The Croft Institute
(Now Closed)Bar and Cocktail Bar$$$$
Melbourne CBD, Melbourne
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Matthew TilleardDecember 27, 2013Tucked down a back alley behind a dumpster and guarded by a homeless man. This is one of the original laneway bars. All three floors are different. All three floors are good. Make this a priority.Upvote3Downvote
Jake BJuly 4, 2010Hard place to find, but worth it once you get there. Science-lab meets 70's gym style bar/club with highly original DJ's playing underground beats and a great drinks menu to boot...Upvote4Downvote
Maki ZAugust 9, 2014Hidden little gem where you get to drink cocktails from syringes. Creepy bathrooms but awesome place for a drink and an experience.Upvote1Downvote
Jeiran HasanOctober 24, 2015Try the cocktails with syringes in them. Cool feeling. Love the atmosphere.
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SteveFebruary 4, 2016Finding this place is half the fun. The other half is experiencing drinks with syringe shots in a science lab/hospital.Upvote1Downvote
Electrified PerthMarch 19, 2014Try the syringe shooters and don't forget to check out the hospital bed in the ladies toilet. Seriously like a loony bin!Upvote1Downvote
Julie MApril 10, 2012The top floor opens after 10pm, live grass growing on the bar and bleachers like an old scholl gymUpvote3Downvote
NatMay 13, 2014It's down a one-way rape alley but it's a trendy bar with a "crazy science" theme. Must try their syringe shots!Upvote1Downvote
Mucki SolaMay 6, 2013One of the best collections of Japanese Whiskeys in Melbourne..definitely worth trying!UpvoteDownvote
Next_StudioJanuary 21, 2011Any bar that's themed as a science lab gets the nerd stamp of approval. Sample a boutique, micro-brewed beer while you dissect a frog!Upvote2Downvote
Ali CotterJune 23, 2015Original bar with a scary medical theme! Great idea, fun placeUpvote1Downvote
Tiffany SisSeptember 25, 2012a funky little place hidden in alleyway. drink from the syringes. to me place is not that appealing. it's different tho.Upvote2Downvote
Monica FulcoNovember 15, 2017This place is the epitome of Melbourne's laneway culture, love it!UpvoteDownvote
gridmapsDecember 22, 2011Cocktail/wine/soundbar A unique Melbourne experience from the hidden location to the unusual decor.Upvote3Downvote
Georg Ph. E. H.September 6, 2014Typical hidden melbourne style bar. Get some prescription drinks ;)Upvote1Downvote
Eva SchiaveAugust 30, 2014The shot syringes are Overrated at best and slightly reminiscent of a Full Moon partyUpvoteDownvote
Brett LiderMay 6, 2012Slightly past its prime but still a cool concept and worth going to after 1806 and Alchemist.Upvote3Downvote
Ken YipMay 13, 2015interesting place and medical themes, but have to walk past stinky alley to get thereUpvoteDownvote
Adam PatersonOctober 15, 2011Get a drink with a shot including a syringe and soak it up. Great unique placeUpvoteDownvote
Natasha SageAugust 1, 2011Girls, if you're feeling a bit tipsy just head up to the toilets & have a nanna nap on the random hospital bed!Upvote6Downvote
Peter LyonsMarch 24, 2012Ask the bartender in the downstairs bar for a "herbaceous" cocktailUpvoteDownvote
Harley AlexanderSeptember 8, 2011Order the green fairy- delicious sweet savory. Just doesn't come with a syringeUpvoteDownvote
Samantha RosenfeldMarch 25, 2010Love the fact that it's science class downstairs and gym upstairs. Wish they would put drinks in beakers though!Upvote4Downvote
Scott AnnableNovember 10, 2012Really cool place, shame the chick on the door is a bitchUpvoteDownvote
Between cocktails, perform a medical examination on one of the hospital beds upstairs.UpvoteDownvote
Nicole McGrathApril 27, 2011reminds me of chemistry classes with Mr Ahern at school .... lots of fun!UpvoteDownvote
Kris VanstonSeptember 9, 2012Something about syringes in a drink puts me off. Old novelty bar trends. Probably won't visit this placeUpvote1Downvote1
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