Drinking is a Religion and god blesses Australia on a regular basis-Amen Welcome Pope Francis! The very first Francis, wow I bet the Vatican is partying tonight and the red wine is flowing. The best for Francis with bottles of Penfolds & Wolf Blass being cracked left right and centre followed by delicious port and [...]

Live Beats & Banter @ Mango lounge…………… Live music for most of us is a rarity; it’s a special night out or a music concert, perhaps it’s a busker battling on a windy pavement that treats us .Ask yourself when was the last time you experienced live music? What is live music? I believe it [...]

It often strikes me sideways when a conversation is started by “please don’t take this the wrong way” or “I am not meaning to be critical” because the person knows full well it is going to sting the recipient or as intended prove an uncomfortable point that in most cases is going nowhere positive. The [...]

You know when we are born we generally are delivered with 10,000 taste buds dressed upon our lovely tasting mechanisms being of course our tongues…. and as we age gracefully these diminish and sometimes as we hit our late thirties/forties/ fifties to sixties we are left with only half of what we originally had. So [...]

Mango Lounge is a popular spot for Saturday functions, an opportunity if you like to explore the bar on a more personal level and have the run of the place ( well mostly). A function means a special occasion normally or an excuse to get friends and family together, throw the odd speech in, organize [...]

Often when the sun sets…. more so than when the dawn breaks a Cocktail in hand, good company and the promise of a fruitful night is something to smile about… The bartender looks over and notices the delight on your face as you take that first crisp sip from that chilled glass he so lovingly [...]

Time is of the essence, a day wasted is a day lost and the beginning means there will always be an end… however after 10 plus years Mango lounge bar of Hall st Moonee ponds, close to Essendon and a mere short tram from Melbourne’s cbd is looking forward to a grand 2013. As you [...]

Dear children of the beat, Recently Mango has playing hostess to some of more renowned and and yet cool DJ’s around the ol’ Melbourne town. From the grumpy yet salubrius electronix of ‘Not Happy Jan,’ to the Liverpudlean with the mod-soul mostest Vince Peach, to the lost Italo-disco classics of ‘Dr. Hysteric’, to chicago, disco, [...]

Well it’s my favourite time of year the Mango Cox Plate After Party is only 5 sleeps away! For those of you who haven’t been to Mango lately (firstly shame on you, we have missed you) you are in for a very pleasant surprise, our makeover is complete and Mango is looking all spanking and [...]