Norfolk Hotel
47 South Terrace
Fremantle

The Norfolk Hotel located right in the centre of Fremantle Western Australia, provides local cuisine, selected wine and premium beer in a relaxed atmosphere. Real Fremantle flavour!
The Norfolk Hotel began life as The Oddfellows Family Hotel in 1887. Constructed on the cheap, the hotel featured a timber veranda, which stretched along the Norfolk Street and South Terrace boundaries and a below-ground cellar.
Oddfellows was a poor cousin to the grander hotels, such as the Freemasons (now Sail & Anchor) with its ornate ceilings & balcony paid for with the gold money which flowed through the economy at the time. Castlemaine Brewery of Fremantle acquired Oddfellows in 1922, Castlemaine brewery was then bought by Swan Brewery in 1927,
and they retained Oddfellows until 1952. Oddfellows changed hands several times in the following decade, until the now rundown pub was purchased by Bright Spot Hotels.
In 1962 Bright Spot significantly altered and renovated the interior of the hotel, creating the basement restaurant and a 100-seat banquet room, where the alfresco courtyard currentlystands. Oddfellows enjoyed the reputation as the place to be seen through the 1960s. By 1986, Oddfellows was a neglected, almost derelict shadow of its former glory. Freo businessman Wayne Donaldson purchased Oddfellows, changing its name to the Norfolk Hotel. Once again the pub was renovated and transformed, creating the corner courtyard and giving the hotel its distinctive limestone walls and sheoak bar. Brewtech P/L took over the Norfolk Hotel almost immediately after the redevelopment, then Gosatti Holdings acquired the lease of the Norfolk Hotel in 1989 and the freehold was sold to the Prendiville Family in 1992.

Over the past 20 years the Norfolk Hotel has further developed into one of the standout venues of Western Australia. Over this period, the courtyard has been expanded and covered, the Basement Lounge has become Fremantle’s best intimate live music venue, and the first floor refurbishment has delivered the Fremantle CBD’s best short stay accommodation. An extensive menu featuring modern Australian cuisine and traditional pub classics as well as the best pizzas in Fremantle!

On tap at The Norfolk you will find James Squire Golden Ale, Amber Ale and Pilsener as well as Malt Shovel Brewery’s Kosciuszko Pale Ale. James Squire Porter is also on one of the six rotating taps for you to enjoy during the cold winter months.