Summary
ESTABLISHED LICENSED BAR & HOSPITALITY BUSINESS - EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST A little bit different. A lot of personality. And a whole lot of the hard work already done.
Revenue
$306,000 pa
Rent
$68,000 pa
Expenses
$94,000 pa
Net Profit
$143,000 pa
Location Details
435 Spencer Street
The Angry Dog is at a high exposure location, surrounded by a huge mix of residential, commercial, entertainment and transport infrastructure.
Potential
• Optimising staffing and cost structures.
• Expanding opening days, hours and event programming.
• Leveraging nearby stadium and concert traffic more aggressively.
• Increased marketing and partnerships with local businesses.
• Increased local residents with many residential developments occuring.
Hours
Sun-Mon Closed
Tues 3-9pm
Wed 3-10pm
Thurs-Sat 3-11pm
Lease
Lease Date: 19 June, 2024 - 18 June, 2029.
Lease Terms: 5 + 5 + 5 years.
Employees
1 x Owner operated + temp staff as required.
Reason for Sale
After several successful years, the owners are pursuing new opportunities and a lifestyle change.
About the Business
The Angry Dog is West Melbourne’s local Dive Bar With a Soul. An unpolished gem where dogs, locals, performers, music lovers and creative misfits collide. Tucked discreetly behind Spencer Street’s industrial facade sits The Angry Dog, a dive bar with an attitude, personality, and community pulse that’s impossible to ignore once you step inside. Equal parts underground hang-out, cultural hub and dog-friendly watering hole, this place is not your average bar, it’s a vibe.
For those who’ve walked past without realising it’s there, blink and you’ll miss it… Yet those who find it never want to leave. With warm dim lighting, quirky installations, random figurines peering from obscure places, inspirational music lyrics scrawled on walls, obscure relics like antique shovels and pitchforks suspended overhead, dangling guitar, sneakers and a feather boa, the space feels like an alternate universe where music, chaos and coolness are in constant conversation, inspired from everywhere you look.
Inside, you’ll find:
• A rotating rotation of open mic, comedy and grassroots performance nights run by other creatives in the local scene, perfect for first-timers or seasoned performers.
• The legendary pre-concert meet-ups with themed band-inspired shots and playlists designed to get you in the groove before you hit your gig.
While outside food is welcome, because you do you, The Angry Dog also partners with local kitchen collaborators to bring fast, quality eats to match the drinks. It’s a mission: support local, eat great, drink well, and feel part of a community rather than just a consumer.
The bar serves a large variety of cocktails, mocktails, spirits and local beers (including low and no-alcohol options), proudly featuring partners like Stomping Ground brews and local distillers like Antagonist Spirits.
The aesthetic chops the vibe further. Vibrant lamps, funky furniture, ivy and greenery tangled through exposed pipes, retro couches, a 1920s-flavoured booth area and the beloved mannequin “Elaine” tattooed and perched where your drinks list lives. It’s somewhere you exist, not just show up.
Accessible entry and toilets ensure everyone can join the fun, and the space doubles as a free venue for birthdays, functions and events, ideal for groups wanting to go big or keep it weird.
Whether you’re looking for a cultural pulse, an unfiltered dive bar experience, or a creative community hub where the unexpected happens nightly. The Angry Dog is where Melbourne’s misfits, mutts and music lovers feel at home.
History
The Angry Dog originally operated from a larger warehouse-style venue nearby, featuring shipping containers, in-house food service via a food truck, and a larger staffing model. During this period, the business achieved great annual turnover.
Due to the landlord’s decision to demolish the original building, the lease was abruptly terminated.
To retain the brand, customer base, and goodwill, the business relocated to its current Spencer Street location approximately two years ago.
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