If you're looking for a place that has atmosphere, televisions to watch the sport, a wide arrangement of beers and a mighty good feed, then you'd do well to stop by Mrs. Parma's.

As you may have guessed by now, there’s not much I appreciate more when out and about than a good, traditional pub. For a long time now, Pugg Mahones has been a favourite stop of mine. But it wasn’t until recently that I was able to try the food and get the full Pugg experience.

Looking for an alternative to heading into the busy downtown area of Perth, Western Australia, when you're after a drink? The Queens Hotel - known to locals simply as the Queens - is less than ten minutes away and there's still plenty of action.

One of my favourite things about travelling is discovering new places – especially awesome pubs. I recently made a trip to Canberra, Australia’s capital, for a writer’s conference and found a pub with some of the best food I have ever tasted.

When server Adrian greeted my husband and me just as we walked into The Durham, we knew we had found a good place to settle down for a meal and a drink. The soft lighting and modern but comfy surroundings helped me settle in and relax after a long, hard day.

While it’s all well and good to talk about what’s hot in Melbourne, we all want to know the places that we are better off avoiding.

The Aussie pub is a huge part of Australian life. However, that doesn’t mean every hotel/bar achieves that friendly pub feel that Aussies enjoy so much.