten Filed under Big Group Fireplace First Date All Year Group Couples Locals At a glance **Type** Pub **Location** 40 Main St, Mornington VIC 3931 · [Directions]() **Call** +61 3 5975 7199 **Website** [thebayhotelmornington.com.au]() **Directions** [Get directions]() **Live status** [Check current hours →]() [Book now]() Not sure how to build a day around The Bay Hotel Mornington? [Search Peninsula Insider]() In the journal ## Stories that mention The Bay Hotel Mornington These pieces give you the context a listing page never does - the when, the why, and the who-it’s-for. [Journal →]() Service 5 min ### [The Mornington Day: How to Treat the Gateway Town as the Destination]() 5 April 2026 Forget pressing on to the vineyards. A well-built day in Mornington - market, coffee, gallery, foreshore - is one of the cleanest Peninsula visits you can make. Service 6 min ### [The Friday Night Arrival]() 10 April 2026 You leave the city at four. You hit the freeway. You arrive at six with nothing booked and nothing defrosted. Here is what to do with the first three hours, the ones that set the tone for everything that follows. 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. 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