The Jailhouse Grill is continuing a 140 year tradition by offering fine food and beverage to locals and travellers alike. The building was built in the mid 1800’s using handmade convict bricks from the local brickfields some 500 meters away and is typical of a Victorian Georgian Inn or Public House of the era. Registered with the Tasmanian Heritage Council, the building is regarded as important to the community’s sense of place. Originally named the Prince of Wales, Launcestonians will be more familiar with the names The Richmond Hotel, Barnaby’s Hotel and the Ball and Chain Grill. In continuing the tradition of the previous Inn Keepers and Publicans, Josh Hammersley, Tim Piper and all the Staff extend a warm welcome to you and hope that the meal, service and ambience combine for a pleasant dining experience.

The Jailhouse Grill is a 120 seat restaurant. The easiest way of describing the layout is to split the restaurant into four. We have two semi-private dining rooms. The smaller of the two rooms “The Cellar” comfortably seats 14 people with 16 being the maximum. “The Function Room” is ideal for larger groups up to 28 people. These rooms are highly sought after and we recommend that you reserve these areas as early as possible.

The first main dining area “Bar Side” is made up of tables of 2, 4 and 6. They all form pieces of a “jigsaw puzzle”. that allow us to accommodate anything from an intimate table for two right through to larger groups of up to 50 (in certain circumstances).