The Gambier Hotel
Also known as the g. the g has been voted as one of australia's best pubs and is the most upmarket you'll find in the mount. sometimes has a cover charge depending on the entertainment. the g also does an extra breakfast.
Flanagan's Irish Pub
Also known as 'flannie's'. good meals and often has a live band. it gets crowded very quickly as the pub is rabbit-warren like.
Shadows Entertainment Complex
Mt gambier's longest lasting night club. considered to be a 'dive' by the locals, but has cheap drinks, a reasonable size dance floor and top 40+ 1990s-200s hits. .entry is free before midnight, after midnight it costs $8. often gets busy about 2am when the other pubs have closed for the night. before 11.30pm it is very quiet and a good place to have some quiet drinks. shadows does not have a beer garden, but it does have a designated smoking area outside.
Alexander's Entertainment Complex
Is a bar/pool hall. popular with the younger crowd, is basically just a big hall with a bar in the middle. gets very noisy very quickly.
spuds
Spud Train A train shaped vending van which serves baked potatoes. Spudway is a bus selling spuds just like the previous company and can be found just a little bit down the road. Spudway has by far the better food. Look for the waving oversized potato/man on the weekends.