Victoria Free House
Victoria Free House is a bar or pub at 779 Colombo Street Central City, Christchurch Central City.
Checked 26 Oct 2026 · hours from its own website, read 2 Oct 2026
Previously the Permit Room, the Victoria Free House is now open as a pub with British fare, cask conditioned ales and live… Read full description ↓
Sits inside Commercial Building and Setting, Former Cook and Ross, highly significant in the District Plan · Licensed to Tandoori Palace Limited, to 2 Nov 2026
One of 96 bars & pubs in Christchurch Central City, 37% of the city’s count
Opening hours
| Monday – Sunday | noon to 11 pm |
|---|
Hours change, especially over holidays: confirm with the business before a special trip. About 77 hours a week, by the website’s count.
From its website and public pages
Read from the site itself 2 Oct 2026, Its own website.
Reviews
Getting there
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Straight-line distances from the pin, not walking routes.
Nearby
More nearby places 5
Environment Canterbury’s Canterbury Maps Parks layer, refreshed 2026-10-10. Distances are straight-line from the business pin, not walking routes.
The nearest other bars & pubs
More nearby bars & pubs 5
All 96 bars & pubs in Christchurch Central City → · Every one in the city →
Also in Christchurch Central City
More businesses in Christchurch Central City 7
What the record holds 9 sourced facts
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 779 Colombo Street Central City | Council licence register |
| Kind | Bars & pubs | Council licence register |
| Phone | 03 925 9280 | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Website | thevictoriafreehouse.co.nz | Find Christchurch, 2024 · its own site agrees |
| pub@thevictoriafreehouse.co.nz | Find Christchurch, 2024 · its own site lists bookings@thevictoriafreehouse.co.nz | |
| Menu | thevictoriafreehouse.co.nz | Its own website |
| Social | Its own website | |
| Food registration | reg CCC005413/1, Template FCP, verified by CCC, expires 16 Nov 2026 | MPI food register |
| Alcohol licence | On-licence tavern, expires 2 Nov 2026, held by Tandoori Palace Limited | Council licence register |
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How the council’s directory described it
Previously the Permit Room, the Victoria Free House is now open as a pub with British fare, cask conditioned ales and live music! Open 7 days
— Find Christchurch, 2024. The business’s own words from about 2024, repeated as a lead, not checked.
The ground it stands on
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| District Plan zone | City centre zone | District Plan |
| Heritage item | Commercial Building and Setting, Former Cook and Ross (Heritage NZ category 2), highly significant in the District Plan | District Plan |
Victoria Square
Victoria Square plaque
Christchurch City Council / Victoria Square RedevelopmentWhat stood on Colombo Street
From Canterbury Stories. This photograph names the street, not this business. The street page pairs it with a Street View pose verified outside A Rolling Stone, 2023-12. The street’s then and now →
The reports nearby
5,522 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 4,441 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 5,522 reports on file
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Rubbish and Bins - General
Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa
Tramway General
Litter
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Hazard, vehicle
Poles and Signage - General
Trees - General
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Road SignageQuestions, answered briefly
Read answers 8
A bar or pub in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch.
779 Colombo Street Central City, Christchurch Central City, on Colombo Street Central City. On the map →
Holds an on-licence tavern on the council’s register, to 2 Nov 2026, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades.
phone 03 925 9280 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website (Find Christchurch, 2024), email pub@thevictoriafreehouse.co.nz (Find Christchurch, 2024).
Monday – Sunday: noon to 11 pm, as its own website states.
The Victoria (5 m), Social Wine Bar (37 m), The Last Word (182 m), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 9 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest The Victoria (5 m); the Kilmore Street Town Hall bus stop is 269 m away: routes 1, 29, 95; a cycle lane passes the door; nearest park: Victoria Square (106 m).
The record behind this
This page is the union of what these public sources say, each fact above names the one it came from. A listing is a lead, not a promise the business still trades:
Sources: Christchurch City Council licensed-premises register · Find Christchurch · Christchurch District Plan layers · Christchurch City Council off-street parking layer (CC BY 4.0) · Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record · Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer · The business’s own website · Ministry for Primary Industries food-business register
Read source notes 8
- Christchurch City Council licensed-premises register, a licence must be current for the premises to sell alcohol (CC BY 4.0)
- Find Christchurch, the council’s business directory, a snapshot last touched about March 2024 (CC BY 4.0)
- Christchurch District Plan layers, zones, commercial centres and scheduled heritage items, from the council’s open data (CC BY 4.0)
- Christchurch City Council off-street parking layer (CC BY 4.0),
- Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record, distances measured here from the pin
- Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer, lanes, separated paths and the named Major Cycle Routes (CC BY 4.0)
- The business’s own website, read politely by chch.live for contact details the open record is missing, re-checked monthly
- Ministry for Primary Industries food-business register, the public Food Act registration for these premises, verified by the named agency, matched here by name and address
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