The Whaler

Hobart


Until several years ago this pub was called 'Knopwoods Retreat', an endearing old boozer and a perennial Friday-night favourite. The Whaler is doing its best to live up to the tradition, its unpretentious service and interiors making it something of an incongruity on the otherwise highly polished Salamanca Place.


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