Low light. Strong pours. Good company that knows how to keep a secret.
Book a Private FunctionDrinks MenuThe Hideout
Some nights belong upstairs. The better ones end up down here. Follies is Father's Office Downtown's prohibition-era hideaway: gold tiling, green velvet booths, wallpaper shipped in from the UK and Tiffany sconces glowing low.
It's a room built for 1920's outlaw glamour, with a sharp coat, a sharper drink and nowhere you need to be. Come for a nightcap, stay for the stories, and let the bartender handle the rest.
EST. ON FLINDERS LANE · WANTED FOR GOOD TIMES
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From the Bar
Follies pours from the full Father's Office Downtown bar, with classics stirred properly, late-night martinis and jugs made for the whole gang.






On tap, there's our own Follies Girl Lager.
Golden Hour Thu–Sat 5–8pm & 9–11pm
Open Thursday to Saturday nights; any day for private functions. See Golden Hour →
Rare & Unusual Pours
Montelobos · Del Maguey Vida · Eagle Rare 10yr Old · Michter's US*1 Kentucky Straight · Belle Meade Classic · Four Roses Small Batch · Flor de Caña 18yr Old Centenario · Appleton Estate 8yr Old · Martell XO Cognac · Bunnahabhain 18 Year Old · Lagavulin 16yr Old · Rhum J.M XO Agricole · Fortaleza Añejo
Ask the bartender.
Thu–Sat · 5–8pm & 9–11pm
Open Thursday to Saturday from 5pm, other days for private functions.
$12 Aperol Spritz · $15 cocktails · $10 pints · $10 spirits · $8 wines
Aperol Spritz 12
COCKTAILSHugo's Elderflower Spritz 12
New York Sour 15
Espresso Martini 15
Pornstar Martini 15
Lychee Martini 15
Granny's Blackberry Press 15
Frozen Lime Margarita 15
Follies Girl Lager · pint 10 · jug 20
Hawkers Hazy Pale · pint 12 · jug 25
Apple Cider bottle 9
Shy Pig Sparkling Cuvée
Shy Pig Sauv Blanc
Shy Pig Cab Merlot
Tempus Two Silver Series Prosecco
Tempus Two Silver Series Rosé
Wyborowa · Jim Beam · Beefeater
Olmeca · Ballantine's · Havana Club Cuban Spiced
California Lemonade 8 · Virgin Mojito 8
Aperol Spritz 12 · Pink Gin Sour 15
Spicy Margarita 15
Heaps Normal Another Lager 8
McGuigan Zero non-alc wine 8
Tempus Two Zero Prosecco 8
10% surcharge applies on all public holidays. RSA applies.
90 Minutes · Follies Bar
Enjoy 90 minutes of bottomless cocktails including our Pornstar Martini, sip on a Pink Lychee or ease into the night with our non-alcoholic cocktails. Every session comes with a small bowl of fries per person.
Cocktails: Espresso Martini, Pornstar Martini, Lychee Martini, Classic Martini, Granny's Blackberry Press, Aperol Spritz. Follies Girl Lager schooners, apple cider, house wines, prosecco and rosé, and house spirits.
Everything in the Classic, plus: Frozen Lime Margarita, Hawaiian Crush, Classic Negroni, Old Fashioned, Pink Lychee, Summers Passion, any tap beer schooner, premium wines (excl. Mumm) and premium spirits.
Distilled elixirs and zero-proof botanicals: Pink Gin Sour, Spicy Margarita, Virgin Mojito, Pineapple Basil Smash, non-alc Aperol Spritz, McGuigan Zero Sparkling and more.
Thursday to Saturday from 5pm, unless there is a function.
Last booking 9pm Thursday, 10pm Friday & Saturday.
Each session is 90 minutes and bookings are recommended. Minimum 2 people, and everyone in your booking must be on a bottomless package. 10% surcharge on public holidays. RSA applies.
Open Air, Off the Lane
Behind the bar, our basement courtyard is a hidden beer garden for fresh air, greenery and a cold pint of Follies Girl, tucked away from the Flinders Lane crowds. Both Follies and the Emerald Room open straight onto it, and it's heated for the cooler months.


Any Day of the Week
Book Follies for Your Event
Follies opens its doors any day of the week for special events, product launches and PR nights, or take over the whole basement for 30ths, 50ths and every milestone worth celebrating. Bar, booths, DJ booth, dancefloor and courtyard: it's all yours.

Bright lights, big city, and a gold flamingo to show you the way.
Follies is the hideaway beneath Father's Office Downtown: a 1920's prohibition-era basement of gold tiling, green velvet booths, UK wallpaper and Tiffany sconces, with its own bar, DJ booth, dancefloor and a heated courtyard. Engagements, hen's, birthdays, 30ths and 50ths, Christmas parties, product launches or a corporate night with a 100-inch projector: take one space or the whole basement, for 10 to 150 guests, any day of the week. No room hire fee.

Christmas functions, birthdays and big celebrations. Seating for 50 with the balance standing, a separate bar with gold tiling, green velvet booths, UK wallpaper, Tiffany sconces and a DJ booth with dancefloor.

An intimate private dining room off Follies with crystal chandeliers, wallpaper, Tiffany sconces and a marble dining table, plus courtyard access.

The heated beer garden just off Follies Bar. Up to 21 seated, or up to 40 seated and standing. Great for drinks bookings.
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EST. ON FLINDERS LANE · PRIVATE PARTIES ONLY
“The problem with the world is that everyone is a few drinks behind.”
— Humphrey Bogart —


Every Saturday · Follies Basement
Follies Saturdays
Disco, funk & house under the amber lights
Resident DJs from 8pm. Free entry. Open til 1am.
Book a bottomless session from 5pm and be seated in Follies Bar (subject to availability).
Reservations
Book through Father's Office Downtown on OpenTable.
Find Us
Head downstairs from Father's Office Downtown, Melbourne 3000.
03 9825 8985
bookings@folliesbar.com.au
Instagram @folliesbar_flinderslane

How to Get Here
Follies Bar is in the basement of 121 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000, between Russell and Exhibition Streets. Head in through Father's Office Downtown and take the stairs down.
It's a short stroll from Flinders Street Station. Driving? There are multiple car parks close by on Flinders Lane and Exhibition Street.